C64 Music, My Top 60 favorite SID tunes
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- Опубліковано 28 тра 2024
- This is a collection of my 60 favorite C64 tunes.
There was tons of great C64 music out there that i wanted to put togheter, but it was impossible without making a really long video, it was hard to choose only "few" and yet it's still almost a 1 hour video.
I hope you like it. - Ігри
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this is wonderful. something about that SID chip that sounds soooo good, no matter how basic the sounds are. The composers, back then, really utilised it beautifully...
The c64 just have 3 audio channels and the song still awesome LOL
True fact: you can listen to most Last Nina 1 and 2 themes when emulating other consoles and other games and it makes them better. What the C64 lacked in graphics it sure did not lack anything in the sound department. Even the later revision chip in some of the 64C computers sound great. Not just that but with some of the composers really made some great tracks. There is an RPG game, that that had a Nordic metal theme song I can never remember the game, but the song stayed in my mind so well that I learned it on guitar over a 2 decades later,..from memory.
+kris reddish Hi! You should check out the Last Ninja music currently on KickStarter!! :D
For the time the C64 certainly did not lack in graphics. Only the Atari 800 would have been a more capable home machine for sprite-based games.
I really was looking for the Ikari warriors theme without remembering the title. You sir just earned fanart xD
I'd be lucky to hear something as good as 29:00 in a game today.
true
Jyo Lemos There's some serious nostalgia here. Before Windows. The Commodore 64 was seriously ahead of its time.
+matthewakian2 exactly. not being able to emulate any real instruments forced people to craft some very interesting sounds.
+Jyo “HomeSlice” Lemos What about Hitman series and World Of Goo?
+Oki Uimonen Entirely true. The last Ninja 1 & 2 songs are for me among the best ones ever composed on the C64. Such an analogue feel on them, and extremely well composed.
46. ghost n' goblins, !! you jus made my day!! i loved the game when i was a little boy. beautiful times.....
I know a lot of people like to praise Rob Hubbard and Martin Galway as true innovators of the SID chip (and rightfully so) but BEFORE both of those incredible musicians came along, there was Paul Freakin' Norman. To me, he was the real first guy to truly see the potential of the SID chip. His music from Aztec Challenge and his Forbidden Forest games (ESPECIALLY the first game) still hold up to this day.
I played Aztec Challenge as a kiddo...
OMG... is the Screenies for "Thanaius" saying that ya play AS a Dragon on that Game!? OMG now I wish I had ever gotten to play that during my C64 days... :'(
Saboteur and especially Saboteur II is such an underestimated game and music score, perhaps one of the best of Rob Hubbard; it would surely be in my personal top 5.
Saboteur II music is amazing, top 5 for me too :)
rob hubbard is still going and he has a facebook fan group
-GA- Mancsfinest
I can't find it. Is it just "Rob Hubbard", or is it called something else?
wwwdotfacebookdotcom/groups/2331668157/
if still no luck try searching for Tribute to Rob Hubbard - SID chip legend on FB,and check out his guy on you tube : C64 Alien (1984) LIVE - SID Main Theme by LukHash
Had forgotten how funky the theme to Bump Set Spike was.
my faves were Ghosts n goblins and commando loading screen music :)
13.30 Samurai Warrior. That's some funky shit right there.
I minimized this browser so I can hear your music while I do other things, but every now and again I find myself checking your slideshow to see what memorable tune I am listening to. Kudos for adding the visuals =)
Wait, was Fred Gray's "Mutants" in there? That track is absolutely knockout.
The Citadel tune... freaking HEAVY. Electric dreams, for sure.
Me → straight to SOASC.
Tanks you for this nice collection Rattopaz.
Nearly hitting 40, this takes me back before I was legally an adult.....way to go fella!!
Man, that OST from 'Storm Warrior' still gives me chills. The whole mood of the game freaked me out as a kid.
Also 'Battle Valley' and "Rambo: Last Blood part 2' are awesome bits of music as well.
..thanks for putting this up man, brought back a lot of memories, cheers again...
Very Original and good selection. Congratulations!
Awesome ! lots of old time classics from the golden era of Video games where the music Of people that have experienced it still remains in our ears
A very good list and a very interesting yet brilliant taste. Makes me want to play the old games right away!
What i really love about the music from the C64 besides it sounding awesome, is that it has a ruggedness to then songs. My ears really enjoy this :D
thanks for making this video, takes me waaaaaay back
Mountie Mick's Death Ride....loved to play it back in the days but never remembered the Name of the Game. So thanks for your Video! Nice Collection of really great tunes!!!
