Video Games Rock!!
Recently I have taken note to the fact that people are forming bands and trying to recreate video game music instead of learning how to play Sweet Child o’ Mine on their guitars. And, yes, I too am guilty of this as I started a band dedicated to all-Nintendo jams and songs called Error, named after the infamous and mysterious character in Zelda 2 for the NES. Why? Because I love games and the I feel that music in a game is just as important as any Kiss or Aerosmith song. Even though my band never made it big, we found learning and playing music from Contra and the over-world theme of Zelda to be a great experience.
But enough about my band, let’s talk about some of the greatest video game bands out there. First up, as I’m sure you might have guessed, is The Advantage. Named after the NES arcade controller, The Advantage is probably the most successful video game themed band in the U.S. Why you ask? The thing that makes these guys better than the rest is that they stay faithful to the tunes of yesterday NES classics and don’t try to alter them in any way. They even change the tempo in some songs near the end to signify that time is running out. If you wanna check these guys out yourself, visit their myspace page.
But The Advantage, though awesome, isn’t my favorite game band around by a long-shot. That spot belongs to The Minibosses. This band, unlike The Advantage, doesn
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I really think video-game based music is awesome. I love to hear how the artists remaster the classics we grew up with, and add sweet twists to it.
One group that I praise for this is Stemage, the core of Metroid Metal. On my iPod, I’ve played Kraid’s theme over 400 times. No joke. (My favorite part is at 55 seconds from the end, but that’s just me. x|) If you haven’t heard of them, you should check ‘em out on MySpace or http://www.metroidmetal.com. And, no, I don’t work for ar in any way am affiliated with Stemage.
Video games can have great music. I love a lot of the Zelda music because it has really catchy melodies and themes you can remember easily. I love how beautiful the orchestral movements of Halo sound. Sometimes, I’m even guilty of head-banging to old tracks from the original DOOM.