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[Shahadan]

Im just amazed by the number of good videogame covers on youtube. There is a lot of trash, of course, but also a number of gems.

-Kyle Landry :
I've followed this fucker here for quite some time. I assume he is well known around here?
He does a lot of video game music covers, as well as anime and movies. But mostly videogames and his own music pieces.
His favorite seems to be Dearly Beloved from Kingdom Hearts since he does one version every year AND every now and then.
I somewhat love what he does with it :
Fuckawesome Dearly Beloved Cover

His FF6 Terra's Theme and his last take on To Zanarkand are worth a listen too.

Spent hours on his youtube channel.

-FreddeGredde :
This guy is known around here for his Wind Waker Unplugged and his awesome MegaMan 9 Rock Medley but alas he hasn't much more videogame music pieces, but I want to put him here just for the two songs above.

Do you secretly follow this kind of guys? Some bookmarked even? Well I do. Please share some !

 

[Im_So_Pringles]

CSGuitar89

and

FamilyJules7X

Both are basically metal/guitar covers, but all of them are great. These guys both rock.

This guy plays all of his stuff fairly jazzy, and it works really well: SongLeReveur

Tom Brier is a well known pianist in Rag-Time land, and he has many Rag-Time remixes of videogame themes on this channel. You have to search through a bunch of other stuff, but they're there. Heres one of Zelda's game over theme: Clicky.

Edit: Oh, yeah, I almost forgot. Tom Brier's stuff is all sight-read and improvised. He has no idea what the music sounds like and has never seen the music before he plays it in the videos. Very, very cool.

 

[The Henery]

Many covers of this on youtube but this is my personal favourite of the Gerudo Valley theme from Zelda

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uP5IyiutBSI

 

[SpinningBirdKick]

34 tracks from some of the most famous video games in one fluid rock medley! I'm honestly very happy with how this one turned out, and I hope that you will like it too! It doesn't have vocals and very little acoustic guitar though, so I know that some will be disappointed, but, can't please everyone!

Mock/ lock if old...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0GEHJEeTsw

 

[Correctomundo]

ViolinTay

She does stuff besides games, but her game covers are badass.

 

[SoccerGoaliePro]

Silent Hill Promise

 

[Ostinatto]

Guile
Ken
Ryu
Balrog

 

[Powdered Toastman]

Mickan44 plays pretty piano arrangements

 

[Herbspiceguy]

FF Mystic Quest song
I don't even listen to this kind (metal?) of music normally, but I think this is amazing and I bet it takes a lot of skill.

 

[Clear]

C64 Represent!

Reyn Ouwehand

Google his stuff, frickin' amazing.

 

[Sylver]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phlrgUGpt38
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTAmu5FBOYw
He's the best (TheScreamer), no contest.

Good mention to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvOR8ar-cNM

 

[MacBosse]

"Skyrim girl": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wr-buV4tYOA

I will marry her.

Edit: http://www.malukah.com/free/

 

[Sentenza]

Stones from Ultima

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k26rXxiRhc8

and

Monkey Island Piano

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rtiAQk3ojE

 

[The Praiseworthy]

Eyes on me cover - FINAL FANTASY VIII

Silent Hill Promise

Oh my god.... I didn't realize how much I misses Akira's work in SH game till I've heard this

 

[Shion]

The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening - Southern Shrine

Amazing.

 

[Wyndstryker]

Anything by Kurikinton Fox or S.S.H.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxM-bFMFOkE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yz3RF4AcY7s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kq0L6Ymxusc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gz4o8jckYBc

 

[Danny Dudekisser]

These Super Hang-On remixes are actually pretty gnarly:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4vQnuAz-rc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PcSgNjp1JU&feature=relmfu

 

[Pejo]

all of the Zelda Dubstep is pretty awesome.

also Tom Brier does some awesome Ragtime video game covers on Piano.

*Edit* - Couldn't find the URL for this one at first, but here's another Tom Brier amazeballs performance. Zelda Horse Race

 

[Ostinatto]

"Skyrim girl": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wr-buV4tYOA

I will marry her.

woah !!

perfect !

 

[Hesemonni]

His FF6 Terra's Theme [...snip...] worth a listen too.

Holy fuck.

E: My pick Nier - Grandma.

