A Playlist of Possible Interest

Thought I’d share my (mostly) video game music playlist. It’s good for background music for reading or quiet working, though if you really like some of the songs the experience can be interrupting. Youtube has a 200 video limit for embeded playlists, looks like, so go here to the actual playlist page for all the videos (247, right now).

I noticed I like a lot of songs involving symphonies (or simulated symphonies), and choral works. A lot of the choral pieces have female vocalists, which I prefer in that setting over male voices. Female, and youth voices for that matter, tend to have less peaky midrange and are able to cut through the instrumentation better than male voices, so the melodies are more clear and “grab-on-able.” Midrange-heavy sounds tend to be more ambient in feel. Some favorites of the former type:

The Vision Of Escaflowne – Angel
Xenoblade Chronicles – Satorl, The Shimmering Marsh (Night)
Xenosaga III – Hepatica (KOS-MOS)
Dreamfall: The Longest Journey – The Hospital Room

Enjoy.

2 Comments

  • Ed Hurst says:

    Reminds me of another project I stumbled across some years ago: http://tales.ocremix.org

    • Jay says:

      Wow, there’s a lot there on that site. I’ll have to check it out when I have a free moment or two.

      I’ve noticed the VGM community is a lot less restrictive of stuff like that, than in other areas of media. I’ve only come across a very small minority of uploaders/remixers. etc, who had to take their stuff down.

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