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Not music FROM videogames per se, but music you've heard from other artists that were inspired by videogames, such as chiptune, covers, original music, et cetera. Stuff that you hear and KNOW was inspired by a game but isn't in any.

An easy one would be a buttload of chiptune. I love a lot of what's made by Fearofdark, Jake Kaufman (you probably know him from the Shantae games), Kulor, Coda, and Stinkbug. All of these artists manage to make amazing chiptune that really harkens back to the 20th century and old 80s/90s videogames. I never grew up in that time, but i grew up on the video games from then, and DAMN it feels good to listen to this stuff.







There's also remixes. Anyone who's into Touhou would know about PLENTY of Touhou remixes thanks to the insane popularity of it in Japan. Some of these songs are just straight bangers even if you have no idea bout their source material






Music from videogames is always great but we have to appreciate the fanworks that people create about them, too

 

[nial]

I don't listen to game-inspired music (or even actual game soundtracks that often), but the Touhou-related stuff is unironically great.

 

[SlimeGooGoo]

I don't listen to game-inspired music (or even actual game soundtracks that often), but the Touhou-related stuff is unironically great.

Guilty_AI someone has summoned thee

 

[benixo]

Not inspired by video game music, but inspired video game music. Close enough!

 

[64bitmodels]

Not inspired by video game music, but inspired video game music. Close enough!

nice, this came out in 1979?
most video game music wouldn't even sound like this until the mid 80s, i could totally see this in a late 80s Sega arcade game

 

[fatmarco]

A lot of "Bring Me the Horizon" has either videogame references in their titles or are just explicit references to videogames:

Just for their titles:






And for explicitly referencing a game (Resident Evil in this case):




https://residentevil.fandom.com/wiki/Keeper's_Diary

Gran Turismo:




Death Stranding:

 

[64bitmodels]

here's some more stuff





You might be asking how these relate to video games? The title of the album these 3 tracks come from "SUPER DREAM ZONE" isn't just there because it looked cool.
All of the songs in the album are heavily inspired by video games & anime, especially JRPGs, in the themes of the songs and the overall style of them. The title is a reference to old video game names, yknow like Super Mario World, Kirby Dream Land, etc

SUPER REACTOR X for example sounds like the title screen of a new adventure game, the start of a new journey. The opening really conveys that with the beautiful 'lighting up' sort of sound that you hear, feels like the game is sort of turning on. The switches between different dance genres feel like the demo playing in the background, showing you the all the unique locations and fights you'll encounter in the game. 2:02 to the end in that song is just pure badassery

Crunchy Crown Coaster sounds like the starting area/first world, using samples from quite a few games like Sonic 3 and Knuckles and Paper Mario. The fast paced sections feel like the battles you encounter in the grasslands, while the slow paced sections feel like you sort of meandering around the open world, finding equipment, talking to NPCs. It quite reminds me a lot of Petal Meadows from Paper Mario TTYD... just that it's speedcore.

Vicious Heroism sounds like a bossfight, you stacking up against a crazy, gigantic adversary. Possibly holding the first of the many macguffins you're supposed to collect throughout the game, or they're the the final enemy you face in a dungeon, either way both of you aren't coming out of this alive. The fast paced kicks and guitar really make it sound like a do or die situation. It's like your flight or fight response in musical form, lol. The section at 2:30 feels like the battle is hitting its climax, maybe the protagonist started to go maximum overdrive after a moment of weakness. it's all or nothing, now

honestly i feel like the whole album is excellent, i love all the crazy styles and songs that the composer (Kobaryo) comes up with, but of course you have to be into fast paced speedcore and hardcore dance music (and also ofc be into video games) to appreciate it. It's a genre that not all people are going to be into & that's totally fine.

... yknow, i probably should have just put this in the main post.

 

[F31 Leopard]

 

[drotahorror]

This thread made me realize that one day I'll be saying "back in the 20th century..."

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

This group gives me Silent hill vibes/music of that era

 

[64bitmodels]

This group gives me Silent hill vibes/music of that era

ive heard of that guy, i saw some of his albums on Bandcamp
honestly im not too into his type of music... perfer a bit more fast paced upbeat stuff myself
though, i dont know what compelled you to say silent hill. The ambiance is there, a bit but not enough to truly feel creepy like in Silent Hill. maybe it's just me?

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

Iv heard of that guy, i saw some of his albums on Bandcamp
honestly im not too into his type of music... perfer a bit more fast paced upbeat stuff myself
though, I dont know what compelled you to say silent hill. The ambiance is there, a bit but not enough to truly feel creepy like in Silent Hill. maybe it's just me?

