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What are your favorite music composers/artists?

E-Mann

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My tastes are rather... narrow. I actually listen to more underground genres like game or film scores.
In the gaming side of things, I usually listen to Nintendo OSTs, while on the film/TV side, I usually go for Joe Hisaishi. He's one of my favorite music composers of all time, alongside Koji Kondo, Jake Kaufman, and Yoko Shimomura.

What are YOUR favorite artists? Comment down below. :)
 

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Mostly Melodic death metal and Power metal from Europe (mainly Sweden)

Sabaton
Season of Ghosts
Blood Stain Child
Etc.
 
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Nona

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  • Voltaire for his style and lyrics. "An evil skeleton made off with my beef burrito" - from "Day of the Dead"
  • The Pillows
  • Gorillaz
  • An old J-Rock band I still go back to now and then is Pierrot.
  • Akira Yamaoka
  • Yoko Kanno and The Seatbelts did a wonderful job with the Cowboy Bebop OST
  • Motoi Sakuraba
  • I'm also a fan of Chopin.
And if y'all haven't heard Power Glove, get down on it. Maximum Potential inspires me to work out, but I never do it lol
 

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I mainly listen to underground rap, but I'm only gonna list a few MCs.
-Skyzoo
-VI Seconds
-Catalyst Bars
-FinaL OutlaW
-Beit Nun
-Boyinaband
-The Unspoken Heard
-Rapsody
-Black Concrete
I also listen to some anime OSTs, and some EDM, as well.
 

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This is a pretty general question. I like a bunch of kinds of music.
-Billy Joel
-Caravan Palace
-Queen
-Parov Stelar
-Ken Ashcorp
-Journey
-Savant
-Simon Viklund
-many many videogame composers

Yea I don't have much else to say.
 

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I think I'll post my favorites of them.

For the legendary Kōji Kondō, it would be:

https://youtu.be/4Ruqn1Lnexs
https://youtu.be/hmsZyC0UXUU
https://youtu.be/GBPbJyxqHV0
https://youtu.be/qy8Sn6DHIi0
https://youtu.be/ZCNn8_Cnl-0

...And countless more. This guy is seriously a genius.

For a relatively unknown VG composer, Jake "virt" Kaufman is an incredible composer.

https://youtu.be/Kd7Wm7tC50A
https://youtu.be/-iP_X121Kik
https://youtu.be/15vZ7aGbb7I
https://youtu.be/6U-ClAlzwZ4
https://youtu.be/eRyR27l7vks
https://youtu.be/anw6cFmR9hM

Especially Yōko Shimomura.

https://youtu.be/uP1a2bZfcPw
https://youtu.be/TG1pRNQAByI
https://youtu.be/PrAYVhPU-9g
https://youtu.be/GfHbnOPMbCE
https://youtu.be/Elb6A7iT6P0
https://youtu.be/__or0V602zk
https://youtu.be/B51z0JGf4Hw
https://youtu.be/eh3dQI5B-2o

She's one of the best in the gaming industry, that's for sure.

...And for my second all-time favorite Japanese composer, Joe Hisaishi. This guy is very well-known for composing all of Hayao Miyazaki's movies. Trust me, his compositions are extremely beautiful and surreal, combining music from the East and the West.

https://youtu.be/jB_xyy2mOdQ
https://youtu.be/ZKtCfTJ9sxs
https://youtu.be/_f8w0J7Co_E


And... this. Just... this.
https://youtu.be/d1ni1sVCgEk
 
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Yashichi

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mystery skulls, yuni wa, televisor, night tempo センパイ, saint pepsi
 
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Some of my favorites:

LiSA
Aoi Eir
Kalafina
One Ok Rock
Fitz and the Tantrums
System of a Down
A Skylit Drive
Dance Gavin Dance
Escape the Fate

Possibly some others I'm forgetting.
 

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My favorite music artists in no particular order:

Teebs
Missy Elliott
THEESatisfaction
OutKast
The Fugees


Strange Republik, Branton and Anitek are my favorite "Jamendo" artists. My favorite video game music artists are Morusque, Ryoji Yoshi tomi and David Wise!
 

Yogurt

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I have varied tastes but mostly just 80s and 90s music mainly stuff in the pop or new wave genre with some exceptions. My top favourites are Klaus Nomi, Björk, Nina Hagen, Mecano, Alaska y Dinarama, Depeche Mode, Desireless, anything done by Stock Aitken Waterman (yes that includes Rick Astley)....but my absolute fav is Selena ( I'm referring to 90s Selena)

edit: I also really like the music from the game boy castlevania games, and the music from Mother 3
 
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edit: I also really like the music from the game boy castlevania games, and the music from Mother 3
The music from Mother 3 is dope. One of my favorite game soundtracks, tied with Xenoblade Chronicles.

