The first video game music theme that I want to acknowledge is the main theme on the first Tomb Raider game. It can be described as synthesized chanting and harp and Oboe music. You can listen to it in the video below.
I really enjoyed this theme and the entire Tomb Raider game soundtrack. Excellent music that is split between a classical music feel and ambient music. Just place the original Tomb Raider game into a Cd player and it will play the entire soundtrack.
Original Sound Track (OST) Cover:
Info:
The music for Tomb Raider was composed by Martin Iveson and Nathan McCree. Other than most other games of the time, there wasn't a musical track playing constantly throughout the game; instead, limited musical queues would play only during specially-selected moments in order to produce a dramatic effect, such as enhancing tension during an action sequence or accompanying the discovery of a hidden secret. For the majority of the game, the only audio heard is action-based effects (e.g. footsteps or explosions), atmospheric sounds (like the roar of a nearby waterfall), and Lara's own grunts and sighs, all of which were enhanced because they weren't drowned out by music. The game uses a solo "Oboe" melody for the main theme. Variations of this main theme have been used throughout all of the Tomb Raider games. The symphonic sounds of the earlier games were created using Roland Corporation's Orchestral Expansion board for their JV series keyboards.
Tomb Raider Original Game Front-Cover:
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