Video Game Music Showdown Extravaganza Event Live! Closed!

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I figure we need something new, so how about we combine the terrible opinionated argumentation of music with the many video game showdowns we’ve done in the past?

And thus, we have the first ever Video Game Music Showdown Extravaganza Event Live!

Now, the way this is done is simple. We have a bunch of video game music going up against each other on a day to day thing, you vote, one winner.

The rules are also simple.
You can nominate any 8 songs from any game, with only one limitation. No licensed music. So, nothing that wasn’t made for the game. Besides that, it can be anything. Just put the name of the song and the game it’s from, and if you want throw in a Youtube or some MP3 link with it. Those’ll all be included when it comes to the actual showdown time.

But that’s all there is to it! Easy!

Nominations are open and will close… eventually. If we don’t get enough, I’ll throw in a few and open up extra nominations to whoever wants them.

Master List:

Ace Combat: Assault Horizon - Gotta Stay Fly
Age of Empires II: The Conquerors - The Bovinian Derivative
Assassin's Creed 2 - Venice Rooftop
Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood - Borgia Occupation
Atlantis -The Lost Tales- Theme
Banjo-Kazooie - Freezeezy Peak
Bastion - Build That Wall
Bastion - Set Sail, Coming Home
Battletoads - Pause Theme
Bayonetta - Friendship
Bioshock - The Ocean on His Shoulders
Blazblue Continuum Shift - Makoto's Theme
Bully - Busting In
Castlevania - Wicked Child
Castlevania 2 - Bloody Tears
Castlevania 2: Simon's Quest - Daytime
Castlevania 2: Simon's Quest - Nighttime
Castlevania X Rondo of Blood - Bloody Tears
Castlevania: Lord of Shadows - Vampire Killer (Music Box)
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night - The Tragic Prince
Cave Story - Main Theme
Chrono Cross - Another World's Theme
Chrono Cross - Time's Scar
Chrono Trigger - Corridor's of Time
Chrono Trigger - The Day The World Revived
Chrono Trigger- To Far Away Times
Civilization 4 - Babu Yetu
Command and Conquer: Red Alert - Hell March
Crysis 2 - Theme “Epilogueâ€
 
Final Fantasy VI - Terra's Theme: http://youtu.be/W7RPY-oiDAQ
Chrono Cross - Time's Scar: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scmQ_6gUrVU
Chrono Cross - Another World's Theme: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROKcr2OTgws
Civ 4 - Babu Yetu: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJiHDmyhE1A
Castlevania - Wicked Child: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7PFm7mrdVY
Castlevania X Rondo of Blood - Bloody Tears: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJia9ADbF0Q
Command and Conquer: Red Alert - Hell March: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tb-gI_pFog0
Mega Man 2 - Dr. Wily's Stage: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFKtYCcMWT4
 
Original Legend of Zelda theme

Mike Tyson's Punch-Out training theme

Castlevania: Lord of Shadows Vampire Killer theme redone on a music box

MGS3 Theme

Mortal Kombat 1 Theme

MGS4 Theme

Red Dead Redemption: John Marston Enters Mexico

Bastion: Set Sail, Coming Home


As far as all this goes, I'm pretty sure I'm in the safe on everything. It looks like the RDR song was made specifically for the game. And if not for the Licensed thing, this would be at the top of the list. And to be completely honest, it's hard not to love anything that H G-W composes.

MGS3: Starsailor - Way to Fall
 
I had heard that SNES Earthbound wasn't re-released as a downloadable title because alot of the music on that was licensed. Can anybody shed light on this?
 
drathbone said:
I had heard that SNES Earthbound wasn't re-released as a downloadable title because alot of the music on that was licensed. Can anybody shed light on this?
For the purpose of this, I mean if it's like a Linkin Park song or something that they put into the game, or something from like Michael Jackson's Moonwalker. Besides that, I'm lenient.
 
I've got some. I'll start off with what I've hailed as the best piece of video game music ever since I first heard it:

DW6 Empires - Life to the Legend (Credits Theme)

And now an assortment of not only memorable, but very good sounding tracks. Hope you enjoy them even half as much as I do.

Spyro The Dragon Theme Song

Super Mario 64 - Jolly Roger Bay

TES III: Morrowind - Nerevar Rising (Main Theme)

LocoRoco - Zappudo Geron (Budzi's Theme)

Atlantis -The Lost Tales- Theme (Sunriders)
EDIT: This one's a very close cut-up with this: Atlantis -TLT- La Lune. I just barely have to go with the latter, but I'll leave the other one here, because eargasms.