I listen like everything haha. But my favorite are:

Elliott Smith
Dmitri Shostakovich
J.S. Bach
Andrew York
Arcade Fire
Neutral Milk Hotel
Kanye West
Death Grips
Leo Brouwer
Igor Stravinsky
The Antlers
Godspeed you! Black Emperor
Death Cab for Cutie
Ben Folds

Tons more too, I love a lot of music. :)
 

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My taste in music is.... Underground. Being a fresh men, people listen to poppy music and rao, while I listen to Anime and Japanese music.

My favorite band is fear and loathing in las vegas. Favorite song


I love how diverse it is. From rock to dance to heavy metal back to rock, I love it.


:link:
 

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There's a thread like this in Media Metropolis, iirc. Anyways, my favorite musical group of all time is Anamanaguchi. There's just some sort of eternal appeal for me. I think even if the music wears off on me, I'll still love Anamanaguchi, haha
 

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I listen to VG music. Mainly CBFD music actually. Robin Beanland is one of the main composers for Rareware. I also listen to Pink Floyyd and 90's stuff like 'Rock N' Me" by Steve Miller.
 

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My no 1 is a tie between Yoko Shimomura and Chopin.
Chopin is fantastic :D Him, Erik Satie, and Debussy write some of my favorite piano music. Well, and Scarlatti too. Also nice avatar + name, Xenoblade has one of my favorite OST's of all time :D
 

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Tupac
Eazy E
NWA
Biggie Smalls
Big L
Gang Starr
Dogg Pound

Just naming a few...
 

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Scar Symmetry
Blood Stain Child
Soilwork
Iron Maiden
Omnium Gatherum
Sybreed
Sonata Arctica
Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas(Love the opening for Parasyte and ending for HunterxHunter)
 

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My taste in music is.... Underground. Being a fresh men, people listen to poppy music and rao, while I listen to Anime and Japanese music.

My favorite band is fear and loathing in las vegas. Favorite song


I love how diverse it is. From rock to dance to heavy metal back to rock, I love it.


:link:
Parasyte <3
 

Muscle_Senpai

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I actually like a ton of different sounds.
Rap:
Freddie Gibbs
Waka Flocka
Aesop Rock
Tech N9ne
Atmosphere
Snoop
Cise Starr
Substantial
Far East Movement (eh kinda more Pop)
DMX
G- Eazy
Shing02
Drunken Tiger (Korean Rap Artist)



Beats:
Emancipator
TOKiMONSTA
Bonobo
Nujabes
Blazo
Saltillo
Shlomo
DJ Okawari
Aphex Twin
Plug
Squarepusher
Clams Casino
Slow Magic
More but lazy to list

Metal:
All that Remains
Killswitch Engage (Howard Jones stuff only, mf got soul)
Serj Tankian's stuff
Don't really listen to a lot of metal

Indie Garbage:
The Strokes
Vampire Weekend
Two Door Cinema Club
Mystery Skulls
The Kooks
Peter Bjorn & John
Bombay Bicycle Club
Andrew Jackson Jihad
MGMT
Midnight Juggernauts
 

Aidan25

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My favourite artists would be: AC/DC, Guns N' Roses, Alice In Chains, Metallica, Megadeth, Wolfmother, Def Leppard, Aerosmith, Alice Cooper, The All-American Rejects, Audioslave, Avenged Sevenfold, Beastie Boys, The Beatles, The Black Keys, Black Sabbath, Blink 182, Bloc Party, Blue Oyster Cult, Blur, Bon Jovi, Buckethead, Bullet For My Valentine, The Clash, Coldplay, Daft Punk, Deadmau5, Deep Purple, Dio, Dokken, The Doors, DragonForce, Dream Theater, Duran Duran, Eric Clapton/Cream, Extreme, Faith No More, Foo Fighters, Gorillaz, Green Day, Grinspoon, Hanoi Rocks, The Hives, Iron Maiden, Jane's Addiction, Jet, Jimi Hendrix, Joe Satriani, Judas Priest, The Killers, Kingswood, Kiss, Led Zeppelin, Linkin Park, The Living End, Motley Crue, Muse, Nine Inch Nails, Nirvana, Oasis, The Offspring, Ozzy Osbourne, Pantera, Pearl Jam, Pink Floyd, Poison, Powderfinger, Queen, Queens of the Stone Age, Quiet Riot, Radiohead, Rage Against The Machine, Rammstein, Ratt, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, The Rolling Stones, Scorpions, Skid Row, Slash (his solo stuff is excellent), Slash's Snakepit, Smashing Pumpkins, Soundgarden, Stone Temple Pilots, System of a Down, Them Crooked Vultures, U2, Van Halen, Velvet Revovler, The Who, Whitesnake, ZZ Top.

