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Emerald Rocker

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Best fast-paced / snappy Turbo music?
« on: September 01, 2012, 05:17:42 PM »
Working on a project, and looking for a bit of information.

What's the best Turbo music that you can think of -- chip or CD, US game or Japanese -- that has a fast and snappy beat?  And preferably not ominous.  I'm looking for people to name specific tracks.

For example, Last Moment of the Dark from Ys is amazing, but totally not what I'm looking for.  Whereas stuff from Nexzr is fast, energetic, and optimistic.

Youtube clips that happen to include the music are totally welcome.
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Re: Best fast-paced / snappy Turbo music?
« Reply #1 on: September 01, 2012, 05:41:37 PM »
Intro track to Lords of Thunder stands out for me.  Most likely cause it was the first game I had ever heard CD quality music to.

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Re: Best fast-paced / snappy Turbo music?
« Reply #2 on: September 01, 2012, 06:01:02 PM »
First stage of Gates of Thunder? I always have liked that.
Or how about the boss music to Ys 4 the Ywenie Malmsteen sounding one?

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Re: Best fast-paced / snappy Turbo music?
« Reply #3 on: September 02, 2012, 04:49:52 AM »
Super-catchy and upbeat:


But this might match your request better:
http://junk.tg-16.com/audio/Cyber_Core/Title_Screen.mp3
GODDAMN, this is too short. But it is sweet. It brings tears to my jaded ears. Fast tempo and catchy. BASS DRUM!!!! TURN UP THE VOLUME ON YOUR HOME STEREO (real speakers can handle this relentless bass-percussion-drumbeat-of-death). Plug your gaming device into your home stereo, you pussies. Real speakers for the real sound, pussies. It's a cute, catchy tune, too. Done.
http://junk.tg-16.com/audio/Cyber_Core/Level_1.mp3
The urgency in this song is convincing. I love this quality in a composition. Nothing feels rushed in this song, though. It is restrained, actually, with the varied instruments and shifts (bridges?), but it always gets back to the ass-kicking chorus (where the urgency resides). (NOTE: chorus? bridge? whatever, I'm an imbecile with these musical terms).
http://junk.tg-16.com/audio/Cyber_Core/Level_8.mp3
SOARING, sweeping synth leads overlay a frenetic, ASS-KICKING tempo that could really be a disco song, if done correctly. Sure, lots of folks these days would easily re-work this with (Warning:  GENERIC IDEAS APPROACHING!) double-bass drums and screaming guitar solos, but the TRUE VISION of this chiptune is DISCO WITH AN EDGE. I'm still working on lyrics that would do this high-octane disco anthem justice. You think I'm joking but I'm 100% f*cking serious. Disco with an edge.

UPDATED: I recently posted why I love these Cyber Core tracks, but I'm too lazy to find it via search. So I wrote a new blurb for each.
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Re: Best fast-paced / snappy Turbo music?
« Reply #4 on: September 02, 2012, 12:23:04 PM »
Gate of Thunder awesome sound, makes me want to pass the game.

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Re: Best fast-paced / snappy Turbo music?
« Reply #5 on: September 03, 2012, 04:10:52 AM »
Anything from Coryoon.

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Re: Best fast-paced / snappy Turbo music?
« Reply #6 on: September 03, 2012, 05:17:15 AM »
First stage of Gates of Thunder? I always have liked that.

Or how about the boss music to Ys 4 the Ywenie Malmsteen sounding one?



Malmsteen! I haven't heard that name or listened to any of his music since I was in high school... (goes into the basement to see if I still have any of his CDs)
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Re: Best fast-paced / snappy Turbo music?
« Reply #7 on: September 03, 2012, 05:41:16 AM »
One of the later level in Spriggan has a reeeealy fast tune. Track 19 I think.
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Re: Best fast-paced / snappy Turbo music?
« Reply #8 on: September 03, 2012, 06:51:54 AM »
pretty much any of the tracks from lords of thunder and on hucard Kyūkyoku Tiger always loved the music on that but there so many to choose from.
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Re: Best fast-paced / snappy Turbo music?
« Reply #9 on: September 03, 2012, 08:24:03 AM »
The level one theme from Tatsujin.
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Re: Best fast-paced / snappy Turbo music?
« Reply #10 on: September 03, 2012, 08:37:37 AM »
Thanks for the information, guys!  Keep it coming!

And after seeing that Youtube clip of Coryoon, I think I've been missing out for all my life.
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Re: Best fast-paced / snappy Turbo music?
« Reply #11 on: September 03, 2012, 09:52:00 AM »
Just to name a few

Aldynes stage 1 and 3
Super Star Soldier stage 4
Soldier Blade stage 4 & 5
Aero Blasters Stage 2

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Re: Best fast-paced / snappy Turbo music?
« Reply #12 on: September 03, 2012, 10:16:45 AM »
pretty much any of the tracks from lords of thunder...
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« Reply #13 on: September 03, 2012, 10:46:04 AM »
Star Parodia fits fast, happy music more than any other game I can think of. This track especially -
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Re: Best fast-paced / snappy Turbo music?
« Reply #14 on: September 03, 2012, 11:19:56 AM »
Stage 5 from side arms hyper dyne hu card version

But I also love cyber core soundtrack