XPRTNovice Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 Hey guys, So this might be weird, but you know how jazz music has "standards" that everyone kind of knows the chords and melody to? I'd like something like that for VGM as well. Some of the great staples of this awesome category of music. I went to MAG last year and found that I was scrambling in my brain when someone asked me to call a tune to jam on, and then having to look stuff up on my phone. It killed the vibe sometimes. What, in a jam scenario, do you think should be included? Here are some of my favorites to play in a group: - Song of Storms (Ocarina of Time) - My Village is #1 (Xenogears) - Millennial Fair (CT) - Super Mario 64 world theme - Mario Bros theme zykO, Eino Keskitalo and Jonathan David Arndt 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XPRTNovice Posted December 29, 2016 Author Share Posted December 29, 2016 Oh wow, if any of you use iRealPro, I just found this gem: http://www.irealb.com/forums/showthread.php?5616-video-game-music-(final-fantasy-zelda-mario-etc) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheChargingRhino Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 You did not include Corneria? How dare you. My list: Corneria (SNES Star Fox) Gerudo Valley (OoT) The Great Sea (WW) Molgera (WW) LttP melody (Heck, every track if there's time) Jonathan David Arndt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zykO Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 hey let's jam again this year - and do some of these standards i'd like to also offer terra's theme, wily's castle from mm2 and DK jungle japes to the list and icecap??? lolol jk jk (or AM I?) TheChargingRhino and Patrick Burns 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WillRock Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 Dire Dire Docks Green Hill Zone Gourmet Race Kens Theme Jonathan David Arndt and Esperado 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garpocalypse Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 -Sonic 1 Green Hill Zone -Toejam N' Earl Title Screen -Hang On Title Screen -The Entire OST from The Neverhood Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Coop Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 Metal Squad- Thunder Force IV I Defend STM- Tatsujin-Oh Track 3- Hang-On GP Midnight Resistance- Flood of Power Main Theme- Space Harrier Stage 6 Mission 2- Metal Head Introduction music- Black & White Garpocalypse and TheChargingRhino 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnStacy Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 Following this thread. This is more or less a list of "If there was a VG Realbook, it would need these tracks in it." And since I'm making one of those, this could be useful for that. Butter Building (Kirby Series) Lost Woods (Ocarina of Time) Overworld (Every Super Mario Bros.) Ending (Super Mario Bros 3) Chocobo Theme (Final Fantasy) Slider (Super Mario 64) Tetris A and B Themes The Moon (Ducktales) Fourside (Earthbound) And I'll stop there for right now. TheChargingRhino and zykO 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowlerhat Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 I've got a few lead sheets lying around of video game tunes which could easily be included. They're often reharmonized, though. To make it a bit jazzier and also to suit the melodic material better. But nevertheless great to play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiesty Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 I like one winged angel. Fairly standard changes and short. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MindWanderer Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 The main battle themes of Final Fantasy I, IV, and VI. That classic bass line was even called out in the Scott Pilgrim movie. (It's in a bunch of other FF battle music, but I don't expect them to be as well-known.) TheChargingRhino 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Necrox Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 Nobody's mentioned Corridors of Time? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Burns Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 A vg realbook is an interesting thought experiment... but here's my imaginary set list / jam list... Zelda - Great Fairy's theme (how could you open with anything else?) Metroid (NES) - Brinstar (letting them know you're the OG) Mega Man - Snakeman (push that opening energy) CT - Millenial Fair (feels good mane) CT - Secret of the Forest (take a breath, learn some forest secrets) Zelda - Song of Storms (everyone's drunk on forest secrets, touch them inappropriately with zelda) Earthbound - Onett (there's the sunshine again) Sonic - Green Hill Zone (crowd pleaser) Sonic 2 - Chemical Plant (because you've got the chops, and ice cap is too short) Super Metroid - Lower Brinstar (darkness brooding again) Super Metroid - Lower Norfair (rock. and. roll.) Yoshi's Island - Underground (we're safe now, extended jam time) Mario 64 - Dire Dire Docks (rising back to the surface with some melody) Super Mario Word - Overworld (because NES 1-1 is too cliched at this point) DK - Stickerbush Symphony (a cheer goes up from the crowd) CT - Corridors of Time (of course) Zelda - Darkworld (the crowd wonders when