Music Archive
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B is for back, which is what I am.
After a long delay between posts, I’m back behind the wheel again, and ready to start posting some new songs. A couple changes before I begin though. First off, the layout is new, thanks to WPDesigner and their wonderful themes. Obviously I changed the top banner to make it a bit more VG related. Secondly, [...] -
A is for apathy.
Since I’m lazy, I decided to do a series a posts themed around the alphabet. Each post will have songs from games that begin with a certain letter, and will continue until I’ve completed all 26 letters. We’ll start with A, as any good alphabetical list does. Tetsukazu Nakanishi – EXCALIBUR Ace Combat Zero The Belkan [...] -
You have found the Master Sword!
Since Twilight Princess is to blame for my recent absence, it only seems fitting to dedicate this post to my favorite series of all time, The Legend of Zelda. In fact, I will go one step further, and do what can be arguably the most important song in each game; the title theme. Kenta Nagata, Hajime [...] -
What about the Yankees?
Though many of the songs posted on this blog have been from Japanese games, that doesn’t mean that only the Japanese can produce a great soundtrack. Here are a few tracks from American titles that I have loved since I first heard them. Martin O’Donnell & Michael Salvatori – Opening Suite Halo Original Soundtrack You’d be [...] -
Welcome back. Here’s your sword.
Sorry for the long delay. I know I said I would have a post up last Wednesday, but things happened that kept me from it. However, I’m back and ready to continue where I left off. Previously I said I was going to post 6 songs to make up for the delay. However, this won’t happen. [...] -
It’s only a fiddle in the south.
One of the best things about video game music is when it’s redone. One way of redoing it is with a full-blown orchestra. It adds something special to the original composition, especially for older games or ones on systems who’s musical capabilities are very limited. Noriyuki Iwadare – Gyakuten Saiban – Courtroom Suite Gyakuten Saiban Orchestra [...] -
Now with 16 bit action!
After the Final Fantasy Piano post, I’ve decided that I’m going to start doing themed posts more often. Today’s theme is simple; “Retro.” Hirokazu Tanaka, Ryoji Yoshitomi, Kazumi Totaka – Monkeys Mario Paint Original Soundtrack The soundtrack to Mario Paint is strange to say the least, but it fits with a very strange game. This song [...] -
All about the piano
Since the Final Fantasy albums are a major area in the world of VGM, it only makes sense to give them some space on the blog, and today is going to be about the Piano Collections. Shiro Hamaguchi/Shinko Ogata – Fisherman’s Horizon Final Fantasy VIII: Piano Collections Already a beautiful track from the original soundtrack, the [...] -
Just a meager flame will do
COIL – Soft Machine (Opening Theme) Gitarooman As the opening track to this unique rhythm game, it does a good job of setting you up for what’s to come without giving too much away. It’s a fun song, with a catchy melody even though the vocals can sound a bit nasally at times. COIL performs [...] -
First of probably a couple
I’ve decided since I have a vast VGM collection and a lot of disc space/bandwidth, I should try my hand at a music blog. So to start out, I’ll give you a couple of my favorites and one that I’ve really enjoyed from a soundtrack not to many people think about. Yasunori Mitsuda – One Who [...]