Best original theme (music) to an adventure game

BigHairyMan · 02-17-2007, 10:52 PM

So I just loaded The Secret of Monkey Island (CD Version) and I forgot how great the music is...what other titles have a great musical score?

Squinky · 02-17-2007, 11:25 PM

Grim Fandango and The Neverhood are a couple favourites of mine.

QFG · 02-18-2007, 12:02 AM

King's Quest 4-6

jacog · 02-18-2007, 12:14 AM

I second The Neverhood, and Gabriel Knight 3

buddi · 02-18-2007, 12:37 AM

ditto on Grim Fandango

MoriartyL · 02-18-2007, 01:44 AM

Myst IV.

AdrianWerner · 02-18-2007, 02:25 AM

Klaymen's theme easily

Jobabob · 02-18-2007, 02:46 AM

Neverhood again and fulll throttle

QFG · 02-18-2007, 04:17 AM

Oooh! yeah!

Ok, I'm adding Monkey Island, Full Throttle and Grim Fandango to my list also.

colpet · 02-18-2007, 04:19 AM

I liked GK3's theme so much I downloaded it to an audio CD.

SnorkleCat · 02-18-2007, 04:52 AM

Myst IV (love that Serenia tune- very Star Trek)
Neverhood (very creative)
And Then There Were None (lent a beautiful atmosphere to the game)

...and, well, I admired the music in Simon The Sorcerer- very silly, but very memorable and used well. That tavern tune still gets stuck in my head.

MdaG · 02-18-2007, 05:24 AM

Myst IV and Gabriel Knight 3 come to mind. Seems like I'm not the only one...

Havrepus · 02-18-2007, 05:37 AM

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Originally Posted by MdaG

Myst IV and Gabriel Knight 3 come to mind. Seems like I'm not the only one...

Hear hear! There is lots of nice music in all the later Myst games, and in all of the Gabriel Knight games. Also, I think the music in Zork Nemesis is just fantastic. And really eerie

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Fop · 02-18-2007, 05:45 AM

Grim Fandango and the Gabriel Knight series. Didn't Peter Gabriel do the Myst IV soundtrack?

MadTricks · 02-18-2007, 06:16 AM

I haven't played many AG's but, AC:ATWN soundtrack was good, I still listen this sometimes. I don't even have good explination why, but I love it.

Jobabob · 02-18-2007, 06:21 AM

also, the first track on the dig album was so good I practically listened to it on loop for a week, very wagneresque

CrimsonBlue · 02-18-2007, 07:13 AM

Monkey Island theme is my favourite original theme tune ever. The Monkey Island 2 edition is the best of the bunch, then comes 1, then 3 and then 4, which had a very straight forward version of it.

Coincidently I rate the games themselves the same way.

Jobabob · 02-18-2007, 08:04 AM

iirc 2134 won in a poll a while back

daikatana_ · 02-18-2007, 08:09 AM

Shen Mue, Outcast and Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain...
And of course The Dig, Broken Sword, Azrael's Tear and Zork Nemesis.

Dasilva · 02-18-2007, 08:12 AM

Space Quest 5 has fabulous music.

02-17-2007, 10:52 PM	#1
BigHairyMan Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Space Quest X Posts: 15	Best original theme (music) to an adventure game So I just loaded The Secret of Monkey Island (CD Version) and I forgot how great the music is...what other titles have a great musical score? Share Share this post on Twitter

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Squinky Unreliable Narrator Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Le Canada Posts: 9,873	Grim Fandango and The Neverhood are a couple favourites of mine. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Squinky is always right, but only for certain values of "always" and "right".

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QFG Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Damascus, MD Posts: 515	King's Quest 4-6 Share Share this post on Twitter

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jacog Kung Fu Code Poet Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: South Africa Posts: 701	I second The Neverhood, and Gabriel Knight 3 Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ http://www.screwylightbulb.com/

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buddi Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Montreal Posts: 165	ditto on Grim Fandango Share Share this post on Twitter

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MoriartyL Not like them! Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Israel Posts: 2,570	Myst IV. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ -Mory My first game My second game My third game

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AdrianWerner Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 141	Klaymen's theme easily Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ reasons why it's worth to be a PCgamer Guide to 2007 freeware games

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Jobabob Lost monkey Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: UK Posts: 127	Neverhood again and fulll throttle Share Share this post on Twitter

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QFG Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Damascus, MD Posts: 515	Oooh! yeah! Ok, I'm adding Monkey Island, Full Throttle and Grim Fandango to my list also. Share Share this post on Twitter

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SnorkleCat Explode the Universe! Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: USA Posts: 586	Myst IV (love that Serenia tune- very Star Trek) Neverhood (very creative) And Then There Were None (lent a beautiful atmosphere to the game) ...and, well, I admired the music in Simon The Sorcerer- very silly, but very memorable and used well. That tavern tune still gets stuck in my head. Share Share this post on Twitter

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MdaG Master of time and space Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Sverige Posts: 1,480	Myst IV and Gabriel Knight 3 come to mind. Seems like I'm not the only one... Share Share this post on Twitter

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MadTricks Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Estonia Posts: 445	I haven't played many AG's but, AC:ATWN soundtrack was good, I still listen this sometimes. I don't even have good explination why, but I love it. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Now Playing: Secret Files 2 Next: RunAway 2, Still Life 2 Just Completed:: Sanitarium

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Jobabob Lost monkey Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: UK Posts: 127	also, the first track on the dig album was so good I practically listened to it on loop for a week, very wagneresque Share Share this post on Twitter

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Dasilva Hitch-Hiker Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: The Mediterranean Sea Posts: 4,364	Space Quest 5 has fabulous music. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Regards, DaSilva "If you don't get out of the box you've been raised in, you won't understand how much bigger the world is." - Angelina Jolie _ <Susan falls through the floor and gets stuck> <Paco looks at her blankly> "Whats wrong with you?! Lassy would of had a firetruck here by now!" - Susan Mayer, Desperate Housewives

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CrimsonBlue Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 1,167	Monkey Island theme is my favourite original theme tune ever. The Monkey Island 2 edition is the best of the bunch, then comes 1, then 3 and then 4, which had a very straight forward version of it. Coincidently I rate the games themselves the same way. Share Share this post on Twitter

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