[Dragoon En Regalia]

Not certain what the import prices are going to be (mostly from shipping). That'll come later.

My personal favorite battle theme from B/W: The Legendary Pokemon Battle Theme!

[Teknoman]

This along with the B/W2 news of late has reminded me that I never finished EV training everything I wanted to in my white version. Not to mention...







I still havent beaten the Elite 4 the second time around...or at least I dont think.

EDIT: It's funny how i'm actually looking forward to seeing the story continued more than anything.

[Gravijah]

Not even Pokemon Black/White 1's gym battle? Man...I dunno, B/W has some great stuff. If 2 manages to top the first gym battle theme...i'm probably going to just leave my DS on for awhile.

BW gym leader theme is the best gym leader theme in the series. <3

Not certain what the import prices are going to be (mostly from shipping). That'll come later. My personal favorite battle theme from B/W: The Legendary Pokemon Battle Theme!

BW battle themes cannot be topped. legendary theme, reshiram/zekrom/kyurem themes, rival battle, N, ghetsis...

[Izayoi]

Not even Pokemon Black/White 1's gym battle? Man...I dunno, B/W has some great stuff.

Definitely my favorite OST of any of the games.

I could go on and on about it, but nothing tops some of the battle themes from BW. Nothing that we've heard so far, anyway.

N Final Battle
Plasma Grunt
Gym Leader Last Pokemon
Battle - In a pinch!
Event Battle
Elite Four Battle

I've also got a soft spot for this one and this one, even though they aren't battle themes. So much great stuff in BW it would be impossible to list it all without putting up the entire soundtrack.

[Kokonoe]

Never will be anything to top this for me.
Pokemon Gold Champion Lance and Red Battle

Glad to see there are some Platinum and Emerald tracks in this too.

[Dragoon En Regalia]

The Abyssal Ruins theme is Hitomi Sato's best composition yet. So well-developed and arranged, and it's a new Diving theme for once!

HG/SS rearrange of the Champion Lance theme is inferior—I'd agree on that. My favorite Champion theme is still FR/LG's handsomely over-the-top arrangement of Champion Blue's theme.

[Gravijah]

hopefully they add more dive areas in BW2.

...hopefully dive is in BW2.

[Izayoi]

The Abyssal Ruins theme is Hitomi Sato's best composition yet. So well-developed and arranged, and it's a new Diving theme for once!

Yup. One of my favorite non-battle themes in the game along with the N's castle stuff.

hopefully they add more dive areas in BW2. ...hopefully dive is in BW2.

It will be. I will bet all of my porn on it.

[pramath]

So disappointed that the single greatest piece of music to ever have come out of Pokemon is missing from this thread.

[Gravijah]

So disappointed that the single greatest piece of music to ever have come out of Pokemon is missing from this thread.

we were just discussing it a few posts ago.

[Dragoon En Regalia]

So disappointed that the single greatest piece of music to ever have come out of Pokemon is missing from this thread.

I give you my trap card. And it's more substantial and meaningful than the B/W one too.

[Exterminieren]

BW gym leader theme is the best gym leader theme in the series. <3

I love BW's music with a passion, but I can't get behind this one, I'm afraid. Diamond and Pearl exist.

This is the best piece of battle music in the series, though. With an honourable mention for this and this.

Good God damn, did Plasma bring some awesome music to the table.

[Kokonoe]

So disappointed that the single greatest piece of music to ever have come out of Pokemon is missing from this thread.

This is good, just not amazing in my opinion. I like that there are some parts in it that remind me of hardware of the SNES, but it's a song that seems like a very cliche RPG song.

[Anuxinamoon]

Oh my yes I would love this so much. <3

So many memories flood my brain when I listen to this... Dammit I'm going to go play B/W again!

[Gravijah]

back on the subject of ending themes

dppt ending theme awww yeah

[Dragoon En Regalia]

Cliche and RPG are two terms that I think explain why so many people love Kageyama's stuff. Since they look over the inherent intricacies and great self-conscious development of Ichinose's music in the series, Kageyama provides a more traditional approach that's typical, "epic", and out-of-place at times due to the modern atmosphere of most Pokemon games. But he's pretty damn good, all that said.

