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Music in videogames you can relax/chill to

Iron Toaster said:
Pretty well the entire Pixeljunk Eden and Shadow of the Colossus soundtrack. Also some songs from Donkey Kong Country, Donkey Kong Country 2, Metroid Prime, Metroid Prime 2, Metroid Prime 3, Final Fantasy X, Final Fantasy XII, Chrono Trigger, Crisis Core, Majora's Mask, Twilight Princess, Ocarina of Time, Wind Waker, Metal Gear Solid 3, Metal Gear Solid 4, Pikmin, SimCity 4, Metal Gear Solid, and SSBB.

SC4 - Epicenter
SC4 - Terrain
SC4 - Metropolis
SC4 - Floating Population
SC4 - Oasis
SC4 - Artica
SC4 - Shape Shifter
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I'm glad to see SimCity 4 OST get some love. I didn't expect anybody to post it. And it just reminds me that I have a copy of the game's music from the install folder waiting for me to go through it.
 
In the Bar (Remake version) (Streets of Rage remake, originally from SOR2)
Elegant Summer (Metly Blood)
Do Not Destroy (No More Heroes)
Blackburn (Killer 7)
School's Out (Bully)
Modulation (a remix from Cave Story, original song titled "Pulse")
Strange Sunset
(Street Fighter EX Plus) - classic
Normal Battle -town- (Shin Megami Tensei III)

Route 228, both daytime
 and nighttime versions (from Pokemon Diamond/Pearl/Platinum)

the music in the latest Pokemon games is exceptional. Aurally, the series has come a long way from the nursery lullaby sounds from Red/Blue.
 
I'm at work so I couldn't link any youtube vids.

Mines are:

Oblivion
Castlevania SOTN
Certain tracks from the Silent Hill series
The Journey radio station from GTA4
Katamari Damacy
 
Taking a thorough search through my worryingly large collection of videogame music:

Que Sera Sera - Katamari Damacy
Cherry Colour Blossom Season - Katamari Damacy

First Snow - Animal Crossing
K.K Cruisin' - Animal Crossing
The Roost - Animal Crossing

Kakariko Village - Ocarina of Time
Zora's Domain - Ocarina of Time
Gerudo Valley - Ocarina of Time
Indigo-gos - Majoras Mask
Forest Haven - Wind Waker
Fairy Spring - Wind Waker
Ordon Theme - Twilight Princess

Epilogue - Phoenix Wright(CADENZA remix)
Court Begins Blue Note Scale - Phoenix Wright (Turnabout Jazz Soul)
The Fragrance of Dark Coffee - Phoenix Wright (Turnabout Jazz Soul)
Ace Attorney Court Suite - Phoenix Wright (Turnabout Orchestra)
Maya Fey ~ Turnabout Sisters' Theme - Phoenix Wright (Turnabout Orchestra)

File Select - Mario 64
Delfino Plaza - Super Mario Sunshine
Noki Bay - Super Mario Sunshine
Red Coin Fish Music - Super Mario Sunshine
File Select - Super Mario Galaxy
To The Gateway - Super Mario Galaxy
Cosmos Illusion - Super Mario Galaxy
Study - Super Mario Galaxy
Inside the Drainpipe - Super Mario Galaxy
Ice Mountain - Super Mario Galaxy
Family - Super Mario Galaxy
Dawn ~A New Morning~ - Super Mario Galaxy

Samurai Summer - No More Heroes

Chozo Artifact Temple - Metroid Prime
Phendrana Chozo Temple - Metroid Prime
Underwater Frigate Reactor Core - Metroid Prime

Glass Halls (Menu Music) - Shatter
Aurora - Shatter
Freon World - Shatter
Amethyst Caverns - Shatter

Welcome to Mother3 World - Mother 3
Gentle Rain - Mother 3
Memory of Tatsumari - Mother 3
With Magypsy - Mother 3
Flowers - Mother 3

At the Bottom of the Night - Chrono Trigger
Black Dream - Chrono Trigger
Brink of Time - Chrono Trigger
Chrono Trigger - Chrono Trigger
Corridors of Time - Chrono Trigger
Manoria Cathedral - Chrono Trigger
Memories of Green - Chrono Trigger
Wind Scene - Chrono Trigger


Ai no Uta - Pikmin
Title Screen - Pikmin 2
Pikmin 2 World Map - Pikmin 2

Plant - Cave Story
Geotherman - Cave Story
Living Waterway - Cave Story
Balcony - Cave Story
White - Cave Story

Heroine "A" - Sin and Punishment

Calling to the Night - Metal Gear Portable Ops

Bramble Blast - Brawl Remix
Snowman - Brawl Remix (Originally from Mother games)
Diamond and Pearl Route 209 - Brawl Remix
All Star Mode - Brawl
Midna's Theme - Brawl Remix

Apologies for the gargantuan wall of text, but if I don't see no one song per post limit, like hell I'm gonna take full advantage of it

On a more serious note some of the lesser known chill tunes on the list that are worth a listen to are; The Fragrance of Dark Coffee, SMG File Select, Underwater Frigate Reactor Core, Amethyst Caverns, Gentle Rain, Calling to the Night, Bramble Blast remix and Midna's Theme remix
 
There are no limits. I'm actually enjoying the recommendations. The Sonic theme I've been lauding in particular back from the top of Page 2 has been nonstop playing on my comp all night.
 
Here are some songs on my playlist. I tried to add only songs that haven't already been mentioned. Enjoy!

