Favorite arranged cover?

[RetroShmetro]

This one is an epic cover, for an epic fight, for an epic game

 

[Akiba]

Generally I prefer something layered with variety. Simple but robust, classic but fresh.
Something like this

Spoiler

 

[Tonberry]

These two by a million miles:

 

[irkella irkella]

This one still lives rent free in my head after all these years. Simple and beautiful.

Edit:

Guess I should also be on theme with this one

 

[Tonberry]

This one still lives rent free in my head after all these years. Simple and beautiful.

This gang rocks.
I always love their little jokes they include, like the Wakka in this one.

 

[Your_Homie_Gale]

A hard rock cover of the SMT if... PSX exclusive track Old Enemy? (Or Akira's battle theme. A little hard to tell.) Hell yeah this goes hard.

 

[C-Puff]

My time has come. I use a lot of OCremix in my videos since they're free for use and there are some bangers on there. (and one from Video Games Live for good measure)

1: 90s house remix of Stickerbrush Symphony

2: Cheesy as hell 80s rock cover of "The Moon" from Ducktales

3: Vocal cover of the Aria/Opera from FF6

4: Video games Live's recording of "Medal of Honor"

and
5: Pong

 

[irkella irkella]

Also, only somewhat facetiously...

*Epilepsy warning*

 

[C-Puff]

This one still lives rent free in my head after all these years. Simple and beautiful.

Edit:

Guess I should also be on theme with this one

GRANDIAAAAA!!!!!!!

 

[Cris_Agev]

Embrace medieval.

Main theme of Age of Empires II:

Main theme of Dragon Age Origins:

Ending theme of The Witcher 1:

 

[PlayerJuan]

Do these count?

Wait for Diddy to step up - 42 secs in

 

[Glossy Cat]

I enjoyed this. Thank you.

 

[Evaccaneer Doom]

Rest in peace PirateCrab
Mythic Mist

Merton has some pretty cool covers too

Also Jonny Atma (his birthday was on the first)
Hey, Let’s Fight! (Mystic Ark)
Crimson Dragon (Mega Man Star Force 3)
The Chase (Suikoden II)
Laughter (Phantasy Star IV)
The End of the Raging Waves (Etrian Odyssey III)

One more

 

[Sunnyside]

Etrian Odyssey IV's Super Arrange album. The original soundtrack already ranks as one of my favorites in gaming. But the producer went all out and got a bunch of legendary Falcom musicians to do these arrangements. Every last rendition is amazing. I'll just post the fan-favorite track.

 

[gothic soda]

 

[ZombieFish]

Forever. When that boss hits? How? How possibly could you? But they did. Also everything else they do is great, go binge it all immediately.

Already guitar driven, so maybe doesn’t qualify, but I still love it. Better than Tommy Tallarico’s hammy Video Games Live performance. (His mother isn’t actually very proud.)

For the old heads. Raise your hand if you found this on napster.

Bonus vidja on how vidja game music has a canon now.

 

[Bonkers225]

Everything by the Black Mages

Here's one sample:

 

[Cantarella]

I've been a big fan of Erutan's arrangements for like, half the time I've been alive.

banger