Channel Title: Game Score Fanfare Channel Description: Game Score Fanfare is a show that celebrates music in video games, an aspect so overlooked as that's often the point: to work without you even realising it's there. I look at games through the lens of its score, discovering the unique perspective and roles that music can bring. <video> How Final Fantasy VII Remade its Soundtrack Description: A lot has changed in the 20 years since Final Fantasy VII. Remake's soundtrack requires more than just pretty orchestral arrangements of the original's tunes - it needs to reconsider the very role music has in video games and adapt the original soundtrack into a modern score. -- Follow me on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/mittopotahis Support Game Score Fanfare on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/gamescorefanfare Join the Game Score Fanfare Discord server! https://discord.gg/xwynvas -- Links & Resources ​@8bitMusicTheory's video on FF7 Remake's dynamic music: "How they Remade the Mako Reactor Theme from Final Fantasy 7", by 8-bit Music Theory https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lw--KhX0xLA I had a conversation with @LeonardoDaSidci about Final Fantasy VII Remake and nostalgia. Go check out the video! "Sharing Nostalgia with Final Fantasy VII Remake | Sidcourse" by Leonardo Da Sidci https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oif8TxEsOiM I've made a bunch of other videos about the music of Final Fantasy, here's a playlist of them all. "Final Fantasy | Game Score Fanfare" playlist https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLuzd8ffe79PTRzPh82XdalIw-zG6Fc60o I also have a series called Warriors of Leitmotif, which is a game-by-game breakdown of the Final Fantasy's use of theme and motif. There's a new episode on Final Fantasy V coming sometime soon. "Warriors of Leitmotif" playlist https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLuzd8ffe79PRp60XuY0AofE3TgqGjUDyA There's also an interesting video by the official @FinalFantasy YouTube channel going deep into the behind the scenes of Final Fantasy VII Remake's music, with interviews from developers and composers including Masashi Hamauzu! Definitely worth a watch. "Inside FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE – Episode 4: Music and Sound Effects" by FINAL FANTASY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DliMpiemUy8 -- Games shown in this video, in order of appearance: 0:01 - Final Fantasy VII Remake 0:11 - Resident Evil 3 (2020) 0:15 - Shadow of the Colossus (2018) 0:23 - Final Fantasy VII 7:44 - Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age 7:57 - Final Fantasy XIII 8:15 - Final Fantasy XV All music used in this video is from Final Fantasy VII Remake. Tracks used in order of appearance. Credits are listed as (Composer // Arranger) 0:00 - Aerith's Theme. I don't know if this version is on the OST? It plays during Cloud and Aerith's conversation on the slide (Chapter 9) 0:58 - It's an in-game cue from when Cloud sees a clone in Sector 5 (Chapter 8) 1:11 - In-game cue that uses the Opening theme, which is now titled "Midgar, City of Mako". Occurs at the start of Chapter 9 when Cloud gets a flashback. 1:34 - Same piece as 0:00. 2:13 - All Quiet at the Gates (Takafumi Imamura // Takafumi Imamura) 3:12 - Main Theme of FFVII - Nightfall in the Undercity (Nobuo Uematsu // Shotaro Shima) 3:30 - Under the Rotting Pizza (Nobuo Uematsu // Shotaro Shima) 4:00 - The Oppressed - Beck's Badasses (Nobuo Uematsu // Naoyuki Honzawa) 4:24 - Hip Hop de Chocobo (Nobuo Uematsu // Takafumi Imamura) 4:35 - Tifa's Theme (from Final Fantasy VII - Nobuo Uematsu) 5:04 - Tifa's Theme - Seventh Heaven (Nobuo Uematsu // Shotaro Shima) 5:34 - The Star of Seventh Heaven (Nobuo Uematsu // Yoshinori Nakamura) 6:08 - Smash 'Em, Rip 'Em (Nobuo Uematsu // Naoyuki Honzawa) 6:45 - Shinra's Theme (Nobuo Uematsu // Shotaro Shima) 7:09 - Let The Battles Begin! - A Merc's Job (Nobuo Uematsu // Shotaro Shima) 7:32 - Opening ~ Bombing Mission (from Final Fantasy VII - Nobuo Uematsu) 7:47 - The Dalmascan Estersand (from Final Fantasy XII - Hitoshi Sakimoto) 8:04 - Blinded By Light (from Final Fantasy XIII - Masashi Hamauzu) 8:22 - Stand Your Ground (from Final Fantasy XV - Yoko Shimomura) 8:33 - Mako Reactor 1 (Nobuo Uematsu // Shotaro Shima) 9:33 - Let The Battles Begin! - Break Through (Nobuo Uematsu // Shotaro Shima) 10:18 - Let The Battles Begin! - The Hideout (Nobuo Uematsu // Shotaro Shima) 10:36 - The Turks' Theme (Nobuo Uematsu // Yoshitaka Suzuki) 10:56 - In-game cue from when Cloud has a vision of Sephiroth (Chapter 2) 11:08 - Hell House (Nobuo Uematsu // Kengo Tokusashi, Mitsuto Suzuki) 12:30 - Midnight Rendezvous (Mitsuto Suzuki // Mitsuto Suzuki) 13:55 - On Our Way (Nobuo Uematsu // Shotaro Shima) -- Game Score Fanfare is a show that celebrates music in video games, an aspect so overlooked as that's often the point: to work without you even realising it's there. I look at games through the lens of its score, discovering the unique perspective and roles that music can bring. </video> <video> FF8's Boss Theme References the Wrong Game #shorts Description: Watch my new FF8 video "Eyes On Me - Gaming's Greatest Love Song" here: https://youtu.be/B6vzEhaxNxs Follow me on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/mittopotahis Support me