Your favourite video game music composers. - Page 5

Bloody_Inferno · 05-11-2011, 06:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Clydefrog

Don't know if they've gotten any love yet, but the Follin Brothers are pretty much the best game composers of all time. They also were able to sample some amazing sound instruments.

When Shigeru Miyamoto heard opening song to Plok!, he was speechless, and eventually said that he couldn't believe that it was the SNES making such sounds.

If you're at all a fan of progressive rock, you have to check out the Follins. Not many game tunes utilize odd time signatures and tempo changes. It's almost like Rush in VG form.

There's a lot of their stuff out there, and if the Follins are not in AT LEAST your top 10, you are WRONG.

I posted the Plok! intro a few pages ago.

Otherwise, yep, agreed.

And needs more Solstice 1-2.

My favorite of the Follins sans Plok!

EDIT: Admittedly I focused more on Tim than Geoff on my first post... and also funny enough, Tim actually hated computer games.

JamesM · 05-11-2011, 07:36 PM

Koh Ohtani.

xRiCoRex · 05-12-2011, 05:51 AM

Spencer Nielsen

I don't know who make the Sonic's song but their are a lot of good stuff too.

Fiction · 05-12-2011, 06:09 AM

I'm listening to the final fantasy 8 sound track at the moment, I'm nostalgia-ing so ....ing much, I'm trying to buy a playstation 1 now so I can play it ahhh!

redskyharbor · 02-05-2012, 07:36 AM

Back from the dead, I found this.

jin · 02-05-2012, 08:02 AM

This.

Somnium · 02-05-2012, 08:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by heavy7-665

Akira Yamaoka

Hell yeah.

Wolf ov Fire · 02-05-2012, 08:39 PM

Halo, JSFR, Call of Duty, MechAssault, Star Wars (Kotor)

mikernaut · 02-05-2012, 09:23 PM

Ko Otani- ICO, Shadow of the Colossus, Solar Field's work on Mirrors Edge, and The Zone of the Enders 2 soundtrack

The_Mop · 03-11-2012, 02:47 PM

The Bastion soundtrack is shit hot.

Especially this first one - a particuarly surreal but awesome moment when this shows up:

Other cool ones:

isispelican · 03-11-2012, 03:35 PM

Ryan-ZenGtr- · 03-11-2012, 05:31 PM

Frank Klepacki was pretty innovative in early days, working with 8 bit sound and the primitive formative years of multi media gaming industry. But it's clear, the Japanese' tendency towards the obsessive has been a driving force in music and gaming. It's been a great outlet for many talented composers, as highlighted by this thread and all the unforgettable music here.

There was a concert called "Games in Concert" which had many classics, including Zelda and the Tetris them. Here is something sevenstring.org might enjoy.

Interviews
GSoundtracks - Interview with composer Frank Klepacki
Frank Klepacki Interview

The Black Mages

Games music composers formed a live rock band to perform their compositions, which you may also enjoy.

E.S. Posthumus

A pair of German brothers have changed the sound of TV, Cinema and advertising with their unique brand of cinematic orchestral metal. You will be familiar with their music, even if you're unfamiliar with the name.

Dimmu Borgir

Hmm... Coincidence?

Alimination · 03-11-2012, 05:55 PM

Jason Graves!

and

Hideki Naganuma

spawnofthesith · 03-11-2012, 07:04 PM

Jeremy Soule no question

Bloody_Inferno · 03-18-2012, 06:39 AM

Bumping for some Mutsuhiko Izumi appresh...

And the guy can shred too:

Varcolac · 03-18-2012, 07:21 AM

The Mass Effect series's soundtrack has been ridiculously awesome all the way through in my opinion. It's got a lot more in common with film scores than videogame music, I feel.

The Uncreator · 03-18-2012, 08:27 AM

Normand Corbeil

Cris Velasco and Sascha Dikiciyan

Clint Mansell

Maniacal · 03-18-2012, 08:39 AM

Jeremy Soule, the music for Total Annihilation is simply incredible.

Genome · 03-18-2012, 08:47 AM

No contest for me. Nobuo Uematsu all the way.

Honourable mention to Jack Wall for ME1+2 (and pieces that appear in 3) and the guys who do all the Shadow Hearts compositions, especially Covenant. Such underrated games.

guitareben · 03-18-2012, 03:55 PM

Morrowind, Oblivion and Skyrim.

Bloody_Inferno · 06-22-2012, 08:44 PM

Been on a massive Ko Otani lately. Mentioned a few times already but his rock sensibilities aren't appreciated well enough. A shame because his soundtrack to Sengoku Basara 3 certainly delivers.

Floppystrings · 06-22-2012, 09:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xRiCoRex

Spencer Nielsen

ECCO was a badass game.

This is my all time favorite game-themed song:

If you hear that after beating a game you know you are the man.

CyborgSlunk · 06-23-2012, 06:45 AM

Don´t remember the names but I think it was two composers who did the Shenmue soundtrack. What´s so impressive about it, is how many songs were used in both games. Every builing, every quarter, every period of the game had unique and memorable music. Here are some of the "big" themes.

Also, ....ing THIS:

My favorite game and music of all time.

_MonSTeR_ · 06-23-2012, 09:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JakePeriphery

Alexander Brandon, composer for the first Deus Ex game, before I played this game I did not like electronic music at all, this piece made me appreciate it:

I don't know if Alex is a member here but back in the day, he used to be a fully paid up, Ibanez toting regular over on Jemsite! Deus Ex is one of my favourite games ever, maybe you guys should see about covering that theme?

Narrillnezzurh · 06-24-2012, 01:37 AM

Whoever did the music for StarCraft is my favorite videogame composer.

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