Thanks for this.
The SID chip is timeless. Almost 40 years since its release.
Just brilliant, well done mate, you are a star, that views number should say 500,000+
Kudos. x
I really like you video.
Always loved the sound of the SID, but somewhat lack the time to sort through the insane amount of SID music. Your selection suits my tastes.
Nice selection. Lots of classics in here.
Hey mate, real nice idea, loved it. Offcourse I have to bring up "Green Beret" and "Thrust Concert". which I didn't see in this list, but the rest is outstanding. Thanx for the memories!!!
Fantastic compilation. Thank you
What a superb list. It must have been a real effort to put it all together. Obviously Martin Galway is missing completely (!), and lots of other Hubbard Greats missing also, but other than that some great gems in there.
Oops, Galway IS present, but only just ;-)
BroqHans then u would like my top 30. :) have a top 30 on my channel with full songs
Oh the memories 😊
awesome musix!!!
Brilliant this is so well done and the video bring a lot of memories back Cheers....
omg so many good memories! i totally forgot about rebounder till i heard the tune ^_^ thanks so much for sharing :3
this is the best selection ever
the video bring a lot of memories back. well done!
Years trying to remember about a C64 Game I just remembered the music...
It was Fist II...I just love you!
T_T
Excellent work sir!
Dude this AMAZING!!!
Ya forgot Myth! Then again, it's your top 60. Good memories!
+Tiwaking “Tiwaking” Tiwaking like turrican
Thanks for uploading. Fantastic work. :)
Karate Chop,Commando,Rambo,PaperBoy,GFL Football,Test Drive,Bruce Lee,Karateka,Exploding Fist,Black Thunder,White Viper,Yie Ar Kung Fu I,The Last Ninja,Renegade,etc,etc,C-64 Music is Very Mentally Engaging.
COOL SOUNDS
Awesome tunes C64 was amazing for its time
I use the Fist2 music as a ringtone
super nice ,it remember me my young age thanks!
Good selection. I'm also recommending:
Flimbo's Quest (1), Spehrical (5), Mask 3 (1), Savage (3), One man and his droid (1), Supremacy (1), Hawkeye, Hollywood or Bust (3), Wizball (4), Strike Force (intro music), Invest (Intro music)
Numbers mark the recorded track in the high voltage collection versions.
I'd have to mention that all parts of Rick Dangerous had quite epic music.
Ahhhh Shadowfire... long time no see :)
Great songs altogether. I just missed the Ocean loaders.
I looked it up, and I was shocked when I realised, the Yogi Bear track was created by MATT GRAY!
I never owned a C64 or even played a single game, but I just love the sound of it. Idk why.
15:31 min
Ben Daglish- Mountie Mick's Death Ride
Yes! Awesome intro percussion! Sample worthy
Wow, epic.
Thank you
There are two different versions of Last Ninja 2, the one at 17:00 is a remix version with different music and little changes in graphics (like the ninja face in the lower corner) and yes the music is from the game and a SID tune as well.
The games back then tend to be pretty much in playable nowadays, but their music will always be great.
SID chip fucking marvelous!
what can i say? awesome.
Awesome! ♥
Needs Myth: History in the making and Bionic Commando.
Nice job m8 ..respect ....
There are so many good sountracks. For example listen to this - search for:
"Corporation, The" C64
(one of the finest SID tunes that I remember), others include all those demos and music collections. I remember a game called "Spherical" that let's you chose the ingame music out of a small collection of tunes - most of them were great.
Almost one hour of goodies
thaaaaaaanks!!!
Ghost n' Goblins, Delta, Commado, Thing on a Spring are all some of my favorites.... There's also a bunch of my favorites missing, like Sacred Armor of Antiriad, Master of Magic, Combat School, Crazy Comets, Thrust, Mega-Apocalyspe, Sanxion loading music. Wow oh wow, the C-64 just had so much music that kicked ass.....
I didn't really like Delta that much apart from the music in all honesty. Armalyte on the other hand...
Wait ... did the Human Race tune get recycled into some other game? Exolon or Goldrunner or something? It occasionally pops up from my memory and rattles around my head, a remnant of my Atari ST days... I've never played THR before, and I doubt I've heard its music elsewhere either...
Rob Hubbard is the Nº1!!!
Chris Huelsbeck ;-)
***** yes he did, couse he made the BETTER songs !
heiko and thomas from Germany right?.......sorry guys, Rob did BETTER songs than Chris.
