Video Game Music
Noah’s Barks pages relating to video game music.
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Yasunori Mitsuda – “Chrono Trigger” (1995)
The thing that puts Chrono Trigger‘s soundtrack above that of most 16-bit SNES RPGs is the fact that while pretty much every RPG of the era tried to emulate the composition and “epic” feel of classical music (the predictable thing that makes most of them so dull nowadays), Yasunori Mitsuda went the extra mile to… (read more)
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Akira Yamaoka – “Silent Hill: Original Soundtrack” (1999)
For better or worse, the first Silent Hill soundtrack is quite different from its successors. While the soundtracks after this one showcased great haunting dark ambient melodies and trip hop influences that made them pleasant even outside of the game, the first Silent Hill game’s soundtrack focuses on lumbering, reverberating industrial noise that frequently features… (read more)
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Shoji Meguro – “Persona 3: Original Soundtrack”
Shoji Meguro is possibly the greatest video game composer of all time, and Persona 3 is one of his greatest works. Put two and two together… Meguro blends a variety of modern pop, electronic, and hip hop music, flourishing it with even more genres such as nu jazz, blues, and classical music to make a… (read more)