BTW, If you go to Gamestop, you can obtain it in your grubby hands for a mere $20 when you trade certain games in (http://www.gamestop.com/gs/specialty/tradeins/ff13/).

And if you stay here, you know we’ve had the soundtrack for awhile, right? It’s by Masashi Hamauzu. He’s the one behind Dirge of Cerebus and Unlimited Saga- and was also behind more prominent works such as SaGa Frontier 2 and Front Mission: Gun Hazard.

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I know it’s hard to envision Final Fantasy without Uematsu, but I believe that Hamauzu stepped up to the plate, and stepped well.

We created this album to pay tribute to the artists that are fans as we are of video game music. All Names, Credits, & Urls of each artist are included in the “Info” document of the album.

We are mirroring the compilation through our torrent tracker. Get it while it’s hot!

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There’s also an extended version of the album available on ConsoleAlliance, called The Best Of Video Game Music – Level 1 (Secret Level Edition). For more information, visit this page.

You can get them in three ways:

• Download via BitTorrent (recommended)
• Direct download
• Buy a nicely-packaged 8cm CDR. Limited to 250 copies!

All the tracks have been made by 6955 Projects.

Played Flower on PS3?
Did you enjoy the music in this game and have been looking for the soundtrack?
You would have found out quickly that there is no soundtrack for this PS3 online store game… well, not yet. A quick search on Google will reveal that the composer, Vincent Diamante is in talks with Sony to release the album. So fingers crossed.

While you’re waiting for that, we are proud to release an Optical Audio Rip ‘Soundtrack’. This version was created by use of a Creative sound card and the optical audio out on the PlayStation 3. It was ripped in 24bit, 2116Kbps Wave format and encoded to MP3. Whilst it is not a complete rip, the released tracks represent 85-90% of the music in the game.
All the stages are included, from ‘Memories’ to ‘Urban’ and even the Credits finale stage.

The music in Flower is fantastically mellow and sits in the background beautifully. It is the perfect chill-out music.

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So if you are interested in grabbing a copy, after logging in or signing up, you can get it here. Also, feel free to leave your comments regarding this album in the PS3 Flower thread in the forums and while you’re there, read the release notes.

Please enjoy this release, completely unique to vgmTorrents!

You can watch the recorded video after the jump. By the way, don’t miss the original soundtrack for Aquaria and get it now!

To me it feels like it’s the beginning of a new era for this site — forums are now much more accessible, visible and appealing; I bet we’ll get a lot of new posters with this migration. If you’re wondering why and still reading here, please stop and go have a look at the new boards. Happy posting!

During this period of time, I’ve also set up a small Donate section which contains a form for donating money to the project — the page explains how the money will be used in details -including prices for each server- and also contains a progress bar which gets updated every time someone sends new funds. You know, I’ve started this project for fun and all, but I’m having quite an hard time in paying the bills so if you feel like donating I’d really appreciate your help.

Other than that, I want to say thank you to all the people that keep the community alive uploading new awesome releases and seeding torrents. Happy listening and seeding!

As a side note, registrations are now closed. We will soon remove all unused (or abused) accounts, and since it will be an automated task, if you notice your account has been deleted and you’re not sure why, just contact me and we’ll see what can be done.
Also, we’re probably going to give out registration invites to the most active members of the community in the future, just like all private trackers do, so stay tuned on this blog for news about that.

Anyway, the site seems more responsive than before, so I hope you guys and gals will enjoy it now more than ever.

But it’s the best games that suck you in and keep you there. It takes many factors, and there’s almost always one that is overlooked: what you’re hearing.
The music helps. The music shouldn’t just add atmosphere, but enhance it. But it should be able to stand on its own.

I believe these picks are only some of the best that are out there, but I highly recommended them. So without further ado, and in no particular order…

• Chrono Cross [MP3] [FLAC]

  This was the first soundtrack that came to mind when I was asked for this article. Could you really blame me? It is everything a soundtrack should be! From first track to last, it really feels like you are going through a journey.

• Persona 4 [MP3] [FLAC]

  This has the leg up on Persona 3 because these tracks felt like it had more thought put into them, and less “oh, just loop this sound” (not always a bad thing- No More Heroes by Takada does melody repetition right, too). Shoji Meguro is best known for his use of hip-hop elements, but there’s also variety here: rocking boss battles, soft melodic pieces and even electronica in velvet room.

• Mother 3

  I still do not have the words to adequately describe WHY I love this OST so much. Because it’s expansive? Thorough? Heartwarming?



• Final Fantasy X [MP3] [FLAC]

  It was difficult to narrow it down to just ONE Final Fantasy, since each soundtrack is brilliant in it’s own right. Now, this is the entry that will cause fights. But this is my reasoning: take note that not only Uematsu worked on this soundtrack, but Hamauzu and Nakano as well! They bought in some of their best composers to create an engrossing backdrop for this game.

• Mega Man and Sonic the Hedgehog

  These are the perfect examples of the music and the “scenery” of the game that are deeply entwined. The music IS the stage. The stage IS the music. It’s difficult to imagine one without the other- and that is a good thing. And hey, if you’ve never played either game before, by themselves they are pretty damn catchy.

• Tekken Tag Tournament

  Why yes, I do belong in the Tekken camp. These are great songs to kick butt to (or have your butt kicked to…). Never boring, almost always upbeat.

• Trace Memory

  It gives you a relaxing atmosphere, and when needed, a little tense. Great music to solve puzzles and mysteries to!

• Lucy in the Sky with Dynamites

  It is as bizarre as the game itself: if you’re not familiar with it, you bump into things and teleport to surreal and sometimes frightening landscapes.

I realize that the majority of these are soundtracks to RPGs. Furthermore, since I am most familiar with Squaresoft titles… I tried not to be biased. How did I do, dear reader? I’m sure I am missing out on several great soundtracks, and most are more soundtrack fanatic than I am. What are some of your favorites? Feel free to leave a comment!

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Also, if you’re into tech news, P2P and torrent scene, be sure to subscribe to Techloid’s RSS feed: it truly deserves it.

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