I was not the only one. I commented on one of the videos and someone replied saying the same thing. (I tried to find it but maybe the video was taken down)

In the case of that video the song at 26:57 the begging is straight-up Sielnt hill.

 

[64bitmodels]

In the case of that video the song at 26:57 the begging is straight-up Sielnt hill.

ahhhhh i hear it now. i kind of wish that atmosphere was kept throughout the entire song, it sounds so cool!

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

I was listening to one the best video game soundtrack ever made: Ridge Racer Type 4. And some recommended this:

 

[64bitmodels]

I was listening to one the best video game soundtrack ever made: Ridge Racer Type 4. And some recommended this:

for a moment i thought it was the other way around and this inspired Ridge Racer Type 4... but nope, this album came out in 2021
It's amazing to see that people are still making this type of music

 

[64bitmodels]

Vicious Heroism sounds like a bossfight, you stacking up against a crazy, gigantic adversary. Possibly holding the first of the many macguffins you're supposed to collect throughout the game, or they're the the final enemy you face in a dungeon, either way both of you aren't coming out of this alive. The fast paced kicks and guitar really make it sound like a do or die situation. It's like your flight or fight response in musical form, lol. The section at 2:30 feels like the battle is hitting its climax, maybe the protagonist started to go maximum overdrive after a moment of weakness. it's all or nothing, now

Vicious Heroism in particular reminds me of another EDM song created by Camellia, called "FINAL BLENDERMAN APPEARED"
If vicious heroism was a boss then FINAL BLENDERMAN APPEARED is the final boss, everything that track does FBA turns up to 11. it makes doom eternal sound like kids music.
it's Chiptune, dance music, metal all blended together in this intense ghost pepper soup of a song

 

[nial]

here's some more stuff





You might be asking how these relate to video games? The title of the album these 3 tracks come from "SUPER DREAM ZONE" isn't just there because it looked cool.
All of the songs in the album are heavily inspired by video games & anime, especially JRPGs, in the themes of the songs and the overall style of them. The title is a reference to old video game names, yknow like Super Mario World, Kirby Dream Land, etc

SUPER REACTOR X for example sounds like the title screen of a new adventure game, the start of a new journey. The opening really conveys that with the beautiful 'lighting up' sort of sound that you hear, feels like the game is sort of turning on. The switches between different dance genres feel like the demo playing in the background, showing you the all the unique locations and fights you'll encounter in the game. 2:02 to the end in that song is just pure badassery

Crunchy Crown Coaster sounds like the starting area/first world, using samples from quite a few games like Sonic 3 and Knuckles and Paper Mario. The fast paced sections feel like the battles you encounter in the grasslands, while the slow paced sections feel like you sort of meandering around the open world, finding equipment, talking to NPCs. It quite reminds me a lot of Petal Meadows from Paper Mario TTYD... just that it's speedcore.

Vicious Heroism sounds like a bossfight, you stacking up against a crazy, gigantic adversary. Possibly holding the first of the many macguffins you're supposed to collect throughout the game, or they're the the final enemy you face in a dungeon, either way both of you aren't coming out of this alive. The fast paced kicks and guitar really make it sound like a do or die situation. It's like your flight or fight response in musical form, lol. The section at 2:30 feels like the battle is hitting its climax, maybe the protagonist started to go maximum overdrive after a moment of weakness. it's all or nothing, now

honestly i feel like the whole album is excellent, i love all the crazy styles and songs that the composer (Kobaryo) comes up with, but of course you have to be into fast paced speedcore and hardcore dance music (and also ofc be into video games) to appreciate it. It's a genre that not all people are going to be into & that's totally fine.

... yknow, i probably should have just put this in the main post.

This sounds interesting...? Is it a full length album or just some standalone songs?

 

[64bitmodels]

This sounds interesting...? Is it a full length album or just some standalone songs?

full album, 15 songs

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

Track 5:
That thing with the keyboard....Ridge Racer

 

[BennyBlanco]

 

[nial]

full album, 15 songs

oh cool it's even on spotify and has a physical CD release
btw, would you recommend some others like it? I'm rather fond of its particular aesthetic

 

[64bitmodels]

oh cool it's even on spotify and has a physical CD release
btw, would you recommend some others like it? I'm rather fond of its particular aesthetic

i think Kobaryo has done other music like this but i can't be super sure on that as this is the only album i've truly purchased and listened to from them. That being said Bandcamp's recommended section (bottom of the page) has some nice recommendations if you're into the genre, specifically

Ok there's this

 

[nial]

i think Kobaryo has done other music like this but i can't be super sure on that as this is the only album i've truly purchased and listened to from them. That being said Bandcamp's recommended section (bottom of the page) has some nice recommendations if you're into the genre, specifically

Nice, I think it's time for me to finally get into Bandcamp.

