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Whatever happened to games with epic fucking music?

Examples:

SOTC A Violent Encounter http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69io0J2wOBQ (shivers)

SOTC Revived Power http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qR_s3BGLu0s (shivers x 2)

Chrono Cross - Time's Scar (intro) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDnPYoGzW78 (with video) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J46RY4PU8a8 (better audio)

Chrono Trigger - Theme http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIO1sajyx_o (and one of my favorites http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzjvqzDaK0c)

Threads of Fate OST - Pass through the Forest http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RumBRltAUVI (fucking beautiful)

FFXI Battle Music (all the different themes) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkeCBwIEs1U

FFVI - Phantom Forest http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzRn52Zf5b8

FF7 - Hurry http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5wqIafRKms

Zelda Wind Waker - Ocean http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Car2R06WZcw

Freedom Fighters - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFAAbIDoe2Q

NOW YOU!

Apr 17, 2009 6:24pm PDT

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- This post taught me to turn off YouTube Embedinator. : mathyou
- Twilight Princess and Metroid Prime 3 had pretty awesome soundtracks. : DOOManiac
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  my youtube embedder just exploded : burning eye
  - same : kevp
  - ^^^^^^ :( nice tunes though! : SeaLlama
- nothing, they are still made, next question : Luminair
- Chrono Cross had an absolutely amazing sound track. I listened to that thing countless times. I really wi... : ashkie
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  Pretty much any boss battle theme composed by Nobuo Uematsu. : soapland
  - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gaZOGhESWmg : soapland
  - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7wJ8pE2qKU : soapland
  - The Black Mages! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7J5QwzonU0 : Kaiser
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    Also, I liked the AC version of both songs a little more http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5st0b3ln5U&fe... : Kaiser
    - Looks like Nobuos having fun. : legato17
  - This, for instance: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmR0-n39a94 : Vincent Grayson
  - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_1_dKYiEqk : legato17
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  Mass Effect? it's epic, but in electronic form : Postal
  - I pretty much had the soundtrack on loop at work today. : Wadmaasi
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  Metal Gear Solid - End Theme - The Best is Yet to Come http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6miaTf1gF4g Meta... : RevRaven
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    I filled the cup when TBIYTC faded in during MGS4. OMG. PERFECTION. : TastyWheat
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      Dude, when the game turned into MGS and payed that song during MGS4, that was one of the neatest ideas ev... : pgharavi
      
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      Yeah..wandering around Shadow Moses with TBIYTC playing with the audio flashbacks...it was so awesome. De... : RevRaven
      
      I loved the audio flashbacks. : Omaha
    - yeah that part was pretty fucking amazing : gmd
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    All the MGS themes have been fucking fantastic. The intros to 2 and 3 certainly are the most epic. Solid ... : Bamtan
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  FFXIII boss music - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jU-GfmEftU4 : Yanks
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    That's pretty good! : kallanta
    - I want it. in my pants : Yanks
  - That was awesome. I want this game :( : ashkie
  - God I hope this game turns out well. : BoKnows
- The GTA IV theme is pretty awesome. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6mFNznjmbM : Prozium
- Intro to Sin Episodes: Emergence http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mp-V6TnyEM : digital_d
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  Lost Odyssey's soundtrack is pretty epic. : kallanta
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    proof: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzM5GeeLjJ8 : kallanta
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      yeah, I need to finish it this weekend. on disc 4 >_< : freakord
      
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      I'm about a 3rd of the way through Disc 3. I think this is probably the best "traditional" JRPG I've pla... : kallanta
      
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      I got choked up when is daughter died :'( : freakord
      
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      Honestly, a lot of the 1000 Years of Lost Dreams segments do that to me. Many of those are really, REALL... : kallanta
      
      I have some spare tissues : freakord
      
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      Damn, I've had Lost Odyssey for a while and haven't even unsealed it. You guys are really making me want... : DinK
      
