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[ZephyrFate]

This thread will be primarily links to songs and examples of pieces in videogames that you could sit back and drink some wine to, smoke a blunt, chill with friends, what-have-you. Themes that really make you calm down from a rough day at work, for example, or a very long and stressful week.

Metroid Prime - Phendrana Drifts
Wild ARMs 4 - Buried City
Final Fantasy IX - Esto Gaza
Final Fantasy X - People of the North Pole
Drakengard II - Exhausted ~ On the Holy Land
Chrono Cross - Shadow Forest
Everyday Shooter - Porco in the Sky
Ragnarok Online - Thai Orchid
Ragnarok Online - Ethnica
Final Fantasy X-2 - Eternity ~Memory of Lightwaves~
Digital Devil Saga - Muladhara
Devil Survivor - Eternal Life
10,000 Bullets - Cool Sky
Shadow Hearts 1 - Sphere ~qu~
Shadow Hearts 3 - Much Together...
Xenosaga III - Abel's Ark
Xenosaga III - Fifth Jerusalem

 

[Snuggles]

These are more recent, but Pixeljunk Eden Title Screen and Flower's music, especially =the first level.. Also, the Mass Effect galaxy map music and especially the title screen music, it almost kinda sounds like Brian Eno.

 

[Black Rainbow]

Chrono Trigger - Secret of the Forest
Pilotwings 64 - Birdman
Metroid Prime - Inside the Crashed Space Pirate Frigate

Edit:

Zelda: Twilight Princess - Boss Calm

 

[cooljeanius]

Drop7

 

[ZephyrFate]

Totally forgot Secret of the Forest. I LOVE that theme.

 

[DCharlie]

go up to 30k feet in Just Cause and throw yourself out of whatever craft you are in.

SO amazing.

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

in the second half of this AMAZING VIDEO showing one of the most under-rated games of this gen.

 

[GCX]

Beyond Good & Evil - Home Sweet Home

 

[MrDenny]

Final Fantasy X-2 - Besaid Island
Final Fantasy X - Besaid Island
Final Fantasy VIII- Fisherman's Horizon
Final Fantasy VIII - Breezy
Donkey Kong Country 2 - Stickerbush Symphony
Lumines II - Girls

 

[xelios]

I came to post Stickerbrush Symphony (one of my all time favs) but was beat.

Donkey Kong Country - Aquatic Ambience is also very nice.

Eve - Below the Asteroids

Diablo - Tristram

Kinda a game - Steven Cravis - Children of Beslan (from High Delivery)

Hated the game, loved the song - Helene Bøksle - The Dreaming - 'Ere the World Crumbles...' (Age of Conan soundtrack)

 

[Ogrekiller]

Dire Dire Docks- Super Mario 64
A Walk in the Woods- Halo
Namine- KH: ReCoM

 

[HurricaneJesus]

Every track from Braid.

http://magnatune.com/artists/albums/braid-soundtrack/

 

[Vercingetorix]

Donkey Kong Country 2 Forest Interlude

A whole bunch of DKC2 tracks are great.

Of course Ocarina of Time has a ton as well.

 

[Papa]

FFIX - Black Mage Village

Not really chill music but it makes me happy, so I guess it's the same effect?

 

[Dark Stalkers]

Final Fantasy X - To Zanarkand

 

[ZephyrFate]

In that same vein, Final Fantasy X-2 - Zanarkand Ruins is awesome. Especially the piano part.

 

[Sciz]

Terranigma - Evergreen

Instant relaxation.

 

[Mindlog]

The Masters of Orion 2 soundtrack has some choice pieces of ambient space-chill music. Main Galactic Theme 3 being the best imo.

 

[dragonlife]

Have I ever told you how much I like you, Zephyr? I'll post some relaxing tracks I like to settle down and write to in a bit.

 

[neptunes]

most of the Ridge Racer Type 4 soundtrack

 

[inner-G]

Earthbound: Almost the entire OST.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSZhcvtHGK0

 

[defferoo]

Chrono Trigger - Corridors of Time

 

[ntropy]

OoT - Kakariko Village & Lon Lon Ranch (nice change of mode @0:43)

 

[Drkirby]

How about this one

Chill - Dr. Mario: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RsBtQCDbTWc

Spoiler

Eh, most likely doesn't really match the theme of the rest, but its the first thing that came to mind

While even the more peaceful track of the Kirby games are action pumped that I can think of, bubbly clouds is pretty relaxed.

Bubbly Clouds - Kirby Super Star version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4Prelz-qKs

 

[xelios]

OoT - Kakariko Village

One of the best, can't believe I forgot it. I liked it on LTTP too.

 

[Kandrick]

Dire Dire Docks- Super Mario 64

Was going to post that.

