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As an undergraduate student of Biology, I don't have a lot of time or money to support a gaming addiction, but I still enjoy talking about games and analyzing the sub-culture as a whole. I'm a relative gaming newcomer, having only started seriously following the industry with the advent of the Console Wars between the Xbox, PS2, and Gamecube, but I've been playing Nintendo games nearly all my life. As a result, I'm quite a fangirl for the company, so beware of some bias when I post.
A Critical Ear: Analyzing Music in Video Games
If there's one thing that I like more than talking about video games, it's talking about music in video games. As a classically trained pianist that has been playing for more than twelve years, I take a look at some of my favorite soundtracks and how they contribute to the gaming experience as a whole.
#0: Introduction
#1: Villain Themes and Leitmotifs (April, 2010)
#2: Anti-Music (June, 2010)
#3: They Wasted a Perfectly Good Song (July, 2010)
#4: Fight On! (August, 2010)
#5: More Than Just Noise: Nostalgia and Homecoming (September, 2010 Monthly Musing)
#6: While I Play Unfitting Music (November, 2010)
#7: Thinking Outside the Soundchip (December/January 2010)
-Other Promoted Articles-
Using Post-Modernism to Reinvent the Horror Genre
Final Fantasy VI's Dancing Mad - A Critical Analysis
The Wrong Thing: The Root Of All Evil
Other Worlds Than These: Pokèmon
Music and Rhythm Games: A Classically Trained Pianist's Perspective
Feel the Hatred: Zant (Twilight Princess)
Instant Replay: Guitar Hero III
The Start of the Affair: Super Smash Bros. 64
As an undergraduate student of Biology, I don't have a lot of time or money to support a gaming addiction, but I still enjoy talking about games and analyzing the sub-culture as a whole. I'm a relative gaming newcomer, having only started seriously following the industry with the advent of the Console Wars between the Xbox, PS2, and Gamecube, but I've been playing Nintendo games nearly all my life. As a result, I'm quite a fangirl for the company, so beware of some bias when I post.
A Critical Ear: Analyzing Music in Video Games
If there's one thing that I like more than talking about video games, it's talking about music in video games. As a classically trained pianist that has been playing for more than twelve years, I take a look at some of my favorite soundtracks and how they contribute to the gaming experience as a whole.
#0: Introduction
#1: Villain Themes and Leitmotifs (April, 2010)
#2: Anti-Music (June, 2010)
#3: They Wasted a Perfectly Good Song (July, 2010)
#4: Fight On! (August, 2010)
#5: More Than Just Noise: Nostalgia and Homecoming (September, 2010 Monthly Musing)
#6: While I Play Unfitting Music (November, 2010)
#7: Thinking Outside the Soundchip (December/January 2010)
-Other Promoted Articles-
Using Post-Modernism to Reinvent the Horror Genre
Final Fantasy VI's Dancing Mad - A Critical Analysis
The Wrong Thing: The Root Of All Evil
Other Worlds Than These: Pokèmon
Music and Rhythm Games: A Classically Trained Pianist's Perspective
Feel the Hatred: Zant (Twilight Princess)
Instant Replay: Guitar Hero III
The Start of the Affair: Super Smash Bros. 64
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So, I've been a pianist for almost twelve years now, ever since second grade. While I love lots of classical music, as my interest in video games grew, so did my attraction to the music in those games as well. Then one day while surfing the series of tubes known as the Internet a few years ago, I stumbled across some very good (and difficult!) transcriptions of Super Mario Bros. music. Curious, I began to search around to see what other video game soundtracks were available, and never really stopped since then.
