Author Topic: What is the name of this genre of music?  (Read 717 times)

It's hard to explain, but it's sort of a cheerful music with upbeat instruments, and it mostly fits a sunny environment, it's more common to hear it on japanese games, here are some examples:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NXqEj0XzIU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkkMCyeN2ug
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CuCTfslXl4

Once I find more musics like this I'll add it here.
« Last Edit: November 06, 2017, 08:11:04 AM by Filipe »

jazz fusion x videogame ost

here is the composer of streetfighter ex3 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shinji_Hosoe
composer of daytona usa https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takenobu_Mitsuyoshi
cant seem to find the one of drift city, but i dont think that one is jazz fusion

regardless its pretty common music for japanese made games, nintendo and sega are full of it

here are some classics
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3UBekfm3QQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-BiX7QXE8k
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yr2QhafozbU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NfDHe_ND7As
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acRInv4PwdE

here are some more modern ones (these days its less fusion and more jazz/funk)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDMXM_m6X0k
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=stirUXkT2Nw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IjCntbYcH4g
also honorable mention https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGA4PilHdr0

here is an actual jazz fusion band https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gcM-6WIzxo
« Last Edit: November 06, 2017, 08:09:46 AM by hootaloo »

It sounds like a bit of light rock and jazz with some techno added to it


jazz fusion x videogame ost

Thanks a lot man that's exactely the style I was searching for!