on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/gamescorefanfare #shorts </video> <video> Eyes On Me — Gaming's Greatest Love Song Description: At the heart of Final Fantasy VIII is the burgeoning romance between Squall and Rinoa. So they were given a love ballad, Eyes On Me, and made video game history in the process. -- Follow me on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/mittopotahis Support Game Score Fanfare on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/gamescorefanfare Join the Game Score Fanfare Discord server! https://discord.gg/xwynvas -- I've made a number of videos about the music of Final Fantasy, including the genius of The Prelude, how they remade Final Fantasy VII's soundtrack, You're Not Alone from FFIX, and the personal impact of the track Fisherman's Horizon in my life. Here's a playlist with all the Final Fantasy videos I've made: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLuzd8ffe79PTRzPh82XdalIw-zG6Fc60o -- All game footage in this video is from Final Fantasy VIII Remastered (Nintendo Switch port), captured by myself. All music in this video is from Final Fantasy VIII Original Soundtrack, composed by Nobuo Uematsu. Tracks used, in order of appearance: -- Game Score Fanfare is a show that celebrates music in video games, an aspect so overlooked as that's often the point: to work without you even realising it's there. I look at games through the lens of its score, discovering the unique perspective and roles that music can bring. </video> <video> How Octopath Traveler Hypes its Boss Battles Description: Octopath Traveler is a game full of good ideas. One you may not have noticed though is how it uses music to build excitement going into the boss battles. Let's explore Octopath's clever trick that made its boss battles so hype. -- Support Game Score Fanfare on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/gamescorefanfare Follow me on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/mittopotahis Join the Game Score Fanfare Discord server! https://discord.gg/xwynvas And thanks to a bunch of the people from in here who helped me with some of the music theory for this video, including Jake Butinaeu, Palycat, and TheDeerLord. Couldn't have done it without you! "How Octopath Traveler Changes Key" by 8-Bit Music Theory https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPPqMnf91VY "Octopath Traveler & Reimagining Game Music" by Game Score Fanfare https://youtu.be/EbSgRRiPtHY -- Game footage used in this video, in order of appearance: 0:00 - Dark Souls 3 0:05 - Hollow Knight 0:09 - Final Fantasy VI 0:14 - Pokemon HeartGold / SoulSilver 0:18 - Shadow of the Colossus (2018 Remake) 0:22 - Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island 0:25 - Metroid Prime 1:07 - Octopath Traveler 3:08 - Super Mario 64 3:11 - Bravely Default -- All music used in this video is from the Octopath Traveler OST and was composed by Yasunori Nishiki, unless otherwise stated. Tracks in order of appearance: 0:00 - Koopa (Bowser) - Yoshi's Island (composed by Koji Kondo) 1:06 - Battle 3 1:25 - Cyrus' Theme 2:10 - Olberic's Theme 2:50 - For Redemption 3:08 - For Master 3:32 - For Redemption 4:30 - For Revenge 5:05 - Decisive Battle II 7:02 - For Truth 7:18 - For Freedom 7:36 - For Treasure 8:02 - Decisive Battle I 8:21 - The Battle At Journey's End 8:36 - They Who Govern Reason 9:17 - Decisive Battle I -- Game Score Fanfare is a show that celebrates music in video games, an aspect so overlooked as that's often the point: to work without you even realising it's there. I look at games through the lens of its score, discovering the unique perspective and roles that music can bring. </video> <video> What Happened to Memorable Game Music? Description: For years we've been bemoaning the death of classic video game melodies. So what happened? The answer, as it turns out, is not that simple. -- Support Game Score Fanfare on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/gamescorefanfare Follow me on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/mittopotahis Join the Game Score Fanfare Discord server! https://discord.gg/xwynvas Thanks to Matt of MML's Commentaries for sending me through some extra footage of Super Mario Odyssey! Here's his excellent video on why that game is at odds with itself. "Mario Odyssey's Problem (and How to Fix It)" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAvSKYzq9_s -- Games shown in this video, timestamps are of their first appearance. 0:00 - Super Mario World 2: Yoshi’s Island 0:01 - Sonic the Hedgehog 0:03 - Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy’s Kong Quest 0:04 - The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past 0:23 - Earthbound 0:26 - Streets of Rage 2 0:31 - Kirby Super Star (Kirby’s Fun Pak) 0:40 - Chrono Trigger 0:43 - Lost Sphear 0:45 - Destiny 2 0:51 - Gris 0:52 - Octopath Traveler 0:55 - Shovel Knight: Shovel of Hope 0:56 - The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 0:58 - Cuphead 1:03 - It’s Joker from Persona 5, but the footage is from his SSBU reveal trailer. 1:17 - Batman: Arkham Knight 1:26 - The Adventures of Batman & Robin 1:35 - Red Dead Redemption II 2:15 - Marvel’s Avengers (upcoming) 2:25 - Death Stranding (upcoming) 2:30 - Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End 2:38 - God of War (2018) 2:47 - The Legend of Zelda 2:53 - Super Mario Bros. 3 3:52 - Skate or Die 2 4:08 - DuckTales 4:29 - Kid Icarus 4:38 - Mega Man 4:56 - Final Fantasy IV 5:01 - Donkey Kong Country 5:37 - Final Fantasy VI 5:43 - Final Fantasy V 6:04 - Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong’s Double Trouble! 