Rate the video game music above

[TeaWest]

Not bad! A little quaint, but a good tune 7/10

I used to listen to this song all the time in high school for some reason


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FeQRZZIpMwA

 

[TouyaShiro]

I think I can see why you said that. It's like something you'd hear out of a soap opera in the 90's, especially from East Asia. It just sounds so fitting for a scenario such as high school drama. 8/10.

I wrote in a blog a while back exploring my thoughts as I was listening to the music of Dodonpachi Daifukkatsu, of which there are several albums with varied sounds between them. Today, I bring you a song from the DFK Arrange Album. The duo of Kohta Takahashi and Kenji Ito known as RESONATOR came together to arrange the music of DFK in a way that makes it sound worlds away from their OST counterparts in all but their shared melody. Of particular note are songs like Ending, NameEntry and the themes for Stage 4 - these four songs take inspiration from arcade FM synth, notably sounding a lot like the arcade versions of Gradius II and Gradius III, and it is Stage4A that I'll be sharing with you this time around. I feel like @InfiniteBakuphoon will get a kick out of this one...

Spoiler: Track 5: Stage4A

Stage4A / Kohta Takahashi (RESONATOR) Stage4A / 高橋コウタ (RESONATOR)
DO-DON-PACHI DAI-FUKKATSU ARRANGE ALBUM 怒首領蜂大復活 アレンジアルバム​

 

[Trainer Gabriel]

7/10 Not bad.

 

[Chidamari Sketch]

7/10


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNtWR9Cuh3I

 

[TeaWest]

6/10. Not bad, but I've never really liked singing in video game music, and the constant change of themes makes it a little hard to follow.

More Ace Combat music from yours truly. This is one of the briefing soundtracks from AC5! Even THE BRIEFING can have some good epic music that gets you pumped up for the mission.


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kP0S3xL2S8U

 

[TouyaShiro]

How ridiculous can a jet become? 7/10.

Not bad, but I've never really liked singing in video game music, and the constant change of themes makes it a little hard to follow.

Not a fan of medley-type songs? As for me, I honestly couldn't say I expected a stupid dope mix of Mario music, but there you go, haha. (For reference, this was what I was gonna write but I got distracted to the point where you posted before I could reply.)

More DFK Black Label Arrange today. The liner notes for this particular album show that Jake Kaufman is quite the SHMUP fan, idolised Manabu Namiki for about 10 years by the time this album came out, mentions constant trips to SHMUP forums to gain insight on how to start a PCB collection, and humorously mentions moving to Antarctica because of the immense pressure of arranging the song EVAC INDUSTRY - Judgement Day (Stage5), after he realised that Hitoshi Sakimoto once rearranged the track himself (though it doesn't mention that said arrangement is found in the Daioujou/Ketsui album released in 2003). If you're wondering who Sakimoto is, he's one of the founding members of Basiscape and the only one of the three that still remains there, as the other two (one of them being Namiki himself) have since left.

Today, I bring you his take on Ketsui's boss theme!

DARKENED Boss / Jake "Virt" Kaufman
DO-DON-PACHI DAI-FUKKATSU BLACK LABEL Arrange Mode Album 怒首領蜂大復活ブラックレーベル アレンジモード アルバム

"Just a couple more shots desu!"

 

[Max1996]

8/10. Pretty intense.

Spoiler: Please rate both

Spoiler: Original

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLcdqyDv2-s

Spoiler: Remix

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTdTFSyGIEY

 

[Lone_Garurumon]

8/10
It's nice and fun.
7/10
It's still good, but I don't think I like it as much as the original.

Spoiler: Do you dare to fight, evil's might?

 

[InfiniteBakuphoon]

No matter how good or bad Sonic games get, one thing is for certain: the music is almost always awesome (as it most definitely is here!). 8.5/10.

One could say the same thing for SEGA games in general, actually:

 

[TeaWest]

Fun and catchy! I like it. 9/10


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIMRvdCt9jM

 

[Kung Fu Ferret]

8/10 let's keep the JRPG train rolling!


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5EqmkXhs-E

 

[Wispy Willow]

Well, this is a Kingdom Hearts game we're talking abojut, so it certianly has that Disney charm to it, and is a pretty good track besides. 7/10

Spoiler

 

[TeaWest]

Oooooo right up my alley. The "fake" horns are kind of cheesy, but otherwise, excellent. 9.5/10

This song is amazing, one of my favorite credits songs ever. It's slow and thoughtful, and the way they played it with real life shots of people in New York was great. Plus, I love jazz and anything that sounds like Cowboy Bebop.


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1m4tYUfYCj4

 

[Username19]

9/10 Loved the vocals

 

[InfiniteBakuphoon]

Can't help but be reminded of Sun and Moon's music a little bit at some parts. 7/10.

Cheating but not cheating this time. Which one is better? The (semi-)original DS version:

Spoiler: DS version

Or this fan-made remastered version?

Spoiler: Remastered version

 

[ReturnofMCH]

8/10 for both
I loved the fight in red rescue team.

View: https://youtu.be/rYve8IrbKxk

With DW9 coming out soon, it’s about time for the quinessential badass normal to return.

 

[Juliko]

Whoa...uh...a little too metal for me. 5/10

Now for something nice and peaceful!

 

[Johtohfiller]

9/10

Secret of Mana's soundtrack is a candidate for my #1. I actually have a hat with Hiroki Kikuta's autograph on it.

Dunno what it is about fishing games but they always seem to have good music.

 

[Chibster]

7.5/10 The tune from 0:17-0:24 sounded familiar for some reason...


Composer: Masashi Hamauzu
Fun fact: This song is also in World of Final Fantasy, and with cellos.

 

[Trainer Gabriel]

9/10 Don't think I'm familiar with the composer, but that was very nice. A fitting tune for the title, too.