Music Monday - 'Pocket Full of Quarters'

Music Monday - 'Pocket Full of Quarters'

Yeah, I've been playing a lot of Street Fighter III (Or more precisely, Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike Fight For The Future - Online Edition, because Japanese fighting games should never have easy names!)

Capcom made a smart move by giving us a more hip-hop/jazz inspired soundtrack for this game. At this point, they were certainly succeeding in giving each of their Street Fighter games a distinct and compelling direction musically. Revisiting all these tracks via the PS3 and 360's online edition remake has been an absolute musical paradise. Some of the remixes are pretty great too! That new menu song? Love it.



The Longshoreman
Brazil - Sean & Oro Stage


Beats in my Head
Kenya - Elena Stage


Jazzy NYC '99
America - Ken & Alex Stage


I'm always generally pretty wary when it comes to remixes, but the Online Edition of 3rd Strike includes some of my favourites. Because I absolutely just had to point it out, this is what I have set to my Menu Theme at the moment!



The Longshoreman (Online Edition Remix)

Music Monday - Mega Man OC Remixes

Music Monday - Mega Man OC Remixes

It's no mystery that I a) love the Mega Man series and b) the music of the Mega Man series. Although I'm something of a purist when it comes to the classic soundtrack, the following remixes do a great job of bringing a lot of new character to the classic 8-bit NES tunes.



Needles
Remixed from Needle Man's Stage Theme, Mega Man 3


Crystal Potion
Remixed from Gemini Man's Stage Theme, Mega Man 3


Odyssey Beyond the Falls
Remixed from Centaur Man's Stage Theme, Mega Man 6



I really gotta hand it to these guys. Remixing a classic soundtrack is something that I've always lacked the confidence to do. Who knows, maybe one of these days I'll submit a remix for Ring Man's stage, or something from Actraiser! Well, I could always just show it off here instead...

You can always catch more awesome video game soundtrack remixes over at OC Remixes.