Examples of great electronic compostions in video games

[ZeeOne]

Per Virgule's suggestion...

I know some of the older forum members may not be able to relate to this, but how about some classic video game scores? I guess it's kind of disqualifying that all game BGM was composed electronically before the CD-ROM era, but some examples of classic synth-ing/good electronic composition can be found.

The Sega Mega Drive/Genesis basically had the equivalent of a Yamaha DX7 onboard:
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Then the CD-ROM era allowed game music composers to use real instruments if the wanted to, but that didn't keep them away from their old standby; the synth:
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Electronic music in video games lives on today:
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[Solderman]

Some of my favorite Genesis and SNES soundtracks:

SEGA GENESIS

Adventures of Batman & Robin
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Dynamite Headdy
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Thunder Force IV @5:30 HOT!!!
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Sword of Vermilion
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SNES
Secret of Mana
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Chrono Trigger
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ActRaiser
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Super Castlevania IV
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[b3groover]

Going old school on ya.

[smoothcriminal]

I thought the soundtrack to Mass Effect was really appealing electronica, I wonder what software the composer used.
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[computron]

this soundtrack is dope dragons furry rocks and the sfx sound test banks rock as well


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[computron]

[Jabberwalky]

I will forever be obsessed with the soundtrack to this game
GOLDEN AXE

[supermel74]

Good call on Sword Of Vermillion, first one that came to mind. Also Revenge Of Shinobi for Sega Genesis

[trevordutton]

Hey,
Cool thread.
I'm not that familiar with video games - what are some of the bigger 'blockbuster' titles in recent history?

[ZeeOne]

I'd be very surprised if I ever learned a Roland JP-8000 wasn't used in making the music for this game:

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No other synth could do Supersaws like that in 1997...

[TrondC]

the original composition:



and the at least equally awesome n64 version with guitars'n'stuff:

[Ry-Fi]

Loved the music from System Shock for PC! This intro shows off the main theme, but the whole soundtrack was equally awesome.

[computron]

wipout from the ps1







that about as far modern as I can go with games.I am from 2600 nes snes sega days



some pre nes greats

[nvbrkr]

The Sega Mega Drive/Genesis basically had the equivalent of a Yamaha DX7 onboard

Not really. As far as I know, it's a derivative of the budget DX -synths that came out later on. Like the TX81Z, but not necessarily even that.

I've never been into the sounds that those Japanese console systems had, not even when I was a kid. The sound chips used on the home computers from that time were far more musical and people actually wrote proper compositions for games on those (e.g. System 3 games on C64). In that respect there was also more emphasis placed on compositional values by European game companies, as opposed to the American and Japanese ones.

[Jabberwalky]

I've never been into the sounds that those Japanese console systems had, not even when I was a kid. The sound chips used on the home computers from that time were far more musical and people actually wrote proper compositions for games on those (e.g. System 3 games on C64). In that respect there was also more emphasis placed on compositional values by European game companies, as opposed to the American and Japanese ones.

That's such a pretentious statement. Are you even listening to some of these videos?