Marty O'Donnell. No competition.
Best video game music composer ever?
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I'll admit anyone's better than Koji Kondo when I get the Mario Bros theme unstuck from my head, haha.
Marty O'Donnell's pretty good, too, though. But why is the Halo 3 trailer music better than any of the music that made it into Halo 3 :/
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yeah, he's a demon on the piano, but Brad, just buy the Halo 3 soundtrack, and you'll realize how
much work really went into the music portion of the game.Posted 4 years ago # -
Koji Kondo by a landslide! Just look at his repertoire! (taken from Wiki)
* Duck Hunt (1984)
* Golf (1984)
* Famicom BASIC (1984)
* Devil World (with Akito Nakatsuka) (1984)
* Soccer (1985)
* Wrecking Crew (1985)
* Kung Fu (1985)
* Super Mario Bros. (1985)
* Mystery of Murasame Castle (1986)
* The Legend of Zelda (1986, 1987)
* Shin Oni Ga Shima (1987)
* Yume KÅjÅ: Doki Doki Panic (Super Mario Bros. 2 outside of Japan) (credited as Konchan) (1987)
* Ice Hockey (198
* Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels (1986)[3]
* Super Mario Bros. 3 (1988, 1990)
* Pilotwings (with Soyo Oka) (1990)
* Super Mario World (1991)
* The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (1991)
* The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (1993)
* Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (1995)
* Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (with Yoko Shimomura and Nobuo Uematsu) (1996)
* Super Mario 64 (1996)
* Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! (with Eveline Fischer and David Wise) (1996)
* Star Fox 64 (with Hajime Wakai) (1997)
* The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (199
* Super Smash Bros. (with several others) (1999)
* The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask (with Toru Minegishi) (2000)
* Super Smash Bros. Melee (with several others) (2001)
* Super Mario Sunshine (with Shinobu Tanaka) (2002)
* The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (with Kenta Nagata, Hajime Wakai, and Toru Minegishi) (2003)
* New Super Mario Bros. (with Asuka Ohta and Hajime Wakai) (2006)
* The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (with Toru Minegishi and Asuka Ohta) (2006)
* Super Mario Galaxy (with Mahito Yokota) (2007)
* Super Smash Bros. Brawl (with several others) (200 *gasp*
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Uh oh, Kondo made the Duck Hunt soundtrack? Instant win!
Well I guess that would make sense, wouldn't it?
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Uh oh, Kondo made the Duck Hunt soundtrack? Instant win!
Well I guess that would make sense, wouldn't it?He did indeed! Makes me want to have a Duck Hunt game for the Wii now...
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wow. He's a busy guy when it comes to VG music! Holy ****!
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I like Marty O'Donnell music.
Fancy Pants Adventure 3 is out.Click here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBGIQ7ZuuiUPosted 4 years ago # -
Thank you! Finally someone on this forum that appreciate Marty's work!
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I'm a big fan of Nobuo Uematsu myself. I know, people will boo him for FF series blah blah blah, but his music works so well for the games. I also how he uses themes for the character, much like Wagner, except it doesn't take 23 hours to perform. The music works well as background AND as a stand alone, which is unique for game music. The fact that his LA concert sold out in 3 days is outstanding.
I also like Garry Schyman's work in Bioshock. Just the complexity of the music is amazing, as well as it being so emotional.
The other really outstanding composer would be the guy/group/people who did the Homeworld soundtrack. I just love the ambiance, as well as the use of Eastern style music mixed with a highly technological game. The use of Barber's Adagio for string's and Yes as the end credits really make the game's music special.
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I have the FFVII victory fanfare as my message ringtone on my phone.
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How much was it?
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Nice. Sometimes when I can't find the MP3 online to download I get it from Youtube.
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But I didn't know about that before.
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you mean just record right
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you mean just record right
About the YT thing? Nah, I use a .swf to avi/mp3 converter.
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