Talk about Golden Sun's music

Golden Sun TLA has hands down my favourite world map themes





But I think the best theme in the entire series is The Elemental Stars

I expect a dog pile here, but I have to say it.

Dark Dawn had the best battle music in the entire franchise from normal battles to boss themes.

I have so fond memories of Golden Sun, huge part of my childhood. I really should find a way to play it again in the best condition possible. The Lost Age, while very good, didn't left as much memories than the first one (never played Dark Down).

Not original but:



I guess we'll never have anything from this IP (all I really want is the two first games remade with Octopath Traveler's engine :( )

https://youtu.be/dAuycVuVG3k
https://youtu.be/lA-4LBGLPmE

One of Sakuraba's best works

I actually like the Fusion Dragon theme more than the Doom Dragon theme. Unfortunately, the latter got remixed in Smash.

My favourite track in TLA is probably Mars Lighthouse.



There's a guy on youtube who did the entire Golden Sun soundtrack on piano. You should go and have a listen.

I love the smash remix of one of the themes:

Golden Sun is one of the most underrated RPG franchises out there. And it's soundtrack is phenomenal.

It's so cool that the game was composed by the same guy who did Dark Souls. I didn't know until I played Dark Souls 3, haha.

Don't forget our boy Saturos



I'm also fond of Jenna's Battle Theme

Venus lighthouse theme sure is fantastic.

Venus Lighthouse theme is the GOAT.

It also heavily reminds me of the final dungeon theme from Tales of Symphonia, also composed by Sakuraba

To me the various battle themes of the party were the highlights of the soundtrack. <3

I need to replay these games asap

Man, this thread is awesome.
I love the OST of the games.

I've actually been thinking about Golden Sun's music while playing Octopath Traveller, would really like to replay the series in the future if it ever were to be re-redsel (hopefully as one game).

Yep, Golden Sun's OST is really good! It's my go-to defense when people say GBA music sucked. I like the Dark Dawn OST too.

Haven't touched this series since playing 1 in middle school, but Venus Lighthouse def is a rush of memories.

Robin said:

Haven't touched this series since playing 1 in middle school, but Venus Lighthouse def is a rush of memories.

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If you loved 1 you're missing out big time with TLA. That game is much longer, deeper and more interesting than 1. Also more challenging and more side content.

The cutscenes are a bit long though, doesn't hurt if you can speed them up.

I've always been all about them battle themes

It's been a long long time since I last played it, but I can still remember the forest (Town of Contingo?) and desert themes pretty clearly.
All of the battle themes are pretty kickin' too, tho the original "Isaac" version is still my favourite.
I remember really liking this track


That Garoh track from GS2 stood out to me too

johan said:

Don't forget our boy Saturos

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Came in for this, was not disappointed. One of the best battle themes in any RPG, it's a pity it was so infrequently used.[/QUOTE]

There are surprisingly many (good!) covers and arrangements of Golden Sun music on youtube. Probably my favorite user at the moment: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwkTq5frdXSd_kH-ZTXiUfUgpKaPR79m8

I would pay big money to have this be remade from the ground up visually but still keep the game mechanics

Motoi Sakuraba is awesome.

He made a tennis match like an RPG battle in Mario Tennis.

Everything about those (first two) games are amazing.

Graphics, music, gameplay, puzzle solving, dungeons, it's all fantastic.

God these games are so amazing. And to think this is a Nintendo RPG that's so different than what you'd expect from Nintendo. I want Golden Sun to comeback bigger than ever and to be a staple IP.

Rodney McKay said:

Everything about those (first two) games are amazing.

Graphics, music, gameplay, puzzle solving, dungeons, it's all fantastic.

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Seriously. Just, so good in so many aspects. I know people often complained about the amount of dialogue in the game but even young me in the past didn't mind at all because I thought it was well written and engaging. Zero sexualization bullshit either, from character design to narratives.

My only 2 'major'' complaints with the GBA titles are how the djinn-based class system is theoretically awesome but due to balance and impracticability reasons not really viable and that the rather strong weapon unleashes dwarf most offensive Psyenergy during the later game. I was so looking forward to DD hopefully addressing that and otherwise just keeping/improving what's already good... and instead that game made that worse (and everything else really q.q).

Dardan Sandiego said:

But I think the best theme in the entire series is The Elemental Stars

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Yeh, I'm inclined to agree nowadays. What a damn strong track at one of the earlier story beats. It sure helped the "Wise One" leaving a strong impression on me.

Dullahan said:

I expect a dog pile here, but I have to say it.

Dark Dawn had the best battle music in the entire franchise from normal battles to boss themes.

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Consider yourself dogpiled!

IIRC I was only really liking one track of DD with everything else feeling mediocre on my first and only playthrough. And a mediocre OST as a followup to the GBA titles? No can do...

Let's not talk about the just the music, the series is fantastic. Havent played Dark Dawn.

Love the music in these games.

Also, check out these videos of someone recreating some of the songs on an actual Roland SC-88 (what the games midis were originally sampled from). It sounds a lot crisper which is neat.

The only real complaint about the Golden Sun games is that they're a bit heavy on exposition and a bit light on balance. They were definitely enjoyable back then though. For sure. And Sakuraba's scores, from before he started sounding TOO samey, are awwwesome.

Arcia said:

Love the music in these games.

Also, check out these videos of someone recreating some of the songs on an actual Roland SC-88 (what the games midis were originally sampled from). It sounds a lot crisper which is neat.

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That's so cool. Thanks for sharing!