My Take Episode 2: Video Game Music...Does it Count?

Recorded: October 20th
Welcome to the second episode of My Take where I discuss video game music. I am sure if you listen to video game music you have been told that "it doesn't count" or to "listen to some real music". I give my take on this.
Below are some links to things I mentioned in the video and a couple other links I forgot to mention as well.

Remix/Orchestra
http://ocremix.org/
http://www.zreomusic.com/
http://www.videogameslive.com/index.php?s=home
http://www.ffdistantworlds.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Smash_Bros._Melee
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Japan_Philharmonic
http://video.google.ca/videoplay?docid=4275555552047254064&ei=DjXeSrusLoL...
http://www.youtube.com/user/umgsoVids

VG Bands
http://www.neskimos.com/
http://www.miniclash.com/tuo/
http://www.myspace.com/theadvantage1
http://www.redwingsmusic.com/
http://www.therunawayfive.com/live/

BGM: Wily - The Red Wings Kakariko Village - Koji Kondo Space Harrier Theme - Tanguy Ukulele Orchestra

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[TheChieftain77]

This video is simply not necessary, a person with an IQ above room temperature should understand videogame music, by definition is music.

The real question is whether people value it as much as music released by itself.

[SilverMongooseVideos]

@TheChieftain77 Hence the "does it count?".

[TheChieftain77]

@SilverMongooseVideos

Does it count as music? As I said before by definition it is music. I can dislike something as much as I physically can and it wouldn't stop it from being what it is (I do like a good deal of music from videogames for the record).

If "does it count" means "do I value it as much as music released by itself" I would say it depends on the OST/album just like all music.

Stick figures count as drawings, elevator music counts as music etc.

[SilverMongooseVideos]

@TheChieftain77 Well the "does it count" more means "does it have as much value, and/or is it as respectable as non-video game music, such as that of main-stream artists", if you get my drift. It's just easier to say the former. :)

[mangafan0101]

castlevaina's bloody tears is one of the best song ever made

[SilverMongooseVideos]

@mangafan0101 That's another good example. I have yet to play a castlevania game but I still think Bloody Tears and Vampire Killer are great pieces.

[alexfart67]

I like Zelda and Sonic music they are all great....sometimes

[VRPcheatmaster13]

Mother 3 has my favorite soundtrack. Especially songs like natural killer cyborg.

[knoxianpanda]

Legend of Zelda on the NES I love the main theme for it :D and the Halo theme. Both of those are good :)

[twf308pikmin]

i learned how to play some of the twisted metal small brawl songs on my guitar

and some of my favorite gaming soundtracks are from :twisted metal small brawl, sonic the fighters, and gyromite

[Randomaited]

I recently began playing the Castlevania games after watching the Angry Video Game Nerd's 4 part review of some of the games, and I have to point out that the music is incredible, especially in Rondo of Blood for the PC-Engine. Song from those games like Bloody Tears, Vampire Killer, Divine Bloodlines, Wicked Child, The Dance of the Holy Man & Beginning are some of the best songs I have heard in my life, I would love it if they put them on the radio.

[VizardJeffhog]

Super Mario Galaxy 2.

I fell in love with the first installment in terms of gameplay and soundtrack, and years later, once I picked up the second and heard the Sky Station Galaxy theme upon starting it for the first time, it literally screamed: "Welcome back!" to me.

And then I cried. It was just so beautiful!