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Who's your favorite video game composer, /v/?
Post 'em and a track.
For me it's gotta be Matt Uelemen.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnMR6SOBa9k
hey excellent thread
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iV7JTwk0kQE
not my favorite but i want an excuse to post this
I like Cliff Martinez
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=welUaSIxUC0
El Huervo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApbcfFl6M28
else.heartbreak(), not the best of games, but a goddamn amazing soundtrack
also for his shit in Hotline Miami
sean schafianski is qt
Tim Follin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_gObHt1uZA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNpSPt30uSA
Absolute wizard.
Masayoshi Soken is one of my favorites. I think he does a really fantastic job with Final Fantasy XIV.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yG-BIMPtC9k
This is the composer for Limbo and the upcoming Inside. I really like the OST for Inside but it's not officially out and you only really hear it from his GDC presentation.
http://gdcvault.com/play/1023731/A-Game-That-Listens-The
44:30.
Justin Bell
https://youtu.be/_xm9xclRC80
https://youtu.be/h9Oot-B_sh0
The rhythm in that combat music drives me wild
The one time Revo was the composer for a video game (Bravely Default), he absolutely nailed it.
"Serpent Eating the Ground" is a really well done song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLBTIUzPpEQ
>>340821961
Mark Morgan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jxn1sqAQ-c
His soundtrack in Fallout 1,2 is essential part of their amazing atmosphere.
Yoko Shimomura. She's done SO much fucking incredible stuff.
Darren Korb
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jz8c17upEwM
The albums for both of Supergiant's games sound amazing. Totally looking forward to their next title.
>>340824021
dont know how that could be your favorite composer but that was a pretty neat segment. the guy is boring as fuck though
I wouldn't call him my favorite, but the guy who did the new doom's soundtrack is pretty talented, the videos on his thoughts on how to redo some of the tracks were great.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ua-f0ypVbPA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1g-7-dFXOUU
Probably a common pick but Shoji Meguro
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpNhxUIMXug
I love pretty much every soundtrack he's done. They're so catchy.
>>340824021
Are you a shill or something? There's barely any music at all. It's just a little gameplay snippet, it's cool but doesn't really pertain to the thread.
>>340824123
>literally copied aphex twin
>good
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=log0l7UYcR8
Kyouhei Sada, best known for his work for Konami (mostly as an arranger), and later Natsume.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KsmoVHtpLBc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDREJ_Fflac
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWOQsFXBsxw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttUyw8OPbgA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yj1HJJPuc0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YoJNYZVe3o
>>340823959
I fucking love Plok.
all the Final Fantasy games have a really good soundtrack. also Planescape: Torment had an uneedingly incredible soundtrack.
https://youtu.be/dXF9I6OykBc?t=217
Revo doesn't even compose and yet eh most one of the most refreshing and perfect soundtracks. Bravely Default is amazing.
>>340821961
Shoji Meguro
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkpwUoEUcv4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGyVct4wi2E
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=beI2TtMyaa4
his usual style in later persona games and catherine with a combination of smooth jazzy stuff and a bit of spooky/dangerous vibes is just perfect
Best video game composer
Best video game reviewer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnvCGfbiO3M
probably a tie between the soule bros. and jesper kyd
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pqiSV4vXUU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LY41Q1FYokQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGlhoUE86gA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aycbcF_YF-4
honorable mention: inon zur
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31vFJdCfeV8
>>340823224
>listen to this and don't feel much
>max out the volume and my heart started to race during the entire thing
oh dear
>>340823959
how can you say Tim Follin and not post this?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqyEbu8cmMg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJAFx-nolYw
Yep, its gotta be Matt Uelmen.
>>340825161
My fucking nigger.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGobJ153r78
>>340825161
Hell no, maybe the most obnoxious video game composer.
Then his baby "Video Games Live" had such shitty arrangements of video game songs. No where close to a talented composer.
Hard to pick. A lot of good ones, but Martin O'Donnell just seems to stand out. Bungie was stupid as fuck to let him go. Its like if the BBC sacked Jeremy Clarkson. Colossal fucking mistake.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9zLaVDKnfw
Shout-out to Marcin Przybylowicz. The Witcher 3 had one of my favorite OSTs of all time.
>>340823514
>>340825474
Forgot link to Witcher OST.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVSyndyhDzk
Paul Romero
Fantastic classical composer.
https://youtu.be/q43G9FTaomg?t=13m6s
https://youtu.be/o6nJysVtCrM
>>340825412
>you'll never have a sweet pad like Tommy Tallarico
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gtsc7WYOL3s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCApvkGBmQA
>>340825415
>revolutionized video game sound design
>"No where close to a talented composer."
Good bait
>>340825412
This is literally what all Tommy Tallarico fans look like. Either this or the Guy Fieri look.
Marcin Przybyłowicz
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7ivDOUeIK0
>>340825474
>>340825594
>witcher music
>good
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06SCaZtUofg
There were only like three tracks on the entire soundtrack that were good.
>>340825381
you must have posted the wrong link. uelmen hasn't worked on wow music since tbc
https://youtu.be/jTG-h5mjtXw?t=55s
>>340825979
Wrong. This is actually what Tommy Tallarico fans look like
>>340825474
>Shout-out to Marcin Przybylowicz
I second that.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NknjE2SBPxw
>>340823981
that song is great
also brings back so many fond memories of crafting before it all went to shit
>>340825954
Revolutionized video game design? how? By composing music for a bunch of shitty meme level and movie games, basically stealing from their original soundtracks and passing it off as his own work by putting in dumb hairspray metal guitar work?
