Probably not very old school but some of my favourite music comes from RPGs. Chrono Trigger and Secret of Mana come to mind. I pulled a couple from Youtube that I like in particular, but they are all pretty good.
Final Fantasy VIII and Xenogears (both on PS1) were groundbreaking soundtracks that changed forever the way music was integrated into RPG video games.
Final Fantasy VI (III in North America) was the first glimpses of the true genius of Nobuo Uematsu. That game had over 180 seperate compositions, and was the first to use character themes and locale themes along with battle music and other styles to create a cinematic feel.
Yasonari Mitsuda, who did Xenogears I think also did Crono Trigger, but alas my work blocks some funny websites (compared to others, like CP for example) so I cannot research this fact. Xenogears was simply one of the most beautiful scores I have ever heard.
I picked up both on CD in Japan. I also got the Tokyo Royal Philharmonic playing the FF8 score. Not a big deal now, seeing as a real orchestra is commonly used for games now, but nine years ago it was a big deal!
For those who like video game music, the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra has an event this weekend showcasing this!
Description:
Lasers, lights and live action create an explosive and unique entertainment experience as Video Games Live returns to Calgary in this all-new show. With a pre-show festival, interactive audience contests and giant video screens accompanying the sounds of the Orchestra and Chorus, this show is set to sell out again so get your tickets early! Costumes welcome. http://www.cpo-live.com/main/event_d...p?event_id=366
For those who like video game music, the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra has an event this weekend showcasing this!
Description:
Lasers, lights and live action create an explosive and unique entertainment experience as Video Games Live returns to Calgary in this all-new show. With a pre-show festival, interactive audience contests and giant video screens accompanying the sounds of the Orchestra and Chorus, this show is set to sell out again so get your tickets early! Costumes welcome. http://www.cpo-live.com/main/event_d...p?event_id=366
Final Fantasy VIII and Xenogears (both on PS1) were groundbreaking soundtracks that changed forever the way music was integrated into RPG video games.
Final Fantasy VI (III in North America) was the first glimpses of the true genius of Nobuo Uematsu. That game had over 180 seperate compositions, and was the first to use character themes and locale themes along with battle music and other styles to create a cinematic feel.
Yasonari Mitsuda, who did Xenogears I think also did Crono Trigger, but alas my work blocks some funny websites (compared to others, like CP for example) so I cannot research this fact. Xenogears was simply one of the most beautiful scores I have ever heard.
I picked up both on CD in Japan. I also got the Tokyo Royal Philharmonic playing the FF8 score. Not a big deal now, seeing as a real orchestra is commonly used for games now, but nine years ago it was a big deal!
I mentioned this in the first music draft, that Nobuo Uematsu doesnt get enough recognition outside of Japan as a video game composer, but I do enjoy his work quite a bit. The Final Fantasy piano collections are fantastic listening.
The full orchestra version of Aerith's theme from FF7 is breathtaking, I really wish I could have seen the Tour de Japon live
As for FF8, who would have ever thought that a song from a video game could be awarded a "song of the year" nomination, let alone the award
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Originally Posted by wikipedia
"Eyes on Me" is the ballad that serves as the theme of the game Final Fantasy VIII. It was performed by Chinese singer Faye Wong and composed, like the rest of the game music, by Nobuo Uematsu. The song's lyrics, written in English by Kako Someya, unveil the hopes of a night club singer for romance with a member of her audience.
It was released as a CD single in Japan, including an instrumental version and Wong's ballad "Red Bean". The song sold more than 400,000 copies. Eyes on Me" was the first song in video game history to win an award at the 14th Annual Japan Gold Disc Awards, where it won "Song of the Year (Western Music)" in 1999
also Yasonari Mitsuda did in fact score chrono trigger and chrono cross as well. Its been a while since ive played either, but I do have the chrono cross soundtrack as well
also, I think I could listen to tears of pain from silent hill all day
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I love videogame OST's. These people can make some really beautiful music I tell ya! Hell, I throw this stuff onto my MP3 player and listen to it while working all the time.
I don't really got anything pre-1996 though, as I wasn't too much into gaming until then (I was about 16 years old at the time).
Old School Video Game Music
