Jazz/Lounge Video Game Music

[Garamoth]

Hey guys, I was trying to build a solid playlist of jazz/lounge video game music and I was wondering if you had any pointers. I'm looking for a few hours' worth of stuff, enough to just put on and let it play.

Jazz, lounge, trip hip, techno, I doesn't really matter as long as it's smoooth, baby.

For example, I already know about most of Shori Meguro's work (Catherine's soundtrack is pure gold), Grim Fandango's soundtrack is also really good and some of the techno/trip hop stuff from Akira Yamaoka in Silent Hill is also pretty smooth (though not the caterwauling bits!).

[jorpho]

Earthbound has a little of that (as you might expect, as Earthbound has a bit of everything).

There's that Chrono Trigger album. More good stuff in this thread.

[Malev]

Traveller Tales' Sam & Max series has plenty of jazzy and lounge tracks.



I'll have to go through my soundtracks to see what else I have.

[Lord Dalek]

Galaxy Force has got some sweet fusion...

[silvastarripper]

Honesly, first thing I though of when I saw this topic.

[Weasel]

Good pick, Silva. I remember cracking up for several minutes, once, because this track started playing on one of the multiplayer maps (I think the Stacks). =P

[iwant]

PERSONA3 Iwatodai Dorm

GiFTPiA moai - Nocturne

R4 -RIDGE RACER TYPE4- Silouhette

Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory Ruthless (Reprise)

MOTHER2 You've come far, Ness

Street Fighter III 3rd Strike FIGHT FOR THE FUTURE Ibuki Stage ~Twilight~

Persona4 Theater

Famicom Tantei Club Part II Downtown

Gyakuten Saiban 3 Godot ~ The Fragrance of Dark Coffee (kind of obvoius but well)

Beyond Good & Evil Funky Bar (even though it was not included in the final game)



That's all that I can think of for now. There's got to be pleeeeenty more though.

[Ike]

As far as I know, there's no place in the game where this is played.

[muteKi]

Aug 23, 2012 11:55:58 GMT -5 Lord Dalek said:

Galaxy Force has got some sweet fusion...

The name entry is pretty much the stereotypical jazz progression, at that:

[ommadawnyawn]

Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines (PC, 00s), Vesuvius, www.youtube.com/watch?v=epbfXE17zNQ&hd=1

Chibi-Robo! (GC, 00s) - Night Play, www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpl5dYSkhbY&feature=relmfu

Deja Vu (NES, 80s), Peoria Streets, www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_CutvlHN4Y&hd=1

Silent Hill 2, The Reverse Will, www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Zi5InWwr_U

Silent Hill 2, Terror In The Depths Of The Fog, www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPfTk_woP1I

Fez (XB360, 10s), Majesty, www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_DFp-XbKQo

Rygar (NES, 80s) - Sagila's Cave OC Remix, www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xp255xcNQc

Rocket Knight Adventures (MD, 90s) - Stage 5B, www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKcJgVTdcvg&feature=relmfu

Persona 2: Innocent Sin (PS1, 90s) - Map Theme B ~ Shivala, www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYhGjzsDqtQ

Thunder Force IV (MD, 1992) - Space Walk, www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKvKOx4uIPg&feature=relmfu

Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga (PS2, 00s) - Svadhisthana, www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkiItfO2x4M&feature=relmfu

Final Fantasy VIII (PS1, 90s) - Under Her Control, www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKI8RFr0Ec8

Persona 2: Innocent Sin (PS1, 90s) - Satomi Tadishi ~ Green Leaves, www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxXEAZy8WT0

SMT 2: Eternal Punishment (PS1, 90s) - Time Castle, www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHV9abEA9B0

Revelations: Persona (PS1, 90s) - Black Snow, www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3Kz4WigVGo&feature=relmfu

Kururin Paradise (GBA, 00s) - Clock Land, www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjHz5Cp01pw

Rolling Thunder 2 (MD) - Where Is the Target?, www.youtube.com/watch?v=LicCAP615Bc&feature=relmfu

El Viento (MD) - Stage 5, www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ulfUAFnLYQ&feature=relmfu

Super Puzzle Fighter 2, Ken (lol), www.youtube.com/watch?v=mD1AjVY-w6A

Alundra (PS1, 90s), Kine's Dream, www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMdNJ5gPKNw

Front Mission 3 (PS1, 90s), Bar (General Purpose), www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHjy5yVuqRk

[ommadawnyawn]

Spindizzy Worlds (SNES, 90s) - Buxton Cat, www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLC8Rq2C14M

[personman]

[AfroRyan]

Spelunky First Theme


Spelunky "It Smells Like Wet Fur in Here" ice cave event song


Spelunky Jungle B (have fun counting that time signature!)


Spelunky Jungle C


Spelunky Ice Caves C (some cool 5/4 time, here)


Spelunky Haunted Castle (give it some time to get funky)


Spelunky Black Market Theme


Spelunky Brothel


Sonic 3D Blast (16-bit) Rusty Ruins Zone Act 1


Sonic 3 Hydrocity Zone Act 1 (one of my all-time favorites)

If you haven't listened to the band "The OneUps," you'd probably like them. They arrange videogame music into funky/jazzy arrangements. Here's their website: www.flavors.me/theoneups

EDIT: I can't believe no one's mentioned Toejam and Earl...maybe it's just too obvious, but I feel like it MUST be mentioned. The entire soundtrack is super funky for the first 2 Genesis games.


Here's a video to kill 2 birds with one stone: an arrangement of a Toejam and Earl 2 Panic on Funkatron song by The OneUps.

[Bumpyroad]

Honey Rose : Underdog Fighter Extraordinaire - i love this one,for a free game i think is fantastic!

[norm]