      it really is a good game. : ssj4megaman
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  Freedom Fighters fuck yeah! It broke my heart that it was before the day of mandatory co-op : johnwissinger
  - YES PLEASE. Freedom Fighters had some of the best soundtrack music ever. Soooooo underrated. : MercFox1
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  Super Mario Galaxy had some SERIOUSLY epic music : Korban
  - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNqEfB6IYmE : Korban
  - this is very true. : kallanta
  - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85VuNQaqPmk : Yanks
  - So true: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzYBrUl926c : cptn.peachfuzz
  - i'm fond of gusty garden http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-z2kxFCQ_mQ&feature=related : j0nchan
  - Once upon a time I came home after a long night of dancing and....consuming....candy. My roommate at the ... : focusdaily
  - Yes, the soundtrack for SMG is great. : Cowburn199
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  Battlefield 1942 - Loading: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LNiOeRVdGI Earthbound - Get on the Bus: ht... : helvetica
  - There is nothing better than these two so I won't bother and just say IAWTP : rosewood
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    I don't know if it's because BF1942 was my first big game with shackers or what, but that music is really... : Kaiser
    - BF1942's music was very good. I haven't played it in like 5 years, but I still remember the main theme. : code-e255
  - I like how every Battlefield game has used that theme in a little bit different way. : cyclonebee
  - Its a shame this track got lost, it was the loading theme for Armored Fury, one of the "booster" packs fo... : Beady
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  Halo. : g0nk
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    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lceOdKYFzrw : podung
    - So many good halo songs. Brings back memories. I feel like playing them all through again. : podung
    - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72U3E3rzQro : GearHead2k3
  - Could listen to this one all day. Marty O'Donnel is a beast. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_mHpkg-R5... : cyclonebee
- Definitely Homeworld. MGS4. And while not epic, I thought the new Prince of Persia game had some pretty g... : Magus
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  Huge Pavlovian response to this...I think I feel it move every time I hear it http://www.youtube.com/watc... : spiderfill
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    I'll up you http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUmD0T-IYn4&feature=PlayList&p=89E93E65FB77C28A&playnext=1&pla... : freakord
    - Totally upped : spiderfill
- Phantom Forest is so fantastical. : Head Rush
- The last game I played with epic music? Apollo Justice - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enUOcGREaT... : avatar_58
- FFXII - Esper Battle - One of the more epic parts of the soundtrack, absolutely love this: http://www.you... : exponen7
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  JESPER KYD!!! Hitman! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABnJ8GO_7XM&feature=related http://www.youtube.co... : Kaiser
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    Jesper Kyd everything. : legato17
    - Truly, Jesper Kyd is the man. And awesomely, he's also danish *swells with nationalistic pride*. : master_disaster_17
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    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVsjLPF5JaY : legato17
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      WAT? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBH-78sFqeg&feature=related Apocalypse REVERSED : Kaiser
      
      Sounds like something out of Super Metroid... Which has an awesome soundtrack as well. : legato17
  - This thread needs more Frank Klepacki and Jesper Kyd love. : MercFox1
  - I AGREE, Vegas is his best song so far. : Snipergen
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  Re: Chrono Trigger - I always thought this was amazing: Sealed Gate - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=... : liquidlies
  - I've always loved Frog's theme. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CfE8lwSaFs&feature=related : chungathebunga
- Great post man, but next time please consider the embedinator'd folks. : Fred Garvin
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  Gran Turismo The original Japanese music that I don't remember being in any of the US releases Moon Ove... : Kaiser
  - that is just chillingly awesome. :D I have heard it many... many times. : Downforce
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    god damn I remembered how I struggled to switch to the US release because I thought the soundtrack to the... : moe6
    - I assume the European version has the same soundtrack as the US version. First thing I did in EVERY Gr... : code-e255
- I'm not sure this counts. OKKUSENMAN! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzSR_TFMirs : Kaiser
- Jeremy Soule.* : dael
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  Joe Hisaishi knows epic. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZTL51K0Y2o&feature=related : spazzium
  - Although he doesn't do much with games... his stuff could be in games though. : spazzium
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  Secret of Mana - Opening Theme - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnsJI4rmoVE : LordHellMaX
  - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qm6u-5mjRtk&feature=PlayList&p=B5D019E71369F5D0&playnext=1&playnext_from=P... : legato17
- god I hate JRPG repetitive battle music >:( it's great music until you've heard it about 500 times. : Majuju
- Force Your Way from FFVIII...so awesome! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fk_6B4XCmqA&feature=related : Gojirah
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  UT '99 and Duke3D :) : dognose
  - UT 99 has one of my favorite menu themes BF1942 and Halo also have great title music : cfalcon
- Quake 2 OST by Sonic Mayhem - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kk7Q8atMoS4 : The-Shadow-TS
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  Freedom Fighters was such a great fucking game. I want another one of those! As for other epic music gam : thetangent
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    Oblivion was another good one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvTs_BCFu1w HELL MARCH: http://www.youtube... : thetangent
    - Civ IV: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ppZUcfBbeM&feature=related : thetangent
- Chrono Cross main theme http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZe4tzilkh8 : getfrisky
- Anything with hymn/chant choirs? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FXrbNlX0KU : etherboy
- I loved Funky Dealer from Jet Set Radio Future: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-WZhmBhtOc : Waverider
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  Mass effect has truly epic music : adsriordan
  - even the romance theme was good : Mondo
- man that sotc revived power song is so fucking good, i loved hearing that come on in the game : Mr.SEX
- Arakune's theme from Blazblue is incredible http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8yzBFDCvhE : Link.
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  God Of War 1 and 2, epic all the way through : Serpico74
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    I remember absolutely none of it though :( : pyide
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      Good excuse to play them again! : Serpico74
      
