Yes, there are game music discussion boards around the \'net, but I just want to see how many people here are even slightly interested in this often overlooked genre? Do you actually enjoy game music, even to the extent of listening it just for fun?
What is your fave soundtrack, what soundtrack would you recommend for people to listen to, what soundtrack has brought most into a game, or if you\'ve got some good game music links, or what if I just quit asking these silly questions and said that you can post anything about game music here (even just
"IT SUCKS BLOATED CHICKEN WATTLE!", of course, it\'s preferred to have an intelligent conversation rather than acting like a moron. Knowing this place, the morons are luckily few and far between
) and let things roll on their own weight.
Me, I love game music. It\'s my favourite music genre, offering so freakin\' much variety and quality that I couldn\'t be happier (FFX\'s sountrack was a real disappointment.. OK, so I could be happier, bah). Just a while ago, I went nuts over Castlevania/Dracula soundtracks, which rock! I didn\'t remember Super Castlevania IV had so much great music. When I played the game some years back, I remember stopping occasionally to listen to the tunes. Imo, Theme of Simon, Vampire Killer and Clockwork Mansion are definite classics!
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One of the reasons that game music is not very widely popular is that the soundtrack are hard to get. Except if you decide to take a trip to Japan to buy some (most of the game soundtracks come from Japan, if somebody didn\'t know that
). Of course ordering through the \'net is one option, and if someone\'s interested
GameMusic.com,
Animenation (they\'ve mixed the Anime and Game music categories together) and
Soundtrackcentral are some places where you can try ordering game music from.
Videogame Music Archive is worth mentioning here too, as it has one of the most comprehensive collection of videogame MIDis available and not mentioning
Gamingforce Audio would be considered a crime (tons of stuff and very popular forums).
I\'ve tried ordering game music from through music stores around Finland, but for some reason, the connections to Japan are so thin that I\'ve only managed to get the Final Fantasy VIII Original Soundtrack (Limited Edition might I add
) even though I\'ve sent out orders for (almost) hundreds of albums. And it was cheap too! 50% of the price I would\'ve had to pay if I\'d ordered through the \'net, so I think you can understand why I\'ve kept trying. I have also tried ordering a few CD\'s from some \'net stores, but to no avail. I got lucky with Final Fantasy IV Official Soundtrack (USA edition, "Music from FF Chronicles") when I found it in a store that has lots of imported stuff (but no more game music than this one album, aaaaaaarg!), and SmallLady was kind enough to bring me the Final Fantasy IX Original Soundtrack Plus all the way from Japan
So I\'ve only got three original albums... er, the rest of my game music collection is in mp3s... evil man I am... :evil:
Sure hope this thread ain\'t DoA