6:24 - Super Metroid 7:29 - Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze 7:38 - The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask 7:41 - Persona 5 7:45 - Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII 7:52 - Nier: Automata 8:01 - Moonlighter 8:12 - Bastion 9:21 - Ape Out 9:30 - Ori and the Blind Forest 9:34 - Final Fantasy XV 9:44 - Far Cry 5 10:25 - Transistor 10:32 - The Last of Us 10:42 - Super Mario Odyssey 12:12 - FTL: Faster Than Light 12:16 - Assassin’s Creed: Origins 12:21 - Banjo-Kazooie 12:31 - Journey 12:34 - Hyper Light Drifter 12:38 - Metroid Prime 12:54 - Final Fantasy X 13:10 - Celeste 13:19 - Super Mario 64 13:30 - Super Mario World 14:02 - Hollow Knight 14:09 - Undertale 14:25 - The Sexy Brutale 14:32 - Super Mario Bros. 14:38 - Tetris 14:42 - Secret of Mana 14:47 - No Man’s Sky 16:24 - Final Fantasy VII: Remake 16:30 - The Witness 16:35 - Bioshock Infinite 16:40 - The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 16:43 - Minecraft 16:47 - Shadow of the Colossus 17:39 - Splatoon 2 18:00 - Oxenfree -- Music used in this video, in order of appearance: 0:00 - Story Music Box - Super Mario World 2: Yoshi’s Island (Koji Kondo) 0:33 - Great Fairy Fountain - The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (Koji Kondo) 2:46 - Dungeon - The Legend of Zelda (Koji Kondo) 3:45 - Overworld - Super Mario Bros. 3 (Koji Kondo) 4:08 - African Mines - DuckTales (Hiroshige Tonomura) 4:28 - Level 1 - Kid Icarus (Hirokazu “Hip” Tanaka) 4:53 - Battle With a Weird Enemy - Earthbound (Keiichi Suzuki) 5:53 - Forest Interlude - Donkey Kong Country 2 (David Wise) 6:09 - Mining Melancholy - Donkey Kong Country 2 (David Wise) 6:24 - Brinstar ~ Underground Depths - Super Metroid (Kenji Yamamoto) 6:44 - Big Boss Confrontation (Ridley & Draygon) - Super Metroid (Minako Hamano) 7:07 - Maridia ~ Rocky Underground Water Area - Super Metroid (Minako Hamano) 7:38 - Final Hours - The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask (Koji Kondo) 8:12 - Build That Wall (Zia’s Theme) - Bastion (Darren Korb, Ashley Barrett) 8:38 - Brusher Patrol - Bastion (Darren Korb) 9:20 - Reflection - Celeste (Lena Raine) 10:48 - Steam Gardens (Wooded Kingdom) - Super Mario Odyseey (Koji Kondo) 12:12 - BGM 3 - Mario Paint (Hirokazu “Hip” Tanaka) 14:53 - Brinstar ~ Overgrown Jungle - Super Metroid (Kenji Yamamoto) 15:26 - Reflection - Hollow Knight (Christopher Larkin) 16:10 - Crossroads - Hollow Knight (Christopher Larkin) 16:30 - Subwoofer Lullaby - Minecraft: Volume Alpha (C418) 16:57 - The Midnight Wood - Hyper Light Drifter (Disasterpeace) 17:15 - Towhee Grove - Oxenfree (scntfc) -- Other references: LET'S ARGUE: Video Game Music Is Getting Worse", by fantano https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FB8-mJyaHsQ "The Marvel Symphonic Universe", by Every Frame a Painting https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vfqkvwW2fs "How Supergiant Games Create Music & Art - Developing Hell #03", by noclip https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQPk9J7spw0 "Build That Wall: Creating the Audio for Bastion", by GDC https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdnMqjLZz84 -- Game Score Fanfare is a show that celebrates music in video games, an aspect so overlooked as that's often the point: to work without you even realising it's there. I look at games through the lens of its score, discovering the unique perspective and roles that music can bring. </video> <video> Sayonara Wild Hearts - Turning Pop Music into a Video Game Description: Sayonara Wild Hearts is a self-professed "pop album video game." That doesn't mean it's just a poppy rhythm game or a playable music video - it's not. Rather, it's a game that has pop music built into its DNA. -- Follow me on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/mittopotahis Support Game Score Fanfare on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/gamescorefanfare Join the Game Score Fanfare Discord server! https://discord.gg/xwynvas Interview source: "Let's Pop: Behind the Bubblegum Dream of Sayonara Wild Hearts" by Brittany Vincent for EGM. https://egmnow.com/lets-pop-simogo-on-building-the-bubblegum-dream-of-sayonara-wild-hearts/ Thank you to Jacob Geller for specifically recording some Rez Infinite footage just to send it to me. You'd enjoy his video on Ape Out and its wildly expressive and reactive soundtrack. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8H89AbaFA3w -- Sayonara Wild Hearts was developed by Simogo and published by Annapurna Interactive. All this footage was capture on the Nintendo Switch. Game footage used in this video, in order of appearance: 0:25 - Sayonara Wild Hearts 9:31 - Sonic Adventure 2 9:34 - Star Fox Zero 9:36 - Rez Infinite 9:39 - Panzer Dragoon I also use a bunch of music videos, which are: 0:06 - Beyonce - Love on Top 0:11 - Carly Rae Jepsen - Call Me Maybe 0:15 - Imagine Dragons - Thunder 0:18 - Panic! At The Disco - High Hopes 3:36 - Sayonara Wild Hearts - Wild Hearts Never Die 6:58 - Goyte - Somebody That I Used To Know (feat. Kimbra) 7:01 - The Verve - Bittersweet Symphony 7:04 - The National - Squalor Victoria 9:48 - Mark Ronson - Uptown Funk (feat. Bruno Mars) 9:50 - Luis Fonsi - Despacito (feat. Daddy Yankee) 9:55 - Lorde - Royals 9:59 - Lil Nas X - Old Town Road 10:03 - My Chemical Romance - Welcome To The Black Parade 10:08 - Rosalia - Malamente 10:11 - Childish Gambino - This Is America 10:15 - Ariana Grande - thank u, next -- All music used in this video is from Sayonara Wild Hearts, which was composed by Daniel Olsén, with Jonathon Eng helping with the the pop songs, and features vocals by Linnea Olsson. Many of the tracks can be heard on the official soundtrack, which you can buy as a 2LP vinyl set at iam8bit. 