 

[Geneijin]

Armored Core for Answer - Someone is Always Moving on the Surface
Legaia 2 Duel Saga - Lost Forest
Opoona - Intelligent Sea Waterway
Saga Frontier 2 - Rosankranz (piano)
Shadow Hearts 3 - Land of the Spirits
Suikoden Celtic Collection 2 - Mysterious Forest
Suikoden Celtic Collection 2 - Fortress by the Water
Tales of Legendia - Tender Hand
Wild Arms 3 - A Person's Warmth
Wild Arms 5 - Goodbye & Hello (piano)

 

[ResidentDante]

Beyond Good & Evil - Home Sweet Home

Great tune, it felt nice to be in the house and hear it.

 

[TurboLibre]

Anything from Pixel Junk Monsters.

Bye Bye Monsters
Dive into PixelJunk Monsters
(Don't have a name for this one)

I'll also include:
Dynamite Headdy: Ballad For You
and
Ristar the Shooting Star

 

[Koshiro]

Panzer Dragoon Saga - Water Ruins

 

[dragonlife]

Tales of Vesperia - A Vow of Unity Best town theme in the game. Actually, most town themes are pretty forgettable for me, but this...this is just amazing.
ToV - The Villain's Conspiracy and the Mechanical Tower Awesome dungeon theme.
ToV - The Full Moon and the Morning Star ~ from 'Ring a Bell' Such a beautiful and touching track.
ToV - Forest Where Mystery Rains Down Another amazing dungeon theme. It's very tranquil and mysterious
Baten Kaitos Origins - Crystal Abyss Relaxing and a bit creepy
BKO - Le Ali del Principio Sakuraba's most beautiful track ever...I love it a lot
Eternal Poison - Dark Omens Soothing--very soothing.
EP - Stolen PrincessBeautiful.
FFVIII - Balamb Garden This one's REALLY relaxing
FFVIII - Fisherman's Horizon Another extremely peaceful and relaxing one.
Persona 4 - Corridor I haven't gotten to it yet, but this track would be perfect in The Abyss from Endless Ocean
P4 - Heaven One of the best dungeon themes ever.

This following one is relaxing if you and your friends happen to be occultists about to sacrifice a virgin at an altar:

Baroque - Innocence THIS MUST BE HEARD BY EVERYONE! It's so goddamn amazing!

An extra one if you wanna party

RE5 - Rust in Summer 2008 Best fucking track in Versus--perhaps even in the entire game.

Video game music: SRS BSNSS.

 

[xelios]

Every track from Braid.

http://magnatune.com/artists/albums/braid-soundtrack/

Wow, Tell It By Heart is beautiful.

 

[Natetan]

7th Saga - Island of Beore

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMg5kUyg0cE



Mario Paint has some really chill melodies. This is my favorite

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lb2jDNZ5JuQ&feature=related


Also earthbound!
sea of eden- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1uSpQwqZHI

 

[Always-honest]

flower
flow
pixeljunk garden

 

[Pitch Black Flint]

Little King's Story: The track that plays after you've expanded your castle.

 

[BuddhaRockstar]

Resident Evil Remake: Save Room

 

[TurboLibre]

Stuff

You left out one the best songs in Persona 4

Persona 4 - The Almighty

Can't believe I forgot it myself. Even though it's for a boss fight the music is very relaxing to me.

 

[bernardobri]

Every track from Braid.

http://magnatune.com/artists/albums/braid-soundtrack/

I listen this soundtrack when I want to get inspiration.

It's a great compilation.

 

[Insaniac]

the Sims 2 Build music

 

[MetatronM]

Just to link something nobody else has...


Final Fantasy XI - Gustaberg

Xenogears - Shevat: Where the Wind Calls

 

[dragonlife]

You left out one the best songs in Persona 4

Persona 4 - The Almighty

Can't believe I forgot it myself. Even though it's for a boss fight the music is very relaxing to me.

I didn't forget it, actually--I just wasn't sure if it'd qualify

 

[tehvampire]

I think we can all agree that Oblivion had some very nice and relaxing music when just wondering around the forrests.

 

[upandaway]

Monkey Island.

Mêlée Island
Scumm Bar

Hell, nearly any backround music from MI works.

Plunder Island Map
Puerto Pollo
(or just the whole Curse of Monkey Island soundtrack)
Lucre Town
Lucre Town Map
Mêlée Town
Scumm Bar

I actually don't remember anything noteworthy from LeChuck's Revenge in the way of calm music. Oh well.

 

[HooDoo]

I used to play Mass Effect for its chilling music and atmosphere. A bit of the same with Mirror's Edge. Played the hell out of FF6 just to hear a few themes as well.

 

[KiNeSiS]

Marky Mark & The Funky Bunch ( Create A Video) - Sega Cd

 

[Tamanon]

I can do almost anything to the various SMT games soundtracks. Meguro is a god.

 

[bardia]

Hands down one of my favorite video game tunes of all time:

Final Fantasy XI - Sanctuary of Zi'tah

 

[MCD]

Kingdom Under Fire: Circle of Doom - The Idol of Love

 

[deepbrown]

Flow and Flower

 

[Phantast2k]

Ico- Heal in a loop for the eternity.

 

[Tommie Hu$tle]

This thread is full of mAssive fail if the entire soundtrack of Tenchu 1 isn't mentioned.