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[EvilKatarn]

A few nights ago I was sucked into the youtube vortex of music where the related videos section seems to a neverending treasure trove full of the best shit ever.

I stumbled upon the soundtrack for a game called Chaos Field. It's a shmup on the Dreamcast and Gamecube. The game itself looks alright for a casual shmup fan such as myself but the soundtrack kind of blew me away.

Here's a playlist - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYB7ZDJngECFxlrw8-yLQ8N7fVVkbzN0H
Definitely check out the first and second tracks. There's also a bonus CD with a couple of cool remixes like this one. Already better than the entirety of that awful Zone of the Enders 2 remix disk.

What other soundtracks do you think no one has heard of and definitely would deserve more recognition?

 

[daydream]

Despite me bringing it up often, I don't think anyone has given due credit to the soundtrack of Smurfs' Nightmare, composed by the ever-so-talented Alberto González.

Another World
Funny Funny
Village Walk

Bonus from the same composer: Sylvester & Tweety - Granny's House

 

[OnPoint]

Despite me bringing it up often, I don't think anyone has given due credit to the soundtrack of Smurfs' Nightmare, composed by the ever-so-talented Alberto Gonzalez.

Another World
Funny Funny
Village Walk

Bonus from the same composer: Sylvester & Tweety - Granny's House

I've never seen you bring this up. And I'm impressed with it. Jeeze.

 

[Eolz]

Good idea for a thread, even if the title is exagerrating a bit
I'd probably say some for less popular games and consoles, particularly when it's been japan-only.

Revolter (PC-88)
Jack Bros (Virtual Boy)
In the Wake of Doshin the Giant (promo album for the game on N64/GC. Pretty rare)
Waterworld (SNES adaptation of the movie)

There's a lot of games that people won't remember or even try to listen to their soundtracks due to bad reviews as well.

 

[daydream]

I've never seen you bring this up. And I'm impressed with it. Jeeze.

Well, I don't get the opportunity THAT often.

Some more:

Run!
The Flood Wave
Freedom

Crazy how creative and ambitious the man got even though he was composing for licenced games.

 

[Bremsstrahlung]

In all my years on the internet I haven't seen any mention of Kaettekita Cyborg Kuro-chan.

It's not quite Mega Man, in fact it's a pretty mediocre game, but it's still pretty fun has some great pieces of music imo

Main Theme
Boss Battle
Act 6 .

 

[jmood88]

I don't remember how I found out about this soundtrack since I had never played or heard of the game (and still haven't) but the music for a game called Obscure II is what turned me into a fan of Olivier Derivier.

http://youtu.be/PrykVG1SAIU
http://youtu.be/dRobDL0n_dw

 

[Nemaides]

Heaven Variant? The game was cancelled, but they already had the soundtrack done, and it's really good:

Heaven Variant OST

 

[fvng]

So fucking good, and that YouTube view count, god damn

http://youtu.be/yYG67MnI3-M

 

[The12thGripper]

Oh, I've got a bunch of obscure music to share:

Yoshi Cup - Mario Kart Arcade GP 2
Mario Stadium - Mario Super Sluggers
Daisy Cruiser - Mario Super Sluggers (all of the music in this game is good so I'm limiting myself to just 2)
Navi Clash! - Mega Man Battle Chip Challenge
Strong Opponent - Mega Man Battle Chip Challenge
Peach Tournament Match - Mario Tennis: Power Tour
Final Boss - The Denpa Men 2
Koopa Troopa Beach - Mario Sports Mix
Jr's Street - Mario Hoops 3 on 3 (bunch of good music in this game too)

 

[gngf123]

I would highly recommend people check out the soundtrack to a game called VM Japan.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UXYXOVKq-8&list=PLvjAHc-ggb9aBh6muK95eEAbn4VLjjLor

 

[PixyJunket]

Soukaigi, a Squaresoft PS1 game that didn't get released here with an amazing soundtrack from Hiroki Kikuta of Secret of Mana fame.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WO7nSb9evnQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0BMAJUZF9Q

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hetB15cggYQ

It would be a good import for a PSN release, but they can't even be bothered to put their English release up there, so.