[pramath]

we were just discussing it a few posts ago.

I didn't see it D:

I give you my trap card. And it's more substantial and meaningful than the B/W one too.

No, that was just typical Pokemon. Black/White's was so unexpected.

This is good, just not amazing in my opinion. I like that there are some parts in it that remind me of hardware of the SNES, but it's a song that seems like a very cliche RPG song.

Hater :(

Anyway, if we want to talk about good Pokemon music, here's some really good stuff from Pokemon Diamond/Pearl:

Jubilifie City
Route 205
Eterna City
Hearthome City
Route 209
Route 210
Canalave City
Spear Pillar
Pokemon League (Inside)
Cyrus Battle Theme
Cynthia Battle Theme
Dialga/Palkia Battle Theme
Uxie/Mespirit/Azelf Battle Theme

[Gravijah]

jubilife tv station theme

overlooked, but oh so awesome.

[pramath]

jubilife tv station theme overlooked, but oh so awesome.

YES
I couldn't find that anywhere on Youtube, but I love that so much

[Dragoon En Regalia]

B/W's was an awesome surprise, but the momentum didn't last. FR/LG and R/S both win in the ending department for me.

Jubilife TV is darn fun.

[pramath]

back on the subject of ending themes dppt ending theme awww yeah

This is probably the worst ending theme in the series

[Dragoon En Regalia]

You did not just say that.

Eh, I can't change your opinion. But that's definitely a great ending theme. Either way, I'm off to bed.

[Cjdamon042]

least favorite pokemon ending theme. :(

Hold up!

It's quite honestly the best one in my opinion lol. Hate using the word, but it's simply epic, especially how it comes out of nowhere with the logo zooming onto the screen. Marvellous.

Actually Black and White is probably my favourite soundtrack. I honestly love HGSS', particularly for all the Kanto remixes, but BW's was so refreshing for me personally. The gym battle theme is my favourite one out of all of them, the subway battle theme is also probably my favourite battle theme too. And N's Farewell...really beautiful, especially the one found on BW's released soundtrack at the end.

And let's not forget this masterpiece!

Looking forward to hearing music from BW2!

[GaimeGuy]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGROz...eature=related

Underrated

[Inukage]

If this Song is included, it will be a definite buy for me:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAL75y2b_eQ

[Kokonoe]

If this Song is included, it will be a definite buy for me: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAL75y2b_eQ

Honestly, that sounds mediocre. The original one is in my top favorite Black and White songs, this is like is a bunch of random noise over the original song.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfxE3zbC2UQ

[Gravijah]

i think that's just a fanmade re-creation of the version used in the BW2 promo trailer.

[Inukage]

i think that's just a fanmade re-creation of the version used in the BW2 promo trailer.

It is, I was just giving an example of what it is :)

[Kokonoe]

i think that's just a fanmade re-creation of the version used in the BW2 promo trailer.

It is, I was just giving an example of what it is :)

My mistake. Seemed fishy.

[Wichu]

HG/SS's soundtrack proves that quantity and quality are not mutually exclusive. My favourite soundtrack so far.

Anyway, as I said a few days ago, I'm definitely going to try to get hold of this when it's out :)

[Gravijah]

the best thing about HGSS is that they gave us an 8-bit version of the PokeMart theme.

oh and route 47.

[Kokonoe]

oh and route 47.

Very peaceful, easy on the ears tune.

[storafötter]

I was not so crazy about the music from Black & White, even if there were a few classics. The different battle music were dope though!
However this collection interests me more due to the inclusion of older soundtracks.

[SuperAngelo64]

I only like the music from the original Red and Blue. cant be topped

When I take off my nostalgia shades I always realize that Gen 1 has the worst soundtrack in the series.

[Wichu]

When I take off my nostalgia shades I always realize that Gen 1 has the worst soundtrack in the series.

The R/B battle tunes are awesome. The problem with R/B's soundtrack is that there isn't as much of it and some of the tracks get a bit repetitive.