😍 https://www.iam8bit.com/collections/sayonara-wild-hearts/products/sayonara-wild-hearts-2xlp-vinyl I'm not sponsored for that, I just think it's really cool. Some of the tracks are not on the official soundtrack, but are from the level select screen and various in-game menus. Here's a list of all the tracks I used: 0:00 - Sayonara Wild Heart (Album Arcade screen) 0:23 - Wild Hearts Never Die 0:51 - Wild Hearts Never Die (level select) 1:15 - Pause menu music 2:02 - Clair De Lune 2:35 - Hearts & Swords 3:03 - Hearts & Swords (level select) 3:43 - Night Drift 5:06 - Heartbreak III 5:18 - Begin Again 6:20 - Parallel Universes 6:48 - Parallel Universes (level select) 7:22 - Hate Skulls (level select) 7:51 - Heartbreak IV 8:20 - Reverie 8:58 - Heartbreak III 9:44 - Settings menu music 10:30 - Sayonara Wild Heart 11:24 - Begin Again (level select) -- Game Score Fanfare is a show that celebrates music in video games, an aspect so overlooked as that's often the point: to work without you even realising it's there. I look at games through the lens of its score, discovering the unique perspective and roles that music can bring. </video> <video> Unraveling bdg's Perfect PokéRap Description: Is Brian David Gilbert's "Perfect" PokéRap actually perfect? Does it really matter that it included only half the Pokédex? Are we even still talking about the PokéRap anymore? This is how bdg predicted 2019's biggest video game controversy, and gave us an antidote to the discourse before we even knew we would need it. Welcome to the Unraveled of The Perfect PokéRap Unraveled. -- LINKS Follow me on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/mittopotahis Support the channel on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/gamescorefanfare Join the Game Score Fanfare Discord server! https://discord.gg/xwynvas -- REFERENCES "The Perfect PokéRap | Unraveled LIVE at PAX East 2019", by Polygon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cT6ULpScZA "FULL SONG: The Perfect PokéRap | Unraveled BONUS", by Polygon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJTeVOOFMHM Pokemon Black footage from the channel Mariofan98 "Pokémon Black (NDS) - Main Story Longplay Part 1/2" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJwU9CSl8JU -- Thanks to Jacob Geller for reading over script with me and helping out with its structure. Check out his most recent video on so-called "Bad Graphics" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yVs2E4aldg -- Games shown in this video, in order of appearance: -- Music used in this video, in order of appearance: -- Game Score Fanfare is a show that celebrates music in video games, an aspect so overlooked as that's often the point: to work without you even realising it's there. I look at games through the lens of its score, discovering the unique perspective and roles that music can bring. -- #AprilFools #gamescorefanfare #unraveled </video> <video> Uncharted 4's Unexpected Best Minute Description: Uncharted has some of the most cinematic and memorable scenes in the history of video games. But my personal favourite Uncharted moment is a quiet, introspective drive through the Madagascan wilderness - thanks in large part to the soundtrack. NOTE: I call the cue "For Better or Worse", which is track 17 on the Uncharted 4: A Thief's End OST. It may actually be "A Normal Life", which is track 3. The two tracks are very similar and share the same central motif. I really think they are more discernible for their parts that AREN'T the motif. Or it may not be either of them, but a different cue entirely that isn't on the soundtrack. I chose to use "For Better or Worse" because a) it's the name of the chapter in the game that the scene is in and b) it is more relevant to my argument. -- This video will be using YouTube's new Premiere feature. When it premieres at the specified time, we will all watch it at once and chat together. Afterwards it will be available just like a regular upload. I've been looking forward to this feature for a while now, I hope you'll join me! If you're going to complain about getting the video 7 hours later than usual, you're wrong! Premieres are going to replace my Patreon's 24-hour early access, so you're actually getting it about 17 hours earlier than usual. You're welcome! -- Follow me on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/mittopotahis Support Game Score Fanfare on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/gamescorefanfare Come join the (brand new) GSF Discord server! https://discord.gg/xwynvas Thank you to Perc Upgrade! for his assistance. Check out his great percussion covers of VGM! I really love this one of Thunder Plains from FFX. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x52T0GUtJoM -- Game footage used in this video, in order of appearance: 0:00 - Uncharted 2: Among Thieves 0:09 - Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception 0:11 - Uncharted 4: Drake's Deception 7:54 - Streets of Rage 7:58 - Super Mario World 8:02 - Mega Man 2 8:08 - Donkey Kong Country 8:13 - Chrono Trigger 8:18 - Final Fantasy VII 8:23 - Final Fantasy X 8:31 - The Legend of Zelda 8:33 - The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past 8:37 - The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 8:41 - The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 8:55 - Nier: Automata -- All music used in this video is from the Uncharted 4: A Thief's End OST and scored by Henry Jackman, unless otherwise stated. Tracks in order of appearance: 0:00 - In-game score (Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, composer: Greg Edmonson) 0:31 - A Normal Life / For Better or Worse (in-game score) 1:15 - Reunited 1:30 - Lure of Adventure 2:04 - in-game score (not on OST) 2:53 - in-game score 3:46 - A Normal Life / For Better Or Worse 4:23 - in-game score 5:00 - For Better or Worse (in-game) 6:11 - For Better or Worse (OST version) 7:53 - Uncharted Worlds (from Mass Effect, composed by Sam Hulick) 9:13 - For Better or Worse (in-game) 9:58 - For Better or Worse 10:19 - A Normal Life 10:41 - in-game score (not on OST to my knowledge?) 11:14 - same as the one above. -- Game Score Fanfare is a show that celebrates music in video games, an aspect so overlooked as that's often the point: to work without you even realising it's there. I look at games through the lens of its score, discovering the unique perspective and roles that music can bring. </video> <video> The Music of Cecil's Redemption - Final Fantasy IV | Warriors of Leitmotif Description: Final Fantasy IV's most famous scene is when Cecil becomes a Paladin. Let's take a look at how the music of the sequence helps to tell the story. Part 2 of the Final Fantasy IV episode of Warriors of Leitmotif is coming soon. -- Follow me on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/mittopotahis Support the channel on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/gamescorefanfare Join the Discord community! https://discord.gg/xwynvas -- Shout-out to MuseScore user Luiishu, who transcribed the entirety of Final Fantasy IV’s soundtrack. All of the written music shown in this video were adapted from his transcriptions, it was a phenomenally helpful resource. https://musescore.com/user/1984081/sets/5097209 -- Games shown in this video, in order of appearance: 0:07 - Final Fantasy IV 0:14 - Final Fantasy II 0:17 - Final Fantasy III -- All music used in this video is from the Final Fantasy IV Original Soundtrack and was composed by Nobuo Uematsu, unless stated otherwise: 0:00 - Prelude (Remix) - Final Fantasy VII Demo (Nobuo Uematsu) 0:36 - A Long Way To Go 1:05 - The Red Wings 2:27 - Mt. Ordeals 3:04 - Main Theme of Final Fantasy IV 3:33 - Golbez, Clad in Darkness 4:23 - Tower of Zot 4:53 - Battle with the Four Fiends 5:08 - The Final Battle 5:43 - The Lunarians 7:17 - In-game cue, not on the official soundtrack. -- Warriors of Leitmotif is a game-by-game study of the use of theme and leitmotif throughout the Final Fantasy soundtracks. Game Score Fanfare is a show that celebrates music in video games, an aspect so overlooked as that's often the point: to work without you even realising it's there. I look at games through the lens of their score, discovering the unique perspective and roles that music can bring. </video> <video> The Power of Music in Shadow of the Colossus Description: Shadow of the Colossus is ranked among the greatest games ever made, if not for its innovative design then for its story. A story that is primarily told through the music. Lets look at how Kow Otani's soundtrack takes the wheel to deliver one of the most emotional video game experiences ever. -- A version of this video was originally uploaded on February 25th, 2018. The video always bothered me because of the conclusions that I reached, which I don't feel are actually reflective of the game or the soundtrack. So I decided to revisit it and added 200 words toward the end, as well as made some minor changes in other places for clarity's sake. You can find the original version of the video here: https://youtu.be/UBmXPsnxMGk I sincerely apologise to those who commented on the previous video, and especially to those that submitted translated captions to it. I am devastated to lose those translations, they're very important to me but it was an unintended consequence that I did not consider when deciding to remake the video. Unfortunately I cannot copy the captions over as the script is different now. If you want to resubmit captions, please get in contact with me me as I may be able to make it easier for you. These are the amazing translators for the original video: Chinese: Cara Zheng https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCH-vHB7h-51jr-InB7NaiKQ Spanish: Gab Gallard https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjgKm9r9-R3A8tfasvKv7dw Russian: Mother of the Worlds https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGCsLDlvjnTXKQDgB4mNWr And an anonymous German translator, who I hope makes themselves known. -- Follow me on Twitter! http://www.twitter.com/mittopotahis Support Game Score Fanfare on