the show will end, but they don't mind because zelda) Kirby's Adventure - Butter Buildings (seriously when is this going to stop, ooooh shiny!) DK - Aquatic Ambiance (crowd forgets their evening plans and decides to follow you anywhere) Final Fantasy - Prelude (misc FF suite so you don't get shanked after leaving the stage) Final Fantasy III - Altar Room Final Fantasy IX - You're Not Alone Final Fantasy any - Chocobo Final Fantasy VI - The Decisive Battle Final Fantasy VI - Terra (bring them to their knees with your sweet overdriven nectar of life, walk off the stage) CT - 600 AD (encore, let the tears flow) TheChargingRhino 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dyne Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 10 hours ago, Patrick Burns said: A vg realbook is an interesting thought experiment... but here's my imaginary set list / jam list... 3 You know what? That's actually a really great idea. I'd like to see something like that done to some degree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheChargingRhino Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 6 hours ago, Dyne said: You know what? That's actually a really great idea. I'd like to see something like that done to some degree. What is a Realbook, anyway? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Burns Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 23 minutes ago, TheChargingRhino said: What is a Realbook, anyway? Decades ago jazz musicians began circulating a 'book'... a sort of underground compendium of the chords/melodies/lyrics to lots of jazz standards. It was organically assembled and shared over time, with no single definitive version sold by anyone. (I guess it was an inevitable product of the invention of the photocopier.) Today, though, publishing companies have gotten on board, done the legwork to get publishing licenses, and offered "Real books" for sale... Personally, I think the internet makes a lot of the impetus for a Real Book obsolete, but it's a nice thought... I mean, I'd be happy to see a VG Real Book (OCRealbook?!) on my bookshelf, but I'd probably rarely open it, ha! ...or would I? But honestly, unless one of a few people just did the huge task of making it by themselves, I just see lots of potential for song selection and notation arguments. TheChargingRhino and Ridiculously Garrett 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheChargingRhino Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 You mean like a sheet-book or something? We have those already.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnStacy Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 The whole thing about the video game realbook is that it's a collection of lead sheets, not piano sheet music or some other thing like that. Just melody and chords. Great for a jam situation. Which, I do happen to be working on, and am happy that there is this conveniently located thread of suggestions to include that I need to get working on. TheChargingRhino and Bowlerhat 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Burns Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 1 hour ago, JohnStacy said: The whole thing about the video game realbook is that it's a collection of lead sheets, not piano sheet music or some other thing like that. Just melody and chords. Great for a jam situation. ... Which, I do happen to be working on, and am happy that there is this conveniently located thread of suggestions to include that I need to get working on. Nice! Checks out... (with an extra turnaround) TheChargingRhino and JohnStacy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridiculously Garrett Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 4 hours ago, TheChargingRhino said: You mean like a sheet-book or something? We have those already.... A realbook is an illegally published book full of sheet music. It has a counterpart, there are also fakebooks, which are legally published "realbooks." At least that's what I was taught. It's like that Greenland/Iceland scenario. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnStacy Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 Backwards, the fakebook is the illegal one, the realbook is the legal one. The realbook was actually illegal up to its 5th edition, and most fakebooks were illegal because they didn't get a license. Now there are legal versions of both, the Realbook being specific to Hal Leonard Publishing, and fakebooks being the term by literally anybody else who chooses to use one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheChargingRhino Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 A fakebook is illegal cause it's called a "Fake" book. I'll see myself out now.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jer Posted September 8, 2019 Share Posted September 8, 2019 (edited) We've been trying to accomplish this over at VGLeadSheets.com. We currently have over 300 lead sheets that have been getting a lot of usage in the Jam Clinic at MAGFest. Every sheet is peer-reviewed and goes through a review process so that the number of mistakes in the final product are minimal. https://www.vgleadsheets.com Edited September 8, 2019 by Jer Eino Keskitalo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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