 

[djplaeskool]

Valis III's PC-Engine CD Soundtrack is godlike.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4S1QGToV560
Valis Sword! is one of my favorite game tracks ever

Bonus round:
Al Unser Jr Turbo Racing (NES)

 

[TheAdmiester]

I wouldn't say "no one has ever heard" as it's a very well-loved game, but I've never seen anyone talk about the fantastic (and hard to obtain) soundtrack for Rallisport Challenge 2.

Main menu theme is great:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTBTPclskWU

 

[Inuhanyou]

COOL BOARDERS(PS1)

Oblivion


COOL BOARDERS 2(PS1)

Tranzy

 

[jett]

There are thousands of views in that playlist, seems people have heard that stuff before.

Ignoring the hyperbole, Tobal 2's soundtrack was one such OST that I really enjoyed way back when.

The Origin No. 5
Kneedrop
Amethyst
Checkered Career
On Your Dark Side



Actually I think I could conceivably be the only gaffer that actually has the physical CD of this OST.

 

[cj_iwakura]

The Silver Case.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NP2Y5HODNNw (Main Theme)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BF1Sehb_LRU (Morishima Tokio)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdAzWRGrvAo (Kill The Past)


Composed by the inimitable Masafumi Takada(Danganronpa, Killer7, No More Heroes).

 

[A Huge Battleship]

No-one has ever heard these before, not even me or the composers. Honest.

Takkoman
When the World Comes
Something the Power Told
Channel Seaside

Rosenkreuzstilette Freudenstachel
GENESIS BLADE
Frozen Air
Earn the Experience Value

Hitogata Happa
The Price of Playing With Fire - Paid in Full
Phantastique Summer Tea Party
K-R-E-U+T-Z-E-R

Gundemonium Recollection
Helft Mir Klagen
Cieligne 1784
Gun Mausoleum Pantheon

All doujin games.

 

[Sephiroth_GR_]

I'm pretty certain very few have played Alundra 1, let alone appreciate the gorgeous soundtrack of the game:

Alundra OST - The use of Meia
Alundra OST - Underwater
Alundra OST - The Shrine of The Lake
Alundra OST - Dream a Dream
Alundra OST - Kline's Dream
Alundra Intro OST

 

[Celine]

Solo Crisis, strategy game by Quintet exclusive to Sega Saturn.
Had to upload the music on youtube a few days ago since there was nothing:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKZ_UAzp7Ag&list=PLlMDKUWi7E3jCRLpOg5BKM6rpwyAFu5QB

There are better soundtrack in other Quintet games but this is still sweet.

Also Flash Koibito Kun for WonderSwan has a very good soundtrack but again there is nothing on youtube.

 

[Khaz]

Jason Rohrer with music by Tom Bailey Diamond Trust of London



https://soundcloud.com/jasonrohrer/diamond-trust-sketch-7

https://soundcloud.com/jasonrohrer/diamond-trust-sketch-10

https://soundcloud.com/tags/diamond trust of london

No one heard it because no one played it. It's a fantastic game with a fantastic music. The music is dynamic as it selects and adapts its samples depending of what you are doing and your progression in the game. Atmospheric, African, Electronic, whatever.
Buy it, play it, love it. You can play it on your 3DS.

 

[SegaShack]

Mickey Mouse Magic Wands:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=d9pWWiEqkXs

 

[Sinatar]

Absolute shit game, but Jeremy Soule (of Elder Scrolls fame) does a wonderful job on the score.

Main Theme
Balthazaar's Theme
Earth Tower

 

[Piston Hyundai]

Most people point to Bomberman Hero when they talk about the soundtracks to Bomberman games, but that soundtrack was the culmination of a trend that started earlier in the series. Right around the mid-to-late 16-bit era, Hudson Soft composer Jun Chikuma started to experiment with the soundtracks of the Bomberman games, shifting from a standard sound to a more sample-driven one influenced by electronic music (and a touch of hip-hop, in some cases), resulting in some pretty good tracks from the series. It makes a good bit of sense if you consider that Bomberman was originally supposed to be a robot.

Super Bomberman 3

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StFN-PIybMg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xfeCXxSDgk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u68T3wEOihY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlKq6jxS9pU

Saturn Bomberman

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NN-hTx-HG88
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ara1ImImPaM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcxfdDVqUUY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b82JvWKXkvI

Bomberman World

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TA2wDZcjq_I
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DX1XBMHikyg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcxXAiOHZ5w
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwAeDdSMHgE

She's not really doing much video game music now (she only did another game or two after Hero), but Chikuma seems to be still pretty active in the music world.