MW3 - Servitas Vitae (GIGN Theme)

Donkey Kong Country - King K. Rool
 
Skyrim: Dawnguard DLC - "Forgotten Vale" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBGgZ1PUFWU

(Thanks to Alex Osborn) Metroid Prime - "Phendrana Drifts" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbbUv1hz6mE

[EDITED youtube link] Fez - "Sync (Ingame Version)" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkcpX7Zb ... h_response

SSBB - "Bramble Blast" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0MIQvBSFBSU

F-Zero - "Big Blue" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjRKNzKzVmo

Starfox - "Space Armada" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnNSoT6Ox3Q

(cant believe this wasn't mentioned yet!) FF8 - "Man with the Machine Gun" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jho-peCAKs

LoZ: Wind Waker - "Staff Credits" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDR45QMUaqc

LOVE this idea! I kind of wanted to nominate your Ace Combat theme but I figured you'd put that in anyway.
 
Maui Mallard in Cold Shadows - Intro (PC version) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GPWwAQBw1E

Professor Layton and The Unwound Future - Theme http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-W4iDW5o6Y

Okami - White Light Majesty http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pukri35WeU

Yoshi's Island - Underground http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLOTNPSYJaI

Castlevania 2 - Bloody Tears http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjazC45Qkww

Rayman Origins - Land of the Livid Dead http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwZphYfrGcU

Doom - E1M1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSsfjHCFosw

Terranigma - Resurrection http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uaqdn8tNDSI
 
I like this. Lets see, my eight would be...

8) Silent Hill - Silent Hill: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EN-_1OGtUY

7) Castlevania 2: Simon's Quest daytime: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkeGa-POzY0

6) Gunstar Heroes-Ending: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Ka8_ioqRrE

5) Super Dodge Ball (NES) - USSR Theme: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bxqh18h7J5A

4) Castlevania 2: Simon's Quest nighttime: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIYfcTf0Edk

3) MechWarrior 2 - Arkham Bridge: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJ0LAs9KiXc

2) Dragon Age Origins- The Party Camp: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSAgaUoNeso

1) Final Fantasy 8 - Liberi Fatali: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yu1hn3w0Viw

edit: yeah this is hard to limit to 8 so I keep messing with my list. Going to leave it as it is now or I'll just keep editing it over and over.
 
Oooh! A showdown where I can be heavily opinionated with my higher education background in music!

Skyrim: From Past to Present
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhJTMeytTWw

The Dig: Mission to the Asteroid
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GVGWWR4HYU

Also, of course, The Portal Song "Still Alive"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjGfgV7rJHI

Assassin's Creed Brotherhood: Borgia Occupation
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKjjneKOKw0

Deus Ex: Human Revolution: Icarus
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZiN6t7K7txw

Fallout New Vegas Main Theme
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2H_2Z8jAIu0

The Witcher 2
A Nearly Peaceful Place
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2AKB7g3hr0
Assassins of Kings
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ve63nrGxIyM
Vergen by Night
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9a-DmxpXhQE

Civilization 4: Baba Yetu
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nb-jk6Ftx7o

I'll probably think of some more later.
 
LinksOcarina said:
Baba Yetu was nominated already, Nick :(

Oh, I didn't see it. Oh well.

Longo, I'm also assuming you'd like to avoid music that is licensed from other adaptations of the IP? For example, the Star Wars theme, used in a billion games but from the movies originally.
 
Green_Lantern said:

Makes every boss even more worth it.

Persona 4 - Heaven (Might be spoiler previews for this one)

Persona 4 - Pursuing My True Self
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h73LvR8V ... re=related

Killer7 - Rave On
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Xi-CxR-a2o

Age of Empires II: The Conquerors - The Bovinian Derivative
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJtmpD6Y4hY

Rome: Total War - Divinitus
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irXQid4peS0

Monkey Island Intro
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjvD3C_nvBk

Dark Souls - Nameless Song
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpI-KeK-PQg

Etrian Odyssey III - Those That Slay and Fall
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOsRITXD ... ure=relmfu
 
NickKmet said:
Longo, I'm also assuming you'd like to avoid music that is licensed from other adaptations of the IP? For example, the Star Wars theme, used in a billion games but from the movies originally.
Yeah, let's try not to do any of those.

And good choices so far. We've got a good number, so let's aim for at least 5 more. The more, the better.
 
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