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Squiddicus

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Peasant

Posted June 17, '11 10:24am UTC

The title says it all.
Good games have been made great by its music.

As for me, It is easily when

****FINAL FANTASY VII FINAL BOSS SPOILERS****

When Safer Sephiroth came down while "One Winged Angel" played. Never has a final boss music struck me quite like it.

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Another one could be "Evil Messenger/Darkness" of Eternity from Final Fantasy IX. Not only did it start out like a remix of one of my favorite tracks in the game, It is the most epic non-final boss music I have heard in a game to daate.

A close third is "Zero" from Ace Combat Zero.

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The music is epic with a touch of sadness, as you are fighting one on one with your former wingman. Once, I timed the most epic part of the music exactly with the cutscene when he launches the V2 you've just tried to disable.

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Please share your thoughts and comments.

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JunkAngel

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Nomad

Posted June 19, '11 10:38am UTC

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkPF5UiDi4g&feature=related
This or the Mario soundtrack.

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ChillzMaster

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Nomad

Posted June 19, '11 11:40am UTC

Opening to the level "Covenant" in Halo 3...

ah... really got me prepped for some sick-*** alien-******* killing...

-Chillz

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Squiddicus

266 posts

Peasant

Posted June 19, '11 12:18pm UTC

Most music from Shadow of the Colossus is epic, most notably:

The Opened Way ~ Battle with the Colossus
Final Battle
Demise of the Ritual ~ Battle with the Colossus
Swift Horse
Liberated Guardian ~ Battle with the Colossus
A Dispair-Filled Farewell ~ Battle with the Colossus
You might need to listen to the OST to hear Swift Horse, though.

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Highfire

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Nomad

Posted June 19, '11 1:11pm UTC

Why isn't there someone who remembered the theme song from
Battlefield 1942. I played the game when I was a child with my friends and I loved it so the song remembered of my childhood.

Here's a present.

As for me, my favourite music aside from that in a game is probably "Fire and Fury" in Starcraft 2.

BUT... I must say it seems much better in context -- mostly because of the utmost epic speech.

Other than that, I think Crysis 2 music (also in context, which means SPOILERS) is amazing as well.

I'll almost certainly have more music as this thread goes along, namely Warcraft II. Because let's face it, when you're playing and you hear stuff like that? That's Human for ya. And this is Orc.

Anyway, I'll be back with more, probably. See you guys.

- H

[quote]Why isn't there someone who remembered the theme song from\r\nBattlefield 1942. I played the game when I was a child with my friends and I loved it so the song remembered of my childhood.[/quote]\r\n[url=http://www.youtube.com./watch?v=YOUrwUYpRpQ]Here's a present.[/url] \r\n\r\nAs for me, my favourite music aside from that in a game is probably [url=http://www.youtube.com./watch?v=dVpWcyy_dBM]"Fire and Fury"[/url] in Starcraft 2.\r\n\r\nBUT... I must say it seems much better in context -- mostly because of the utmost [url=http://www.youtube.com./watch?v=isoqmAQGiSY]epic[/url] speech. \r\n\r\nOther than that, I think [url=http://www.youtube.com./watch?v=ph1Sn3li54I]Crysis 2 music [/url]([url=http://www.youtube.com./watch?v=OownHWGHmt4]also in context[/url], which means SPOILERS) is amazing as well.\r\n\r\nI'll almost certainly have more music as this thread goes along, namely [url=http://www.youtube.com./watch?v=J6Za0rZs0Qk]Warcraft II.[/url] Because let's face it, when you're playing and you hear stuff like that? That's Human for ya. And [url=http://www.youtube.com./watch?v=Q1QJXxhJ2gE&feature=related]this[/url] is Orc.\r\n\r\nAnyway, I'll be back with more, probably. See you guys. :)\r\n\r\n - H

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GhostOfMatrix

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Bard

Posted June 19, '11 1:40pm UTC

I like all the music on the Dynasty Warriors games. You can listen to the music here.

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Xenon911

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Nomad

Posted June 19, '11 9:57pm UTC

Mega man 2-dr. wily stages 1 and 2

I love the way it has so many remixes that make it sound even better, but you have to respect 8-bit, man.

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Squiddicus

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Peasant

Posted June 21, '11 10:31am UTC

but you have to respect 8-bit, man.

*Salutes NES*

The enitre final battle of the NES version of the final battle of Dragon Warrior IV is epic. The boss is so big, they had to cut the level off of the status bar at the top of the screen.

