so i've decided i'm going to do this thing that was going around the internet a while ago! except i'm not doing it once a day but just whenever, probably several at a time, starting with as many as I can before running out of steam right now
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Video game music thing, #1: Title Screen Music
I guess I can stick #FelthrysVGMSelection on these, huh? Been a while since I used that tag.
I'm assuming title screen covers opening cinematics too. In that case, I'm going with *Transcending Love*, from the soundtrack to Suikoden III, by Michiru Yamane, Takashi Yoshida, and Masahiko Kimura.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5JnlNtx_mM
This is one of the most beautiful pieces of opening music we've ever heard, honestly. Still have no idea what language the vocals are in, if they're in a language at all.
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Video game music thing, #2: Opening Level Music
I think my pick for this one would be Green Grass Gradation, from the soundtrack to Mega Man ZX, by Ippo Yamada, Masaki Suzuki, and Ryo Kawakami.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvmXbAob28Q
The Mega Man series has consistently had great music from its inception, and this one is no exception. It's played as soon as you gain control of your character, and the upbeat nature of it gets you going as you start the game.
Video game music thing, #3: 8-bit Music
Well, that's a pretty broad category, isn't it? So let's go with one people might not know as well.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ny743c32gPg
This is the theme to Tetris, composed by Wally Beben.
You may be familiar with the remix of Korobeiniki that's on the Game Boy version of Tetris. This is not that.
This is the Commodore 64 version of Tetris, and its music is phenomenal. Make sure you have time to listen to it in full, at least 27 minutes. No loops in that either.
aside, re: Video game music thing, #3: 8-bit Music
I was quite tempted to put something from Lagrange Point on here, just because people never believe that that's 8-bit, but I think Wally Beben's Tetris is an aesthetically superior choice here.
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