Underrated and unnoticed video game music?

[whoisKeel]

Batman NES, though maybe that is too common.

[pseudonym]

This thread is no good without links. I'll find some more songs later.

Mr. Gimmick/Gimmick
Stage 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OshyhWVquA0
Stage 6: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEz2C...eature=related
Boss Theme: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3xgK...eature=related

Solstice: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odL0Cgr4OJk

[Eyedunno]

Street Fighter II (and other series titles from around the same time). One scarcely realizes just how wonderful the music is until Street Fighter Alpha/Zero 3, where they completely changed the spirit of the music and with it the atmosphere of the game. It's otherwise a fantastic game, don't get me wrong, but it's the music and the announcer that make me prefer Zero/Alpha 2.

As far as games not released stateside, Umihara Kawase (so wonderfully catchy) and the main Clock Tower theme (which ranks with many great horror movie themes) from the Super Famicom and Benkei Gaiden for the PC Engine (especially the main random battle theme).

[Arkhan]

I'm a huge fan of the Bonk games on TG16. Having said that, I feel that Super Bonk on SNES goes highly unnoticed. The music in that game is especially a treat. So fun and vibrant, I sometimes play that game just so I can hear the music from Stage 1.

Here it is - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNQuMFhfku8

I cant spread the file around as it is not my place to share files that may not want to be shared yet..., but a musician I know has been working on remixes of Super Bonk and that particular song sounds prettttty kick ass.

my favorite song from that game is the music when youre in space!

Super Bonk is underrated in general.



and, as far as the OP goes, Battle of Olympus' entire soundtrack was superb.

I think Faxanadu is another barely mentioned soundtrack.

and Fray for MSX/PCE CD. Thats one hell of a soundtrack too

[Famidrive-16]

MC Kids/McDonaldland

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqAXFK8U32U
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KJeCensol8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpADmgS1JQs

Just don't look up the DOS version, YEOUCH!!!

[Dr. Dib]

Personally one of my favorite songs come from NiGHTS into Dream. Specifically it's the song where NiGHTS fights Reala and you can hear it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LS0Wq4jf3F0.

The music from Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon is also highly overlooked. This song is perhasp the best: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZQzuxEJl-4

[The Shawn]

Also I forgot to add 'Mr. Bones' for the Saga Saturm. Actually the tune 'Mr. bones' was quite cool at the time...

[Arkhan]

MC Kids/McDonaldland

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqAXFK8U32U
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KJeCensol8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpADmgS1JQs

Just don't look up the DOS version, YEOUCH!!!

I never liked the Amiga sound track. It doesn't have the same charm to it.

[Famidrive-16]

I never liked the Amiga sound track. It doesn't have the same charm to it.

NES surpasses it a bit but I do love the Amiga version's.

[armonigann]

Mappy Land for nes has good soundtrack beleive it or not...

[Push Upstairs]

Mystery of Murasame

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZ4NUa-vydI


My prefered version, especially at 3:15

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpzyvADyxTs

[Xexyz]

Oh man, I'm a video game music freak and have a lot to contribute to this thread, but I'll start off with just one example. I present to you, some of my favorite tracks from G.Rev's arcade shooter Border Down, composed by Yasuhisa Watanabe (of Zuntata):

Purple Town: http://www.youtube.com/user/atomofis...OGPISDg&fmt=18

Girl of Power: http://www.youtube.com/user/atomofis...G7hGmNc&fmt=18

Bye-Bye Mars take.II-: http://www.youtube.com/user/atomofis...BMQMK2g&fmt=18

Snow Fox: http://www.youtube.com/user/atomofis...FhOhBPo&fmt=18

[MissingNo_1231]

King's Bounty for the Sega Genesis has a rockin' soundtrack.

[PresidentLeever]

MD:
Master of Monsters
Gauntlet IV
Midnight Resistance
Star Cruiser
The Hybrid Front
J. League Pro Striker Final Stage
Yu Yu Hakusho: Maykou Toitsuden
Dragon Slayer 1-2
Undeadline
Tel Tel Baseball Stadium
Rolling Thunder 3

SNES:
Hamelin no Violin
Radical Dreamers
Cybernator
Front Mission: Gun Hazard
Batman Returns
Mystical Ninja series
Top Gear 2
Tales of Phantasia

Game Gear:
Arena: Maze of Death
Zan Gear


I try to cover what I like in medleys on youtube (see sig)

[Kiddo]

I think the "Cheetah Men 2 theme" has no right to be as incredibly awesome as it is.

Strangely enough, quite a few "Bad" games have some fairly nice music. I mean, I can't stand -playing- Silver Surfer (NES) and Spider-Man and the X-Men: Arcade's Revenge (SNES/GEN), but they both have nice soundtracks.

Sonic the Hedgehog games also tend to have good soundtracks regardless of actual game quality.

Also, since there's no NeoGeo love in the thread yet, let me throw in Metal Slug's soundtrack. I also liked the Samurai Shodown series' soundtracks.

[Xexyz]

Looks like this thread's going nowhere fast. I'm quite partial to Manabu Namiki's shmup OST's, one of his best being Armed Police Batrider:

No Way Out http://www.youtube.com/user/ronin100...6BA9h-k&fmt=18

Missile Fever http://www.youtube.com/user/ronin100...iyi07d4&fmt=18

Purple Twilight http://www.youtube.com/user/ronin100...e91dh6U&fmt=18

Chasing Gang's Need Speed http://www.youtube.com/user/ronin100...JoTVnhU&fmt=18

I hope more people offer samples of the music tracks in the games they list.

[Steve W]

Battlemorph for the Atari Jaguar has amazing music as far as I'm concerned.
Leander for the Amiga had a great soundtrack, especially the intro music.
Demolition Racer: No Exit on the Dreamcast has the perfect soundtrack for the gameplay. They picked the absolute best and most appropriate music for that game.

[tomaitheous]

PC-Engine/CD/TG16
Legend of Xanadu (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXj5h6f_SjA)
Bloody Wolf

Genesis
Burning Force (god, I love that music)

[nensondubois]

Genesis:
Virtual Pinball
Action 52
Top Gear 2
Earthworm Jim 2
Menacer
Risk
General Chaos
Flashback
World of Illusions starring Mickey Mouse

SNES
Flashback
Winter Gold
Yoshi no Kurropn: Oven de Cookie
Animaniacs (SGB)
Beach Volleball (SGB)
Small Soldiers (SGB)
A Bug's Life (SGB)
Mualn (SGB)
Nuegier
Kirby no Kara Kids

I have an entire list as well for NES, GB and so forth.

[j_factor]

The Ooze.

And for some reason I've always loved the soundtrack to Global Gladiators. Especially the opening tune.