*SPOILER ALERT*
He starts out looking the same as Esturk, the mid-point boss. The same music is playing - 'Evil One.' After whacking him around a bit, HE TRANSFORMS. This is nothing ever seen in a NES game until now (in RPGs at least). If you time it right, his sound effects obscure the music to make it all the more epic. At his final form, the music changes. When he is defeated, he doesn't just disappear (unless you play the remakes), his color changes to solid white, and fades to black.
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SNES epics this way: (There may be repeats)
Chrono Trigger (Chrono Trigger)
Battle with Magus (Chrono Trigger)
Boss Battle 2 (Chrono Trigger)
Ocean Palace (Chrono Trigger)
World Revolution (Chrono Trigger)
Last Battle (Chrono Trigger)
Battle 2 (Chrono Trigger)
Fight 2 (Final Fantasy IV)
The Dreadful Fight (Final Fantasy IV)
Tower of Zot (Final Fantasy IV)
Bomb Ring (Final Fantasy IV)
Within the Giant (Final Fantasy IV)
Red Wings (Final Fantasy IV)
Prologue (Final Fantasy IV)
The Final Battle (Final Fantasy IV)
Epilogue 3 (Final Fantasy IV)
Hero's Challenge (Dragon Quest III Remake: Japan Only)
Ridley's Theme (Super Metroid)
Lower Norfair (I love the remix from Metroid Prime) (Super Metroid)
Mother Brain Battle (Super Metroid)
Theme of Samus Aran (Super Metroid)
Towards the Horizon (Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavanly Bride <Japan Only&gt

[quote]but you have to respect 8-bit, man.[/quote]\r\n*Salutes NES*\r\n\r\nThe enitre final battle of the NES version of the final battle of Dragon Warrior IV is epic. The boss is so big, they had to cut the level off of the status bar at the top of the screen.\r\n\r\n*SPOILER ALERT*\r\nHe starts out looking the same as Esturk, the mid-point boss. The same music is playing - 'Evil One.' After whacking him around a bit, HE TRANSFORMS. This is nothing ever seen in a NES game until now (in RPGs at least). If you time it right, his sound effects obscure the music to make it all the more epic. At his final form, the music changes. When he is defeated, he doesn't just disappear (unless you play the remakes), his color changes to solid white, and fades to black.\r\n*END SPOILERS*\r\n\r\nSNES epics this way: (There may be repeats)\r\nChrono Trigger (Chrono Trigger)\r\nBattle with Magus (Chrono Trigger)\r\nBoss Battle 2 (Chrono Trigger)\r\nOcean Palace (Chrono Trigger)\r\nWorld Revolution (Chrono Trigger)\r\nLast Battle (Chrono Trigger)\r\nBattle 2 (Chrono Trigger)\r\nFight 2 (Final Fantasy IV)\r\nThe Dreadful Fight (Final Fantasy IV)\r\nTower of Zot (Final Fantasy IV)\r\nBomb Ring (Final Fantasy IV)\r\nWithin the Giant (Final Fantasy IV)\r\nRed Wings (Final Fantasy IV)\r\nPrologue (Final Fantasy IV)\r\nThe Final Battle (Final Fantasy IV)\r\nEpilogue 3 (Final Fantasy IV)\r\nHero's Challenge (Dragon Quest III Remake: Japan Only)\r\nRidley's Theme (Super Metroid)\r\nLower Norfair (I love the remix from Metroid Prime) (Super Metroid)\r\nMother Brain Battle (Super Metroid)\r\nTheme of Samus Aran (Super Metroid)\r\nTowards the Horizon (Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavanly Bride <Japan Only>)

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Maverick4

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Peasant

Posted June 21, '11 12:58pm UTC

Pegasus Bridge - Call of Duty

Majora's Theme - Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask

These are really the only two scores that I thought were just awesome. I can't guarantee the quality of the videos, as I don't have speakers. I knew the score names though, so...

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adamborg1

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Farmer

Posted June 21, '11 1:52pm UTC

I would definitely consider the intro song from Battlefield 1942 the most epic!

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ug5151

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Nomad

Posted June 21, '11 2:22pm UTC

I love Final Fantasy IV music, but I love MINECRAFT music the most.

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Loptice

242 posts

Peasant

Posted June 21, '11 4:35pm UTC

Sonic Music and THE WORLD ENDS WITH YOU soundtrack

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mordecai1031

156 posts

Nomad

Posted June 23, '11 3:25am UTC

i loved the music in Dante's Inferno, it was so eery and creepy i fell in love.

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Engima

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Nomad

Posted June 23, '11 3:27am UTC

I actually doubt anyone knows/plays this game but I love the music off Frozen Synapse (:

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domecraft

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Nomad

Posted June 30, '11 6:30pm UTC

i like age of empires 2 music. its so epic in the beginning.

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GentlemanClam

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Nomad

Posted June 30, '11 9:49pm UTC

So far this is the most epic music I've heard so far.(and most epic banjo music as well.)

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