 

[gaiages]

Generations of Chaos: Pandora's Reflection.

Game's OST is so obscure the only stuff I can find on youtube are random tracks... and some of them are badly ripped with sound effects stuck in them, haha. What a shame. I should try to hunt down a complete soundtrack some day.

Main Menu/Title
Boss Theme (with some fuzziness/MC talking at the beginning)
Sortie/Normal Battle Theme

EDIT: Yes, the soundtrack is awesome. I suppose I should have mentioned that part.

 

[Ganondorfo]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hle6y1yIWzQ

Oz Sword of Etheria from the Castlevania composer

 

[MichaelFassbender]

Saturn Bomberman

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NN-hTx-HG88
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ara1ImImPaM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcxfdDVqUUY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b82JvWKXkvI

I love, love, LOVE Saturn Bomberman's OST. Such a nice quirky chill vibe. I listen to it a fair bit on the reg, actually.

 

[weaKwillO]

Pokémon Card GB2: Here Comes Team Great Rocket!

Duel Vs. Team GR

Duel Vs. Fortress Leader

 

[Piston Hyundai]

I love, love, LOVE Saturn Bomberman's OST. Such a nice quirky chill vibe. I listen to it a fair bit on the reg, actually.

I feel like Saturn Bomberman's OST is the one everyone should know instead of Hero (that wild west track is so good), but I guess that's what happens when your game is on a less popular console. They're both good OSTs, but Saturn has a lot of standout tracks on it.

 

[MrBadger]

The soundtrack to Robots on GBA is very good. It's really atmospheric and relaxing music. I often still find myself listening to this despite not having much reason to play the game itself. Movie tie-ins are rarely fantastic.

 

[K.Sabot]

There are a couple people on GAF who know and secretly worship at the altars of Evergrace and Forever Kingdom's OSTs and I praise them for it.

Evergrace example
Forever Kingdom example

 

[Camjo-Z]

Patchwork Heroes has a pretty great soundtrack, although unfortunately most of it isn't on Youtube. I found the full OST floating around on the internet ages ago though, so I'm sure you can also find it if you want.

Holding 1,000,000 Tons of Bravery

Also by the same composer, Echochrome ii has some really good music. According to Wikipedia it holds the record for longest piece ever composed for a game!

Prime #4507

And heck, why not throw Echochrome's soundtrack on here too?

 

[MrBadger]

Despite me bringing it up often, I don't think anyone has given due credit to the soundtrack of Smurfs' Nightmare, composed by the ever-so-talented Alberto González.

Another World
Funny Funny
Village Walk

Bonus from the same composer: Sylvester & Tweety - Granny's House

Damn, this stuff is great!

On the topic of Game Boy music, the soundtrack to Trip World is also very good.

World 1
World 3
Final Boss
Credits

And on the topic of Sunsoft, I'm pretty sure the music in Gimmick! is fairly known, but there's a really good unused track that's worth listening to.

 

[K.Sabot]

The soundtrack to Robots on GBA is very good. It's really atmospheric and relaxing music. I often still find myself listening to this despite not having much reason to play the game itself. Movie tie-ins are rarely fantastic.

First song sounds something straight out of Silent Hill.

 

[Metaternal]

I'm a huge fan of the soundtrack for Cyber Spin/Shinseiki GPX Cyber Formula, mainly the actual racing music. Fujioka Qualify, Niseko GP, Peru GP and Canada GP are my favs.

 

[komorebi]

Soukaigi by Hiroki Kikuta

Far and away his greatest work, in my opinion. Absolutely incredible from beginning to end.


EDIT: beaten by fellow connoisseur with godtier taste PixyJunket

EDIT 2: alright, I've got one. Racing Lagoon (by Noriko Matseuda and Takahito Eguchi) = soundtrack to the only High Speed Driving RPG in existence (as far as I know). Random battles were drag races, man.

Full soundtrack because I can't find individual links

Brilliant mix of jazz, d'n'b, hip hop, and techno influences.

 

[Lothar]

I don't think most people realize how good the soundtrack to Lemmings 3D is. I've never seen anyone online or offline who's even played it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kleA6govF8Q
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vu9GlHJWJ-I

 

[MichaelFassbender]

I feel like Saturn Bomberman's OST is the one everyone should know instead of Hero (that wild west track is so good), but I guess that's what happens when your game is on a less popular console. They're both good OSTs, but Saturn has a lot of standout tracks on it.

