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Top 50 Soundtracks or Songs
I've managed to take in a huge amount of video game music and have decided recently to archive it into some kind of list.
What would be your top 50 songs, or soundtracks (whichever is easiest to choose) from any games and systems? I would like to hear from you guys so I can get into some new material and share with other people music that is classic or underrated. I have my own list set up but I can't give it away yet. For the meantime, I've started my own top 100 video game soundtracks list here: http://vgm-archivist.tumblr.com/ The best format I could think of doing it in was to pick my favorite song from each game to represent the album, followed by other songs of interest and composer information. Thanks. Last edited by Spirit_Chaser; Sep 30, 2014 at 09:13 AM. |
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top 50 soundtracks/songs would take a lot of thought, and my list would never approach being definitive because I have had limited exposure to vgm. That said, your tumblr is rather excellent!
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Thank you! I've put a lot of effort into it. I'm around the 60s now.
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My problem with doing this list is it changes by the week and also volumized albums (Ys IV Perfect Collection Vol. 1-3 and the like) tend to skew the numbers.
There are a few constants though: Favorite OST's: Final Fantasy VI OSV, Rockman 1-6 Boxset, Guilty Gear Original Sound Version, Chrono Trigger OSV, Super Mario RPG OSV, Monster World Complete Soundtrack (primarily for Wonder Boy 3 The Dragon's Trap), Seiken 3 OSV, Grandia I Original Soundtrack, Marvel vs Capcom OST. Favorite Arranges: Game Music Graffiti, Phantasy Star Sound Collection 1, Dracula Battle Perfect Selection 1, Konami Shooting Battle Perfect Selection 1, Dragon Quest IV Symphony Suite (NHK), Tokimeki Memorial Sound Collection 2, Ys IV Perfect Collection Trilogy, JDK Band 1, Ys Perfect Collection, Ys III Turbo Duo soundtrack/arrange. These are my anchors, so to speak. After those, kind of depends what I am in the mood for. Also, I am really stingy with adding newer soundtracks to my list, as you can tell most of these are quite old. |
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My issue is that after more than five years of game music dominated my listening, there are still way too many major soundtracks and entire series I still have not heard. I'm almost entirely ignorant to Ys, Sonic, and Mega Man and have barely heard anything by big names like Motoi Sakuraba and Noriyuki Iwadare, just to reveal the tip of the iceberg. There's also too much stuff that's too different and too good to really rate comparatively. Sorry, but I don't feel qualified to participate and, on top of that, it would be exhausting to attempt.
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IMO, with Iwadare, you can't go wrong with the original Grandia. I don't think he's come anywhere close to topping it, even on the follow-up Grandia soundtracks (although his battle themes are always a highlight). My personal Sakuraba peak is with Star Ocean 2 and Valkyrie Profile (both the OST's and arranges), but they also sound strikingly different than a lot of his more recent stuff (he uses a lot more live instruments in the past ten years). I recommend starting with those, although Star Ocean 2 is far more traditional RPG fare than VP, which is mostly highlighted by upbeat dungeon and battle themes. |
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amagami is pretty good.
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Thank you for sharing with us your lists. I'll take a look at them and listen to the soundtracks after I've finished doing this project (I'm at 32 now).
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I checked through the soundtracks mentioned in the links above and listened to some of the soundtracks I didn't know about. I'll be checking them all out eventually. I managed to get all the way to #1 on the blog so I'll share here my top 50 soundtracks. I did manage to pick a favorite song for each one, and those can be heard in the blog for those who are unfamiliar with any of these game soundtracks:
50. Secret of Mana (Seiken Densetsu 2) 49. Super Formation Soccer 2 48. Earthworm Jim 47. Metal Max 2 46. Donkey Kong Country 45. Soul & Sword 44. Star Fox 43. Snowboard Kids 2 42. Lufia and the Fortress of Doom 41. Axelay 40. Super Castlevania IV 39. Illusion of Gaia 38. Skullmonkeys 37. Maka Maka 36. Star Fox 2 35. Kirby's Dream Land 3 34. Parodius Da! 33. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV: Turtles in Time 32. Mother 3 31. Mega Man X 30. Captain Tsubasa III 29. Atelier Judy: Alchemist of Gramnad 28. Super Formation Soccer 27. Mega Man X3 26. Mr. Nutz 25. Chrono Trigger 24. Brandish 2 (Super Famicom) 23. Live a Live 22. Super R-Type 21. Gokujō Parodius! 20. Plok 19. Tenshi no Uta: Prayer of a White Wing 18. Mega Man 7 17. Secret of Evermore 16. Mystic Quest 15. Super Mario RPG 14. Lufia II: Rise of the Sinitrals 13. Bio Metal (Super Famicom) 12. Mega Man X2 11. Donkey Kong Country 2 10. Ys IV: Mask of the Sun (Super Famicom) 9. Gradius III (Super Famicom) 8. Battle Zeque-Den 7. Chrono Cross 6. Final Fantasy VI 5. Earthbound (Mother 2) 4. Seiken Densetsu 3 (Secret of Mana 2) 3. Breath of Fire II 2. Rudra no Hihou 1. Terranigma Last edited by Spirit_Chaser; Feb 22, 2014 at 09:59 PM. |
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with this nick, rudra is just 2nd?
fan of surlent? |
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I can respect that list. SNES music FTW!
Whoa Breath of Fire II over FFVI? That's...pretty hardcore! |
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