off of that album, it was very hard to pick favorites, but overture and acid queen are prob my top picks, i love songs with vocals but instruments always go so hard too! i feel like i listen to instrumental songs so much, they always help me focus more :) do you have any favorite instrumentals? my favs, in no particular order would have to be anybody there by rainbow, yyz by rush, forbidden city by marty friedman, eruption by van halen, or son of alerik by deep purple, but also think i'll be adding the overture from tommy by the who to my list as well!
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Good instrumentals are beating everything really! Oh yes, I do have a long list of favorite instrumentals, both from bands and video games, so without further ado!
First bands - one for each:
- Bonzo's Montreux by Led Zeppelin - I know, I know, it's a drum solo, but it's an instrumental so I'm throwing it here!
- Flying by The Beatles - probably the only one they have on their studio albums, but I could forget about something. Either way, I love it, mainly for its atmosphere
- Rockestra Theme by Wings - BONZO ON DRUMS! ENOUGH SAID!
- The Mule by Deep Purple - IAN'S DRUM SOLO, ENOUGH SAID!
- Cobwebs and Strange by The Who - as much as I love "Overture", "Quadrophenia", "The Rock", "The Ox", this is a fucking goat and I will defend this crazy piece of chaotic music with MY LIFE
And now to games - three for each, focusing on personal favorites:
Earthboud:
- Smiles and Tears - end credit theme. You know, you are at the end of a childhood adventure and you hear this while photos that were taken throughout the game by a photographer who tells you to say "Fuzzy Pickles!" each time roll on the screen... It just brings tears every time to my eyes
- Because I Love You - the theme that plays when everything's over and you're walking back home. I'm a sentimental piece of shit, I love this tune so much!
- Boy Meets Girl - I had troubles with choosing between this and two other town themes, but this one just sounds nostalgic to me. Maybe because while watching a let's play from it when I was tiny and when replaying the game each year I tend to stand and do nothing, listening to the theme. I just love it <3
Rayman 3:
- The Fairy Council - Under The Starlight - again, a very nostalgic tune. It just sounds freaking magical <3
- The Land of the Livid Dead - otherworldly sound for a world with spirits in them. They don't make such music in games anymore *sobs*
- The Summit Beyond the Clouds - snowy land with Christmas like music. Don't get fooled tho, those levels are harsh XD
Rayman 1:
- First Steps - funky music very catchy, absolute favorite of the entire game!
- The Stalactites' Teardrops - cave music, but WHAT a cave music!
- Venomous Mr Skops - and let's give some final boss' of the world music going! The boss is shit, the stage after him is even worse, this whole game is unfair, BUT this boss theme kicks ass - DRUMS DRUMS DRUMS
Silent Hill 2:
- Promise - this instrumental, this fucking guitar, THIS FUCKING EVERYTHING IN THIS ONE, BUT MOSTLY THE GUITAR. I shit you not, I had this tune on my phone ring for two years, only changed it because I felt like it, but I love it - this started the theme that my phone ring has to have an instrumental with a guitar in it
- Theme of Laura - opening music theme, I get shivers by hearing it. I'm all about drums but the guitar in this one and the guitar in general, so dark, I fucking love it!
- Terror in The Depths of The Fog - an unusual track, but the beat somehow gets into your eardrums, drilling slowly, not to mention the noise that gets louder later on, soundtrack to this entire fucking game is a motherfucking masterpiece, go listen to it
Ib:
- Old Puppet - first instrumental in any game that made me uneasy and I was what? 12 years old maybe? Or a bit older
- Memory - only musicbox, but what a good musicbox joined by other sounds later on
- Dining Room - the piano in this one, GOSH. It's somehow calm at first and then it gets creepy. Just <3
Kirby 64 The Crystal Shards:
- Miracle Matter Battle Theme - kicking off with a boss theme, the best one in the game for me. Quick, intense, what only Kirby music has to offer!
- Inside The Ruins - I love weird music and this is the peak of it
- Pop Star Theme - the "ding dong" gets me every time, I love this chaos
Kirby's Return to Dream Land:
- Welcome Your New Overlord - final boss music again, because it slays. Quick, chaotic, intense the general peak of this game soundtrack - AND THE TEMPO CHANGES!!!
- Otherworldly Warrior - heavy metal in Kirby? You bet your ass it is there and it's as fast paced as you could imagine. Only once did I get to fight with Galacta Knight and it was worth it. Difficult but worth it, for this tune only!
- Techno Factory - plays at one of my favorite stages in Egg Engines, what could I want more?
Ace Attorney series:
- Detention Center ~ Prisoner's Elegy - probably the most depressing tune in the entire series - counting in the first four games I've played only - is my favorite. The piano is a killer, I can't help it
- Victory! ~ The First Victory - I was mad about this one when I heard it for the first time. It still has a special place in my heart <3
- Damon Gant ~ Swimming, Anyone? - *throws his theme here, because I love this asshole way too much* also it sounds so badass!
Undertale:
- Waterfall - best tune in the entire game. Plays in a cave of some sort, with history of the world and memories seem to flow around, like soft petals of the blue flowers you can find there. Water giving that otherworldly feeling <3
- Spider Dance - old, retro, Toby Fox at his best, nothing will convince me otherwise
- Respite - did you notice that I like a sad sounding piano? Not yet? Then check this one out
Deltarune:
- Field of Hopes and Dreams - first one that caught my attention in this game, it has a special place in my heart as well
- A Town Called Hometown - it's incredible how you can put the feeling of longing and family atmosphere into music, eh?
- Spamton - this one is better than "Big Shot" somehow for me. Probably because of the sus atmosphere in it
Deponia series:
- How About a Bit More Enthusiasm - for such a cheerful game this one is very depressing, but also beautiful in a way <3
- Life Goes On - a bit of hope in this one, but it hits more harder when you know the story, especially that when you first play the third game in the series you somehow start to feel like there's not gonna be a happy end. The tune somehow spoils it, very subtly
- Dark and Dirty Fairy Tales - like from a fairy tale, right? Playing in the sewers actually
Homestuck - honorable mention with only one track, because I still need to finish reading it to judge properly, but this:
- Descend - is a fucking masterpiece
i don't know why (I actually do) but I assumed wilson had a terrible relationship with his parents, and when he told house he loves his father I said "no you don't"
HDJSBDKSKDK yeah, i want to mean it has me on its clutches currently.
I think it’s funny that the AU started very lighthearted (and also because of Aim) but has turned as more of an exploration of eternal duo’s villain pasts and their darker traits. I enjoy being a little messed up, and it’s quite enjoyable to mix that with a look into what love would mean for them then.
The AU makes me so happy. It has also spiraled out of control. The last chapter is already at over 2k words and I haven’t gotten to the meat of it. I’ve realized there’s some stuff I may need to move to q different one shot or something.
For @shanastoryteller and her Gods & Monsters series!! If you haven’t read that, you should!!! It’s amazing!!!! She’ll make you!!! Love Gods!!! You didn’t want to love!!!!
(remember when i did that project which required actual studies of historically accurate ancient greek dresses??? yeah me neither)