 

[64bitmodels]

A lot of "Bring Me the Horizon" has either videogame references in their titles or are just explicit references to videogames:

Just for their titles:






And for explicitly referencing a game (Resident Evil in this case):




https://residentevil.fandom.com/wiki/Keeper's_Diary

Gran Turismo:




Death Stranding:

polyphony let them remix moon over the castle for GT7? pretty sweet
that remix sounds friggin awesome, too

 

[Kagey K]

Not necessarily what you are asking but I'm going to see Chuck Ragan in April. He did all the music for The Flame and the Flood. Used to be hard punk, but now is Alternative Country.

 

[Dr.brain64]

Spoiler

 

[64bitmodels]

Spoiler

i like sewerslvt's stuff, it's great breakcore music

...there's no way that's actually playing on an SNES. that sounds so clean wtf

 

[supernova8]

Mitch Murder. Surprised nobody has mentioned him yet.

He's remade a few game songs, here are the ones I can remember off the top of my head:

Lost Patrol (granted I'd never heard of this game, out in 1990 on the Amiga)
Original


Cover


F-Zero (Mute City)


Cover


Street Fighter 2 (Guile's Theme)


Cover


Personally I think the Mute City one is so good they could use it in an F Zero remake. (I thought the GX Mute City theme was dogshit)

 

[64bitmodels]

Mitch Murder. Surprised nobody has mentioned him yet.

He's remade a few game songs, here are the ones I can remember off the top of my head:

Lost Patrol (granted I'd never heard of this game, out in 1990 on the Amiga)
Original


Cover


F-Zero (Mute City)


Cover


Street Fighter 2 (Guile's Theme)


Cover


Personally I think the Mute City one is so good they could use it in an F Zero remake. (I thought the GX Mute City theme was dogshit)

that mute city remix sounds like a genesis version

 

[Salmon]

 

[Guilty_AI]

Guilty_AI someone has summoned thee

Well, since i was summoned what choice do i have now?




























BONUS

 

[TintoConCasera]

The Holophonics have some very cool ska covers for both Banjo Kazooie and Donkey Kong.

Have a listen:





They have two albums full of those. Also, some random covers:

 

[8BiTw0LF]

 

[Mr Hyde]

A couple of Swedish rappers with a very video gamey music video.

 

[64bitmodels]

The Holophonics have some very cool ska covers for both Banjo Kazooie and Donkey Kong.

Have a listen:





They have two albums full of those. Also, some random covers:

ok that chrono trigger cover is fucking great, holy crap

i dont know where you found this but you gotta keep digging, this is some grade A stuff
That armored armadillo cover could honestly be in a remake of Megaman X and it would work so well
This shit is why ska is and will always be legendary

 

[VGEsoterica]

My wife got me this for xmas

It’s a banger. DKC remixes

 

[64bitmodels]

My wife got me this for xmas

It’s a banger. DKC remixes

yknow considering the obscure stuff you always talk about i thought you'd have a whole paragraph of just covers and music that you listen to in the meantime, LOL

 

[Trilobit]

I just need to post this as I was inspired to search for more DKC after listening to previous poster, gives me shivers:

 

[ProgenitorCastle]

Dragonforce

 

[64bitmodels]

oH SHIT I FORGOT ABOUT THIS ONE


the song is literally about playing co op RPGs with your friends at night. it's fucking hilarious (and catchy as hell)

 

[TintoConCasera]

ok that chrono trigger cover is fucking great, holy crap

i dont know where you found this but you gotta keep digging, this is some grade A stuff
That armored armadillo cover could honestly be in a remake of Megaman X and it would work so well
This shit is why ska is and will always be legendary

I found it thanks to a stoner friend lol.

I'll let you know if I find more shit like that my man. In the meantime, check out this dude:

 

[Hastelander]

The Chalkeaters create such music, the Valve one stands out:

Check their featured artists too.

DT should do a cover of Alternate Reality's title song:

 

[64bitmodels]

The Chalkeaters create such music, the Valve one stands out:

Check their featured artists too.


DT should do a cover of Alternate Reality's title song:

I remember listening to their bethesda 'it just works' song. Amazing satire and catchy as hell

 

[64bitmodels]

This song is pretty much a giant Sega tribute to the whole 'blast processing' ad campaign Sega had in the 90s to compete with Nintendo. The funk levels here are over 9000. Not to mention this song is one of the first of its kind, we get a lot of Sega remixes/tribute songs these days but back in 2012 it wasn't that common. If you know about 'Geometry Dash' this song should be VERY familiar to you

 

[8BiTw0LF]