Coffee Talk: Everyone Loves Vidya Game Tunes

June 1, 2009 in Columns,Gaming,Music with 5 Comments

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This is exactly what we would like to discuss this fine Monday morning: quality video game music. I know, the topic is a bit light, but with everyone’s E3 anxieties coming to a boiling point it’s time our brains had a break.

Personally, my favorite collection of video game tracks is the Chrono Trigger soundtrack and its many covers, remixes and genre treatments.  You may call it bias, but I call it dedication. A few other favorites include djpretzel’s (along with several others’) work over at OC Remix and Nobuo Uematsu’s The Black Mages.

So, I pose this question to you, loyal readers: What is your favorite video game music? It could be a particular track from a game (ahem, see above), a video game music cover band or maybe a particular composer/DJ. Let us know what your favorite tunes are in the coment box!

About Joe Osborne: When not blogging for Geekadelphia, Joe is a staff writer for Aol's @gamesdotcom. His work has also appeared in fine publications like PCMag.com and City Paper. And if it came from Azeroth, he's all over it. (However, he's not exactly digging the prospect of pandas.)

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5 Responses to “Coffee Talk: Everyone Loves Vidya Game Tunes”

  1. Eric June 1, 2009 at 8:11 am #

    Oooh, favorite gaming music.

    Braid definitely had some choice tunes. The scoring for that game was quite beautiful.

    And I hate to go with the modern, seemingly safe picks, but Halo 3′s score… well, there’s no denying how epic that one is. When that theme song hits it’s just… just awesome..

  2. Ryan June 1, 2009 at 8:44 am #

    I’m going to go with another safe pick with Nobuo Uematsu, but all of his stuff is fantastic. If I had to pick a game, either VII or X. X is great because he showcases off a myriad of instruments and styles.

    The soundtrack from Legend of Dragoon back on the PS1 is also a winner.

    This is getting me excited for the Video Games Live concert in October!

  3. detorn June 1, 2009 at 8:57 am #

    Portal – Still Alive

    Kinda obvious, but a great tune/great game

  4. Eric June 1, 2009 at 10:17 am #

    Oh dude! Still Alive! Excellent pick.

  5. mike heller June 3, 2009 at 6:07 pm #

    personally I’m a fan of the Kingdom Hearts music Idk y but it hits home for me lol

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