There is a lot of video game music in the world It’s hard. slap. “Slap” means it’s a bop“It’s a bop” is what we mean—forget it. These are really good tracks.
For most of these examples, the track matches the situation perfectly. High-stakes moments in the game can be met with tense strings and ever-rising pitches. Action set pieces may choose the main her-themed big brass her statement to emphasize the main character’s movements.A chilled-out hub could provide some light track to the keys, lowering your pulse for generally intense games or allowing you to completely relax into the world Ara Animal Crossing: New Horizons.
However, this is not always the case. game music composer very hard The song is just so you get into the game regardless of the situation. Or good.
The release of GoldenEye 007 on the Nintendo Switch Online N64 Library got me thinking about this very game music phenomenon (for obvious reasons later). I started thinking about other songs that were undeniably bangers, but come to think of it, they play at unexpected times.they had no reason to go so difficult, be able to That’s good.
Below we’ve collected a few tracks that immediately came to mind when we started down this road. Of course, these are all slap tracks, which is somewhat surprising. If we were just talking about the hardest video game track ever, we’d be here all day.
Hear our recommendations (listed here in no particular order) and let us know in the comments what we missed. There are a lot of them, so please listen to them!
Wii Sports – Theme Music
Kazumi Todaka was told to make “chilling music,” but when he heard that it was “killing music,” he rushed over. The purpose of the Wii Sports menu music should be something that plays in the background while you select a game and discuss the need for safety straps. of Mid-2000s dance anthems.
You can’t just have a track with shredding electric guitars, piano melodies and flute accompaniment and expect people not to get up and dance. The Wii Sports games are great, but the theme music really pushes you to play.
Undertale – Megalovania
Sure, boss music should hit hard and provoke a fight-or-flight response in us, the players, but Toby Fox’s Megalovania takes it to a whole new level. We’re used to boss themes that let us down and emphasize movement, but they rarely get us this pumping.
What makes this number so difficult is the fact that very few people actually hear it (it only plays at the end of Genocide Run, when fighting Sans in the final battle). Say what it takes to slap a boss truck so hard at the perfect time, but put it in a fight that most people haven’t seen? is not !
Yeah, we know we can trace this song back to Fox’s EarthBound hack, but its use in Undertale makes it stand out even more as an unnecessary hard hit.
The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time – Lost Woods
Koji Kondo’s Zelda score is full of certified bangers, but few are as difficult as the Lost Woods Theme. Walking through a strange, winding maze, it’s no surprise that there’s a sense of dread at every corner, right? No! The rhythm section is so fast it’s almost impossible to hear without tapping your feet.
If you claim to have never whistling on this track, you are either 1) lying or 2) you can’t whistle.
The Witcher 3 – Gwent
If you’ve never played The Witcher 3, you may not be familiar with the card game Gwent. In all honesty, Gwent might be a little cloudy for you, even if you’ve played it. am.
To be clear, Gwent isn’t that important to the game. So why is that music so good that it makes you tap your toes?? This is a card game that people play to relax, but play on top of that The track makes you feel like you’re immersed in a frantic, never-ending dance. All the music tracks that play in the minigame hit particularly hard (you can hear them all in the mix above), but we’ve time-stamped the track titled “A Story You Won’t Believe,” Actually tell how you felt. The songs on these cards can be slapped.
Super Street Fighter II ~Guile’s Theme~
Yes, fighting games almost by default have to work hard on music.Many of these don’t belong on this list for that exact reason, but Super Street Fighter II’s Guile theme is a pure exception Bop am.
Electric key! Retro Snare! This is the great All-American martial artist we’re talking about here, and his music didn’t have to be so funky.
Sonic CD – Boss’s Theme (JP)
There are two different versions of the Sonic CD boss theme, depending on whether you’re playing the American or Japanese version of the game. on the other hand, usa truck It’s all about sending seven shades of shivers down your spine, but the Japanese version is a slap-in-the-face throwback funk that gives Robotnik’s fight a whole different vibe.
Music could have been playing during the match, and we would have maxed out the tension.
Splatoon 3 – Table Turf Battle
Music of Splatoon The series should have known it would be the hardest card tune to play when they heard about Splatoon 3’s card-based mini-game, Tableturf Battle. would not have been possible.
Turfwar Battles has a pop-inspired track while we run around, shooting ink everywhere makes sense, but we paused for a key moment in the game Do you have to make us cum!table turf music rock And we shouldn’t have expected anything less than that.
Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympics – Copacabana Beach
When you think of top-notch music in the Mario and Sonic franchises, the “At the Olympics” series may not immediately come to mind. But it should. difficult.
Copacabana Beach is a prime example. This is the game hub world! I’m not looking to score the next point, pull off the perfect trick or set the best time. I’m literally just thinking about game mode selection.Instead of accepting this “background music” place, the track is full of Brazilian beats. actual Events have never been more difficult.
Danganronpa Trigger Happy Havoc Buzzkill
The Danganronpa series is very OTT at its best, and the music usually follows suit.The track “Buzzkill” shows it all.Yeah, it fits the ominous tone of progression, but for a game that’s effectively a high school murder mystery, this really holds true Wow Harder than we expected.
Out of context I could hear this being played in an exercise class.
Resident Evil 4 – Wesker’s Theme (Mercenary)
If you’ve only listened to the first few seconds of this track and you’re like, “Wow, this doesn’t sound so wild,” you haven’t listened long enough. Wesker’s theme fits the gameplay perfectly, but the way this track progressively goes off the rails really stands out in the game’s score.
Why are choral vocals so intense? What’s going on with the dance track underneath the mix? Who brought the electric guitar into the studio? Where can I find out more about this??
Kirby and the Forgotten Land Dedede’s Roar
“Remember, it’s a kid’s adventure about pink blobs and big penguins, so you don’t need much music…”
Unleash a solid rock number.
Did this track have to be so difficult? No way.Luckily there are too many sound effects playing in-game that soften the hit a bit, but hear it national anthem Now in all its unparalleled glory!
Donkey Kong Country – Aquatic Ambience
We finish with a rare duo that we’re having a hard time picking. It doesn’t have to be all about brave and he OTT melodies for the music to be “fierce” (although many of the entries on this list do). It’s entirely possible to achieve this level of excellence without being obtrusive.
Take Donkey Kong Country’s aquatic ambience as an example. Yes, this is underwater level, so it was always going to be a calming soundscape, but Maestro David Wise didn’t have to attack us. most relaxing song everYou swim around and get to a level where you collect bananas, experience pure nirvana and leave.
GoldenEye 007 – Pause Screen
This may be the king of game music who doesn’t have the right to work so hard. Pause menu for shouting out loud! Legendary composer Grant Kirkhope could have sampled an old James Bond song and tweaked it for discreet listening while the game was paused, Ohnohe had to go and do the smoothest remix.
A heavy bass line and rhythmic drum section take a lot of influence from the film’s score composer Eric Serra, turning this frosty classic into a certified slow-burn banger. Honestly, this can happen in today’s clubs and it won’t bat an eyelid.
You’ve now selected some of the most difficult tracks in a video game.Combined with discussions about the best game music Overallwe think we’re working on a pretty meaty playlist by now — and come on, who doesn’t want to walk around to that GoldenEye 007 beat??
Based on our selection, which music track do you think is the most difficult? Fill out the following survey to choose. Please visit the comments and let us know what we missed.
