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The Greatest Video Game Music

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Track Listings

1 Advent Rising: Muse
2 Legend of Zelda: Suite
3 Call of Duty - Modern Warfare 2: Theme
4 Angry Birds: Main Theme
5 Final Fantasy VIII: Liberi Fatali
6 Super Mario Bros: Themes
7 Uncharted - Drake's Fortune: Nate's Theme
8 Grand Theft Auto IV: Soviet Connection
9 World of Warcraft: Seasons of War
10 Metal Gear Solid: Sons of Liberty Theme
11 Tetris Theme
12 Battlefield 2: Theme
13 Elder Scrolls: Oblivion
14 Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare: Theme
15 Mass Effect: Suicide Mission
16 Splinter Cell: Conviction
17 Final Fantasy: Main Theme
18 Bioshock: The Ocean on his Shoulders
19 Halo 3: One Final Effort
20 Fallout 3: Theme
21 Super Mario Galaxy: Gusty Garden Galaxy

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Product Description

'The Greatest Video Game Music', performed by the highly acclaimed London Philharmonic Orchestra, features classical orchestrations of the best-known video game themes including Mario Bros, Call of Duty, Zelda, Final Fantasy, Halo, World of Warcraft, the incredibly successful Angry Birds and many more. It allows the hundreds of millions of video game enthusiasts to fully immerse themselves in the experience of gaming in a new way, and is the perfect gift for both avid and casual gamers. Over the last 40 years, video games have become a critical form of entertainment globally. As they have become more sophisticated and realistic, the music for them has also evolved from the simple bleeps of arcade games to robust orchestrations written for complex games on platforms like Xbox, Playstation, and Nintendo. For the first time, themes from the most popular games ranging from Tetris to Grand Theft Auto, have been recorded in the studio by a top-tier full symphony orchestra and chorus. 'The Greatest Video Game Music' is the X5 follow-up to the hugely successful 'The 50 Greatest Pieces of Classical Music'. The songs on this album, conducted by Andrew Skeet, represent 20 different video games with total sales exceeding 1 Billion units globally.

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''This is the first orchestral version of one of my compositions and it really comes alive. It has such a great depth and a majestic touch, and it was very emotional for me when I heard it the first time. I love it!'' --Angry Birds' composer Ari Pulkkinen

Product details

  • Is discontinued by manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 14.71 x 14.2 x 0.71 cm; 53.86 g
  • Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ X5
  • Item model number ‏ : ‎ X5CD114
  • Label ‏ : ‎ X5
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B005QW1FB0
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
  • Customer reviews:
    4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 253 ratings

Customer reviews

4.6 out of 5 stars
253 global ratings

Top reviews from United Kingdom

gillmargo
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent CD
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 2 April 2024
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This CD is brilliant - if you like gaming music (or even if you don’t) you will love this CD
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marc spudsy
5.0 out of 5 stars such a great cd, theres 3 of these, i have all 3 i wish there were more!!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 13 May 2022
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great music and very well made cover versions of many fantastic in-game music tracks no matter what type of music you listen to you'll enjoy this cd
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S. Lake
5.0 out of 5 stars Who says video game music has to be all bleepy.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 29 November 2013
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Ok, so it's probably a niche market - classical arrangements of video game music played by the London Philharmonic Orchestra, but I absolutely love this CD.

Track 2 - "Legend of Zelda: Suite " is my triumphant going home from work on a Friday evening music.

And if you like Angry Birds - track 4 is brilliant - you can't call yourself a true gamer until you've heard the orchestral version of the Angry Birds theme.

(+10 geek points!)
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Gary
4.0 out of 5 stars Great album for gamers.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 1 February 2021
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Love this album, good value, perfect condition.
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J M Morris
5.0 out of 5 stars Great study music
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 31 May 2014
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I find myself easily distracted while studying, particularly by song lyrics! I bought both this album and the second album of the same series and it is absolute gold for sitting down and getting work done! Upbeat, emotionally driving, eerie, sad, jovial- every theme under the sun is evoked through these tunes. If you know the source material (i.e. the game they came from) then it's even better!
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Alice
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful Music!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 13 November 2013
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This album is very, very good! Music for video games is as serious today as music for films and this particular album is pretty special. The London Philharmonic Orchestra are just amazing, the music is rich in tone, creating a beautiful fusion of what seems very like classical music with a modern twist. I love it!
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Erika Chandler
3.0 out of 5 stars Love the orchestra, some of the choices of "greatest music" not so good
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 24 October 2013
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Although the album is called "greatest video game music" there are a lot of songs that are not well known at all and are not really all that good.
They could have replaced them with much better sounding songs.
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M Curtis
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic album. I heard it on Spotify
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 17 October 2015
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Fantastic album. I heard it on Spotify, I just had to buy the CD.
I always use this to test the quality of speakers in stores. The tracks cover most ranges and can make or break a purchase depending on how good they sound!
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sperber Victor
5.0 out of 5 stars J'adore je recommande
Reviewed in France on 1 November 2024
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Je recommande ! J'adore !
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albert
3.0 out of 5 stars slecht geluid .
Reviewed in the Netherlands on 9 November 2020
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ik heb deze cd box opgezet en was meteen verrast .
-- het geluid op mijn stereo is afgrijselijk !
ik heb wel veel beter klinkende cd s en zelfs platen .
dan scheelt het niet zoveel dat het best goede muziek is !
-- Beetje teleurgesteld .
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Trota
5.0 out of 5 stars Recomendable para Audiófilos.
Reviewed in Mexico on 20 June 2017
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London Philharmonic Orchestra es garantía de una ejecución impecable, The Greatest Video Game Music tiene una compilación bastante atractiva ideal para escuchar mientras trabajas, o simplemente para escucharlo de fondo o con tus audífonos.

Este producto lo vi en tiendas físicas, pero Amazon MX ofreció el mejor precio.

Mi única crítica radica en la calidad del empaque, mismo que NO es malo, ni de mala calidad, simplemente ese tipo de estuches sólo los he visto en discos de versión económica o re-lanzamientos, asunto que NO le resta mérito al contenido.

Amazon MX cumplió antes de lo pactado y el producto llegó en perfectas condiciones.
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Irene G
5.0 out of 5 stars Buena compra
Reviewed in Spain on 19 December 2016
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El producto llegó dentro del tiempo estimado y en perfecto estado. Hacía años que lo estaba buscando por tiendas físicas hasta que, con motivo de un cumpleaños, me decidí a adquirirlo por internet, puesto que no lo encontraba físicamente, y me alegro de haberlo hecho porque el álbum entero es una maravilla.
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RickyL
5.0 out of 5 stars I've read somewhere that video game music is the perfect balance for stimulating brain functions while not being distracting
Reviewed in Canada on 13 September 2015
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I've read somewhere that video game music is the perfect balance for stimulating brain functions while not being distracting. Gave it a try through youtube and have to agree with that. It doesn't hurt that it was all instrumental and played by one of the well known Orchestras in the world. Liked it enough to actually buy the CD for both volumes. Odds are I'll probably buy any future ones as well.
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