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Good game soundtracks? (lemmy.world)
submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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I've been looking for some more instrumental music to listen to while working, besides putting FF and Stardew on loop.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

The Ys series OSTs, especially the PSP titles. Nice mix of metal and violin.

Hollow Night. The City of Tears track in particular.

Any covers made by Orchestral Fantasy on YouTube. He focuses mainly on classic 16-bit titles and pretty much nails each one.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Nice mix of metal and violin.

Juuuuust in case you're not already familiar with symphonic metal... It's pretty fuckin great.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I do like symphonic metal, and that's a great song... it gave me goosebumps. I'll be sure to check out more of Blind Guardian's work. Any other suggestions are welcome! Maybe stuff similar to Epica's Omega album, and instrumental pieces similar to Essence of Datum, Mohamed Shawky, Rivers of Nihil, & Naxatras, if you've got the time :D

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Blind Guardian is pretty hit-and-miss: their shit lands somewhere on a spectrum of metal to renaissance-faire lol. Sacred Worlds is another one of my favorites.

All of Metallica's S&M album is solid fucking gold, but the best (imo) song from it almost never gets the spotlight, so it's tragically easy to miss: No Leaf Clover

Avenged Sevenfold isn't symphonic metal, but they've got two songs that at least dip their toes in that water: The Stage, and Little Piece of Heaven.

Epica

If you know Epica you're probably already familiar with Nightwish, but in case your not... well, Nightwish. Most of their music is more similar to Omega than the one I'm about to link, but this specific song is just so fucking weird, I love it: Scaretale. Definitely check out their other songs too!

Essence of Datum / Naxayras

You'd probably like Pelican - kind of ambient rock. Or Russian Circles, which is similar but more mellow.

Mohamed Shawky

Not familiar, and the only Mohamed Shawky's I'm seeing on YouTube are a physicist and an athlete. Judging entirely by the name, I'm guessing it's got some Arabic vibes, and the best I've got there is the first one I linked, Wheel of Time, mostly because of the intro... Antti Martikainen has some Arabic sounding songs - that dude's music is ALL over the place... I recall one being a kind of Arabic metal that I could have SWORN was called "Ancient Worlds" but searching that isn't coming up with anything. He does have Arabic hybrid sci-fi music lol. Skim that dude's channel, and brace for a musical roller coaster.

Rivers of Nihil

Hmm, maybe try Lorna Shore, especially Pain Remains. Lorna Shore is WAY too throaty-howler-monkey-shit for me personally, but fortunately they've got instrumental versions too.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Thanks a lot for the recommendations! Lots of interesting things here, and I'll be diving in very soon.

Mohamed Shawky goes by 'chusss' on YouTube. here's one I like: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=h-x0x41dsfM

Yeah, I've heard of Nightwish. Not my favorite, but last time I went looking I was trying to find pieces closer to Epica's Omega album... and not even Epica's older work was what I was looking for...