Which are your favorite songs from anime, films or games?

[micia]

This topic has nothing to do with Linux or Sabayon, but only with my curiosity.
Being a big fan of anime and videogames since my childhood, I found myself listening and appreciating the artistic value of the background music and songs from anime openings/endings and from videogames... So, in this topic I would like to know if someone here shares this interest and which are your favorite musics from anime, films, or videogames.
Here are my own:

Anime:
- the Legendary Italian opening of Ken il Guerriero (Italian name for Hokuto no Ken/Fist of the North Star):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRuSQgu9vYE
- EF: A tale of memories opening, English version (Euphoric Field):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WVBHU9Tm8c
- Air opening (Tori no uta):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VE4au2OwtSM
- Elfen Lied opening (Lilium)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8HYCRJG9gw
- Higurashi no naku koro ni ending (Why, or why not)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sxbXFr3GmI
- Umineko no naku koro ni opening (Katayoku no tori)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ScUHens70QA
- Shiki opening (Kuchizuke)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfpTOw44o8I
- Bakemonogatari ending (Kimi no shiranai monogatari)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lF-njbZR_fQ

Games:
- BlazBlue Calamity Trigger, Noel's theme (Bullet Dance)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fpvs1a0oeeY
- BlazBlue Calamity Trigger, V13 theme (Awakening the Chaos)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVwFLsZJzS8
- Guilty Gear X, Dizzy's theme (Awe of she, heavy rock version)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJKQ4O-aeak
- Guilty Gear X, May's theme (Blue water blue sky, heavy rock version)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xv_feLRnhSU
(I am not, by any mean, a big fan of Daisuke Ishiwatari... )
- Einhander, Schwarzgeist boss theme (Thermosphere)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hJbe7YXsLU
- Battle Arena Toshinden 2, theme of Sho
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N56calpQCgE
- Skies of Arcadia, the Great Silver Shrine theme
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPyQw8KAU14
- Devil May Cry 4, ending theme (Shall Never Surrender)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfT0GzeWTvs

Films
there is no song from film that I like particularly...

I would post here 1000 more, but they are enough for now, maybe if this topic goes on, I will post some more
By the way... Noel rules:
http://i52.tinypic.com/25pj0b5.jpg

[Matte88]

- Elfen Lied opening (Lilium)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6R9j1Wu7cYQ
- Higurashi no naku koro ni ending (Why, or why not)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sxbXFr3GmI

Games:
- Burnout 2 Point of Impact Theme Song Music
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFfEDbi-W20&feature=related

- Call Of Duty 4 menu theme
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uamh1l_tmeI

- Max Payne 1 & 2 menu theme
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRuReVCFOY0&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGvwmZmFi0w

- Metal Gear Solid Soundtrack: Battle theme
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUwcz8lyu6s

- Metal Gear Solid Soundtrack: The Best Is Yet To Come (ending theme)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6miaTf1gF4g

- Metal Gear Solid 3 Soundtrack: pre-menu (CQC theme)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjDBqU4STz0



Anime/Film:
- All "Cowboy Bebop" themes, in particular the ending one (Seatbelts rulez )
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nftxDrStny8

- Trigun opening
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzHe4U5c5Oc

- Boa - Duvet [Serial Experiments Lain]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WidfjUJdk_8

- Death Note Ending 2 - Zetsubou Billy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMOsiXDAq_w

- Beck OST - Moon on the Water
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S297bQROMSk

- Master Of Mosquiton (italian opening on MTV)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5ChojZ9w4Y

- School Rumble opening
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2NgBrozFi8

- [FILM] Requiem For A Dream (Darren Aronofsky) theme
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zE-rD8vcY4U&feature=related

[sabayonino]

wow


Ghost In The Shell opening
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WyaSaCnp ... re=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIVgSuuUTwQ

The Vision of Escaflowne (original) (good sound...)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KoL7__Bmyg


Record Of Lodos War (Original)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2vxlZkfW-Y

Record ofLodos War (Italian)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCKhFVbhVlo

and many others

[micia]

