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Top 10 Video Game Composers - Easy Allies
- Thread starter Kenzodielocke
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I tried looking you up, Putty, but to no avail. Do you have your work listed anywhere? I have a few more hours at work and need something make this day go by quicker.
Yeah, he's an old grumpy fuck.
Thankfully he's not on the level of the Dragon Quest guy.
Still really love his work on Halo, but I don't need to see him come back to the franchise like many desire. He peaked with ODST, anyway.
Killer Instinct 2013 is his masterpiece in my eyes. Doom 2016 is good, but it's somewhat KI leftovers.
Prey was better than Doom, too.
Killer instinct. To me is probably his second best work.
I love his work but I do think a couple more notable OSTs are needed to crack a top 10. And he's got one coming up this year!
Well, i've worked on nearly 200 titles now during past 25 yr's or so...Before I started in-house at Double Eleven, I was working with another veteran composer Allister Brimble. I have an XL with all my titles on but nothing website based.
When you look at a list like this, it makes you realize just how stacked video game composition has become, and how relevant the old guard is to this day. That top 4 is almost un-crackable imo, ignoring a personal preference for the particular order. The classic JRPG music trinity who all show absurd variety in their abilities, and the man who has made the most iconic video game music when viewed from outside of gaming.
The kind of person who takes issue with the message of the Gillette ad.
i.e. conservatives
I would have liked to see Christopher Larkin on the list. Hollow Knight is greatly enhanced by the soundtrack.
My apologies, reading my first comment back sounded a bit douchey. I didn't mean for my comment to come across as anything other than "I Googled 'Putty composer' and I couldn't find you".
What are some pieces you've worked on that you consider favorites?
Kow Otani not being there is a travesty. But I guess he doesn't have as many works as other people in that list.
Do you really think Giacchino belongs in a top 10 list of "best video game composers ever?"
My list starting from lowest
10. Michiko Naruke
9. Koji Kondo
8. Hitoshi Sakimoto
7. Jeremy Soule
6. Masayoshi Soken
5. Keigo Hoashi
4. Yoko Shimomura
3. ACE (technically two people, but they do every song together to my knowledge)
2. Yasunori Mitsuda
1. Masashi Hamauzu
While he did compose one of the best game OSTs of all time, it's hard for me to think he should be on a list when he primarily composes for anime.
10. Michiko Naruke
9. Koji Kondo
8. Hitoshi Sakimoto
7. Jeremy Soule
6. Masayoshi Soken
5. Keigo Hoashi
4. Yoko Shimomura
3. ACE (technically two people, but they do every song together to my knowledge)
2. Yasunori Mitsuda
1. Masashi Hamauzu
While he did compose one of the best game OSTs of all time, it's hard for me to think he should be on a list when he primarily composes for anime.
The soundtrack of eating hotdogs grotesquely is underrated
Uematsu absolutely deserves to be at #1. I'm constantly amazed at his musical genius. I probably listen to at least one track from the PS1 era a day.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9FmKdjRhoy4
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9FmKdjRhoy4
I'm never happy 8). I worked on a lot of GBA/3DS/DS titles down the years due to my tracker experience on the Amiga. Favourites? Sega & Sonic All Star Racing on DS, Hydraventure on Wii, Fluidity Spin Cycle on 3DS. Duel Masters 3 on GBA. More recent "big music" I've written new music for Prison Architect Escape Mode on console, did a version of Elmer Bernsteins Great Escape theme for Escape Modes launch trailer, but currently working on what I believe to be my best ever work on a number of projects!
Sad Grant Kirkhope didn't get in the list. His work at Rare is absolutely timeless to me.
A couple of composers I feel deserve to be acknowledged:
Hajime Wakai at Nintendo for his work in Pokemon Stadium 2. Hands down my all-time fav Pokemon soundtrack. Here's the main battle tune of the game and demonstrates how bloody amazing he can be:
And Jim Croft, who was at Eurocom, for his work on Ice Age 2 and 3, as well as Spyro: A Hero's Tail. Here's an amazing piece from Ice Age 2 that you'd fucking swear was by David Wise IMO:
Criminally underrated composers.
A couple of composers I feel deserve to be acknowledged:
Hajime Wakai at Nintendo for his work in Pokemon Stadium 2. Hands down my all-time fav Pokemon soundtrack. Here's the main battle tune of the game and demonstrates how bloody amazing he can be:
And Jim Croft, who was at Eurocom, for his work on Ice Age 2 and 3, as well as Spyro: A Hero's Tail. Here's an amazing piece from Ice Age 2 that you'd fucking swear was by David Wise IMO:
Criminally underrated composers.
david wise, yuzo koshiro and akira yamaoka are in. that's all i asked for so this list is okay in my book.
also am i the only one who would have liked to see masafumi takada included in the list for his work on killer 7 and no more heroes or am i overrating those soundtracks?
also am i the only one who would have liked to see masafumi takada included in the list for his work on killer 7 and no more heroes or am i overrating those soundtracks?
Forgetting his Shitty politics and opinions. Koichi Sugiyama. I grew up loving his Dragon Quest tunes , it felt really phoned in with DQ11 though and it's time for new blood.
Great Top Ten topic and great placement. Really enjoyed this list and my top 3 are the same (order could change daily).
Ian was clearly having a field day editing it superbly. The David Wise section was excellent and Guile's theme almost makes the FFXV battle system seem cool.
Also thank you to Ben for the Torna shoutout. You did well indeed.
Ian was clearly having a field day editing it superbly. The David Wise section was excellent and Guile's theme almost makes the FFXV battle system seem cool.
Also thank you to Ben for the Torna shoutout. You did well indeed.
Uematsu, Kondo and Meguro are all shoe ins....glad to see some pretty unknown names here.
BUT WHERE IS GRANT KIRKHOPE
BUT WHERE IS GRANT KIRKHOPE
how on earth are ppl saying Toby Fox..
Give credit to the OG Mother composers Kiieci and the Chiptune Tanaka or whatever their names are. Absolutely phenomenal work
Give credit to the OG Mother composers Kiieci and the Chiptune Tanaka or whatever their names are. Absolutely phenomenal work
It's not about quantity, and i'm not talking about all the 10 but i see him easily takes Jessica Curry or Austin Wintroy place.
Anyway after seeing the video i think they were talking about how these composers gave these games a cinematic feeling and the music were perfectly suited for the story and the enviormentnot. Not the quality of the tracks them selves.