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Re: Sndtst: 8-bit video game music

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Post by Vaskivo »

kubiiii wrote: post #3

Thanks for sharing. Apart from the surge of nostalgia, anyone should listen to the streets of rage soundtrack (1991). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discography_of_the_Streets_of_R... I used to play the game just to listen to the music. It might sound old fashioned now but it was incredible back then.

I was just going to recomment that!

I've been listening to those soundtracks lately, and It's awesome how different they are from each other.

SoR1 has a 80's vibe and is the most "normal".

SOR2 is arguably the best, where Koshiro started to explore new grounds. "Go Straight" is a classic, "Jungle base" shows some jungly house and, my favourite, "Alien Power" just evokes weirdness. Also, "Expander" sounds like a preview of the SOR3soundtrack.

In SOR3 Koshiro worked with a partner, and developed a system that uses procedurally generated samples. It sounds a bit more harsh, with some break beats and bit more noisy. While not so pleasing to the ear sometimes, it is features some really interesting composition. I recommend "Fuze", "Cycle I", "Inga Rasen" and the stressful "Bulldozer".

Also by Yuzo Koshiro, check out out Revenge of the Shinobi. For more FM synthesis goodness, try Thunderforce III in op's link.

Re: Sndtst: 8-bit video game music

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Post by johanx »

I really like the website interface. By the way you can find many soundtracks here (about 5500 individual songs) in the archives located here: http://www.hotdogstorm.com/bucky/GameMusicArchives/ They are in NSFE format which can be played or converted to anything else using foobar2000 and the Game Emu Player plugin.

Re: Sndtst: 8-bit video game music

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Post by devja »

ANTSANTS wrote: post #9
empressplay wrote: post #7

Neat site, but most of these games were 16-bit... all these songs are still under copyright though so I worry for the site's longevity...

You know you can google "mario roms" and find hundreds of sites hosting the actual games (not just the music) that have been up for years , right? I think this one will be fine.

You can also find these tracks using Google at higher qualities with proper tags/metadata and a complete set of album art.

Re: Sndtst: 8-bit video game music

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Post by ilitirit »

kubiiii wrote: post #3

Thanks for sharing. Apart from the surge of nostalgia, anyone should listen to the streets of rage soundtrack (1991). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discography_of_the_Streets_of_R... I used to play the game just to listen to the music. It might sound old fashioned now but it was incredible back then.

The artist behind the music is kind of a legend in Japan. There was a time when he used to play his productions at club events. Granted, it was Game Music Events, but he's basically the only artist people remember.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dOnOKsaQz0

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