Divisor

Happy birthday, Ross! I wouldn't say I'm much of a freak when it comes to video game soundtracks; generally I just listen to artists I enjoy, but occasionally I'll come across a game with a soundtrack that really sticks with me for one reason or another. You may or may not be able to get into it, but I'll share it all anyway. I also don't have any direct links to any downloads for most of these OSTs since it's almost exclusively licensed stuff that's for sale somewhere on the internet, but I'll try to avoid linking you to hosting sites that mess with the quality of the music since I AM a freak about that. I'll also try to supply you with links to purchase the music for yourself if you happen to want it. First is the OST for FEZ, composed by Disasterpeace. The game is absolutely worth playing if you're into platformers, but I always come back for the soundtrack alone. "Beacon" in particular is my favorite. http://music.disasterpeace.com/album/fez-ost Next is the OST for Machinarium, composed by Tomáš Dvořák. I haven't actually played this game, but I have seen a playthrough to the end and kind of regret not trying it myself. I really enjoyed the OST for this game the same way I enjoyed it for FEZ. It's just great for zoning out or trying to focus on work. I listen to "By The Wall" the most. http://store.floex.cz/album/machinarium-soundtrack The next one is a pretty big change of pace: The OST for DmC: Devil May Cry. This one was composed in two parts: a heavy/power metal soundtrack by Combichrist, and a drum and bass/electro soundtrack by Noisia. I really only enjoyed the Combichrist half while I was playing the game, and it wouldn't be something I listen to during my free time, but that's just personal taste. It also has a lot of singing so I don't think you'd get into it. You can track it down pretty easily if you're still interested, but I prefer Noisia's work. Particularly "Lilith's Club". There's a download link for both iTunes and Beatport in the description, but personally I'd recommend Beatport since I avoid iTunes like the plague. The last video game OST that comes to mind is an old favorite of mine: Bomberman Hero, composed by June Chikuma. This was an N64 game I played a whole lot back in the day, and it was one of the first games that I think ever had a drum and bass soundtrack. A lot of the tracks on it are really catchy, and in particular I wake up with "Zip" and "Redial" in my head more often than I feel is normal. The only issue with this soundtrack, however, is that I don't think it's for sale anymore. It's a pretty old game, though, so I think downloading from a third party shouldn't be too much of an issue. If that doesn't bother you, I found some downloads at KHInsider. http://downloads.khinsider.com/game-soundtracks/album/bomberman-hero-original-soundtrack As an added bonus, there's this old flash playlist I found years ago that has a huge assortment of video game tracks from all over the place piled together and put on shuffle. To my knowledge, it's still being updated every once in a while and I've even found two versions of it. One is the original and definitely has the most amount of music on it, and the other is smaller and seems to only have slower, more mellow tracks to sift through (with some rain going in the background for effect). They're both pretty awesome and definitely worth leaving on for a while if you want a good old dice roll to decide what to listen to. I've ended up stumbling across a lot more great music than I thought I would with this thing. The only downside, of course, is there aren't any download links for any of this stuff. You'd have to track them down on your own. http://vip.aersia.net/vip.swf http://vip.aersia.net/vip-mellow.swf That's about it! Hopefully you can get into some of this stuff the same way I can. To cover my bases, I'll be sending this stuff to you through your e-mail, too. If one doesn't get through to you, maybe the other one will.