Patreon! http:/www.patreon.com/gamescorefanfare -- All footage from this video is from Shadow of the Colossus (the PS4 remake) and was captured by myself. All music used in this video is from the Shadow of the Colossus Original Soundtrack (Roar of the Earth) and was composed by Kow Otani. Tracks in order of appearance: Prayer Prologue ~To the Ancient Land~ The Farthest Land Ressurection Lakeside Silence ~Battle With the Colossus~ Creeping Shadow ~Battle With the Colossus~ Revived Power ~Battle With the Colossus~ The Opened Way ~Battle With the Colossus~ The End of the Battle Hope A Messenger from Behind ~Battle With the Colossus~ The End of the Battle ---- Game Score Fanfare is a show that celebrates music in video games, an aspect so overlooked as that's often the point: to work without you even realising it's there. I look at games through the lens of its score, discovering the unique perspective and roles that music can bring. </video> <video> The Women who Pioneered Video Game Music Description: Since the very first video games to feature background music, women have been at the forefront of industry and taking VGM to new places. We just don't talk about them as much. -- Follow me on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/mittopotahis Support Game Score Fanfare on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/gamescorefanfare Join the Game Score Fanfare Discord server! https://discord.gg/xwynvas -- Thank you to Nick Dwyer of Diggin' in The Carts for answering some questions when I emailed him about this over a year ago. DITC is a fantastic documentary series by Red Bull Music Academy exploring the rise and influence of video game music in Japan, you definitely need to watch it if you haven't already: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8z8-SKg3WU&list=PLtbJmr1Wtatc_k8o8tIgt3A5bvbFoutBG -- Games shown in this video, in order of appearance: 0:50 - Super Mario Bros. 0:56 - Donkey Kong 1:03 - Space Invaders 1:09 - Pac-Man 1:26 - Dig Dug 2:02 - Xevious 2:11 - Dig Dug 2 2:19 - The Tower of Druaga 2:56 - The Legend of Zelda 2:58 - Dragon Quest I 2:59 - Final Fantasy I 3:13 - Bionic Commando 3:16 - Ghouls ‘n Ghosts 3:25 - Mega Man 4:15 - Mega Man 5 4:19 - Mega Man X2 4:24 - Mega Man X3 4:30 - Street Fighter II: The World Warrior 5:26 - Final Fight 5:31 - Kingdom Hearts III 5:45 - The King of Dragons 5:49 - Parasite Eve 5:52 - Xenoblade Chronicles 5:54 - Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga 5:57 - Front Mission 6:02 - Final Fantasy XV 6:09 - Donkey Kong Country 6:15 - Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy’s Kong Quest 6:48 - Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong’s Double Trouble 6:58 - The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 7:13 - Super Metroid 7:41 - Metroid Fusion 7:48 - The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening 8:07 - Castlevania 8:48 - Castlevania: Symphony of the Night 9:43 - Wild Arms 9:50 - Fire Emblem: Three Houses 10:09 - Suikoden 10:18 - Super Bomberman R 10:24 - Bomberman ‘93 10:40 - Bomberman Hero 10:58 - Pilotwings 11:04 - Super Mario Kart 11:11 - Celeste 11:14 - Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice 11:17 - The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons & Ages 11:30 - Dear Esther 11:40 - Everybody’s Gone To The Rapture 12:00 - Assassin’s Creed III: Liberation 12:04 - Little Big Planet 3 Music used in this video, in order of appearance: 0:00 - In Stasis - Celeste: Farewell (Lena Raine) 0:51-3:05 - Various Arcade BGM 3:12 - The Haunted Graveyard - Ghouls ‘n Ghosts (Tamayo Kawamoto) 3:30 - Stage Select - Mega Man (Manami Matsumae) 3:47 - Cut Man Stage - Mega Man (Manami Matsumae) 4:30 - Title - Street Fighter II (Yoko Shimomura) 4:57 - Chun Li’s Theme - Street Fighter II (Yoko Shimomura) 5:09 - Guile’s Theme - Street Fighter II (Yoko Shimomura) 5:32 - Traverse Town - Kingdom Hearts (Yoko Shimomura) 6:08 - Stickerbush Symphony - Donkey Kong Country 2 (David Wise) 6:21 - Simian Segue - Donkey Kong Country (Eveline Fischer) 6:36 - Ice Cave Chant - Donkey Kong Country (Eveline Fischer) 6:40 - Voices of the Temple - Donkey Kong Country (Eveline Fischer) 6:48 - Submap Shuffle - Donkey Kong Country 3 (Eveline Fischer) 7:10 - Mini Boss Confrontation - Super Metroid (Minako Hamano) 7:29 - Big Boss Confrontation - Super Metroid (Minako Hamano) 7:48 - Sword Search - The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening (Minako Hamano) 8:07 - Introduction (Castle Gate) - Castlevania (Kinuyo Yamashita) 8:14 - Vampire Killer - Castlevania (Satoe Terashima) 8:45 - Dracula Castle - Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (Michiru Yamane) 9:14 - Crystal Teardrops - Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (Michiru Yamane) 9:43 - Poem of Breeze - Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade (Yuka Tsujiyoko) 10:18 - BGM 1 - Bomberman ‘90 (Jun Chikuma) 10:24 - Planet Quarry - Bomberman ‘93 (Jun Chikuma) 10:40 - Redial - Bomberman Hero (Jun Chikuma) 10:58 - Rainbow Road - Super Mario Kart (Soyo Oka) 11:30 - The Growing of the World - So Let Us Melt (Jessica Curry) 12:00 - Pod Music (Adventure) - LittleBigPlanet 3 (Winifred Phillips) 12:57 - Out of Phase - Parasite Eve (Yoko Shimomura) -- Game Score Fanfare is a show that celebrates music in video games, an aspect so overlooked as that's often the point: to work without