Favorite game music?

Jasyn · November 16, 2011, 08:15:40 PM

Quote from: Ryscandor on November 16, 2011, 08:09:55 PM
Brink of Time is pretty good. The cover art is odd, from what I recall.

Odd is an acquired taste.

Lyrima · November 20, 2011, 05:03:11 AM

My son loved Portal. He played through both games fairly quickly. It is a cool concept.

I have that final song from game one stuck in my head and I do like it. The words crack me up and the tune is eerie.

Alirrin · November 21, 2011, 04:46:03 PM

"Still Alive" from Portal is stupendously awesome. I have it in my iTunes rotation.

Best theme music ever, though, has to be Baba Yetu, from Civ IV. I get chills every time I listen to it. And I listen to it a lot.

Go check out this performance from Video Games Live.

From the Wikipedia entry for the song: ""Baba Yetu" is the only piece of videogame soundtrack ever to be nominated for or win a Grammy award."

Mixxi · November 21, 2011, 05:01:25 PM

Quote from: Alirrin on November 21, 2011, 04:46:03 PM
Best theme music ever, though, has to be Baba Yetu, from Civ IV. I get chills every time I listen to it. And I listen to it a lot.

Go check out this performance from Video Games Live.

Wow. Pretty amazing. I think I'll go buy Christopher Tin's album. (And the conductor's coat, too, if I could find one just like it.)

Sigil · November 21, 2011, 06:14:37 PM

In case anyone is interested the London Philharmonic released a whole album (psst, do we still call them albums?) of video game music covers: http://www.lpo.co.uk/heroes/. Thank you NPR for edge-you-macating me up sumthin' good.

Sigil · November 21, 2011, 07:05:52 PM

Quote from: Lyrima on November 20, 2011, 05:03:11 AM
My son loved Portal. He played through both games fairly quickly. It is a cool concept.

I have that final song from game one stuck in my head and I do like it. The words crack me up and the tune is eerie.

Jonathan Coulton wrote "Still Alive" and he has some interesting stuff on Youtube like
Code Monkey http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4TnhemCEmc&feature=related and...
the fantastic ode to zombies titled "Your Brains" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v04H7_fFC90&feature=related
as well as many other interesting songs like "Skullcrusher Mountain" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z53WLtowYBo
and sooo many other entertaining songs.

PinkRose · November 21, 2011, 07:10:51 PM

Baba Yetu! Good call, Alirrin.
That would get my vote, for sure. Since Civ IV had my soul.

Askari · November 21, 2011, 07:53:56 PM

That reminds me. I love Pomplamoose's cover of the Angry Birds theme!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UCm6uyzNE8

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