[Dragoon En Regalia]

R/B's battle tunes are half-and-half for me. Gym Leader Battle and Champion Battle, sure, but I don't much to say about the rest. That album's got some surprisingly-long tunes for the dungeon area (Viridian Forest and Mt. Moon in particular), but it's just not as interesting as the others overall. I do like how it sounds better than G/S at times, though, simply because of the way Masuda utilized the sound capabilities of the GB to create deep-sounding chords and unique effects. It still has my second-favorite version of Route 11 (yet Go Ichinose upped the ante for FR/LG).

[spidye]

I give you my trap card. And it's more substantial and meaningful than the B/W one too.

It's ok but the original theme was and still is the best pokemon song.
Just screams epic adventure

[Sgt.Pepper]

HG/SS had an enormous album release a while ago, actually. Check it out!

those tracks look ridiculously short. =/

[Dragoon En Regalia]

Single-looped tracks on that album. Pokemon music doesn't usually go past a minute or two, at least not yet and not as often as I would like.

[Azure J]

Bought just off the strength of the original B/W soundtrack alone. If I get more stuff like Team Plasma Battle, N Battle, Lacunosta Town (original and live instrument versions), Elite Four Battle and the like, I will be beyond pleased with this OST. :D

Goddamn did B&W have a kickass soundtrack.

[Dragoon En Regalia]

For those curious: this person's done a decent job of reconstructing (part of?) the B2/W2 rival theme from a Pokemon Smash stream. He's actually done more reconstructions, but none of these are bound to be final anyhow.

I think this track's by Sato, which is certainly new and exciting for her.

[XANDER CAGE]

How do you digitally remaster something that's already completely digital? Or did B&W have live instruments?

[Dragoon En Regalia]

Maybe, for the first time, they're going to be using upgraded audio samples for this album instead of the in-game samples, which would be different. This probably wouldn't have been possible with Kageyama on board, because he was definitely hired to do the music and improve their sound gear.

[Why would you do that?]

How do you digitally remaster something that's already completely digital? Or did B&W have live instruments?

Digitally remastered often means fiddling around with levels and filters to enhance the quality of anything, whether it's music, sound, voice, or even video.

For those curious: this person's done a decent job of reconstructing (part of?) the B2/W2 rival theme from a Pokemon Smash stream. He's actually done more reconstructions, but none of these are bound to be final anyhow. I think this track's by Sato, which is certainly new and exciting for her.

It's awesome. Can't wait to hear the whole, unadulterated thing!

Really, I'm not looking forward to the release of the game to play it, I'm looking forward to the music. :p If Black/White was any indication, I will constantly be listening to B2/W2's music for a good, solid year or two.

[Acrylic7]

Not even Pokemon Black/White 1's gym battle?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5I3Cm9necF0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOWRNLaCMJg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0G12...feature=relmfu

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kiKM2f2j_o

ohhhh..... yes...yes.......

[Dragoon En Regalia]

You forgot Route 11 and Silph Company, so...

[Izayoi]

For those curious: this person's done a decent job of reconstructing (part of?) the B2/W2 rival theme from a Pokemon Smash stream. He's actually done more reconstructions, but none of these are bound to be final anyhow.

God damn.

[Dragoon En Regalia]

It's okay. I'm actually rather disappointed, especially if it's going to be that length. Sato's style isn't well-suited for the battle tracks.

[TheOGB]

For those curious: this person's done a decent job of reconstructing (part of?) the B2/W2 rival theme from a Pokemon Smash stream. He's actually done more reconstructions, but none of these are bound to be final anyhow. I think this track's by Sato, which is certainly new and exciting for her.

Been bumping this for a while, cannot wait to hear it in-game

Hope it's better than this too (not to say it's bad)

[Dragoon En Regalia]

All of the in-game music I've heard so far feels a bit disappointing outside of one of the later route themes. The opening town theme sounds like Kageyama trying to mimic Ichinose poorly, and the battle themes feel lazy and are undeveloped as ever. Ichinose better not sit this one out.