Living In The Plastic Age by The Buggles
Not only is it one of the best album openers, it could be seen as a great opening to the whole decade of the '80s given the album's almost melancholic thematic journey through the advancement of technology and rise in superficiality. The echoing synthetic wails and chirping alarm followed by the chugging synth gives off the feeling of waking up into a completely new world
Planet Claire - The B-52's
The morse code transmission with the Peter Gunn theme playing throughout evoking an image of a '50s/'60s beach romp scene, Fred Schneider's peculiar vocals about a mysterious alien girl, it's like getting an invite to their own party planet.
Lost Carol - Silent Hill 3 OST
It's only a short 37 second intro, but McGlynn's bellowing vocalizing leading into the opening riffs to "You're Not Here" and its lyrics longing for someone that isn't there anymore works so damn well. Yamaoka stated that when compiling the OST he wanted it to be like an actual album rather than just the tracks playing in order they appear in game and he definitely made the right choice with Lost Carol as the opener, as well as shortening it from its original 2 minute run time. As much as I love "Tender Sugar" and "Theme of Laura", this is my choice for best SH soundtrack opening.
Remulo wrote:rodox_head wrote:Sherbet Head wrote:The Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
I feel ashamed I forgot about that one, and if we include "Tonight, Tonight" with it then it's no question.
We must not forget about how good of an opening "Where Boys Fear To Thread" followed by "Bodies" is too, how an album has TWO great openings is beyond me.
It's also contender for best closing track. Listening to Beautiful - Farewell and Goodnight is comparable to listening to Dawn Chorus - Corsair/Magic Window IMO. As dorky as this may sound, the piano that comes in towards the middle of Farewell & Goodnight reminds me of the feeling of first hearing Dearly Beloved play at the end of Kingdom Hearts 1 and 2 when I was a kid.