MeFi Music

My friend* is way better at side-scrolling beat 'em ups than I am. [more inside]
posted by The Great Big Mulp on Apr 7, 2024 - 3 comments

It is tradition among my people to collect 8-bit chiptune soundtracks that contain brilliant music, and learn and arrange them so that others may find joy in their melodic beauty! [more inside]
posted by jake on Sep 1, 2015 - 12 comments

I was going for "underwater exploring" [more inside]
posted by TheNegativeInfluence on May 19, 2014 - 1 comment

A happy sounding video gamey song with a nifty beat. [more inside]
posted by TheNegativeInfluence on Feb 6, 2014 - 3 comments

A short track inspired by Super Mario World. [more inside]
posted by TheNegativeInfluence on Nov 11, 2013 - 1 comment

From the soundtrack to Christine Love's Analogue: A Hate Story. [more inside]
posted by speicus on Feb 2, 2012 - 1 comment

I wrote these pieces for a video game I'm making. Here they are, all together in a line. [more inside]
posted by Pecinpah on Nov 12, 2010 - 2 comments

Song about the times between the expansion and contraction of the universe. Some quotes lifted from BSG. [more inside]
posted by drbalderas on Sep 25, 2010 - 0 comments

Synth/Prog/Metal/Dance/videogamey song from a concept record about the end of everything. [more inside]
posted by drbalderas on Sep 15, 2010 - 6 comments

This tune represents the hero of an RPG video game. Plucky, upbeat, and intrepid, it marches along with a gentle lilt, describing the heroic potential of our protagonist. Yet there's also a tender side to the main melody; during emotional scenes, expect to hear this theme repeated in an undertone. [more inside]
posted by zhaytee on Nov 23, 2009 - 2 comments

This is the main title theme for an RPG (as in, video game) that doesn't actually exist (outside of my head, anyway). It's an orchestral piece with strong emphasis on melody and emotion. [more inside]
posted by zhaytee on Nov 22, 2009 - 7 comments

Another entry in my recent demo series of posts. I posted a not-quite-done version of the track here, featuring piano and overly heavy drums. It's a song about the old classic video game "Snake". I'm sure I'll revisit the "proper" recording some day, but in the meantime, this is a nice performance. [more inside]
posted by edlundart on Aug 7, 2009 - 3 comments

A short menu intro for flesh, a horror/ puzzle game being developed as a mod for the HL2 engine [more inside]
posted by 5imian on Feb 19, 2009 - 0 comments

A theme song for an iPhone game. [more inside]
posted by 3FLryan on Feb 9, 2009 - 5 comments

Music for a video game I'm (slowly but surely) writing - an underground labyrinth of hourglasses, pendulums, and time-based puzzles. [more inside]
posted by wanderingmind on Jun 30, 2008 - 2 comments

This is a tune I wrote in 05. All the instrument sounds come from an emulated SID chip (Commodore 64) and the drums are a sliced up sample. This song was featured on the "I am 8bit" portion of the King of Kong DVD and now I upload it here to share with my fellow MeFites! I hope you like it.
posted by hellphish on Mar 14, 2008 - 8 comments

A quirky but perhaps oddly serious song inspired by that old Snake video game, written and recorded for the mefi music challenge.
posted by edlundart on Jul 19, 2007 - 11 comments

Emperor ZiLOG said, "Cough up another quarter, kid." Who was I to refuse the galactic imperative?
posted by Blazecock Pileon on Oct 16, 2006 - 0 comments

So, this is how I've spent the afternoon. Constructing a cover of what is, in my opinion, the greatest video game theme ever composed. For your enjoyment. Yes, I know it falls apart a little, in some places. But that's because it's a cappella. And it's a cappella because it would have taken much longer to make were I to have used instruments. Oh! And I'm exhausted. And it seemed like a good idea at the time. Enjoy!
posted by The Great Big Mulp on Jul 19, 2006 - 11 comments

Awesome stuff, guys. I'll represent retro/chip music: I'm involved in the niche hobby of writing new music with old videogame hardware. The music you are hearing was programmed in notepad using a TurboGrafx 16 (PC Engine). It's meant to combine Capcom and Konami videogame soundtracks of the late 80s, hence the weird title. I perform this music live in NYC, with guitars and lasers. I got awesome advice on Ask MeFi about how to get my equipment to shows, and as thanks I'll share my stuff with whoever might enjoy it. More of it is at my site, and my friends who also do this share it also.
posted by jake on Jun 30, 2006 - 26 comments