Board 8 > Who would you say is the most recent truly iconic piece of video game music?

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Raka_Putra
02/24/23 1:29:20 AM
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Something that many casual to midcore gamers would probably recognize.

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WazzupGenius00
02/24/23 1:37:12 AM
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Probably Megalovania, or possibly the Among Us body reported stinger

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MacArrowny
02/24/23 1:39:06 AM
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Raka_Putra posted...
Something that many casual to midcore gamers would probably recognize.
I don't think there is such a thing. There are too many gaming niches that most people never touch. You'd have to lower your standards.

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02/24/23 1:40:26 AM
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WazzupGenius00 posted...
Probably Megalovania


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Snake5555555555
02/24/23 1:52:16 AM
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Does this count?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOxkGD8qRB4

Otherwise I would say it's The Only Thing They Fear Is You
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQmIBHObtCs

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Paratroopa1
02/24/23 1:57:37 AM
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The most recent piece of "truly iconic" vgm is still Megalovania for like 8 years running now

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Jakyl25
02/24/23 2:13:44 AM
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MacArrowny posted...
I don't think there is such a thing. There are too many gaming niches that most people never touch. You'd have to lower your standards.

You wouldnt say that, say, the Super Mario Bros theme qualifies?

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Kenri
02/24/23 2:14:46 AM
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The Mario Odyssey or Smash Ultimate themes maybe?

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CoolCly
02/24/23 2:23:11 AM
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amogus

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KokoroAkechi
02/24/23 2:36:09 AM
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Overwatch theme?

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LightningStrikes
02/24/23 3:06:32 AM
#11:


The Animal Crossing New Horizons theme.

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Leonhart4
02/24/23 6:36:04 AM
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One-Winged Angel

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INCEPTlON
02/24/23 6:46:29 AM
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Jakyl25 posted...
You wouldnt say that, say, the Super Mario Bros theme qualifies?
Most recent though

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INCEPTlON
02/24/23 6:47:55 AM
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I know this is 2021, but I legitimately dont think theres been any iconic music since the

https://youtu.be/0jXTBAGv9ZQ

Otherwise, maybe the theme from the Last of Us

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NFUN
02/24/23 6:55:36 AM
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probably GUERRANT-OFRNZA-SUPRONT-UNNE or maybe Neptlude (Class::NEPTLUDE=>extends.TX_CLUSTERS/.)

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LightningStrikes
02/24/23 7:14:22 AM
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I mean I feel neither One Winged Angel or the Halo theme make a top 10 list of the most iconic VG music since 1997, theres been a lot of incredibly popular and well recognised music since then. Halo in particular I think is a lot less iconic than it used to be because the franchise has dropped significantly in popularity.

The most iconic VG track of the 21st century is unquestionably Megalovania. To the best of my knowledge nobody played the Halo theme for the pope!

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LightningStrikes
02/24/23 7:25:56 AM
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Also were all wrong and its the Elden Ring theme.

https://youtu.be/6R3ouGNcACQ

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Steiner
02/24/23 7:36:30 AM
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Raka_Putra posted...
Something that many casual to midcore gamers would probably recognize.

have weighed up all the facts in this topic and the answer is either the Super Mario Bros theme or Mac Arrowny's answer.

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FFDragon
02/24/23 7:44:24 AM
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With how many people are watching the last of us on HBO now it has to be that opening theme

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HanOfTheNekos
02/24/23 8:10:32 AM
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Amogus

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Paratroopa1
02/24/23 8:29:59 AM
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I would +1 The Last of Us theme, given that I listened to it just now and realized I have heard it without ever having played the game/watched the show, so I'm sure it has quite far reach; but it's older than Megalovania so lol
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HanOfTheNekos
02/24/23 8:38:35 AM
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Paratroopa1 posted...
I would +1 The Last of Us theme, given that I listened to it just now and realized I have heard it without ever having played the game/watched the show, so I'm sure it has quite far reach; but it's older than Megalovania so lol

I thought Megalovania was from like 2011

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Paratroopa1
02/24/23 8:39:34 AM
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HanOfTheNekos posted...
I thought Megalovania was from like 2011
It's a little bit older than that, even, but the Undertale version is a totally brand new arrangement of it
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hombad46
02/24/23 8:39:43 AM
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It's originally from 2008

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HanOfTheNekos
02/24/23 8:43:06 AM
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I don't disagree with Megalovania being the biggest gaming piece recently, but it's still wild to me that it's a version of a piece that was not just composed but even published out years before Undertale.

It may not be iconic, but I hold a high regard for The Edge of Dawn from FE: 3H and its use as a theme through the entire game's soundtrack.

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pjbasis
02/24/23 8:54:41 AM
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LightningStrikes posted...
I mean I feel neither One Winged Angel or the Halo theme make a top 10 list of the most iconic VG music since 1997, theres been a lot of incredibly popular and well recognised music since then. Halo in particular I think is a lot less iconic than it used to be because the franchise has dropped significantly in popularity.