Now out of those, my most favourite are AC/DC, Guns N' Roses, Alice In Chains, Metallica, Wolfmother, Black Sabbath, Dream Theater, Green Day, The Hives, Iron Maiden, Jane's Addiction, Ozzy Osbourne, Pearl Jam, Queen, Rage Against The Machine, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Slash, System of a Down, Van Halen, U2, Velvet Revolver.

Yes, I know I like a lot and have trouble narrowing down choices lol.
 
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I think I'll post my favorites of them.

For the legendary Kōji Kondō, it would be:

https://youtu.be/4Ruqn1Lnexs
https://youtu.be/hmsZyC0UXUU
https://youtu.be/GBPbJyxqHV0
https://youtu.be/qy8Sn6DHIi0
https://youtu.be/ZCNn8_Cnl-0

...And countless more. This guy is seriously a genius.

For a relatively unknown VG composer, Jake "virt" Kaufman is an incredible composer.

https://youtu.be/Kd7Wm7tC50A
https://youtu.be/-iP_X121Kik
https://youtu.be/15vZ7aGbb7I
https://youtu.be/6U-ClAlzwZ4
https://youtu.be/eRyR27l7vks
https://youtu.be/anw6cFmR9hM

Especially Yōko Shimomura.

https://youtu.be/uP1a2bZfcPw
https://youtu.be/TG1pRNQAByI
https://youtu.be/PrAYVhPU-9g
https://youtu.be/GfHbnOPMbCE
https://youtu.be/Elb6A7iT6P0
https://youtu.be/__or0V602zk
https://youtu.be/B51z0JGf4Hw
https://youtu.be/eh3dQI5B-2o

She's one of the best in the gaming industry, that's for sure.

...And for my second all-time favorite Japanese composer, Joe Hisaishi. This guy is very well-known for composing all of Hayao Miyazaki's movies. Trust me, his compositions are extremely beautiful and surreal, combining music from the East and the West.

https://youtu.be/jB_xyy2mOdQ
https://youtu.be/ZKtCfTJ9sxs
https://youtu.be/_f8w0J7Co_E


And... this. Just... this.
https://youtu.be/d1ni1sVCgEk
You have a great taste in music. :) Koji Kondo, is my favorite VGM composer of all time. And after watching the Studio Ghibli films, I fell in love with Joe Hisaishi's work as well.
 
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You have a great taste in music. :) Koji Kondo, is my favorite VGM composer of all time. And after watching the Studio Ghibli films, I fell in love with Joe Hisaishi's work as well.
Why, thank you! I'm glad some people like the music just as much as the picture.
 

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I generally do not pay almost any attention to the composers other works. I probably should do it more often, but I just don't.

But there is a japanese band I've grown to love most songs they preform, they have a very distinct voice. Sukima Switch does some of my favorite anime songs ever, the only one I know to dislike of theirs is the latest Naruto opening.

Their fullmetal alchemist work is beautiful, and so is Ice Cream Syndrome from pokemon.
 
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I like a ton of stuff (a ton being a major understatement), mostly video game soundtracks like:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1V_f3wk8zM&list=PLgrfD8FcHmcqnLXAVOwgCyfOhx8cZZCnh&index=71 -Boomerang's Theme from Wild Arms: Alter Code F
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUXya6BbM5A&list=PLgrfD8FcHmcqnLXAVOwgCyfOhx8cZZCnh&index=75 -Nate's theme from Uncharted 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWRMSn63yb0&index=44&list=PLgrfD8FcHmcqnLXAVOwgCyfOhx8cZZCnh -World Bowser from Super Mario 3D World
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qaUTOLF5V4&index=12&list=PLgrfD8FcHmcqnLXAVOwgCyfOhx8cZZCnh -Megalovania from Undertale

But I'm also really into orchestral stuff. My favorite composer being one by the name of Thomas Bergerson. I also love the orchestral remixes of game soundtracks from Plasma3Music Remixes and others on Youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbOo2Kvngdg&index=62&list=PLgrfD8FcHmcqnLXAVOwgCyfOhx8cZZCnh -Victory by Thomas Bergerson
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1KBZpvAgCY&list=PLgrfD8FcHmcqnLXAVOwgCyfOhx8cZZCnh&index=57 -Terra Nova by Phil Rey
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwbMkIROOGU&index=86&list=PLgrfD8FcHmcqnLXAVOwgCyfOhx8cZZCnh -Ducktales Moon theme orchestral remix by Plasma3Music Remixes

And lastly, I like some other-country stuff, from Nightcore to Dschinghis Khan and etc.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSXr99WhxDo&list=PLgrfD8FcHmcqnLXAVOwgCyfOhx8cZZCnh&index=100 -Final Fantasy Theme remix by Hyadain
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tlqGvP8MwdI&list=PLgrfD8FcHmcqnLXAVOwgCyfOhx8cZZCnh&index=54 -Hikaru Nara by Nightcore
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YEJkQ9jVE8&list=PLgrfD8FcHmcqnLXAVOwgCyfOhx8cZZCnh&index=26 -Moskau by Dschinghis Khan

And there's so much more I like (I have a 100-song Youtube playlist). I hope you enjoy the songs I posted, all of them are great if you like any of these styles. You'll have to tell me what you think of some of these.
 