The ambient parts on Amusement World were what captured me, originally. It's such a nice setup to the rest of the tracks, just like you walked into the game itself. Hope that more people will pick up on it in the years to come.

 

[Yello]

This is my kind of thread!

Waterworld - Map Screen
Policenauts - End of the Dark
Policenauts - Old L.A 2040
Cosmic Smash - Introducing Challenge

EDIT 2: alright, I've got one. Racing Lagoon (by Noriko Matseuda and Takahito Eguchi) = soundtrack to the only High Speed Driving RPG in existence (as far as I know). Random battles were drag races, man.

Full soundtrack because I can't find individual links

Brilliant mix of jazz, d'n'b, hip hop, and techno influences.

Okay, this is one of the best soundtracks i've ever heard. Everyone should listen to this.

 

[Shadowhaxor]

There are thousands of views in that playlist, seems people have heard that stuff before.

Ignoring the hyperbole, Tobal 2's soundtrack was one such OST that I really enjoyed way back when.

The Origin No. 5
Kneedrop
Amethyst
Checkered Career
On Your Dark Side



Actually I think I could conceivably be the only gaffer that actually has the physical CD of this OST.

Negative sir. I've been signing the praises of this OST and game for years. You also forgot to mention China Dress. I fixed that mishap for you =)

China Dress

Also Ollie King. Jet Set Radio fans will love this.

 

[Theanine3D]

The ones I can think of off the top of my head are some obscure F2P MMORPG soundtracks, a few for games that have already gone offline. A lot of these MMOs were/are pay-to-win garbage but the soundtracks were still really good.

FlyFF has a surprisingly nice soundtrack
Darkon 3
Saint Morning
Flying Theme 2

Trickster Online (already dead) had some nice ones too
Login Theme
Desert Beach Gate

 

[Dragoon En Regalia]

In the Wake of Doshin the Giant (promo album for the game on N64/GC. Pretty rare)

Every time I listen to it reminds me that I should have uploaded in a better quality, lol.

Speaking of N64DD games, how about Mario Artist: Communications Kit? It's a small, minimally interesting soundtrack, but I like the Title and Menu themes well enough. And while everyone's listened to everything at some point, I'm not sure the Mario Artist games have received enough discussion for their music. You can find playlists for Paint Studio and Talent Studio on YouTube now thanks to the work of a recent N64DD owner, who's planning on uploading more once his unit's functioning again.

Paint Studio's notable because it features both catchy tunes from Totaka and more textural pieces from a variety of North American musicians/sound crew who helped develop the game back when it was designated Creator. I really enjoy the mix of tunes resembling Mario Paint's and those similar to something you'd hear in Aquanaut's Holiday or something. On the contrary, Talent Studio drops track-by-track variety of this sort for a set of themes repeated as variants, where the melodies and backing parts get rearranged per context. Totaka worked with newcomers Kenta Nagata and Toru Minegishi on this soundtrack—in fact, a few of the game's tracks provide the missing link between Totaka's previous sound direction and the style he would bring to Animal Crossing (T-Shirt Designer #3 is a dead ringer for how Nagata's hourly field music would sound). I really hope Polygon Studio's even more distinct and brimming with creativity.

 

[Kurtofan]

Despite me bringing it up often, I don't think anyone has given due credit to the soundtrack of Smurfs' Nightmare, composed by the ever-so-talented Alberto González.

Another World
Funny Funny
Village Walk

Bonus from the same composer: Sylvester & Tweety - Granny's House

I love you man.

You just made think of another looney tunes game for GBC I played the crap out of of when I was a kid: Looney Tunes Collector: Alert!

Turns out your guy did the music for it!!!

Castle

Marvin the Martian's Theme

Boss Theme

Aboard Yosemite Sam's Ship

The whole thing is worth a listen imo, there aren't too many songs: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9CpXwzRW9Gf_UdJNYEoX8wg9rlRu3qVm

 

[daydream]

I love you man.

You just made think of another looney tunes game for GBC I played the crap out of of when I was a kid: Looney Tunes Collector: Alert!

Turns out your guy did the music for it!!!

