Really High Quality Video Game Music

I hope I�m posting this in the correct topic since it�s quite a general request and I come with a peace offering. If it�s not, I�m sorry, I�ll do better to post in the correct topic next time.

Does anyone know where I can find some really high quality video game music? Links to a site, anything? If there�s a place where I can get some lossless audio OSTs or even high quality MP3s I would greatly appreciate it.

To throw in my two cents, here�s a place where you can get high quality MP3s from Final Fantasy X-2 OST (http://files.filefront.com/Final+Fantasy+X+2+OST+Cd1+e+Cd2/;3853540;/fileinfo.html)
You might need WinRar to extract the files.

Please help out an audiophile. Thanks all.

Hi! It looks like you’re in the right place to me. Thanks for X-2, by the way. *two thumbs up*

I just stumbled across this webpage yesterday and it has 100 game scores. In my pinion the quality is very good. (the site states the stats of each score) Game Music Hall (gamemusichall.net) I’ve been going hog wild there and I hope it’s what you’re after.

~Jitterbug

P.S.
By the way, I only found one of their links to downloading a score to be invalid, but it was an external site.

Thanks a whole bunch Jitterbug!!! And you�re welcome. I�ve only spent two whole minutes in this site and I�m quite pleased. Yay! Oh and BTW, Thanks!

You’re very welcome CyberSpark! I’m so glad I could help and spread that gorgeous site around!

~Jitterbug

Hey everyone, come to this site that Jitterbug just recommended! *Three thumbs up*
Don�t ask.

ROTFLMBO!
You might want to also check out this forum’s sister site, Galbadia Hotel (http://gh.ffshrine.org/soundtracks.php). It has the most beautiful collection I have ever seen (I just found it).

~Jitterbug

http://forums.ffshrine.org/forumdisplay.php?f=72

If the poster didn’t state the quality of audio. I’m sure they’ll tell you if you ask nicely.

Were you not satisfied with the quality of the music uploaded or just didn’t notice the fact that we have a section dedicated to downloads..?

When I attemped to post in this thread, that’s when I found out about the “Request” topic. It’s not that the audio quality here isn’t good enough, it’s just being an audiophile, I’m always looking for the best quality no matter how long it will take me to download or how big the files are (I’ve got plenty of space).

So if someone were to upload an OST using some sort of lossless codec like wmal (Windows media audio lossless) or flac (Free lossless audio codec) then I will most likely be the first one to jump on it.

Sorry for all the technical lingo, I guess I’v been on VideoLAN forums too long.

FLAC…*eyes go dreamy*…I love those…

nice,thx for upload.

That site is great, thanks for the link!

You’re welcome!

Hi! It looks like you’re in the right place to me. Thanks for X-2, by the way. *two thumbs up*

I just stumbled across this webpage yesterday and it has 100 game scores. In my pinion the quality is very good. (the site states the stats of each score) Game Music Hall (gamemusichall.net) I’ve been going hog wild there and I hope it’s what you’re after.

~Jitterbug

P.S.
By the way, I only found one of their links to downloading a score to be invalid, but it was an external site.

I tried to download from this site, but nothing happens. The external links work great but when I tried to download the tracks from the site, it saves as .html document rather than mp3.
Could you please advise me on this? If you have succeeded in downloading could you possibly be able to download the Choral Compilation Vol.1. I am nuts after chorals!

The external links work great but when I tried to download the tracks from the site, it saves as html document rather than mp3.

That’s since it’s a hyperlink, click on it to get to the mp3.

Game Music Hall is awesome!

That’s since it’s a hyperlink, click on it to get to the mp3.

I did it, the only happens is that it shows its downloading in the status bar and then BOOM! A blank page appears. I dont understand what is the problem. Any other site you have come across, where I can get those choral themes.

Hmm, seems to work fine for me. Here’s what I did to get it to work: left-click on the song and it will probably attempt to stream it. If you have quicktime install it will automatically play the music, but you don’t have to wait for that, just press the "back" button on your explorer and then right-click on that same song and it will allow you to save it as an MP3.

Hmm, seems to work fine for me. Here’s what I did to get it to work: left-click on the song and it will probably attempt to stream it. If you have quicktime install it will automatically play the music, but you don’t have to wait for that, just press the "back" button on your explorer and then right-click on that same song and it will allow you to save it as an MP3.

Thanks a ton! This is finally working, thanks once again!

Thanks for helping altafalvi everyone!

Game Music Hall is awesome!
Yes it is!

~Jitterbug

Thank you one and all!
You people are really wonderful!

Here’s my 2 cents on this post:

To my knowledge there is no high quality VGM for you audiophiles. All VGM is 2 channel, 44100/16 PCM which is as standard (low quality) as you can get!

High quality would be DVD Audio/SACD at 92000/32 5 channel etc.

As for FLAC being so much better than a 320k MP3, both are still 44100/16 (low quality) to start with…at that quality there isn’t much of a difference unless the lossy compression codec is poor and most use lame.

