History Main / GameMusic

** This was a feature of the [[UsefulNotes/GameEngine Unreal Engine]] that didn't get much use in ''VideoGame/{{Unreal}}'' games, but a few mods took advantage of them. But the themes of ''VideoGame/DeusEx'' had some epic blockbuster qualities, and a few of the tracks turned out to be very catchy.

* ''VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters'' series has an arranged soundtrack for damn near every game it has, with real instrumentation replacing the UsefulNotes/NeoGeo sound. There's also usually an ImageSong on each soundtrack as well.

* ''VideoGame/TheWorldEndsWithYou'' was praised for its all-vocal soundtrack mix, consisting of J-Pop, rap, and R&B. All the more wondrous considering it's all crunched into a UsefulNotes/NintendoDS cartridge!

** ''VideoGame/YsIAncientYsVanishedOmen'', and ''VideoGame/YsIIAncientYsVanishedTheFinalChapter'' featured a soundtrack by acclaimed composer Creator/YuzoKoshiro on the ''UsefulNotes/PC88''. Examples:

** ''Ys'' was also one of the earliest series to adopt CD-quality music and voice acting in its games, thanks to the ''UsefulNotes/TurboGrafx16'''s CD attachment. The port of the first two games was also significant in reaching American audiences, exposing gamers in 1991 to the potential of disc-based games.

* ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog'' is well known for both its classic 16-bit songs from the various Zones (levels) and the later vocal tracks from the 3D games and the various AnimatedSeries.
** From ''Sonic 1'': [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-78CMKME4o Green Hill Zone]] (same one the [[GreenHillZone trope]] comes from), [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mqmN6mw4R8 Star Light Zone]].
** From ''Sonic 2'': [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LYB7iLZNWE Chemical Plant Zone]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jl6kjAkVw_s Casino Night Zone]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVEyGntyOZQ Mystic Cave Zone]].
** From ''Sonic 3'': [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1K1rV9kFs6I Hydrocity Zone Act 1]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPYzgCI6Q1I&feature=related Hydrocity Zone Act 2]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYxlqTpZ-24 Ice Cap Zone Act 1]].
*** Also of note is the entire ''Sonic CD'' soundtrack, which had two distinct but equally amazing soundtracks depending on which region the game was released in.

* Hidenori Shoji, one of the music developers for Amusement Vision is well known for his work for ''{{Yakuza}}'' ''[[VideoGame/FZero F-Zero GX]]'' and the ''VideoGame/SuperMonkeyBall'' games.

* Even non-gamers will recognize the tunes of ''VideoGame/{{Super Mario Bros|1}}'' or ''VideoGame/{{Tetris}}'', which helped early on to solidify Game Music as a legitimate genre, but it still has a long way to go before you'd hear the soundtrack to a video game on the radio.

** Or the UK, where the music from ''Tetris'' and ''VideoGame/SuperMarioLand'' were remixed and released as singles. Remixed by ''Creator/AndrewLloydWebber''.

* Part and parcel of ''UsefulNotes/{{Emulation}}'' is the emulated sound scene. You can find music ripped directly from game code for most console generations right up to the UsefulNotes/PlayStation2. Its legality is arguably a bit better than downloading [=MP3s=] directly, especially if you already own the game, but nobody has really tested it.

* ''Creator/{{Falcom}}'' is well known for the various soundtracks for their games, along with codifying several of the earliest examples of the ActionRPG. In particular, the ''VideoGame/{{Ys}}'' series was one of the earliest games to issue soundtracks of both original and rearranged material, bloops and all.
** ''VideoGame/YsIAncientYsVanishedOmen'', and ''VideoGame/YsIIAncientYsVanishedTheFinalChapter'' featured a soundtrack by acclaimed composer ''Creator/YuzoKoshiro'' on the ''UsefulNotes/PC88''. Examples:

* ''VideoGame/DiscoElysium'' has a soundtrack provided by British IndieRock band ''Music/SeaPower''.

Game Music, obviously, is the soundtrack of any video game. Such music could be anything, from a grand marching theme to the quick musical cue when an item is obtained or a party member joins.

* The ''Franchise/AceAttorney'' series is popular enough in Japan that they get entire orchestras to play arrangements of the music.

** ''Ys I: the Vanished Omens'', and Ys II: Ancient Ys Vanished'' featured a soundtrack by acclaimed composer ''Creator/YuzoKoshiro'' on the ''UsefulNotes/PC88''. Examples:

* ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'', being a long-running series, is almost as well-known for its music as its gameplay. Of particular note is ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaSkywardSword Skyward Sword]]''; in keeping with its overall "25th anniversary" theme, the game initially came packaged with a bonus CD containing orchestral arrangements and medleys of several of the franchise's most popular songs.

* ''Creator/{{Falcom}}'' is well known for the various soundtracks for their games, along with codifying several of the earliest examples of the ActionRPG. In particular, the ''Franchise/{{Ys}}'' series was one of the earliest games to issue soundtracks of both original and rearranged material, bloops and all.

** This was a feature of the [[GameEngine Unreal Engine]] that didn't get much use in ''VideoGame/{{Unreal}}'' games, but a few mods took advantage of them. But the themes of ''VideoGame/DeusEx'' had some epic blockbuster qualities, and a few of the tracks turned out to be very catchy.

** This was a feature of the [[GameEngine Unreal Engine]] that didn't get much use in ''VideoGame/{{Unreal}}'' games, but a few mods took advantage of them. But the themes of ''VideoGame/DeusEx'' had some epic blockbuster qualities, and a few of the tracks turned out to be [[EarWorm Ear Worms]].

* ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'' is well known for both its classic 16-bit songs from the various Zones (levels) and the later vocal tracks from the 3D games and the various AnimatedSeries.

* ''Franchise/MetalGear'' from ''[[VideoGame/MetalGearSolid Solid]]'' onwards has had the theme music composed by Harry Gregson-Williams.