Fantastapotamus
Wrong about commas, wrong about everything
Favourite? Red. It might not be the best (maybe even the worst) but hearing it fills my heart and soul with sweet, sweet nostalgia.
I remember playing the game and hearing this the first time. It caught my attention right away. Such a cool track.XY Power Plant
I did not expect this tune from Pokemon, felt like something I'd hear in Custom Robo. I like it though, favourite tune.
All those saying Route 4 is the best, and it's certainly the tune I think of when I think of Pokémon, should listen to the anime remix. It'll blow your mind.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VOyjrBIqzk
I liked DP's music a lot, and 209 is one of Gen 4's best tracks.
Route 209 from Pokemon Diamond/Pearl is one of my favourite tracks from those games,
Nothing can top gen 2. It has the best route music, best cave music and the best town music, among others. I'll point out a few favorites...
Blows my mind how many memorable tracks this game has. The 8 bit sound goes so damn well with Pokemon. GB Sounds in HG/SS was the greatest thing ever.
Ecruteak City/Cianwood City (possibly the best track in the franchise. SO GOOD)
I want to see proof that it is very underrated. I'm browsing reviews for multiple main series Pokémon games and globally they are neutral to very positive about the music.
This one?Came to post this. oooh mah gahd
Speaking of, does anyone know where I can find the music that plays in that geisha house in Ecruteak after you talk to one of them, but before the actual battle starts?
RBY's Route 4 should be a "Welcome to the World of Pokemon" theme.
It's this one! Hopefully.That's the music inside the dance theater, but there's a different track that plays while you're talking to each of the pre-battle. There were tracks that would play after a trainer spotted you, but they'd end once you clicked through their pre-fight dialogue. Those kimono girls had their own theme for that. It sounded like this.
I'd like it in the games, but I suppose maybe that takes away from each generation's unique feel.It's often used as exactly that in the openings of the various movies.
Every battle theme and biking theme has been different since Gen 2, even if they share stylings (and they often don't, aside from their sanguinity). If anything, Kageyama's presence is what feels so off about the recent Pokémon soundtracks: Ichinose and Adachi both aim for a similar take on the music, Sato is able both to mimic others and apply her own style, but Kageyama's very indebted to his JRPG soundtrack influences, for better or worse.My main knock on the Pokemon OST's is that they re-use the songs but don't do too much with them.
Based Ichinose. A good many of posters' favorites here come from him; Corless' theme's a great example of how he can interpret Masuda's original influences for the battle themes, bringing the music to a ridiculous level of controlled chaos.Route 216 from Diamond/Pearl is secretly the best Pokemon music.
This will all cease to be once I get back to writing about game music. So much of the scene's been tied to physical album releases, so having the music available on-demand is extremely liberating.I'm surprised Pokémon music doesn't get more praise considering how popular the games are. It has been consistently good.
No shame, the only thing on my iPod is game musicPokemon music is a big guilty pleasure of mine. I'm a huge fan of the games and am reasonably open about that, but listening to game music seems to be perceived as "weird" by a lot of people, so my iPod is like a hall of shame. I just love game music on when I'm working, since I can focus on work without getting distracted by lyrics - plus the songs are designed to not get tedious after so many listens.
Here are some of my favourite Pokemon tunes.
The music in Lilycove city is some of my favourite music from any game. The video I linked is the anime remix of the song which I love an absurd amount. I mean, I really love it. I wish it wasn't so short, but I haven't found any extended edits of it. I'm close to learning how to extend music myself just so I can listen to it for longer. I realise how nerdy that is.
Gold/Silver/Crystal/HeartGold/SoulSilver
Pokemon has godly music no matter what generation (except for the subpar and grating music in FR/LG). I must point out a track from a rather obscure Pokemon title, however: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odqWOhNe-D4
Seriously, you wouldn't expect a title like this to have such an addictive song.
Route 216 from Diamond/Pearl is secretly the best Pokemon music.
There's something bittersweet about the nostalgia I get when I hear gen 1 pokemon music. I often wish i was young again playing those games nonstop.
Best Pokemon OST.