Castle

Marvin the Martian's Theme

Boss Theme

Aboard Yosemite Sam's Ship

The whole thing is worth a listen imo, there aren't too many songs: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9CpXwzRW9Gf_UdJNYEoX8wg9rlRu3qVm

Haha, yeah, he did a lot of Infogrames stuff. I played the shit out of Looney Tunes Collector: Alert! as well as the Lucky Luke game for GBC. Imagine my surprise when I recently found out that the same guy did the music for all of these Infogrames games I played as a kid.

Some Lucky Luke tracks:

Painful Gulch
Cheyenne Mountains
Train

 

[Camjo-Z]

Also Ollie King. Jet Set Radio fans will love this.

Heck yes, Teknopathetic Pop 'n Disco and Boarder 70 have been at the top of my go-to iTunes playlist for years. Truly underappreciated.

And while everyone's listened to everything at some point, I'm not sure the Mario Artist games have received enough discussion for their music. You can find playlists for Paint Studio and Talent Studio on YouTube now thanks to the work of a recent N64DD owner, who's planning on uploading more once his unit's functioning again.

Whoa, I liked that Po Pi Pa Po song after hearing it on a Japanese Club Nintendo album one time, but I never knew it had so many remixes.

 

[mcz117chief]

The game that only I ever played and for about 10 minutes at the very most about 15 years ago.

The weirdest thing about it is that I hum it from time to time and I am having trouble remembering from where it is, it is so darn catchy I just can't stop whistling it or humming it

TRUE STORY !!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ue74E5L49_c

 

[Easy_D]

Well, I don't get the opportunity THAT often.

Some more:

Run!
The Flood Wave
Freedom

Crazy how creative and ambitious the man got even though he was composing for licenced games.

Wow, The Flood Wave is straight up Gremlins 2 on the NES good.

 

[NotLiquid]

I'm referring to the PC and N64 soundtracks in particular on this one. From my understanding the Gamecube, PS1 and PS2 soundtracks had a completely different score, and I can't for the life of me understand why. Although the latter versions had heavily orchestrated, upbeat and busy soundtracks akin to a Disney cartoon, the PC and N64 soundtracks were subtle, incredibly absorbing and atmospheric, with some catchy tunes that have gone criminally unnoticed.

Some choice tunes -
Duckburg: Urban High-Rises
This sounds like it could be straight from a Ratchet or Sly Cooper game.

Magica de Spells' Manor: Ghostly Path
This track is my jam. It was one of the more memorable tracks from the game and sounds like it comes straight out of Rayman 2. The subtly haunting pads and the eerie strings set the stage perfectly. Special mention to the Creepy Corridor iteration as well, which almost sounds like Death Chamber from Sonic Adventure 2, and the level's hub world which was legitimately spooky.

 

[Nanashrew]

Also Ollie King. Jet Set Radio fans will love this.

Every time I listen to it reminds me that I should have uploaded in a better quality, lol.

Speaking of N64DD games, how about Mario Artist: Communications Kit? It's a small, minimally interesting soundtrack, but I like the Title and Menu themes well enough. And while everyone's listened to everything at some point, I'm not sure the Mario Artist games have received enough discussion for their music. You can find playlists for Paint Studio and Talent Studio on YouTube now thanks to the work of a recent N64DD owner, who's planning on uploading more once his unit's functioning again.

I listen to these often. They're amazing!

 

[Easy_D]

I'm referring to the PC and N64 soundtracks in particular on this one. From my understanding the Gamecube, PS1 and PS2 soundtracks had a completely different score, and I can't for the life of me understand why. Although the latter versions had heavily orchestrated, upbeat and busy soundtracks akin to a Disney cartoon, the PC and N64 soundtracks were subtle, incredibly absorbing and atmospheric, with some catchy tunes that have gone criminally unnoticed.

Some choice tunes -
Duckburg: Urban High-Rises
This sounds like it could be straight from a Ratchet or Sly Cooper game.

Magica de Spells' Manor: Ghostly Path
This track is my jam. It was one of the more memorable tracks from the game and sounds like it comes straight out of Rayman 2. The subtly haunting pads and the eerie strings set the stage perfectly. Special mention to the Creepy Corridor iteration as well, which almost sounds like Death Chamber from Sonic Adventure 2, and the level's hub world which was legitimately spooky.

Wow I had completely forgotten about this game. I only ever played the demo but I remember it being pretty fun.