To be brief, there are two general goals that I have in mind for my channel that I hope will make it stand out. The first goal is to, at least in the context of YouTube, provide videos with high quality audio; all of the videos will be available in 720p and the audio files that go into the videos will be of the best quality that I can find. The videos will only have still images with no flashy introductions, annotations, pop up comments or anything else that would detract from the music.
The second goal I have in mind is to try to highlight music from some of the more obscure, western, or modern game soundtracks that many game music enthusiasts may overlook. While I also love music from the "classics" (Final Fantasy, Zelda, Mega Man, Sonic, Metroid, Chrono Trigger/Cross, etc.) and will occasionally upload it, I’m hoping that more people will come to appreciate music from the likes of Osmos, Plants vs. Zombies, the PixelJunk games, the Bit.Trip games, the Sam & Max games and some of the more recently established franchises (Forza, Uncharted, etc.) as well. Instead of "competing" with other already existing game music channels, I hope that this emphasis will help the channel to serve as a complimentary source to what is already out there.
I’m very open to suggestions on music that I should look into, particularly if they focus on game soundtracks that you think deserve more recognition; I would also be happy to discuss other YouTube channels (including your own) that share video game music. I plan on updating the channel regularly, so coming up with more material would never hurt 🙂
To start, here are three links that I hope you enjoy:
1) Trample Machine (from Another Bound Neo): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7PlqurqNtk&fmt=22
2) Coventina Orchestral (from Super Stardust HD): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jfx7oFoV_W4&fmt=22
3) Transition (from Bit.Trip Beat): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61wxyfOlnj0&feature=related&fmt=22
Channel link: http://www.youtube.com/user/RoeBlogThing
NeoGAF thread: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=409253
Thank you for your time.
If you want to discuss more ideas, I’d be happy to oblige. I’ve got more than a few stories to share myself 😀
Just in case anyone is interested, here are links to two of my most recent uploads:
1) Kakkoi! from Edge: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7vhX6QK-AQ&fmt=22
2) prime #919 from Echochrome: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=staMNEGCSjk&fmt=22
Other than that, I’m trying to keep the channel’s selection as varied as possible. iPhone games, XBLA/PSN/WiiWare games, PC games, Indie games, free flash games, console games and handheld games are all fair game when I’m looking for great soundtracks. I’m open to any genre as well, be it rock, ambient, electronic, classical, metal, rap, or w/e. As long as the music works on levels beyond just triggering nostalgia and memories of having played a game, I’m interested!
PC:
Portal
Dragon Age: Origins
Fallout 3
Starcraft: Brood War
Starcraft 2: Wings of Liberty
Warcraft 3: The Frozen Throne
Empire Earth
Diablo
Diablo 2
Mass Effect
Mass Effect 2
Command and Conquer series
Deus Ex
PS2:
Silent Hill 2
Jak and Daxter
Jak 2
Jak 3
Ratchet and Clank
Ratchet and Clank 2
Ratchet and Clank 3
Sly Cooper
Sly 2
Sly 3
Devil May Cry
Guilty Gear X-2
Shadow Hearts
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
God of War
God of War 2
Castlevania: Curse of Darkness
Castlevania: Lament of Innocence
PS3:
inFAMOUS
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
Killzone 2
3D Dot Game Heroes
Demon’s Souls
Uncharted
Uncharted 2
Assassin’s Creed 2
Ratchet and Clank: Tools of Destruction
Ratchet and Clank: A Crack in Time
Valkyria Chronicles
God of War 3
Blazblue: Calamity Trigger
XBOX:
Halo
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
XBOX360:
Lost Odyssey
Gears of War
Gears of War 2
Halo 3 and ODST
DS:
Phoenix Wright Trilogy
Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow
Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin
Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia
PSP
God of War: Chains of Olympus
Crush
Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker
Castlevania: Dracula X Chronicles
Lunar: The Silver Star Harmony
Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep
Jak and Daxter: The Lost Frontier
Bleach: Heat the Soul 6
Sonic Rivals 2
OK, maybe I went a bit overboard… But seriously, if any of these titles even, catches your attention be sure to mention it. I’ll link you up to some of the best tracks from any of these soundtracks.
I’ll probably be looking into the Castlevania games and the Sly Cooper games soon. Thanks again!
If you want, you can download the whole soundtrack for free at http://www.mobigame.net/edge/iphone/soundtrack
There are a lot of great tracks in there for sure.
