Jayde wrote:Not gonna lie: the first time I ever heard Relm's theme, it made me cry. it didn't help that I was already sad at the time, but still. I find that piece desperately sad, even though it probably isn't supposed to be.
A few of my favourites:
The boss theme from FFX
Big Bridge from FFV
One-Winged Angel from FFVII
BubbleMan's theme from MegaMan 2
Sparkman's Theme from MegaMan 3
Forest theme from Chrono Trigger
Big Boss Theme from Chrono Trigger
But seriously, I have a bunch of the Final Fantasy OSTs and I can just put 'em on random and have a ball. I had a friend of mine through elementary and high school who played through the final fantasy games and Chrono Trigger while narrating/wxplaining what was happening, so I had a lot of exposure to them and loved them dearly. Huge, huge nostalgia, to the extent that sometimes I'll bust out a YouTube speedrun while I'm doing something else because I like the games so much. If there was some way to make, say, Chrono Trigger or Final Fantasy VI accessible, I'd be all over that in a heartbeat.
I completely agree with all of this. OH I have novelizations of both games with additional dialog and such.
Relm's theme, Forever Rachel, and even Rydia's theme from FFIV makes me want to cry, Heck, since I'm being a crybaby about it, So does At the Bottom of Night from Chrono Trigger and Lenna's Theme from FFV. Maybe it's because I am so into the series I grow emotionally attached to the characters when I played the games. But nothing can top Aeris' Death Theme from FF7. I have an orchestral version of that from one of the Distant Worlds albums, and let me tell you. It's more emotional than the original.
I think I will do some of your suggestions for some future enhanced gaming covers. I did Dr WIly's Castle from Megaman 2.
There's a guy named Wiiguy003 on YouTube who has a whole bunch of 8-bit stereo video game music, including all the megaman games and almost everything else from the NES. He provides download links to them.
A few others I did:
Super Metroid: Lower Maridia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJu4GVl9QLM
Kid Icarus: Underworld (Jazz Orchestral cover)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AowNkd_LijI&t=151s
Megaman 2: Dr Wily's Castle
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVsZWM-AvhU
Legend of Zelda A Link to the Past: Dark WOrld/Death Mountain Medley
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uvQvxVhYOs
and I'll stop here
Final Fantasy VI: Terra's Awakening Dance Mix
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Z8bJwm9iUk
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