The Greatest Video Game Music Explained

Greatest Video Game Music
Type:compilation
Artist:London Philharmonic
Cover:TheGreatestVideoGameMusic.jpg
Released:2011
Genre:Classical, video game music
Label:X5 Music Group
Producer:Andrew Skeet
Next Title:The Greatest Video Game Music 2
Next Year:2012

The Greatest Video Game Music, performed by the London Philharmonic Orchestra, features classical orchestrations of video game themes including those from Super Mario Bros., Call of Duty, Metal Gear Solid, Final Fantasy, Halo, World of Warcraft, Angry Birds and many more. A sequel, The Greatest Video Game Music 2, was released a year later.

Reception

It was named Rolling Stones "weirdest hit album" of 2011, and debuted at #23 on the Billboard 200 - the highest debut for an orchestral release since 2005's Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith soundtrack.

Track listing

  1. Advent Rising

Muse

  1. Legend of Zelda

Suite

  1. Theme
  2. Angry Birds

Main Theme

  1. Final Fantasy VIII

Liberi Fatali

  1. Super Mario Bros.

Themes

Nate's Theme

  1. Grand Theft Auto IV

Soviet Connection

  1. World of Warcraft

Seasons of War

  1. Theme
  2. Tetris Theme (Korobeiniki)
  3. Battlefield 2

Theme

    1. Main Menu Theme
  1. Mass Effect 2

Suicide Mission

  1. Splinter Cell

Conviction

  1. Final Fantasy

Main Theme

  1. BioShock

The Ocean on His Shoulders

  1. Halo 3

One Final Effort

  1. Fallout 3

Theme

  1. Super Mario Galaxy

Gusty Garden Galaxy

  1. Dead Space

Welcome Aboard the U.S.G. Ishimura [Amazon Exclusive]

  1. Final Fantasy XIII

Hanging Edge [iTunes Exclusive]

  1. Enemy Zero

The Last Movement [bonus track]

Sequels

Greatest Video Game Music 2

Track List

  1. : Main Theme
  2. : Far Horizons
  3. : Dragon Roost Island
  4. Final Fantasy VII: One-Winged Angel
  5. Mass Effect 3: A Future for the Krogan / An End Once and for All
  6. Halo: Never Forget / Peril
  7. Sonic the Hedgehog: A Symphonic Suite
  8. Chrono Trigger: Main Theme
  9. Luigi's Mansion: Main Theme
  10. Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep: Fate of the Unknown
  11. Super Metroid: A Symphonic Poem
  12. Diablo III: Overture
  13. : Main Theme
  14. : Icarus Main Theme
  15. Fez: Adventure
  16. Portal: Still Alive
  17. LittleBigPlanet: Orb of Dreamers (The Cosmic Imagisphere)

Greatest Video Game Music III: Choral Edition

Track List

  1. Final Fantasy X - Hymn of the Fayth
  2. World of Warcraft - Invincible
  3. Skyrim - Age of Oppression
  4. Final Fantasy X - Hymn of the Fayth (Remix 1)
  5. Dragon Age Inquisition - Main Theme
  6. God of War 3 - Anthem of the Dead
  7. The Last of Us - The Choice
  8. Skyrim - Dragonborn
  9. Final Fantasy X - Hymn of the Fayth (Remix 2)
  10. Portal - Still Alive
  11. Portal 2 - Cara Mia Addio
  12. Assassin's Creed IV - The Parting Glass
  13. Minecraft - Sweden

Notes

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