Dearest Helena (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4eRc1qXXUE) from Starcraft: Brood War
Zerg Theme 4 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__3eZfU8tjA&feature=related) from Starcraft: Brood War
The Tower of Dawn (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ui2IMl2BLnk&feature=related) from Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
The Fragrance of Dark Coffee ~ Godot’s Theme (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxzTrWUajZg) from Phoenix Wright: Trials and Tribulations
Distant Traces of Beauty (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7FyOE4iIFo&feature=related) from Phoenix Wright: Trials and Tribulations
The Final Battle Part 1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIomcObVIF0&feature=related) from Jak&Daxter: The Precursor Legacy (check out the other parts too, should be in the related videos section)
Pumping Station (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAYzl2T8TCs) from Jak II: Renegade
Haven City (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lL2B3xrt1tQ&feature=related) from Jak II: Renegade
Debriefing (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gr8WslV4cEw&playnext_from=TL&videos=VIzJnSfRa1k) from Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
I’ll leave it at that for now, so you don’t get overwhelmed. I’ll share more in time 😉
Here are a few of my recent uploads:
1) Annul (from NeoToyko): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnnv3ksRzSg&fmt=22
2) The Gardens (from LittleBigPlanet): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-f58buxhWs&fmt=22
3) Finale (from Sin and Punishment: Star Successor): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FU_H_HKuWrA&fmt=22
Some games that I plan on drawing from in the near future include Aquaria, Rez, Afterburner Climax, Civilization IV, Chibi Robo, Homeworld and Dino Run.
oh wait, those aren’t overlooked games but oh well
oh wait, those aren’t overlooked games but oh well
Both Super Mario Galaxy games have gorgeous soundtracks, but you’re right, they’re pretty well covered; in fact, I’m pretty sure that the songs have already been uploaded in high quality on YouTube. I am subscribed to some other video game music channels and friends with many other users, and almost half of their recent interactions seem to be centered on SMG2.
On the other hand, Super Smash Bros. Brawl is something of a special case for me. Both the game itself and its soundtrack have already been widely praised and recognized, but with such a massive and varied selection of songs, some of my favorites seem to have been buried (attention wise). It’s the only game that I’ve uploaded more than one song from so far, and it’s probably one that I’ll revisit again before too long.
My first two uploads have been Flat Zone 2 and Area 6. Flat Zone 2 is unlike almost any other electronic music I’ve heard and the Area 6 remix has a truly palpable energy and bombast to it.
Flat Zone 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AsOULQ6c2o&fmt=22
Enmity (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFxBeoBnAPE&feature=related) from Empire Earth. I really cannot recommend this soundtrack highly enough, go check it all out.
Institute Menu (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=woXJcw0iGIA) from Perfect Dark
Tristram Village (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2evIg-aYw8) from Diablo
Wilderness (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OM3aOF1T9qA) from Diablo II
Cinematic Suite (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5MM7BsFdkI&feature=PlayList&p=BAD845F527212449&playnext_from=PL&playnext=1&index=7) from Warcraft 3: Reign of Chaos
Radio (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dG1gAur8TDM) from Command and Conquer: Red Alert
Silent Melody (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVeLOpD1xtU&feature=related) from inFAMOUS
Welcome to Rapture (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEFIZh_Zscc) from Bioshock
Colossus Battle (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nx3ylHkTGDo&feature=related) from God of War II
Love Theme (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECcDavzJGzU) from Mass Effect
Tali (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOqEb-VpO7s) from Mass Effect 2
Main Title (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mW3a22L6sUE) from Starcraft II
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i have another suggestion, from a very obscure Japan only SNES game with good music, Mickey Mouse no Tokyo Disneyland Daibouken you can find the SPC on zophar.net. Is that super obscure or what?! also grab the Famicom Disk System album and upload the song Pi Ro Ri, it’s the start-up sound for the Famicom and was remixed in DDR Mario Mix (put that one up too), and get the Nintendo Sound Selection Luigi B-side album from the forums and put up Po Pi Pa Pi from Mario Artist Talent Studio,a game for 64DD. Also i saw your avatar on Youtube of Mr. Game & Watch and kudos to you for that! He’s the coolest character along with Mario! Speaking of Game and Watch, put Game Boy Gallery Musics, Game and Watch Gallery 4 and Flatzone 2 from SSBB oh and Flatzone from SSBM oh you already have Flatzone 2, my bad oh and put the Mariokart 64 On Club Circuit album it’s remixes of Mariokart 64 tunes. I want to rate this thread 5 stars!!
Some personal highlights from the recent uploads:
Stage 1 (Trash Panic): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uz-nlkYWt48&fmt=22
Potential for Anything (VVVVVV): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSe_fiTP8qE&fmt=22
Volcanic Islands (After Burner Climax): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jjj67Jn0iFo&fmt=22
Sailing on the Wind (Flower): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsB2outf6Go&fmt=22
Dino Run Theme (Dino Run): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56Pnapg8NG8&fmt=22
Edit: You just posted two of my favorite tracks from the Mass Effect series, Smarty. Along with the first version of Uncharted Worlds, I might get all of those up on the list some day. I also had Welcome to Rapture on the old version of my channel, and I plan to find a higher quality version of it soon; we must have really similar tastes.
