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Other Game Music

I've been listening to a lot of Shovel Knight recently, so I'll share some of that this week.
From the foundational classic:

From the elegant follow-up:

From the acclaimed prequel:

And from the recent conclusion:


In addition, there's two soundtracks mentioned previously by others which are no longer available through the supplied links, due to the videos being taken down. I don't know much about these games personally, but I'd like to ensure they are available for those who may be interested.
Persona 4:

Shin Megami Tensei IV: Final, aka Apocalypse:


I already know what I'm doing for next week; lots of exciting things happening. ????
 
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Today is the 25th Anniversary of Chrono Trigger! I had already posted some CT music before realizing this, so this week I will share a remix.


Additionally, Ori and the Will of the Wisps released today. The original was one of the most beautiful games I have ever seen, and I'm glad to see the sequel stands up to its predecessor in that regard. But this forum is about music, so here's a track from the original's OST.


This is becoming quite the collection, don't you think?
 
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I like music.

I like the Ace Attorney music, Godot's theme, and maybe Maya's theme. Too bad I'm on mobile so I can't share them. ????

 
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Gundam has some great game music to go with the existing tracks from the anime.

Mario is also cool with music.

 
Also Blazblue is epic.

must die is one of the best songs for best fighter susanoo

 
Apparently it's ZUN's birthday today. This may be cheating, but I can't let the opportunity pass up.

Someone will get it, I'm sure.

Courtesy of Spirit_Medium:

Maya's theme is probably my favorite track from these games.

Courtesy of GundamFan15:


I'm not as familiar with these ones, but I really liked what I found from Endless Duel.

Mario music is a far reaching subject, so it's difficult to pick out just a couple of tracks to represent it.
 
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Already been more than a month since I posted something. Time flies fast.
Here's another track from a game I used to play. Maybe I'll set up an emulator to replay it


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Well, we had to get to this eventually.


If there's anyone left in the world who hasn't heard this soundtrack, then that just reinforces the need to get it on this thread.

On the other hand, this older title deserves at least equal recognition.


I can't be the only one who sees the similarities between these two, right? The music, the stories, even the titles . . . But I haven't seen anyone make the comparison before. Maybe I've just missed it.
 
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 i'm also a fan of Azur Lane, my favorite soundtrack is from the stage 6-4 (Yuudachi boss battle).
Poi poi


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These are a few of the flash games I used to play that stuck in my memory musically. In looking them up for this post, I found multiple cases where music used was not composed for the game, but nonetheless has become associated with it.

Orb
A Mind Too Demented for Eating - surfertmex

Diamond Hollow II
Handheld Hero - Wizwars

Duck Life 4
Swimming Training Theme - Peter Carr

In a lot of ways, these pieces represent my introduction to VGM, especially in the case of Duck Life 4 (underrated soundtrack).
 
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I don't know if last week's "extra" was effective or not, but now seems as good a time as any to expound upon it. This was one of three soundtracks that started my obsession with VGM (the other two were Undertale and A Hat in Time).



I came across this soundtrack while searching for orchestral OSTs in indie gaming. The music led me to the game, which contests with the one above for my #1. Other than that, I'm not sure why I often find myself comparing these two soundtracks to each other.

 
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finally new music disc in Minecraft after so long.

new artist, new style.

the community is contemplating whether this fit the whole peaceful ambience by C148 with all those cool tunes and bangin. but since this a music disc it maybe fitting since you play it on your will.

i think it cool nonetheless

Lena Raine - Pigstep


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also if possible i wanna know the exact genre for this kind of music, i surely want to listen some 2hu in this genre. The name suggested that this is a Dubstep, but it too broad.

 
Slow techno trance? Melodic dubstep? I don't know, it's a very unique style (about what I'd expect from Raine). I found this, though.


I'm a day late, so Imma just carry over from DF.


I confess I haven't played Minecraft yet, but I'm hoping to eventually.
 
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I found out this week that Sabotage Studios are working on an RPG prequel to The Messenger. Eric W. Brown (a.k.a. Rainbowdragoneyes) is returning to compose the soundtrack with contributions from Yasunori Mitsuda (yes, the Yasunori Mitsuda). My musical hype is immeasurable.
Obviously a dead link can't be replicated from the archive, so just imagine the grey Youtube box here.
This track hasn't been posted on Youtube yet:
https://ericwbrown.bandcamp.com/track/through-the-jungle-day-into-night

EDIT: Four years later, these links have died, but it doesn't make much sense to dig up new links for them since the game's come out and received an proper feature. The record will show what tracks were initially used here.
 
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Here's a more retro entry for y'all. I don't hear much about this game's soundtrack, except that it probably would have been more popular if it had come out earlier.


 
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Castlevania is a metroidvania that is semi-cool, I guess.

Divine Bloodlines. It's cool enough.





Vampire Killer is also a good option.

I am never ever going to try to link the music again unless I can do stuff on a PC for once...

 
I've got you:




Castlevania is among my favorite franchises for music, but it's so large that I've only scratched the surface of what it has to offer. Other good pieces include Iron Blue Intention (also from Bloodlines), Clockwork (look for the Kirby Pufocia edit) and Bloody Tears (still waiting for the Netflix Season 2 OST).

While not technically part of the franchise, there is another soundtrack worth mentioning in connection with it.


EDIT: Four years later I find out the "Vampire Killer" remix I used was from Judgement and not SSBU. The record will be fixed to reflect this.
 
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Real quick want to draw attention to @Teophyr's post on another thread. I'd never heard of this game, and its soundtrack is amazing.

 
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Most of the VGM I listen to is melody focused, because that's a big part of what I like about game music. But there is something to be said for the other side of the genre.

I think of some soundtracks in a category I call "cinematic VGM." Series like Assassin's Creed and Uncharted have large movie-like scores which work with their games in the same ways a film's soundtrack works (i.e., reinforcing the visuals). The music is still very much VGM, but it holds a flavor of ambience over melody even when melody is present. Case in point:



 
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