Bomberman 64
Blue Resort
Rainbow Palace
Aquanet

1080 Snowboarding
White Out
Lost

Pokemon Snap
Options menu
River Hut

Mario Party- Mario's Rainbow Castle

Kirby 64
Quiet Forest
Seashore

Tetris Attack level

Yoshi Touch & Go- Sky level

Donkey Kong Country 3 Music - Crystal Chasm

Paper Mario
Walking on the Clouds
Shooting Star Summit
Starborn Valley

Super Mario Sunshine- Sandbird

Dark Cloud- Owl Forest

Legaia 2- Lost forest

Resident Evil 2
A Secure Place
And After That

Zelda:
Wind Waker's Wind temple
Four Sword Sanctuary
Oracle of Season's Tarm Ruins
Minish Village

EDIT: Thank you MrDenny for mentioning Besaid Island. That song is the definition of peaceful.

EDIT 2: Dang it, SDZeta! I thought I was the only one who was going to post anything from Legaia 2.
 
Nobody Important said:
I'm glad to see SimCity 4 OST get some love. I didn't expect anybody to post it. And it just reminds me that I have a copy of the game's music from the install folder waiting for me to go through it.
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Yeah the game's music is incredible, one of the best video game soundtracks IMO.
 
I find some of the zone songs in FFXI to be pleasant to listen to in the background, like promyvion, sanctuary of zitah, and a bunch of others. Memoria de la Stona is a good one, too (composed by Nobuo Uematsu).
 
Darkpen said:
I find some of the zone songs in FFXI to be pleasant to listen to in the background, like promyvion, sanctuary of zitah, and a bunch of others. Memoria de la Stona is a good one, too (composed by Nobuo Uematsu).
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Boyahda Tree is awesome too, one of my favorites.
 
The following is a selection from the Chill playist on my phone. It barely scratchs the surface of my collection though, nor does it represent my absolute favorites. In no order of preference:

Zelda Majora´s Mask. The Last End.
Killer 7. Blackburn.
Killer 7. Postgasse.
Killer 7. Stoned.
Castlevania SOTN. Woodcarving palteeta.
Castlevania SOTN. Lost painting.
Baten Kaitos. To the End of the Journey of Glittering Stars.
Baten Kaitos. To the Garden of the Moon Butterflies.
Baten Kaitos. Soul poetry.
Baten Kaitos. Dust Dancing in the Wind.
Baten Kaitos Origins. The Broken Manas and my One and Only.
Final Fantasy IX. You are not alone (Tour de Japon concert version).
Metal Gear Solid. The Best is Yet to Come.
Shin Megami Tensei III Nocturne. The Labyrinth of Amala.
Portal. Self Steem Fund.
Portal. Stop what you are doing.
Skies of Arcadia. Dungeon Cave.
Skies of Arcadia. Ancient Temple Dungeon.
Skies of Arcadia. Valua City.
The Elder Scroll´s IV Oblivion. Auriel´s ascension.
World of Goo. Burning man.
World of Goo. Jelly.
ICO. Continue.
Lost Odyssey. Parting Forever.
Lost Odyssey. The Wanderer of Darkness.
Persona 2 Innocent Sin. Azure Pearl City.
Shadow of the Colossus. Prohibited art.
Shadow of the Colossus. Prologue - To the Ancient Land.
Shadow of the Colossus. Silence - Battle with the Colossus.
 
Final Fantasy IX Music - Esto Gaza always gets to me, It comes so late in the game, you're surprised that it has not been used till then, I always just stand around listen to the wind howl, and relax.
 
Clott said:
Final Fantasy IX Music - Esto Gaza always gets to me, It comes so late in the game, you're surprised that it has not been used till then, I always just stand around listen to the wind howl, and relax.
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What sucks is that you spend all of five minutes there yet it has the best town music of any Final Fantasy game ever. I would spend hours training on the Garudas there just to listen to that calm, bluesy beat.
 
also, nearly the whole soundtrack to Grim Fandango is easy to put on and chill to.

Some people's choices are interesting to me. When I think of "chill" I thinik of down-tempo (mostly) or jazzy, but others have listed techno and what not.
 
theinfinityissue said:
This is the best thread ever. It's the only one with a trillion links posted in it where I actually check them all out. There's this one unbelievably relaxing tune in Super Metroid which I have been unable to find for the past hour, and it is going to drive me crazy.

Anyway, a few more.

Forest of Monsters- Super Castlevania (IV)- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0iuB9PQ2Cg&feature=PlayList&p=45669600BC0C6740&index=8

In the Castle (SC IV)- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1SrZvH-kOc&feature=related

What the Forest Taught Me- Secret of Mana- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sajoxHWcr-I

Donkey Kong Country 2- Web Woods- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5o_XqDmS1c
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You left out the Submerged City from SCIV, one of my all time favorite video game themes. Its not often you have BGM styled after bebop jazz in a game, in fact this is the only one I know.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LESK22HKc4

I'm also surprised that with the number of times that FFVIII soundtracks are posted, nobody ever picks Find Your Way, even though its clearly the best song in the whole game

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kia3MaNO60
 
Norante said:
What entry in the series has that arrangement? SCIII?
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its the OST version for the US version of SCII, but it is the actual in game version for the Japanese release of SCII, I would know as I imported it on GameCube.
 
viewtiful_dru said:
Some people's choices are interesting to me. When I think of "chill" I thinik of down-tempo (mostly) or jazzy, but others have listed techno and what not.
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"Chill" has as much of a broad connotation as "cool" so I'm not surprised at the differences in genres listed. As long as they're relaxing, right?

For example, some from Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune by Yuzo Koshiro (enough said) are what I could relax to.
Entry
Stream of Tears
Shine


And I'm surprised Saumari Legend Musaishi - Aeolic Guardian (a battle theme too) hasn't been mentioned yet. At least, from when I've tried to search.
 
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