Tag: Nintendo
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#WeeklyGameMusic: Fungi Forest (Donkey Kong 64)
#WeeklyGameMusic: New week, new music. http://youtu.be/PCT4tf_E-C4 Do you hear that? Yup, I’m late again. Anyway, this week’s music is a nice and pleasant composition from Donkey Kong 64, written by the infamous Grant Kirkhope. While Grant is more known for his jaunty, bouncy compositions, Fungi Forest is a tame music more focused on silence. A soothing…
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#WeeklyGameMusic: Snowy Valak Mountain / Night (Xenoblade Chronicles)
#WeeklyGameMusic: New week, new music. A bit late, but this week’s (last week’s?) music plays on Valak Mountain during night in the cult classic Xenoblade Chronicles. ACE+’s composition is simple, calming, almost silent tune that fittingly brings awe to a snowy mountain lit by glowing crystals. It’s one of the many beautiful pieces cleverly placed…
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#WeeklyGameMusic: Sunny Side Up (Toki Tori 2+)
#WeeklyGameMusic: New week, new music. Wait, a simple, jolly music in this week’s #WeeklyGameMusic? What is this madness!? Yup, it’s time to enjoy an easy-on-the-ears music called Sunny Side Up, composed by SonicPicnic and featuring the Royal Eggbert Choir. I’m glad relaxing tunes and cute graphics define Toki Tori 2+‘s presentation, because the game’s puzzles…
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Weekly Game Music: Opening Theme (Super Smash Bros. Melee)
New week, new music. This week, we drop all the subtle music for one that’s obviously epic. That’s right, it’s the Opening Theme from Super Smash Bros. Melee. And not just any sort of music, but an actual live performance of Hirokazu Ando’s greatest composition. Enjoy! For the uninitiated, Super Smash Bros. Melee is the second game in the…
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Weekly Game Music: Machine Passage (Kirby Air Ride)
New week, new music. Nintendo is generally known for its cute and adorable characters. While the Kirby series are no exceptions to this, Machine Passage from Kirby Air Ride would make you think otherwise. This creepy, jarring, and melancholic composition by Hirokazu Ando, Shogo Sakai, Tadashi Ikegami and Jun Ishikawa stands in stark contrast to an otherwise cheery, happy racing game. Kirby…
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Weekly Game Music: Theme (Bomb Jack)
New week, new music. Lets look back to a time when black-and-white was expected on a handheld device. That’s right! It’s time to look into Gameboy music. Here’s Bomb Jack by Alberto Jose Gonzalez. Bomb Jack is a simple 2D platformer where one guides the superhero, Bomb Jack, to collect bombs scattered across the course in order. Bomb…