He's an average composer that only became prominent because his cousin is Steven Tyler and because of that, he was able to get industry connects. It's about who you know. Just let it go dude, there are way better composers out there.
>>340826443
Who's music did he steal to make the Earthworm Jim soundtrack?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6QJ1m7EQ3I
My one and only
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTMqiWq-HUw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MO2LvgjzgmQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZXQ4LoQBbc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFmfuRyN_Kc
Seeing him live play tracks from Silent Hill 2 is the best thing that's happened to me in this life and I've a pretty good, enjoyable life so far.
>>340821961
Matt Uelemen is one of the best indeed
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVnRj3mxlKA
>>340825174
but Jeremy Soule is genius, if that means anything
his music can make you feel nostalgic for places and times that never existed
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDcXA3MWX3k
>>340825379
How can you say Tim Follin and not post THIS?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INGt_9jO59k
>>340826719
ya lucky fool
>>340823510
So excited to hear him in The Neon Demon.
>>340826150
TBC's entire soundtrack was basically just Diablo 2's in terms of style.Which is not a bad thing.
>>340823510
The part after a minute is going to get stuck in my head for days fuck dude
>>340826093
>he doesn't like violin and cello
Fuck off pleb
>>340824742
>26.07.09 - It has come to my attention that Mark Morgan himself is very unpleased by the musical comparisons displayed here and he has sent me several private messages requesting me to remove the video from YouTube. He argued that the video gives the wrong perception of his work but I rejected his request because I disagreed with his views. So please keep this in mind when watching and commenting.
>>340823959
his brother also had some sick shit
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPymVbc2GFI
>>340826706
It's literally "Na Na Hey Hey" by Steam
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QaG2Acg8n60
>>340826434
No better feeling than experiencing Ul'dah at night for the first time while that song plays. Some relaxing shit.
>>340827103
>violin and cello
That's the problem with it. I don't want to hear violins and cellos. That's not the music I think of when I think of white haired sword man fighting monsters.
I want to hear violins, bodhrans, mandolins, and pennywhistles. I want rhythm, I want something I can bob my head to while I be a badass and kill all these monsters. I don't want to fight some dudes and head "BANANA TIGER! BANANA TIIIIGER!"
I want real Celtic music.I want Beltaine to do the musichttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34fUV1DPF2cI mean for god's sake they were on the "Music Inspired by the Game" CD for Witcher 1/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3i7g7xeLGi0
where do you guys find your video game music? i want some catchy groovy shit but don't know where to find it
>>340827232
>all that for a glorified Reversi game
Jesus Christ.
>>340828027
Youtube. Lots of people have "best VGM" lists and they're great for picking over.And making threads like this to harvest good music
>>340828027
Spotify has some alright playlists although there really aren't a lot VGM composers on it.
>>340828034
Euros, man. They don't fuck around. Some of the most advanced, most impressive games come from Europe. Shame about the continent's current standing, those cats got talent.
>>340828592
We're doing better than your shitty trump presidential gameshow
>>340828793
Why so sensitive eurocuck? 80% of that post was a compliment.
>>340828027
Byplaying video games
Don't hope to find much new stuff in threads like these since people mostly post the same shit over and over.
Especially those "you groove you lose" threads (Do those threads still exist even?).
Nobuo Uematsu OR Yoko Shimomura
>>340821961
It was only two games but:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Kc2gGycBXc
I can't point towards a specific person, but for me, Falcom always has the best music.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmandi2nKi4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6o47N-aYd08
>>340828027
>i want some catchy groovy shit
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQBzLAgWq6c
>>340825639
Such an amazing composer. His potential is sorely underutilized. If he were to be hired by a developer that actually knew what to do with a video game soundtrack, he would probably be a legendary composer.
>>340829337
Liked the music in Spyro a lot and liked the game but goddamn, the game always gave me a massive headache for some reason.
>>340829337https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vs6B_scH3I
Frank "Motherfucking" Klepacki
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBOD8qeCBuc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Smx1IK99Oo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z88BEP_VgKw
He started composing for Command & Conquer and never stopped.
>>340821961
it's hard for me to choose just one
El Huervo - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2-rJUdLHUQ
Huervos also a great artist in the sense of painting
pretty sure this one was in a game
Jim guthrie - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8y_6o8UvR4
Floex/Tomas Dvorak- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yEl53TfPBrI
has such a good porfolio of work everything he's touched soundwise is pure goldc418- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gpd85y_iTxY
>>340829570
GOD DAMN THAT'S SOME GROOVY SHIT
>>340823959
>>340825379
>>340826761
>>340827232
Did someone say Follin?
https://youtu.be/bHaOg1UzRbI
https://youtu.be/xx9uLg6pYc0
https://youtu.be/OTSW4M28XQg
>>340830286
>c418
Remember when minecraft was super bare bones and comfy? And then shit kept being added in until it wasn't the same anymore.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qq-RGFyaq0U
>>340823514
>haven't bought the game yet
>only bought the soundtrack because i wanted a digital version of in the stairs
>restricted myself to listening to only in the stairs because i knew some of these songs were going to be in his latest album release
>listen to this
thanks for reminding me i still need to buy this game
>>340830615
Yes i do anon, yes i do...
>>340830615
I miss just how damned lonely Minecraft could feel.
