Taro Omiya

Taro Omiya

Software Engineer, Game Designer

Tag: Video Game Music

  • Weekly Game Music: Cheetahmen Techno (Cheetahmen II)

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    New week, new music.  Let’s do something completely different: introducing the spectacular internet meme, the Cheetahmen II theme song!  Cheetahmen Techno is, as its title implies, Nico Nico Douga user, 美路盆@LunchBox’s 90’s techno remix of the notoriously terrible (and unreleased!) game’s theme.  Unfortunately, the original composer for the music remains unknown due to lack of credits or licenses.  Wikipedia…

  • Weekly Game Music: Wind Waker Unplugged (Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker)

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    New week, new music.  Late again this week, but I’m currently checking out SIGGRAPH 2012, and it’s quite a bit exhausting.  Anyways, lets go with something special this week.  Here’s Fredrik Larsson’s medley, Wind Waker Unplugged , which quite predictably blends together various tunes from Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker.  It does great justice to the original…

  • Weekly Game Music: Sweet Georgia Brown (Charles Barkley Shut Up and Jam: Gaiden)

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    New week, new music.  What’s the absolute, most epic boss music you can ever play when you fight against your worst rival?  According to Barkley Shut Up and Jam: Gaiden , it’s Sweet Georgia Brown by Ben Bernie and Maceo Pinkard.  …I don’t really have a good joke to follow up on that one, so I’ll let the jazzy…

  • Weekly Game Music: Above the Treetops

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    Goodness, I keep forgetting about this.  Better late than never: I’ve got yet another MMORPG music for all of you.  Here’s Above the Treetops from ultra-popular MapleStory.  Unfortunately, the name of the composer(s) seems elusive at the moment, but enjoy the mellow tune as it is. You can play the game for free at Maplestory’s website. The plot of MapleStory is…

  • Weekly Game Music: Caravan for 2 Pianos (Flyable Heart)

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    New week, new music.  I know I’m a week late, but forgive me on this one: I was moving.  In any case, here’s a fun piano tune, Caravan for 2 Pianos from a Japan-only erotic visual novel, Flyable Heart.  The playful composition by Ryo Mizutsuki sets the tone for this comical adventure Flyable Heart protagonist, Syo Katsuragi, successfully transfers to…

  • Weekly Game Music: To The Ends (Small Worlds)

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    New week, new music.  A while back, I mentioned a flash game called Small Worlds in Strange Free Games.  It’s music, it turns out, are from Kevin MacLeod‘s collection of Creative Commons compositions.  The one below is called To the Ends, a mysterious music that slowly draws you in. Small Worlds can be played in your browser here. “There is…