you even realising it's there. I look at games through the lens of its score, discovering the unique perspective and roles that music can bring. </video> <video> How Radiohead Inspired Supergiant's Hades #shorts Description: How do you portray the greatest musician of all time? For Supergiant Games, the answer lies with Radiohead. -- Follow me on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/mittopotahis Support me on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/gamescorefanfare Watch my other videos on Supergiant Games' Music: Building a Supergiant Soundtrack https://youtu.be/gr03nRLbWos How Pyre Sings Your Story https://youtu.be/dYkWpMzKhHM Watch my other #shorts about video game music: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLuzd8ffe79PRf62JQbI8PabieEc3aeq-1 -- </video> <video> Final Fantasy IV | Warriors of Leitmotif Description: Final Fantasy IV was a massive jump in scope and ambition for the series, especially in regards to its soundtrack and its use of leitmotif. Watch the first part about Cecil's redemption here: https://youtu.be/lwF87Omenow -- Follow me on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/mittopotahis Support the channel on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/gamescorefanfare Join the Discord community! https://discord.gg/xwynvas -- Shout-out to MuseScore user Luiishu, who transcribed the entirety of Final Fantasy IV’s soundtrack. All of the written music shown in this video were adapted from his transcriptions, it was a phenomenally helpful resource. https://musescore.com/user/1984081/sets/5097209 -- Games shown in this video, in order of appearance: 0:17 - Final Fantasy IV 0:42 - Final Fantasy II 0:46 - Final Fantasy III 12:33 - Final Fantasy V -- All music in this video is from from the Final Fantasy IV Original Soundtrack, unless stated otherwise. All music was composed by Nobuo Uematsu 0:00 - Prelude (Remix) - Final Fantasy VII Demo (Nobuo Uematsu) 1:15 - Rydia 1:49 - Palom & Porom 1:57 - Melody of Lute (Edward's Harp) 2:08 - Hey, Cid! 2:55 - Theme of Love 3:40 - The Red Wings 5:14 - Mystic Mysidia 6:41 - Golbez, Clad in Shadow 7:22 - Tower of Zot 7:54 - Somewhere in the World 8:44 - Main Theme of Final Fantasy IV 9:07 - Land of the Dwarves 9:55 - Mt. Ordeals 10:24 - Suspicion 11:06 - Sorrow & Loss 11:42 - Main Theme of Final Fantasy IV 12:21 - Prelude (Remix) - Final Fantasy VII Demo (Nobuo Uematsu) You can now listen to Final Fantasy soundtracks on Spotify, by the way! Absolute game-changer for me. https://open.spotify.com/album/55779J248b7xDIJd3iExEn?si=r0Bnv8HATnupVStKT2g05w -- Warriors of Leitmotif is a game-by-game study of the use of theme and leitmotif throughout the Final Fantasy soundtracks. Game Score Fanfare is a show that celebrates music in video games, an aspect so overlooked as that's often the point: to work without you even realising it's there. I look at games through the lens of their score, discovering the unique perspective and roles that music can bring. </video> <video> Streets of Rage's Groundbreaking Music Description: The history of video game music and electronic dance music share many parallels. 30 years ago, Yuzo Koshiro brought VGM and EDM together in Streets of Rage, and transcended what was possible for the medium. In 1991, Streets of Rage introduced authentic cutting-edge House music to video games. It was only possible thanks to a small piece of technology shared by the Sega Genesis and the famous synthesisers of the 80's. A version of this video was originally uploaded on April 29, 2021. That version mistakenly said that the SNES soundchip uses subtractive synthesis. I decided to take it down as I wasn't comfortable with such a large mistake and how that point informed the direction of the video's narrative. This is a re-upload with that section fixed, as well as the removal of another line that many people were uncomfortable with. -- Follow me on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/mittopotahis Support Game Score Fanfare on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/gamescorefanfare Join the Game Score Fanfare Discord server! https://discord.gg/xwynvas -- CHAPTERS: 0:00 - Ahead of its Time 0:52 - Street Fights and Strobe Lights 1:59 - A Household Name 3:09 - Synths of Rage 6:30 - Beats to Beat 'em Up to 7:57 - Transcending Game Music -- All game footage from this video is from Streets of Rage, captured by myself. Music tracks used in this video, in order of appearance: The Street of Rage (Title Screen) - Streets of Rage (Yuzo Koshiro) Fighting in the Street - Streets of Rage Can You Feel It? - Mr Fingers Keep the Groovin' - Streets of Rage Player Select - Streets of Rage Dilapidated Town - Streets of Rage Moon Beach - Streets of Rage Stealthy Steps - Streets of Rage Move Your Body (House Music Anthem) - Marshall Jefferson Sadeness, Part I - Enigma Get A Life - Soul II Soul Violent Breathing - Streets of Rage Expander - Streets of Rage 2 (Motohiro Kawashima) -- Game Score Fanfare is a show that celebrates music in video games, an aspect so overlooked as that's often the point: to work without you even realising it's there. I look at games through the lens of its score, discovering the unique perspective and roles that music can bring. </video> <video> Final Fantasy I, II, & III | Warriors of Leitmotif Description: The Final Fantasy series is famed for its