08-01-2014, 08:50 PM
Classical music has been a staple on old videogames. The reason behind it is that they were easily recognizable, and free to use. Thanks to it, many young people, me included, got to know about famous composers through humble chiptune renditions of their pieces.
I want to create a list of all classic music in old games for reference/research purposes. Also maybe you'll be able to find nice tunes and learn about composers.
I'll be supplying this thread with updates, as I find more classical music in games. If you find any, post them here! The requisites are:
1-It needs to be from old game consoles. By old, I mean 'anything that is N64 or earlier'. The more 'chiptune-y', the better: it's interesting to see how game composers covered 'real' music with simple sound hardware. (this is why GBA is included: it's a chiptune-based console).
2-Add info regarding the source music and the original composer.
3-The music needs to be a rendition of the classical music. It can be arranged or mixed with other music, but the game soundtrack needs to have an excerpt of it.
4-NO PARODIUS. Parodius music is already well-documented here.
5-Keep the videos inside spoiler tags. This is to optimize page loading time.
6-If you suspect that a soundtrack is classical music, but you are not sure about it, you may post here so others can help you guess.
I want to create a list of all classic music in old games for reference/research purposes. Also maybe you'll be able to find nice tunes and learn about composers.
I'll be supplying this thread with updates, as I find more classical music in games. If you find any, post them here! The requisites are:
1-It needs to be from old game consoles. By old, I mean 'anything that is N64 or earlier'. The more 'chiptune-y', the better: it's interesting to see how game composers covered 'real' music with simple sound hardware. (this is why GBA is included: it's a chiptune-based console).
2-Add info regarding the source music and the original composer.
3-The music needs to be a rendition of the classical music. It can be arranged or mixed with other music, but the game soundtrack needs to have an excerpt of it.
4-NO PARODIUS. Parodius music is already well-documented here.
5-Keep the videos inside spoiler tags. This is to optimize page loading time.
6-If you suspect that a soundtrack is classical music, but you are not sure about it, you may post here so others can help you guess.
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