      I've been meaning to play through the original because I wasn't too thrilled with 2. Was solid for sure, ... : pyide
    - How can you not remember the God of War jingle? Daaaaaaa dah dah dahhhhhh.... dah dah daaaaaaah.... ... : Omaha
- Nazrin's theme from Undefined Fantastic Object http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrXK5D3rOJY : Link.
- I love the Wind Waker Ocean music an absurd amount for a game that wasn't nearly as important to me as so... : DinK
- I'm surprised no one's linked Bowser's Road from Mario 64 yet http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POBbjyJKOy0 : Link.
- Relentless and Twinsen's Odyssey Relentless http://www.magicball.net/downloads/music/lba1?s=4d8704733... : mista mista
- Fuck yes Freedom Fighters! But I'd have to say whatever that song is that plays on HL2-Episode 2 when : Malku
- outcast: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M26n2gGV7FA : 60days
- fatal fury music ftw : chrisschutz
- Dear self, please listen to more of these tomorrow, they are excellent. Sincerely, SeaLlama : SeaLlama
- homeworld, serious sam, haha thats all that I remember. : mindshot
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  Suikoden II: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_f4eGQ9MIWM Final Fantasy Tactics: http://www.youtube.com/wa... : Demius
  - Suikogaidens had good one's too. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PNjCnoaugM : Mondo
- I'm surprised Zelda: OoT hasn't been mentioned yet (or I missed it). The Hyrule Field music is amazing ... : cfalcon
- [jumping on the uematsu bandwagon] i am disappointed no one has mentioned the opera scene from final f... : j0nchan
- Tomb Raider Underworld is pretty fucking hugely epic. And the soundtrack is available for free. http:/... : enyakk
- I dunno, the new PoP has some pretty epic music so far : ColoradoCNC
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  I kinda like most of the music in the Unreal games. The UT3 menu theme is really cool, imho. : code-e255
  - http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=19605578 : Omaha
- Mechwarrior 2 - the fukung image of the kittehs driving the cardboard battletech Timberwolf from the othe... : Daggoth
- Team Fortress 2 - 'The Art of War' http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQVSW9KlIhc : [7]kami
- Diablo 2's music is still my all-time favourite :-) : dchavez999
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  Oh, Kow Otani composed the music for SOTC? Gotta check out that soundtrack sometime. I loved his music in... : Lightbulb
  - A lot of the soundtrack is kinda meh outside the game, but during the game it's quite the experience. Che... : pyide
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  How could i forget this EPIC intro tune. One of the best ever. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kD_-sIjR... : [7]kami
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    Burning Crusade version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ah0m_jx6s8w WolTK version: http://www.youtub... : [7]kami
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      Fuck, that music makes me want to play again :( : [7]kami
      
      Yeah, WoW has some legendary musical pieces. I can't find it on YouTube, but there's a really mesmerizing... : code-e255
- "Dragon Battle" from Icewind Dale is probably the most epic boss battle music I've ever heard: http://ww... : contentious roy
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  WHY HAS NOONE MENTIONED INTERSTATE '76! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JCGZFQZkdc Holy crap people... : Cliffzorz
  - I could never get this game to run properly on my 98 box. I don't think it was a good machine but I knew... : redfive
- http://www.netzwerkomaha.com/pub/soundtracks : Omaha
- Super Metroid, how has this not been said yet? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhAQfpbsymU : cyclonebee
- Castlevania SOTN : BoKnows
- Mass Effect and World of Goo have seriously legendary soundtracks. : deject
- I loved me some Perfect Dark. : Zolneirz
- SPLINTER CELL: DOUBLE AGENT has one bad ass soundtrack, it sets the mood just perctly : X-GOUKI
- If you're to play only one Japanese RPG, play Chrono Trigger. : Marrbe
- This thread makes me want to replay about a dozen games. : BoKnows
- Baldur's Gate, and BG2 were EPIC. The first (and especially BG:ToB) are very reminiscent of Basil Poledou... : Bold
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  Planetside had a lot of great music. A lot of people disabled it, but it was actually really good for letting you know something was happening or where you were (the themes for each empire would play when you were in their SOI, so if a base flipped the music would let you know).
  
  http://www.donferronemusic.com/New_Planetside_Mixes/New_NC_Main_Theme.mp3 is a remix of the original NC Sanctuary track by the original composer. Its a gorgeous peice of ambient music.
  
  http://www.donferronemusic.com/New_Planetside_Mixes/NEW_TR_%20SOI_Sanctuary.mp3 isnt the TR's Sanctuary music (despite the filename), but is played when you are fighting as the TR defending your own base. The lyrics are propaganda apparently, as the TR is a fascist empire trying to crush the others.
  
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  Planetside had a lot of great music. A lot of people disabled it, but it was actually really good for let... : Beady
- The music for Rainbow Six: Rogue Spear was totally epic. I remember ripping the CD audio tracks right off... : realityescapeartist

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