Daniel K Sep 12, 2008
Yeah, I know this is very hard, but then, not all things in life are supposed to be easy.
If you absolutely had to choose one piece of game music (original or arranged) as the best one you have ever heard, which would it be? Nothing too serious, just name the first one that comes to mind. Also, the question isn't about "if you had to convince a person who's never listened to game music with one piece, which would it be?" or shit like that, its about your own personal favourite.
My pick would have to be Kenji Yamamoto's "Brinstar Overgrown with Vegetation Area" from Super Metroid on the SNES. It plays in the first half of Brinstar, in the green area... uh... overgrown with vegetation.
To me, this track captures very well the qualities I look for in game music, and it strikes the perfect balance between atmospheric, melodic, and mysterious. I still remember the first time i heard it 14 years ago, it really made a deep impression. It is also one of those tracks (together with the rest of the Super Metroid soundtrack, as well as Castlevania 4, Equinox, Demon's Crest, Clock Tower, the Donkey Kong Country trilogy, and others) that showed that the SNES was fully capable of producing excellent and deep atmospheric music.
So, what's yours?