- Max Payne 1 & 2 menu theme
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRuReVCF ... re=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGvwmZmFi0w

- Metal Gear Solid Soundtrack: Battle theme
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUwcz8lyu6s

I love Max Payne's theme so much, it just sum up all the atmosphere of the game so well.
I like the first one the most, because the choice of the piano is better in my opinion.
The Metal Gear theme... It gets you so in the mood of escaping and hiding, it is just perfect

Ghost In The Shell opening
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WyaSaCnp ... re=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIVgSuuUTwQ

That's just awesome
Thank you for giving me the opportunity to listen to it

[Skull Fire]

games:
doom3 theme when first loading the game
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzI7DLR0 ... re=related

Halo:Combat Evolved
i found the music was well placed in varying moods and hi and low action sequences throughout the first halo.

Painkiller
music throughout was pretty good.

films:
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
i really enjoyed this soundtrack and film.

so many films. . . i reserve the right to edit later

anime:

Heavy Metal (1981)

[sabayonino]

I suggest you (anime):

Armitage III http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armitage_III
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Bih4x51 ... re=related

SOL Bianca http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sol_Bianca
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCpRANX3 ... re=related

Patlabor (Series and Movies)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfnmfE7f ... re=related

X-1999 (manga) + Anime http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X_(manga)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruks392Y ... re=related

Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gankutsuou ... nte_Cristo (very cool)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwjWBnWjWbc

The famous "Akira" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akira_(film)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQnw35kR6Pw
see soundtrack http://www.amazon.com/Akira-Original-So ... B00000116S

uuuh ... Macross , (see robotech also and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robotech ... Robotech=Macross+Southern Cross+Mospeada animecombined by Harmony Gold prod.)

The macross Saga
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9_Xjs3iAeo

Black Lagoon
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsL9vhMfyrs


see also
PlanetES
lovely complex
ful metal panic fomoffu
full metal panic second raid
aria : the animation


... I could go on forever ...

[alonsoty]

very beautiful thread...
I listened metal up to more than 25 years old, then I started to wander up to the Jazz and Ambient (I'll stop somewhere?).

About the games Machinarium recently impressed me a lot (favorites order):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvDvawzJ ... re=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjFerxQe ... re=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Bc55iPbiA0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hZeSva8 ... re=related (unpublished)

Doom3 I love it ... Nine Inch Nails they also done a cover?
I like to strum the bass guitar, but I'll spare you my performance in favor of:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kg-VmvNM ... re=related

About the films why not to mention the wonderful works of Ennio Morricone and some of Philip Glass.

Returning to the metal; I discovered Tool band (one of my favorite) thanks to "Escape From Los Angeles" movie by Carpenter (it was 1996)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hglVqACd1C8&feature

However, it will be very questionable, but I guessed it seemed the theme and remix the film (saga) "The Bourne Identity" ... The original song is by Moby.

Many many others... but now I must listen all your proposals

Bye

[micia]

Speaking about trailers and suggestions... I watched the entire anime, but I could go on watching this trailer forever and the soundtrack is just superb:
EF - a tale of memories prologue, if you have not already watched this anime, just repent and do it
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOujG7RtTpg

@sabayonino: Planetes is great, I like how they turned an apparently boring concept to a very interesting anime, by the way, its opening was also pretty good:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfd3NujZq0k

I listened metal up to more than 25 years old

If you like the metal genre, Daisuke Ishiwatari could catch on you too
I suggest you to listen some of its musics, I listed 4 of them in my first post, from BlazBlue and Guilty Gear X, but I could go on forever, I love them all

[alonsoty]

At this point, I must improve my anime culture!
Guilty Gear X music theme reminds me old school "speed metal".

I just want to add this with regard to the games section ... guess what!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_UhhXhSBFQ

Ciao

[sabayonino]

... Hayao Miyazaki http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hayao_Miyazaki

He is a great Director and StoryBoarder

He has produced good "Animes" who are accompanied by excellent and evocative soundtracks

for me is one of the best anime directors in the world (I think the only one)

see also "Studio Ghibli" ...http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Studio_Ghibli