Some people show off their massive shelves full of video games cartridges, or their room crammed full of anime figures and posters. Me? I have a ridiculously large collection of video game sheet music instead. I don't have any way of uploading a picture of my overflowing binder though, but I will list all the songs that I have hoarded over the years, arranged for your viewing. ~SWE3tMadness's VG Piano Repetoire~ * - denotes songs that I have memorized ** - denotes arrangements that are unplayable for me :( Animal Crossing: Wild World The Roost 2 A.M. Banjo-Kazooie Gruntilda's Lair Treasure Trove Cove Bubblegloop Swamp Freezeezy Peak Rusty Bucket Bay Mad Monster Mansion Click Clock Woods (Spring) Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts 'N Bolts Showdown Town Banjo-Tooie Jinjo Village Chrono Cross Scars of Time (arranged) Arni Village - Home (arranged) Chrono Trigger Wind Scene (600 AD) Frog's Theme End of Time Corridors of Time Schala's Theme Donkey Kong Country Map Theme Jungle Swing Gangplank Galleon Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Quest Wasp Hive Jib Jig Forest Interlude Rattle Battle Donkey Kong Country 64 Angry Aztec Fungi Forest (Daytime) Dr. Mario Fever Theme Final Fantasy Prelude (arr. for piano) Final Fantasy IV Boss Battle The Dreadful Fight (Battle with the Four Fiends) Victory Fanfare Prologue Clad In Dark (Golbez's Theme) Final Fantasy VI Terra's Theme (arr. for piano) Kids Run Through the City Corner (arr. for piano) Slam Shuffle Kefka's Theme The Decisive Battle Aria De Mezzo Carattere Relm's Theme The Fierce Battle Dancing Mad Balance Is Restored (Ending Theme) Final Fantasy VII Aeris' Theme (arr. for piano) World Theme Final Fantasy X To Zanarkand* Halo 3 Trailer Fanfare* Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards O2 Boss Battle Kirby Air Ride Checker Knights (duet) Kirby's Adventure Green Greens (arr. for piano)* Butter Building The Legend of Zelda Main Theme (arr. for piano) Secret Jingle Treasure Fanfare The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past Dark World Theme The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Title Theme* Saria's Song* Kakariko Village Windmill Theme* Zelda's Lullaby Ocarina Medley Gerudo Valley Kokiri Forest Great Fairy Fountain The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess Trailer Theme Ordon Village Ilia's Theme Faron Woods Hyrule Field Lake Hylia Kakariko Village Sacred Grove Midna's Lament* After Boss Battle The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker Title Theme Luigi's Mansion Main Theme Mario Kart 64 Frappe Snowland Rainbow Road Mario Kart: Double Dash! Rainbow Road Megaman 2 Dr. Wily's Stage 1** Metroid Kraid's Lair Ending Mother Snowman Paper Mario 2: The Thousand-Year Door Cheep Cheep Blimp Ride The Glitz Pit Pikmin The Impact Site Forest of Hope Pokemon Red/Blue/Yellow Ver. Title Theme Bicycle Theme Mt. Moon Celadon City SS. Anne Elite 4 (Gym Theme)* Pokemon Gold/Silver/Crystal Ver. Poke Center Cave Bicycle Theme National Park Champion Battle Pokemon Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald Ver. Evolution Theme Elite Four Battle Pokemon Diamond/Pearl/Platinum Ver. Route 202 Elite Four Battle Champion Battle Portal Still Alive (arr. for piano)* Sonic the Hedgehog Green Hill Zone Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Aquatic Ruin Zone** Super Mario 64 File Select Screen Inside Peach's Castle Bomb-omb Battlefield Cool, Cool Mountain** Dire, Dire Docks* Final Bowser Theme* Ending Super Mario Bros. Overworld Theme Underground Theme Underwater Theme Castle Theme** Star Theme* Level Clear Fanfare World Clear Fanfare Super Mario Bros. 2 Overworld Theme** Underground Theme Ending Super Mario Bros. 3 Overworld Theme 1 Overworld Theme 2 (Athletic Theme) Airship Theme Ending Super Mario Galaxy Overture Star Festival Choosing a Galaxy Rosalina's Observatory The Story Begins Good Egg Galaxy Space Junk Galaxy* Battlerock Galaxy Buoy Base Galaxy Ghostly Galaxy Melty Molten Galaxy Birth Family Super Mario Land 2 Overworld Theme Super Mario RPG Forest Maze Super Mario World Title Screen Overworld Overworld (Duet for Piano and Violin) World Map Medley Athletic Theme (arr. for piano)** Underwater Theme Underwater Theme (arr. for piano) Castle Theme Ending Theme Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island Title Theme Map Theme Athletic Theme (Hop Hop Donut Lifts)* Crystal Caves (Underground Theme) Castle Theme Ending Credits Super Metroid Red Soil Brinstar Area (arr. for piano) Maridia (arr. for piano) Super Paper Mario Champion of Destruction Memory Sammer's Kingdom Super Smash Bros. Brawl Main Theme Kid Icarus Medley Spear Pillar (Palkia/Dialgia Battle Theme) Super Smash Bros. Melee Menu Theme All-Star Rest Area Tetris A Theme (arr. for piano) B Theme C Theme Over 130 different songs from over 40 games, 12 of which I can do from memory. If you all have any suggestions or know of a good place to get more sheet music to add to my collection, let me know! There are still many songs out there that I have not found good transcriptions for yet, and would love to be able to play. :D
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Turbokill, I generally only get sheet music from songs that I've played, but I can make an exception for Final Fantasy. The music from those games is just too good to pass up.
Awesome! someone else that collects VG sheet music! XD I'm more into the piano stuff, but i know lots of the websites to go to. If you check out a website called Ichigo's music, you can find tons of video game sheet music. Also, check out squaresound. They have some that are formatted on sibelius, finale and so forth. Some are .pdf as well.
Pokemon Red/Blue/Yellow Ver.
Title Theme
Trainer Battle
If you could, PLEASE send it to me at seanmurray250@gmail.com
You would definitely make my week
Pokemon Red/Blue/Yellow Ver.
Trainer Battle
If you could, PLEASE send it to me at seanmurray250@gmail.com
You would definitely make my week
I'm particularly trying to get the sheet music for Super Mario Galaxy's Overture. If you could give me the links to where you found it all, that would be great. Thanks!
For everyone else, if you're looking for Legend of Zelda sheet music, try going to herbalcell.com/free-sheet-music. Herbalcell has a large collection of Zelda sheet music available for free, as well as sheet music from a few other games.