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Obellisk
02/24/23 8:58:30 AM
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One Winged Angel is definitely one of the top 5 most well known pieces of vg music. Sephiroth and his theme have appeared in over a dozen games and is a part of vg pop culture and beyond.

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LightningStrikes
02/24/23 9:10:11 AM
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Im not entirely sure One Winged Angel is top 50 most iconic video game music. The industry has grown so far past Final Fantasy in the last 25 years or so.

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Paratroopa1
02/24/23 9:22:29 AM
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Obellisk posted...
One Winged Angel is definitely one of the top 5 most well known pieces of vg music.
It's gotta compete with like, the Super Mario Bros theme and the theme from Tetris, top 5 is way too high
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HanOfTheNekos
02/24/23 9:29:51 AM
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Also the victory theme from Final Fantasy

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LightningStrikes
02/24/23 9:30:35 AM
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Even within Final Fantasy, the Final Fantasy main theme is definitely more recognisable than One Winged Angel. Both of them! One they played at the Olympics and one they play every time you boot FFXIV.

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Obellisk
02/24/23 9:32:36 AM
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Paratroopa1 posted...
It's gotta compete with like, the Super Mario Bros theme and the theme from Tetris, top 5 is way too high

I was thinking more recent than mario or tetris. I'm also now realizing how old I am and that one winged angel is 23 years ago and can we really consider that recent in the grand scheme of videogame history.

Tetris released in 84 on the NES.
FF7 released in 97, definitely not recent.

I retract my statement. One Winged Angel can't possibly be considered for this and I'm just too damn nostalgic.

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NFUN
02/24/23 9:32:48 AM
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LightningStrikes posted...
Even within Final Fantasy, the Final Fantasy main theme is definitely more recognisable than One Winged Angel. Both of them! One they played at the Olympics and one they play every time you boot FFXIV.
no

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HanOfTheNekos
02/24/23 9:35:03 AM
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The final fantasy victory fanfare is way more iconic than the main theme

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LightningStrikes
02/24/23 9:37:02 AM
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Yes I agree it probably is.

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Crescent-Moon
02/24/23 9:53:26 AM
#38:


Kenri posted...
The Mario Odyssey or Smash Ultimate themes maybe?
Music rarely in any way reaches me, but SSBU's does and that makes it special.

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pjbasis
02/24/23 10:10:03 AM
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LightningStrikes posted...
one they play every time you boot FFXIV.

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PrinceOfKoopas
02/24/23 10:12:26 AM
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOp_xCla8fY

One Winged Angel, since you can tell just from its first note.

Also, the answer to anything asking about "iconic" has to involve Sephiroth.

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HanOfTheNekos
02/24/23 10:16:39 AM
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I actually think SSBU's theme is kind of mid

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NFUN
02/24/23 10:28:07 AM
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HanOfTheNekos posted...
I actually think SSBU's theme is kind of mid
as is jump up super star. both pretty iconic though

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HanOfTheNekos
02/24/23 10:33:45 AM
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Jump up Superstar is much better.

SSBU's theme just has little rhythmic variation in its melody.

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CoolCly
02/24/23 10:43:32 AM
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I've been to Video Games Live a few times. What always happens is that after a night of playing all the most recognizable songs in gaming history, at the end Tommy teases that they are gonna play everyone's favourite song. The entire audience loses their shit that its gonna be One Winged Angel, and then it is.

If you are trying to reduce this to the most iconic jingle normies recognize then that might not be it but trying to minimize OWA in general is kinda silly. Not even top 50 iconic video game music?????

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KokoroAkechi
02/24/23 11:20:50 AM
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One winged angel is 100% a top 50 most iconic piece.

I don't think it's like a top 10 though, especially when Mario and Zelda exist.

Now past 10 years? Probably.
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Leonhart4
02/24/23 11:31:08 AM
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If "played at the Olympics" is the standard, then let's put Liberi Fatali on the list, aw yeah

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Maniac64
02/24/23 11:38:38 AM
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It's not super recent but the Skyrim theme feels pretty iconic.

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LightningStrikes
02/24/23 11:44:57 AM
#48:


Well FFXIV is the most played Final Fantasy so is it FFXIV bros or FFVII boomers getting left behind?

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Leonhart4
02/24/23 11:45:49 AM
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are we conflating "iconic" with "well known" here or what

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jcgamer107
02/24/23 11:51:10 AM
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WazzupGenius00 posted...
Among Us...stinger

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UshiromiyaEva
02/24/23 11:57:03 AM
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The FF Main Theme and Victory Jingle are both absolutely way more well known to the average person than OWA, what the hell are people smoking lol.

Do not conflate what to gamers know with what does the average Joe potentially know.

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Leonhart4
02/24/23 11:58:46 AM
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Leonhart4 posted...
are we conflating "iconic" with "well known" here or what

I also don't think the "average Joe" knows much of anything about FF music. If they know FF music, they probably know OWA anyway.

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