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Larry Oji, Super Moderator, Judge, "Dirge for the Follin" Project Director, VG Frequency Creator |
I can't believe nobody's touched on this yet:
Xenosaga Episode I: The Escape Starts with dread, then becomes a sweeping, epic fanfare of evil. Would have been a great last boss battle, but... well, anyone who's played the game knows what they did there. I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body? |
The ones I like.
Soul Calibur II - Confrontation, Sword of the Patriot and Hubris. Viewtiful Joe 2 - memoirs of an Invincible Monster Metroid Prime - Underwater Rector Core Prime 2 - Hunters Baten Kaitos - The True Mirror Chrono Cross - Time's Scar. Gradius V - Intermezzo Tales of Symphonia- Fatalize Secret of Mana- Phantom and a rose, Danger Megaman x5 - Volt Kraken Stage X6- Infinity Mijinion (sp?) ... I was speaking idiomatically. |
Chaos Legion OST - Massive Strokes as well as the whole dang OST.
Spartan: Total Warrior - Talos Castlevania: Resurrection - Have Mercy Unreal Tournament - Skyward Fire, Botpack #9, Serenity (2004), Level 8 (2004) Prince of Persia: Warrior Within - Main Theme Battlefield 2: Modern Combat - Main Menu Theme, couple of in-game themes. What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now? |
I'm very surprised with the lack of mentions for Shadow Hearts and SNK's awesome sound team. Those two teams have created some of the most powerful and moving songs I've ever heard in video games, including many of the mainstays already mentioned in the thread.
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I love Revived Power - Battle with the Colossus from the Shadow of the Colossus score. I've never played the game and I know I never will, but this track is thrilling. When I think of the term 'epic' this is the music I imagine:
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Jam it back in, in the dark. |
I already nominated this song for Song of the Year so it's only fitting that it gets a mention here as well: Keiki Kobayashi - Naval Blockade [Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War]. That song is 3 rock-solid minutes of pure, unadulterated EPIC.
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Street Fighter Alpha 3 - Zangief's Theme and Hi-Tech. Great songs with epic melodies that convey the personalities of their characters to the highest degree.
This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.
Trap Gunner - Lou Richie vs. John Bishous should be every gamer and game designer's moto.
It's either that, or get swallowed in the abyss of being a one-beater vs. multi-beat composing. Never question a true composer's work unless you can come up with a better permutation of composition. |
These probably have been posted before, but whatever:
FFVI - The Dream Oath FFVII - One-Winged Angel FFVIII - Liberi Fatali FFXI - Opening Theme Those are the four most "epic" FF songs, in my opinion. That said, my favorite of all time is Eternity from FFX-2 (particularly the piano arrangement). I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body? |
Larry Oji, Super Moderator, Judge, "Dirge for the Follin" Project Director, VG Frequency Creator |
Final Fantasy VII Main Theme - A lot of nostalgia comes along with this one, and it complimented the game so well.
Life, A Distant Promise (Chrono Cross) - Purely epic. I can't really even find words to describe it, it moved me that much. Small Two of Pieces (Xenogears) - My all time favorite. I heard it on this particular site about six years ago, and DAMN. I was blown away even then, without the context of the game itself. Beating the game a few years later made it even better, and I'm still amazed every time I listen to it. Joanne's voice really complimented the music (moreso than the Mebius singer, methinks) and the guitar solo still brings a tear to my eye. I was speaking idiomatically. |
Healing Winds - Soul Calibur II & III
Going to Where the Wind Blows - Soul Calibur II (think) Unforgotten - Halo 2 Glorious Victory - Dead or Alive 2 ...these would have to be my favourite ones What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now? |
To me, "Betrayal" from the Silent Hill 2 soundtrack is epic, since it's so filled with emotion. Whenever I listen to it I get a feeling of total hopelessness.
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Vagrant Story - 22 - Great Cathedral Attic/Large Chapel Garret
This song seamlessly intertwines despair and hope at the same time. It's not long nor complex, but it really brings you down with emotion. Especially in the context of the scene it was meant for. VS is regarded as (one of) Sakimoto's best works, and I highly recommend you listen to it if you havent already. 03 - Climax of the Greylands Incident is also one massive 11-minute epic orgasm, and so is 29 - Staff Roll. What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?
Last edited by Pokey; Jul 24, 2007 at 02:26 PM.
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I'm a bit surprised that there haven't been any Medal of Honor tracks posted yet, so I'll add a few.
Medal of Honor: European Assault - Dogs of War Medal of Honor: European Assault - To Stalingrad Medal of Honor: Airborne - Main title Medal of Honor: Airborne - End Credits I tend to find the MoH "epic" songs to be almost a breed of their own. They do an excellent job evoking images of the valour, courage and tradegy one only finds in war. If you're interested in almost "over-the-top" epic, I recommend "Hero's Theme" from Kameo Elements of Power Jam it back in, in the dark. |
A lot of the WoW/Burning Crusade tracks have a very epic choral feel to them. In particular, I love the theme for Stormwind. Ironforge, Thunder Bluff, and A Call to Arms are all good tracks from the WoW soundtrack. I haven't listened to much to the Burning Crusade stuff but there's some gold in there as well.
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