Which game has the best music?

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Which game has the best music?

Post by Steven Bloodriver » Tue Dec 20, 2016 3:36 pm

Like the most addicting ones?

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Post by Lord Beerus » Tue Dec 20, 2016 3:54 pm

Nothing beats the magnificent contributions from Tower Of Power for the soundtrack of Budokai 2. I could listen their Jazz compositions for that game all day and it would never get old. I know it's ultimately three tracks, but man are they awesome.

If were strictly speak as far as whole soundtracks goes, I'd have to give that honour to Burst Limit, with Budokai 3 a close second. But I always feel funny listening to some of the old video game tracks knowing that Kenji Yamamoto turned out to be a major plagiarist.

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Post by Anime Kitten » Tue Dec 20, 2016 3:57 pm

I love Budokai 3, but I'd have to give the honor to both Xenoverse games. The soundfont is too good! It fits the atmosphere so well (not that the other games don't), and the overall composition of each track is done excellently.
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Post by DBZAOTA482 » Tue Dec 20, 2016 4:07 pm

Definitely the Budokai series, especially the first one.
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Post by Dbzfan94 » Tue Dec 20, 2016 4:22 pm

DBZAOTA482 wrote:Definitely the Budokai series, especially the first one.
Second this.

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Post by Hellspawn28 » Tue Dec 20, 2016 5:51 pm

I love the music in Final Bout. It gives me a nostalgic feel every time I listen too it. Too bad most of that music is stolen from other sources :(.
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Re: Which game has the best music?

Post by Kunzait_83 » Tue Dec 20, 2016 9:29 pm

Hellspawn28 wrote:I love the music in Final Bout. It gives me a nostalgic feel every time I listen too it. Too bad most of that music is stolen from other sources :(.
Namely the Butouden games (the real winner of "best DBZ game score"). I don't think there's very much in the Butouden game scores that Yamamoto swiped from elsewhere, so far as I'm aware of (all I can remember offhand really is a light Bond theme riff and a Pink Floyd bassline).

But yeah, the Final Bout soundtrack is essentially a "best of" of the Butouden series themes. Fantastic game music, easily wins over almost any other DBZ video game soundtrack (Budokai included).
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Re: Which game has the best music?

Post by simtek34 » Tue Dec 20, 2016 10:59 pm

I really love Burst Limit's OST, especially the Character select song.

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Re: Which game has the best music?

Post by Shin » Wed Dec 21, 2016 2:57 am

Lord Beerus wrote:Nothing beats the magnificent contributions from Tower Of Power for the soundtrack of Budokai 2. I could listen their Jazz compositions for that game all day and it would never get old. I know it's ultimately three tracks, but man are they awesome.

If were strictly speak as far as whole soundtracks goes, I'd have to give that honour to Burst Limit, with Budokai 3 a close second. But I always feel funny listening to some of the old video game tracks knowing that Kenji Yamamoto turned out to be a major plagiarist.
I HAVE HIGH RESPECT FOR YOU BECAUSE OF THIS!!! ToP's songs in Z2 were a breath of fresh air and offered a new atmosphere for Dragon Ball entirely! All of the jazz from Z2 to Z3 and Burst Limit are amazing! I would love for Xenoverse 3 to have more jazz and funk in its soundtrack. It's slowly starting to come back (Conton City BGMs, Mr. Satan's time rift area, etc.) and it's really exciting!

For me, I will have to say Z2 has the best soundtrack. obviously

simtek34 wrote:I really love Burst Limit's OST, especially the Character select song.
Burst Limit's menu themes were all spectacular. This is one of my favorites too.
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Re: Which game has the best music?

Post by Nejishiki » Wed Dec 21, 2016 2:03 pm

Legend deserves its recognition, too. It's often neglected in these discussions despite having an excellent soundtrack, I think. There's a few vocal tracks that could rival the insert songs from the series, as well.

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