<3 Tim Follin!!!!!!!!! Agent
I just heard that Bleep World
lonlonJT
Joined: May 17 2011 |
I just heard that Bleep World stuff you posted a while back. I could hear the Follin influence :) |
I've written 30 songs since
Most of them aren't
auriplane
Joined: Sep 06 2008 |
Most of them aren't online. Here's one: http://auriplane.net/amastrida1full.mp3
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nice. hey, not to make an
lonlonJT
Joined: May 17 2011 |
nice. hey, not to make an issue of it, but i take it you're a girl. do you feel that there should be more female composers doing progressive music? i was thrilled when i first learned that there were a few prominent female VGM composers (michiru yamane, yoko shimomura etc) but i'm still not seeing many female progressive guitar players. as a composer/guitarist, is that something you feel strongly about? |
Im pretty sure I heard an OC
karathrow
Joined: Oct 26 2010 |
Im pretty sure I heard an OC remix version of that turok 2 song and remember it being pretty damn good. Does Beyond Good and Evil count? I really like Alexander Brandon's music. It seems youre familiar with at least his Deus Ex stuff, but I loved his work on the original Unreal (no not tournament, the one JUST called unreal) and also Unreal Tournament 99. Unreal - Shared Dig Unreal Tournament 99- Phantom I was rediscovering Timesplitters 2 and found it actually had a really good soundtrack. Timesplitters 2 Wild Wild West (I especially like the part that kicks in around 1:45 ish) Despite using covers of old pop music Stubbs the Zombie for the original Xbox has a killer soundtrack. |
i just use "prog" as a
lonlonJT
Joined: May 17 2011 |
auri: i just use "prog" as a blanket term for anything that kindof transcends genre and has had a bit of thought put into it. most of the female artists out there tend to stick to formulaic music (all girl punk, acoustic folk, pop etc) and they pay plenty of lip service to there not being enough original or experimental female artists (especially in rock), but then they get all defensive as soon as someone asks why there aren't more female progressive instrumentalists. maybe i'm wrong but i just feel like there's a bit of a double standard when i try to discuss it with female musicians i know, like its something you're not allowed to talk about. of course the music matters more than the gender, but i'd hate to see progressive and alternative sounds remain the preserve of male musicians indefinitely. i really want to see more girls make an impact as instrumentalists and musical visionaries. |
coll choices
lonlonJT
Joined: May 17 2011 |
coll choices karathrow...original unreal was an amazing game. beyond good and evil is incredibly underrated- did you know they recently made a sequel but cancelled the release? pure insanity. i'll check out the rest tomorrow |
http://www.youtube.com/watch?
jitJoined: Mar 04 2009 |
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2UroWZ_LEg |
one of my old wips, need to
Jacob31593
Location: Tampa, FL Joined: Jan 04 2009 |
one of my old wips, need to find the time to finish it |
Re: one of my old wips, need to
lonlonJT
Joined: May 17 2011 |
Jacob31593 said
that's tight, you should totally finish that. the song kindof takes a while to pick up though. the bass at 1:23 and the strings at 1:43 are the best parts. |
Re: Obscure / Underrated Game Soundtracks
RexLeRouge
IMPACTO Joined: Aug 15 2008 |
lonlonJT said Yes Yes and Yes again *puts on the Rex seal of approval* Nice dude |
I just fucking loved the
zen03y
CATFOOD Location: Lynn, MA Joined: Jun 20 2009 |
I just fucking loved the Sailor Moon RPG OST!!! Sailor Moon Another Story - Boss Battle There are more happy/emotional songs that I'm too lazy to make in-game recordings of though (because the OST album released is actually..um...higher-quality rerecordings? And limited in song selection) There is also Saiyuki Journey West for the PSX OH LET US NOT FORGET LUNAR II ETERNAL BLUE I've actually yet to finish a guitar arrangement for the last battle too!!! |
Illusion of Gaia and Alundra
Kain
What is... Gee-taar? Location: Tennessee Joined: Mar 13 2009 |
Illusion of Gaia (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qterCE6F3RM&feature=youtube_gdata_player) and Alundra (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62HoIMZ8xAE&feature=youtube_gdata_player) have criminally underrated soundtracks. And though I'll chalk this one up to nostalgia, a couple songs from Yu-Gi-Oh! Forbidden Memories and Eternal Duelist Soul (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irTxv_kkee4&feature=youtube_gdata_player) are awesome. Too bad next to nobody played those.
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Re: Illusion of Gaia and Alundra
jitJoined: Mar 04 2009 |
Kain said Nice taste, but I already beat you to that exact song =P |
Ha. You can see how well I
Kain
What is... Gee-taar? Location: Tennessee Joined: Mar 13 2009 |
Ha. You can see how well I read this thread before posting.
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Re: Ha. You can see how well I
karathrow
Joined: Oct 26 2010 |
Kain said
I think it's great that you don't care who questions your sexual orientation. |
Age of Empires II and Age of
OggirtMoonfrad
You've met with a terrible fate, haven't you? Location: Guildford, UK Joined: Mar 18 2011 |
Age of Empires II and Age of Mythology, Steven Rippy made some really fantastic soundtracks for both of these in particular, they fit in so well with the strategy gameplay and fuse elements of the time period with more modern sounds to create a vast soundscape: |
lonlonJT
Joined: May 17 2011
I looked around briefly but I couldn't find a thread like this in any of the forums. Please merge / point me in that direction if I missed it.
Otherwise, itt share a couple of links to quality VGM that gets overlooked.
Solstice NES
In the 80s, Solstice composer Tim Follin became something of a legend for pushing the boundaries of what was considered possible for 8 bit game music. His achievements are numerous and its well worth reading his wikipedia article. He should be one of the most famous of all VGM composers imo.
Turok 2 - The Port of Adia
The rest of the soundtrack is pretty forgettable but this track was awesome.
Mystical Ninja 2 - Edo Castle
Probably one of the most underrated game series ever, Mystical Ninja was fucking hilarious and the music was fantastic.