Here’s my 2 cents on this post:
To my knowledge there is no high quality VGM for you audiophiles.
"you audiophiles"? I sure hope you meant "your audio files".

All VGM is 2 channel, 44100/16 PCM which is as standard (low quality) as you can get!

High quality would be DVD Audio/SACD at 92000/32 5 channel etc.

As for FLAC being so much better than a 320k MP3, both are still 44100/16 (low quality) to start with…at that quality there isn’t much of a difference unless the lossy compression codec is poor and most use lame.
I understand this is "to your knowledge", but next time you post just for your "two cents", I suggest you google your assumptions (http://www.google.com/search?q=FLAC+vs+320k+mp3&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a) and check Bylie’s post (http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/lofiversion/index.php/t28829.html)

~Jitterbug

For me personally FLAC, WMAL, or any lossless codec always seems to sound better then any HQ MP3 that I’ve heard, and as was mentioned in "Bylie’s post" it is more open-ended when converting from a lossless format to a lossy format. Here’s another link that describes the difference ExtremeTech (http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1697,1460720,00.asp).

Plus high quality DVD audio is usually 96000Hz/24bit for 6 channel surround sound or 192000Hz/24bit for 2 channel stereo sound. Whatever the case, MP3 quality will suffice but it’s still not as good as lossless audio. The only problem with lossless is that it takes a longer time to encode and rip the audio at standard 44100hz/16bit and the compression isn’t as good, therefore, larger file sizes, but it’s worth it to me.

As for the comment: "you audiophiles", I’ll take that as a compliment, thanks.

Audiophile is a commnon term. Those who use it claim they can tell the differnce between MP3 and WAV etc. DVDA and SACD were marketed towards Audiophiles.

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An audiophile (literally, "one who loves sound") is one who is concerned with achieving high-quality results in the recording and playback of music. Audiophile values may be applied at all stages of the chain: the initial audio recording, the production process, and the playback (usually in a home setting). The adjective "high-end" is commonly applied to audiophile vendors, products, and practices.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audiophile
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As for you getting all offended by my so-called "assumptions" I suggest you not take things so personal.

I took no offense to your comment; just making a joke from the above post.=) And yes, I looked this up long time ago (Audiophile) on Wikipedia. Anywho, I was just simply trying to state that although I’m content with 320Cbr MP3 audio I still prefer lossless to it, as do many audiophiles.

Note:
Smilies should be used more often in our posts. I find that without them it’s hard to bring across the right type of feeling; sometimes others feel offended by ones post when really that person meant no harm, or even the complete opposite. I will keep this in mind for future posts (now that I found how to post smilies).:laugh:

No but really, I’m an:angel: and would normally not try to say anything bad or offensive about anyone, except…??? See?=)

Hi! It looks like you’re in the right place to me. Thanks for X-2, by the way. *two thumbs up*

I just stumbled across this webpage yesterday and it has 100 game scores. In my pinion the quality is very good. (the site states the stats of each score) Game Music Hall (gamemusichall.net) I’ve been going hog wild there and I hope it’s what you’re after.

~Jitterbug

P.S.
By the way, I only found one of their links to downloading a score to be invalid, but it was an external site.

Hey thanks for that one. 😀

Smilies should be used more often in our posts. I find that without them it’s hard to bring across the right type of feeling; sometimes others feel offended by ones post when really that person meant no harm, or even the complete opposite. I will keep this in mind for future posts (now that I found how to post smilies).:laugh:This is very true! :smrt: I’m not an audiophile, but my brother is. He will go on and on about how x format is better than y, and how he only trades his music out in .shn format, and so on… Myself, I’ve always been an .mp3 kinda guy. I don’t really like the sound of 128 (I can tell the difference – it sounds ‘tinny’), so I try to keep my bitrates 160 or better. Sometimes I don’t have that option, but I want the music anyways. I’ll keep it on my hard drive and watch for a newer (better quality) version, then run it through Tag & Rename to doublecheck the bitrates.

Well even if you don’t want to use up the extra space saving everything in lossless format, consider too how the different bit-rates work for MP3s. If you use a codec called "LAME" then you can achieve higher quality audio without compromising much space, therefore, it will compress the audio almost the same as MP3s without the LAME codec. 160kbit is decent but if you can find 320kbit then you’re better off, not just because it’s twice the bit-rate, but also because it’s closer to sounding like the original audio with only a small difference in quality (Lossless is still better though).

Anyways, I thought the y format is better then x format, where the blah blah blah supersedes the blah blah blah???:confused: Oh well, I could be wrong.:)

Can I yell about Lame’s joint ST encoding? 🙂

AAC (m4a) is better than MP3, it’s based on MP3pro (adding back high/low ends on the fly) and is about the same size as a LAME Joint ST file.

For best quality and space use AAC, iTunes supports ripping and encoding though you can use anything. Then again I prefer lossless so what do I know? 🙂

Anyway check out my Final Fantasy FLAC Lossless VGM downloads
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