Thats a matter of taste (i hope thats right so)
I still think the Chris´s Songs are better. His Sid Songs Sound more Natural then Hubbards. Hubbard often uses this Bubbelish sounding Tune wich is very anoying after a short Time. Hüsbecks Tunes sound much mor like Synthesiser Muski from that Age. Even the Digi Drums sound much better, wich he only stopped using couse Commodore changed the chip sid in the newer C64 Models. Hubbard made wonderful Sounds thats True but i would choose Hülsbeck Tunes any Time.
My favorites were always Seven Cities of Gold, Way of the Exploding Fist, and Legend.
1:40 sounds like the Pokemon gym music.
23:07 wow that brings me back !
very well done! :)
Hysteria is there. Therefore, thumbs up.
Excellent compilation but no Crazy Comets?
I was in the bathroom when I got to Action Biker, instantly recognized it !
My favourite C64 tune is " Ocean Loader V2 " Melancholia !!
While I wouldn't agree with some of your music choices (where are Total Eclipse, Krakout, Defender of the Crown, etc?), thanks for introducing me to a few very promising looking games that I have never heard of before. I'll be sure to try some of them!
However, are you sure all of them are from the C64? The Last Ninja 2 screen at around 17:00 doesn't look like it should (compare it with 29:30), nor does the music sound like a SID tune.
Deathwish kills everything!
some damn good games here ;_)
Wow, Psycho Pigs - great game.
aaahhhh. the Action Biker.. mmm
Batman The Caped Crusader..........best game music ever
I have listened many c64 "best tunes" video, and my 2 favourites are really missing from everywhere: 2.: Myth loading music (not the title music!) and: 1.: Iron Lord title music.
27:08 min
Jason C. Brooke- Outrun
Intro synth + percussion!
39:33 min
Fred Grey- Bounces
Arpeggio zone!
46:02 min
Rob Hubbard- Thing on a Spring
bleep bass riff!
51:52 min
Rob-Hubbard- Ricochet
vocal synthesis alongside dirty hard bell!
... so many more good sections... to many to list.
Anyone care to comment on: MMSIAH vs. MIDIbox SID (or variant) vs. LSDJ vs. MIDInes vs. MCTRL vs. CHIP MAESTRO ?.
So the 18th and the 3rd are Last Ninja 2. Mansion and Central Park ftw.
do you have Giana Sisters music
the multilayered gem that is number 52, seems slightly out of place wedged between the shrill ye ar kung fu 2 and target renegade.
SPELLBOUND , Armagedden Man ;-)
The best C64-music ever made is for the LN-Series
dei capolavori ad 8 bit!
Where are these game musics? Cybernoid, Battle valley, Golden axe, Platoon, Flimbo's quest...
Good point. ...Sorry if there are so many missing, but these on this video are the ones i liked on my childhood. Recently i have revalued my personal favorites, and if i will make this video now, probably all of them will be there, but it's really hard to choose only 60.
***** The simple fact of it was there is so much awesome SID music that these lists are neigh on impossible. :D
Flimbo's quest...!!!!!!!!!! one amazing track!
Seems you've picked up not only the tunes but plus the games as well. It can explain this "chart". I could easily throw out "Human Race", "Dante's Inferno".... here I've started to rewind this "movie" and realised that I've slept for about 25-35 minutes :D )))
Generally I could remove many of tunes that are too simple technically + without a nice solo or remarkable idea, that means nothing than just copying some movie's melodies (IMHO Ghost Busters could be made much better than it sounds!). I'm a perfectionist. That's why I was suprised that here is no Sanxion. It's one of the most perfect tracks for C64.
Just a suggestion in case you make another one of these. Give a bit more time for each track, some of these songs were cut off before they got a chance to open up. I'm sure your fan fan base would not mind the video being a bit longer. But great collection, thanks for the upload.
Nice list but think you are missing some of the best ones
Driller, One man and his droid & Parallax (loader), way of the exploding fist
but some nice noslagia here )
Cybernoid 2 & Last Ninja 2 The Mansion
Great music, but you're missing some of my favorites :D
Search for Crazy Comets and the sequel, Mega-Apocalypse :D
$649900 on Ghostbusters... wow man :-))
Great collection! Please if you have not heard it listen to music from Suicide Express. Amazing music in this game!
puts my 48k spectrum in its place ;-)
OG Gamers know the C64 version was the best Ghostbusters version.
I agree, although the Atari 800 version was a VERY close second