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Music artists:
-Foo Fighters
-Green Day
-The Beatles
-Arctic Monkeys
-The Offspring
-blink-182
-The Killers
-Panic! at the Disco
-Nirvana
-Local H
-Beck
-Franz Ferdinand
-Red Hot Chili Peppers
-The Rolling Stones
-Gorillaz
-Daft Punk

and many others, I like a lot of electronica and alt rock and it's plain to see

Video game composers:
-Junichi Masuda
-Nobuo Uematsu
-Jun Senoue
-Jun Ishikawa
-Yoko Shimumura
-Junya Ota (aka ZUN)
 
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I listen to A LOT of music and my tastes are rather bipolar. My favourite artists are:
  • Sigur Ros
  • Tool
  • Tori Amos
  • Massive Attack
Other artists I really like in random order (under spoiler because it's VERY long):

  • My Bloody Valentine
  • Slint
  • Daft Punk
  • The Pop Group
  • Pink Floyd
  • Pere Ubu
  • Joy Division
  • Sonic Youth
  • The Jesus Lizard
  • Husker Du
  • Arcade Fire
  • Queensryche
  • Deadmau5
  • Fugazi
  • Minor Threat
  • Television
  • Black Flag
  • Big Black
  • Radiohead
  • Kraftwerk
  • Frank Zappa
  • Godspeed You! Black Emperor
  • David Bowie
  • Morphine
  • A Tribe Called Quest
  • Julia Holter
  • Janelle Monae
  • Kimbra
  • Portishead
  • Belle and Sebastian
  • Aphex Twin
  • O. Children
  • Death Grips
  • Wild Nothings
  • Cocteau Twins
  • Kate Bush
  • Francoise Hardy
  • Bjork
  • Pearl Jam
  • Alice in Chains
  • Nick Drake
  • Jimi Hendrix
  • Velvet Underground
  • Red Hot Chili Peppers
  • Rage Against the Machine
  • KoRn
  • Metallica
  • Talking Heads
  • Depeche Mode
  • Iron Maiden
  • Primal Scream
  • Washed Out
  • Aphrodite's Child
  • The Doors
  • The Residents
  • Dead Kennedys
  • Infected Mushroom
  • Burial
  • Justice
  • Pendulum
  • Knife Party
  • King Crimson
  • Snowgoose
  • George Ezra
  • Johnny Cash
And some italian artists that you probably didn't know that I highly recommend:
  • Area
  • CCCP - Fedeli alla Linea
  • Elio e le Storie Tese
  • Fabrizio De André
  • Massimo Volume
  • Diaframma
  • Premiata Forneria Marconi
  • Banco del Mutuo Soccorso
  • Caparezza (rapper, lyrics are VERY important)
I surely forgot something lol

About videogames, I particularly love Yoko Shimomura (Kingdom Hearts and Xenoblade are f***ing amazing), Nobuo Uematsu, Koji Kondo, Junichi Masuda and Jake Kaufman.
 
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There are a few more I want to add as well:
-Passionate MC
-Lunar C
-Shotty Horroh
-Peach Street
-Dope City Saints
-Diabolic
-Immortal Technique
-Slaughterhouse (Plus all 4 member's solo works, too).
-Loaf Muzik (Plus all their solo work)
-Denzil Porter
-Token
-Jeff Turner
-A-1
-Chase Moore
-Actual Proof
-9th Wonder
-Jadakiss

Yeah... I listen to underground hip hop religiously...Not sorry 'bout that.
 
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ZafKiel

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Composers
  • Joe Hisaishi
  • Hiroyuki Sawano
  • Yoko Kanno
  • Iwasaki Taku
JPop
  • Utada Hikaru
  • Goosehouse
  • ONE OK ROCK
  • Scandal
  • Shishido Kavka
  • The Oral Cigarrettes
  • Silent Siren
Anything from Majestic Casual or Eton Messy.
 

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I've been a fan of Motoi Sakuraba (Tales of Symphonia and Golden Sun) and Yoko Shinomura (Kingdom Hearts), though I don't listen to their work as much I used too.

There's Tenpei Sato. I loved this guy straight from Disgaea 2 to Disgaea 5. My most favorite being Disgaea 4.

I'm currently drawn into the likes of whoever composed Fire Emblem Fates, especially the Hoshido soundtrack.
 
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