273 Reply by BeatScribe

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xX 8 BIT CHAMPION Xx wrote:
bryface wrote:

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lolwut? This shipped?


my cat makes better songs by accident when he steps on my keyboard...

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danimal cannon wrote:

A CROSS FADE, ON AN NES.  WHAT.  0:51


complete with train wreck...

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Dauragon wrote:

I keep expecting to hear hardcore screaming vocals start up over top of this..

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I kind of think on zombies at my neighbors they were going for a Monster Mash kind of thing...I think it sort of works...to lighten the mood...totally agree on the other two, it's total pirate music and Shamus' music is just, not right for the game..at all...great stuff!!

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ForaBrokenEarth wrote:

I'm a huge Harvest Moon fan, and there's this one bum note on the SNES version of the game in the Town Theme that makes me cringe every time.
I find it kind of fascinating because I always wonder how something like that would slip in and be overlooked.

It's about 43 seconds in.

I noticed this years ago too! but I blamed my GameKing (cheapo portable SNES emulator)  since it had awful music emulation. big_smile It's like they were trying to make a bluesy chord but it didn't quite work out right...

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Feryl wrote:

The theme song from Martin Walker's "Rupert and the Toymaker's Party" is an excellent, atmospheric tune with a great melody. It doesn't exactly fit the game very well, but it's a very unique and nice song regardless. http://ftp.df.lth.se/pub/media/soasc/so … 6581R2.mp3

Also, be sure to check out this great remix by Richard Westall: http://www.remix64.com/track/richard-we … ers-party/

Yeah this piece sort of has an erie overtone, that doesn't make sense for the game...I get what you mean..

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279 Reply by BeatScribe

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My first performance takes place at the International Chiptune Festival of 2050, except we don't call it chiptune anymore, thats old. This post has been modified to be understandable to this time period.  I have a cybernetic implant that plays what I'm thinking directly through a rack of 10 gameboys. I'm just the opening act for a reengineered clone with the DNA of Yoshio Sakamoto and Manami Matsumae, I'd tell you about their set but it violates several temporal prime directives. Afterwards, we all enjoy a cup of soykaf and go back into stasis.

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280 Topic by BeatScribe

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Delek's response (with that incomprehensible Magmax theme!) to my thread on the most underrated game themes got me thinking of another fun topic and possible article subject, the most baffling video game music. I'm not talking "songs that suck" I'm talking songs that provoke a weird emotional response that doesn't fit the game or just confuses your ears, my top nominees are:

Metroid - Norfair


I'm just Not sure how this song makes me feel, its kind of soothing, but has those weird unsettling pauses. It is supposed to be suspenseful or calming? It makes me picture a lifeless puppet dangling in the wind..



Return of Samus – Chozo Ruins


I love the surface music in RoS but this song is like the theme song for a bi-polar, indecisive super hero..it's like the perfect musical expression of an awkward moment that goes on too long, oh but then gets really dangerous and intense...someone wrote on youtube that it's like something stalking you...I sorta get that, but not the first part of it, which just sounds like a game over jingle...


MagMax

It's just...mind blowing...I can't even decide what to think of it...



Donkey Kong Country – Jungle Groove


Two great songs juxtaposed in such a weird way...could they not decide if they wanted the game to start off somber and epic or silly and fun? Either one would have been great, but why slam them together like this?




Anyways just my opinions, am I missing some? Thoughts on these ones?


Just full disclosure, I may turn this into an article on my blog. Just so everyone knows, I'm just doing these articles for fun and I appreciate anyone's input. I'm not making any profit or trying to mine the forums for good stuff..

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281 Reply by BeatScribe

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I just stumbled on this! It definitely belongs on the list:

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282 Reply by BeatScribe

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Such good stuff here guys. In fact, it got me thinking about making an article on 'the last days of [insert system].' I remember all these NES games coming out when SNES was in full-swing...I think it'd be interesting to revisit some of these, I bet there are some gems in there...

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Delek wrote:

This theme is a masterpiece. And nobody knows why, me neither. I just love it.

PS: If you slow down it to 50% it will become a little more understandable.

WOW, it's just like, all over the place, super original though...

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Heosphoros wrote:

I had heard this before. Really great stuff. This one is excellent proof that you can make some heartfelt slow music on the NES. There was never enough of that. Most "town" songs in NES rpgs were so annoying.

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danimal cannon wrote:

I'll bet most of you haven't heard of Mr. Gimmick.

probably the most advanced soundtrack ever made for the NES.  Crazy Japan only Sunsoft game that came out super late in the NES dev cycle.

Awesome! I had never heard of this one. It sounds like they did the same thing as Silus where they loaded bass synth samples into the DCIM channel to give it that awesome sound. It was sort of sunsofts trademark..I guess Journey to Sillius doesn't really qualify as underrated, as I found its listed in the top 15 on some sites lists.

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286 Reply by BeatScribe

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I forgot about this one!

Starts at 1:27!

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287 Reply by BeatScribe

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I think Journy to Silius never gets the attention it deserves...at least anywhere I read..

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288 Topic by BeatScribe

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I was thinking of writing an article about some of the lost gems of old video game music, maybe even posting some archives...I was wondering if anyone here might want to throw their opinion in. For me Legacy of the Wizard and Final Fantasy Adventure are two killer soundtracks that don't get the credit they deserve...any one else?

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