Can’t wait to see you upload more stuff 😀
When uploading soundtracks, nearly all the time, the song a 320 kbps MP3, and the video is usually 720p (I could even do 1080p, but I doubt that’d make much of a difference). Unfortunately, IMO, even at 720p, the sound quality seems to decrease ever so slightly. Also, like him, (or her), I only use still images.
I’m still mostly on a break from uploading while I take care of some outside things, but I managed to get two new uploads up yesterday to tide people over.
Lost Relevancy from Crackdown: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNTBwyBUn44&fmt=22
More Gun from Team Fortress 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVUwuUvpl_k&fmt=22
Games that I plan on selecting music from in the near future include Advance Wars: Days of Ruin (if I can find a high quality source), inFAMOUS, Torchlight, Trauma Team, Cave Story, Shenmue, Knytt Stories, DDR Mario Mix and Trine.
[song] — there’s the normal song
[song][song][song][song][song][song] — people will upload this, as "extended version"
[xsxoxnxgx] — notice how, rather than the whole song being repeated, the whole song just has extra parts added (usually consisting of maybe sections played twice instead of once, channel muting and other methods), and this is what I call an "extended version".
http://www.youtube.com/theultimatekoopa2
Ignore the non-videogame-music videos (unless you like watching weird things)
I’m really fond of Lost Relevancy btw… 😀
A Stealthy Approach (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-wmLU8lASE) from Sly Cooper
The Harsh Wasteland (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3ayqnVRWIk&feature=PlayList&p=55C6CFF5C350AB98&playnext_from=PL&playnext=1&index=35) from Jak 3
Metropolis (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D60HTdBckxM) from Ratchet and Clank
The Opened Way (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrFL2zPc2uk) from Shadow of the Colossus
Elfsong Tavern (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNDZUZKhwRE&feature=related) from Baldur’s Gate Dark Alliance
A Rocky Start (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHOEpLqiPHM) from Sly Cooper
Heavenly Flight (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vamr7qq6hoA) from Dragon Quest VIII
Blackwater City (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvS5TWTKHjg) from Ratchet and Clank
You know recommending music like this has given me a pretty good excuse to replay many of the classics in the glorious PS2 library.
I did upload four videos this weekend, though. They include "Street Fighting" from Valkyria Chronicles, "Underground Mozart" from Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix, "Anything for Trish" from inFAMOUS and "Town" from Torchlight. I’m still struggling to find an acceptable version of the Advance Wars: Days of Ruin soundtrack, which is a bummer because I’ve been hankering to get some techno back up on the channel for a while now.
Thanks again to everyone who’s been writing up suggestions; as this batch of uploads should show, I’ll look into what you recommend.
Edit: Oh right… forgot the links.
Underground Mozart: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpB-Ycc4U8I&fmt=22
Anything for Trish: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmR0YUMn3mc&fmt=22
Town: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gr2tO9yFHOE&fmt=22
Street Fighting: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=943kDMeQQTI&fmt=22
Edit #2: I’ll be reuploading "Spectra 1" from Art Style light trax now that someone has posted a link to a higher quality version of the sound file. It seems to still be my most popular video, so I just thought that I’d let people know.
I will still continue to post selections from indie game soundtracks on VGMHQ as well; I like being able to act as a filter of sorts by highlighting standout tracks.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWdY7yEZAoE&fmt=22
I want to promise a more consistent update schedule, but I probably wont be able to for a week or so. In the meantime, I’m still looking over some of the soundtracks that have been recommended in this thread.
If anyone on this site hasn’t yet heard the orchestrated theme from the latest Professor Layton game, I highly recommend giving it a listen: YouTube – VGMHQ #119: Theme of the Unwound Future (Professor Layton and the Unwound Future) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sblMhgPlUjU&fmt=22)
If, on the other hand, you want to try something completely different and bizarre, see if you can stomach this song from Chulip: YouTube – VGMHQ #120: Happy Shabby Life (Chulip) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_Dea4C6k-I&fmt=22)
(I enjoy its oddness quite a bit, but I can see how it’d be repulsive to some)
As a final quick note, I’ve finally reached over 1,000 views on a single video. In the grand scheme of YouTube, that’s pretty insignificant, but it’s a fun little milestone for me regardless. Thanks for the support and suggestions, everyone!
Ratchet and Clank 3- Courtney Gears Theme (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_P3-KiQVDxg) (not sure if that’s the official title)
Shadow of the Colossus – Counterattack (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwQm9Cm9y4A&feature=related)
God of War 2 – The Isle of Creation (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L09rqYVFxTk)
Persona 4 – The Almighty (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8-hwqAN_Ls) (or any other track from the soundtrack really, this particular one is just my favorite)
Airship from ff11. For the same reason as above plus people like airship themes.
The Blue Dragon song because it was never featured on a soundtrack and no one has ever heard of it.
http://www.adrive.com/public/666da81bbc088130065724454e81d519a79c9fe859990749aa 597f8ffd7dfe23.html