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Greatest Video Game Music on Amazon for $2.99
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IAmtheFMan
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I bought it since it was only 2 dollars. For the price it wasn't too bad.
As already mentioned, the title and art of the album is ridiculous. In terms of the content, it's okay. This is essentially Video Games Live including previously made arrangements (Zelda, World of Warcraft, Mario, MGS2, etc.) and some of the newer games. The arrangements themselves are for the most part fairly standard, or minimally changed from the source material of the more elaborate and orchestrated ones.
As a big fan of VG music I wish that VG music and concerts could just be a little more... ambitious. Yeah we have VGL, Play! and Distant Worlds but VG music concerts have been the same with the SAME arrangements for the past decade or so. To me, the best VG concerts recently have been the Symphonic Fantasies/Odyssey/Legends concerts in Cologne, because they will challenge the source material and even try to bring it into the classical fold (a 3 movement concerto based on Final Fantasy that's awesome? Yes please.) I would love to see American concerts try to do this, especially with all the great music in American made games.
As already mentioned, the title and art of the album is ridiculous. In terms of the content, it's okay. This is essentially Video Games Live including previously made arrangements (Zelda, World of Warcraft, Mario, MGS2, etc.) and some of the newer games. The arrangements themselves are for the most part fairly standard, or minimally changed from the source material of the more elaborate and orchestrated ones.
As a big fan of VG music I wish that VG music and concerts could just be a little more... ambitious. Yeah we have VGL, Play! and Distant Worlds but VG music concerts have been the same with the SAME arrangements for the past decade or so. To me, the best VG concerts recently have been the Symphonic Fantasies/Odyssey/Legends concerts in Cologne, because they will challenge the source material and even try to bring it into the classical fold (a 3 movement concerto based on Final Fantasy that's awesome? Yes please.) I would love to see American concerts try to do this, especially with all the great music in American made games.
The Angry Birds, Battlefield 2 and Halo 3 themes are incredible. I haven't played any of those three games (and don't plan to), but the arrangements here are spectacular.Dance In My Blood said:The content here seems pretty bad too. These don't seem to be particularly good versions of the songs.
NaughtyCalibur
Member
I would have added this Alone in the Dark track to the playlist, but other than that it's pretty damn good for $3.
That's the first thing I thought of as well.Lyphen said:Yeah, it's pretty funny, but the Angry Birds theme is a quality orchestration. Has that playfulness you hear in Grant Kirkhope's music.
This is a nice album!
To Far Away Times
Member
Can an album really be called the "Greatest Video Game Music" if it doesn't contain any songs from:
Chrono Cross
VVVVVV
Thunderforce III and IV
Castlevania
Megaman
Classic Sonic Games
Streets of Rage 2
Donkey Kong Country
...and other timeless soundtracks?
Chrono Cross
VVVVVV
Thunderforce III and IV
Castlevania
Megaman
Classic Sonic Games
Streets of Rage 2
Donkey Kong Country
...and other timeless soundtracks?
ReturnOfTheRAT
Member
Drake's theme and Battlefield 2 are worth purcahsing.
Diomedeskun
Member
Damn, I preordered this in CD form and it just shipped yesterday. I would have preferred it in digital form anyway since I'm in Japan and it shipped to the states. Also really wish I could get the Play for Japan digital album that Amazon is supposed to have, but doesn't for some reason. One of my friends got it from the Japanese iTunes and it sounds fantastic.
iKeepPlaying
Banned
No album could be ever complete if that was the case. So, they just put some timeless songs, and some new popular ones. That's it. It's not that complicated to get.To Far Away Times said:Can an album really be called the "Greatest Video Game Music" if it doesn't contain any songs from:
Chrono Cross
VVVVVV
Thunderforce III and IV
Castlevania
Megaman
Classic Sonic Games
Streets of Rage 2
Donkey Kong Country
...and other timeless soundtracks?
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Is there any way to buy this from outside the US?
hardcastlemccormick
Banned
People getting up in arms about "greatest?" How special.
Nice album. Worth $2 at least.
Nice album. Worth $2 at least.
Alright, so much whining in this thread. I need to point something out.
The London Phil does these "greatest" CDs all the time.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B002WMP162/?tag=neogaf0e-20
Notice the guard playing the cello in the same position. There are dozens of them. I think I've seen "50 Greatest Spooky Classical Tunes" and random stuff like that. So don't read into the title too much, they're coming from a totally different perspective than you guys. This album is just one of many to them. It doesn't excuse what is a goofy title, but it's simply another project for them.
Also, it's not like anyone here can definitively say what the "greatest" music of all time is anyway. It may or may not be what's on that album, but it's fucking $2 for professionally recorded VGM.
The London Phil does these "greatest" CDs all the time.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B002WMP162/?tag=neogaf0e-20
Notice the guard playing the cello in the same position. There are dozens of them. I think I've seen "50 Greatest Spooky Classical Tunes" and random stuff like that. So don't read into the title too much, they're coming from a totally different perspective than you guys. This album is just one of many to them. It doesn't excuse what is a goofy title, but it's simply another project for them.
Also, it's not like anyone here can definitively say what the "greatest" music of all time is anyway. It may or may not be what's on that album, but it's fucking $2 for professionally recorded VGM.
I can confirm this works.madmook said:Hmmm apparently pre-ordering MW3 gets you $2 off this album... so I will wait for that and buy for $1... wonder if that code above will also stack, making this free.