 

[Jake Tower]

Not really a cover, but I like this Castlevania III music video by The Amazing BrandO

 

[Takamura-San]

Duck tales - The moon - Orchestra - Orgasm to the ears.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtzNl4dFM9Q

 

[Jake Tower]

The Administrator and Sniper from TF2 perform Want You Gone and Still Alive

 

[Basslover]

I don't know much about this guy but this is the best version of "Clash on the big bridge" I have ever heard.

Also pretty awesome ones: Megaman 3

Against Belief has some pretty cool stuff:
Chrono trigger

Megaman 9

Sonic 3

Finally Caleb Elijah has some great stuff:

Legend of Mana

Chrono

Secret of Mana

Lufia 2

 

[drexplora]

i hope these count

ff7
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBhXyKE4-2c

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HB-5hj0ieA&feature=related

 

[GekigangerV]

The Synthetic Orchestra is pretty great. Found them out by seeing them do a "Tropical Island" cover from Adventure time and saw they also did video game music.

Metal Gear - Medley

Castlevania - Bloody Tears

Sonic - Marble Zone

Resident Evil II

There is quite a bit more from Gears of War, Killzone, Metroid, Zelda, Kirby and beyond.

 

[XiaNaphryz]

Violin/double keyboard arrangement of Gusty Garden: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmQYPzESh3w

Rock medley of several video game pieces: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0GEHJEeTsw

My favorite Mega Man 2 rock cover:

Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5holgw14HQo
Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zvgk10YlRtg

Still love the Vadrum covers. His SMB3:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXKN1j_vrn4

5 year old girl drumming along to Rhythm Tengoku Gold DS (JP version):

Idol song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yn5kJh-83Qo
One of the remixes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7p3Uhlp3dA

I don't know much about this guy but this is the best version of "Clash on the big bridge" I have ever heard.

Holy fuck, that one's really good.

 

[XiaNaphryz]

Oh yeah, love this piano rendition of Dire Dire Docks:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2dwxgqtO0o&hd=1

 

[Paches]

DarkSugar

http://www.youtube.com/user/darksugar178?ob=4&feature=results_main

Her work is utterly amazing.

 

[Jaroof]

Chrono Trigger - Wind Scene

Played beautifully.
Definitely one of my favorite video game compositions of all time.
Of all time!!!

 

[Jburton]

Simons Theme:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBJGh32I4aQ

 

[dejan]

The Last Ninja - Main Theme for Classical Guitar

 

[Gustav]

Gameboys - ToeJam and Earl:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJEnz6k1j_8&feature=youtube_gdata_player

 

[Shikoro]

Lara

 

[Red Arremer]

There's two artists I really adore, MrBulbamike, who does amazing 8-Bit remixes (and these are REALLY 8-Bit remixes), as well as TGMagus, who does great remastering of tracks used in systems of lower quality (ranging from NES to DS). He has a lot of Castlevania stuff on there, but also some other things.

 

[The Xtortionist]

Amazing DKC2 covers

 

[GreggTheGrimReaper]

Simons Theme:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBJGh32I4aQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1xfCqGgGjo

One of my favourite artists is Sbeast64:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=du5NkKfKhm0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXCRHcBoBF0

Charlie Parra del Riego:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Tla5BRf7f0 (Ken Master's Theme)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqrN6vOq0g0 (for family men)

 

[DonMigs85]

I also like adding lyrics to gaming tunes:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jyZjxM6s2o&feature=fvwrel
Dr. Mario

Banjo-Kazooie
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sLB7NacWtU&feature=related

 

[haikira]

Amazing DKC2 covers

This is bloody Awesome.



Here's a few I like.

Vega's Theme - Street Fighter II (guitar duet feat. Kev)

Morrowind - Main Theme (Nerevar Rising) (Quartet Version)

I Fight Dragons - I Fight Ganon (Studio Version) [HD]

Zelda Ocarina of Time - Gerudo Valley on Marimba

 

[Antagon]

Fantastic bass cover of a Parappa the Rapper 2 track:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfbe443tfGM

 

[Alpha_eX]

Found this guy doing a pretty good metal cover of the Decisive Battle music from FF6

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8BFmtoJgvE

EDIT: Seems someone ripped from niconico

 

[Melfice7]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vaZQnX4ZWU

Igor Presnyakov - Mario Theme

If you dont know him i suggest you listen all his covers even if it's not from games

 

[djlr181]

Comix Zone

Level 1 - Night of the Mutants - AWESOME ROCK VERSION