extensive use of leitmotif in their soundtracks. Lets take a look at the origins of this process in the original trilogy of titles on the NES, and how video games can use leitmotif in new and inventive ways. This is the first episode of Warriors of Leitmotif, a new video series on Game Score Fanfare. We're going game-by-game through the Final Fantasy main series, studying its use of musical themes and leitmotif. -- Follow me on Twitter! So you can be informed of further 5 months gaps in videos, I suppose. http://www.twitter.com/mittopotahis Support the channel on Patreon so I can make more deeply nerdy Content. http://www.patreon.com/gamescorefanfare Join the Game Score Fanfare discord community! https://discord.gg/xwynvas -- Huge thanks to Sideways for his help with the script for the video! He is the Leitmotif King on YouTube, and his videos have very much helped shaped my idea of it. His channel: http://www.youtube.com/sideways440 Watch our 40 minute conversation about leitmotif and its use in video games here: https://youtu.be/zbGPdvne0vE -- Game footage used in this video, in order of appearance: Coming Soon -- All music used in this video is from Final Fantasy games, and was composed by the legend himself, Nobuo Uematsu. Tracks in order of appearance: Coming Soon -- SOURCES: Most in-game footage was captured by myself, however there are a few additional sources. FF5: "Final Fantasy V (SNES) (English) - Full Walkthrough - Part 4/8" from iPlay Retro. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYdIz92yf2M "Super Nes - Final Fantasy V (J) [Translated] Intro (HD)" from King Arthur Pendragon. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRVlBQucBRg FF6: Opera scene footage was provided by the channel Into the Score. Here's his video analysing Terra's Theme. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xca877OPCdU FF7: "ff7 all gold saucer dates" from noobtuber26. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuCUZdfWLTQ "Upscaled Final Fantasy 7 Opening FMV (4x Resolution)" from CaptRobau. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LF8e1cYzjM "Final Fantasy VII Walkthrough Part 43 - Aerith & Sephiroth: When Light Meets Darkness" from dansg08. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3O6XEDtRLM FF8: "The Movie - FINAL FANTASY VIII HD (Game Movie) 1080p HD 60fps" from Final Fantsy YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62KdvEXfFDU FF9: "Final Fantasy IX - Cinematic Cutscenes Collection [1080p HD - Steam Version]" from Stoney Woney. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okkYd7s06jU FFX: "Final Fantasy X HD Remastered PS4 intro (original soundtrack option)" from Xfactor1111. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0x1Rr6fxvQ "Final Fantasy X HD Remaster PC - Walkthrough Part 19 - Cid Airship & Yuna Wedding [4K UHD]" from Shirrako. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfgQO0JeA9o "Final Fantasy X HD Remaster PC - Walkthrough Part 32 - Final Boss & Ending [4K UHD]" from Shirrako. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ScwdGydIS0 "Final Fantasy X HD Remaster PS4 - Walkthrough Part 5 - Kilika Sending" from Shirrako https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AoNcd-IDWM FFXIII: "Final Fantasy XIII - Walkthrough Part 3 - Anima Boss Fight [4K 60FPS]" from Shirrako. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzEj6kzlKVQ "Final Fantasy XIII - Walkthrough Part 12 - Aster Protoflorian Boss [4K 60FPS]" from Shirrako. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3HqExm-HG8 FFXV: "FINAL FANTASY XV - Gameplay Walkthrough Part 15 - Altissia, City on the Sea (PS4 PRO)" from Shirrako. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-2JOzjKSR8 "FINAL FANTASY XV TGS 2014 TRAILER | PS4" from Playstation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUyVRC52RZ8 Other games: "Let's Play The Legend of Zelda (NES) Part 20: Finale - Ganon" from Crashpunk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddEOhmJ78k0 "NES Game: Super Mario Bros. (1985 Nintendo)" from Old Classic Retro Gaming https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZuhSB64quY "Arcade Longplay [256] Bad Dudes vs. Dragon Ninja" from World of Longplays Non-game footage: "FFVII: Reunion (arr. for harp, strings, winds)" from Patti Rudisill. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nw3DcmRRN5U "USA synchro duet free 2004" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38mmmvsBA1Q "디스턴트 월드 파이널 판타지 25주년 콘서트 / Distant Worlds music from FINAL FANTASY THE CELEBRATION" from onoff23. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0t7-CPvUuk "The Role of Role Play | Diggin' in the Carts | Red Bull Music" from Red Bull Music & Culture. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUrcYA-TkzQ "The Adventures Of Robin Hood part1" from MovieCon Movie. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvCVANGQXls "The musical secrets of Wagner's Die Walküre" from Royal Opera House. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwxvfC5DWhE -- Game Score Fanfare is a show that celebrates music in video games, an aspect so overlooked as that's often the point: to work without you even realising it's there. I look at games through the lens of its score, discovering the unique perspective and roles that music can bring. </video>

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