music Best Video Game Soundtracks

[Envy 6,128]

I have quite a few series of which I really like their music. I'll list them and a few favorites.

 

The Legend of Zelda:

http-~~-//www.youtube.com/watch?v=7P2HNic7JjI

(Majora's Mask)

(A Link To The Past)

 

Kingdom Hearts:

http-~~-//www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyAl7WOM8FQ

(Kingdom Hearts II)

Traverse Town (RE: Chain of Memories version)

 

Golden Sun:

Lemurian Ruins (The Lost Age)

Vale

Venus Lighthouse

 

There are many other series that I love the music from but this is what I'll post for now. =P

[Doctor XFizzle 8,669]

Guitar Hero III

 

 

THROUGH THE FIRE AND FLAMES, 100% PERCENT. BOW DOWN TO THIS MAN

 

Edited November 22, 2011 by XFizzle vi Equestria

[Lady Rarity Pony 4,892]

Would you not look epic running to this music?

Edited November 22, 2011 by Lady Rarity Pony

[Finesthour 7,287]

How could I forget the Pikmin sound track :c

I love it so much.

Edited November 22, 2011 by Finesthour

[Lady Rarity Pony 4,892]

Turning Point Fall of Liberty had a neat soundtrack.

[Sageflare 276]

Golden Sun:

Lemurian Ruins (The Lost Age)

Vale

Venus Lighthouse

 

There are many other series that I love the music from but this is what I'll post for now. =P

 

Golden Sun has great music I love that game.

[Neko-Chan 34]

Bioshock 1 and 2...

 

Also, bunch of Silent Hill games... Some of my favorite Silent Hill songs:

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-ZMU5AgKSM

 

http://youtu.be/6MUpUPHO3EU

[Crispy 5,563]

How has this game not been mentioned yet?

 

http-~~-//www.youtube.com/watch?v=skRfTDEx7_E&feature=related

 

Also, this. This game forever.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_lGyV9JIVI

Edited November 23, 2011 by Crispy

[Lady Rarity Pony 4,892]

Oh nostalgia...we meet again

[Crispy 5,563]

 

 

And then I gave everypony IWBTG flashbacks.

 

WHAT HAS SCIENCE DONE.

[Neko-Chan 34]

Well if you want to go old school I always liked:

 

 

[Crispy 5,563]

Huh. I never played that. Neat songs though.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WW7w0AUtiWE&feature=related

 

And this one with ponies, since if ya'll don't know what game it's from, I'll be really surprised and kind of disappointed.

 

[Feather Spiral 1,892]

Kingdom hearts <3

You mean

Kingdom <3s.

I don't know why I forgot those. Probably cuz I don't have any myself.

[Crispy 5,563]

Moar.

 

 

This game... Sega, it's taken me years, but I can finally forgive you. THIS GAME IS GENIUS.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wROAfvwgDck&feature=related

[Tom The Diamond 1,830]

Why the Kirby series has not been mentioned yet when it has some of the best music out of all of Nintendo's first parties is beyond me.

 

http-~~-//www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKFchc0f6BI

 

http-~~-//www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQUgXEZuM18

 

And

 

 

 

 

Also, Brawl was full of kick-flank remixes.

[Lady Rarity Pony 4,892]

Crysis 2 has a sick soundtrack

[Robojot 152]

the soundtrack from super meat boy is amazing

but the battlefield 1942 theme and battlefield 2 soundtrack is just wonderful

[Private Pansy 32]

I'll be the multiple person to mention Akira Yamaoka. Hans Zimmer has performed some excellent pieces too. Additionally, Jeremy Soule of Elder Scrolls III to IV fame. Otherwise, I'm not cognizant of any other composers for video games, though when I played Runescape, I adored the music on it.

 

The soundtrack to the first Silent Hill is a rather haunting piece and my favourite overall album, tied with Imaginaerum.

 

[Finesthour 7,287]

Best song evar Edited January 2, 2012 by Pinkamena_Diane_Pie

[Discordian 6,015]

I'm gonna have to throw in this:

 

Motoi Sakuraba is the best composer for video games ever. EVER!

 

He did games such as:

Star Ocean series (As well as the Star Ocean 2 anime)

Eternal Sonata

Resonance of Fate

Tales Of series

Golden Sun

Baten Kaitos series

[Swoop 2,278]

Guile’s Theme from Street Fighter; It goes with everything!

 

Well, some of the games that have left an impression on me music wise would have to include:

• Pretty much the entire fire emblem series.
• Super meat boy (when I wasn't yelling my head off at the screen).
• The sailing music from The legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker.
• The little victory tune from Final Fantasy VII.
• The jungle levels from the original Crash Bandicoot!
• The background music to Age of Empires 2.

[Viscra Maelstrom 3,718]

video game soundtracks are usually top notch in quality production. i don't think i've played a single game and not enjoyed the music.

however, said soundtracks are usually created just to fit the mood of the game, thus, outside of the game, i can find several ones to be rather lackluster to listen to.

 

however, there are several soundtracks that i just simply adore:

• i was shocked the first time i heard Earthbound's music. i mean literally. i had never, ever in my life been literally stunned at the quality of a game. in case of the soundtrack, it's wonderfully varied, there are several differently composed tracks for different enemy enounters, which makes battles so much more fun to engage in. there are several lulzworthy tunes, awe-inspiring ones, and then there's the creepy ambient ones which gives me goosebumps all over. that a game can reflect so many different emotions just with the help of its music is stunning, imo.
• SIlent Hill's different soundtracks i also have a soft spot for. i am a huge fan of grimdark, and even though i have never played any of the games, the soundtracks hit just the right spot for me. dark ambience galore, these games has the best dark ambient music i have ever heard, to the point that i really want to get a complete soundtrack box of the games. i can't begin to wonder how well it would sound like coupled with Silent Hill's grimdark atomsphere itself.
• Unreal's and Tournament's soundtracks. 2 of my absolute favorite games ever, and for a number of reasons. the gameplay and the atmosphere of those games are simply unmatched of anything else, and on top of that, they both have superb soundtracks to go with them. without these soundtracks to each of the games, the games would of feel a lot more empty and dull to play. they just seem to... tick with me. possibly because they have a lot in common with electronic music; hell, they ARE electronic music. that's prolly why they tick with me so well, my subconscious was well aware at how good these soundtracks were, even if i had no idea what electronic music was back then.

also, my head automatically plays this tune when it's dark and i am sneaking about:

 

[Zalgo 593]

1. Halo soundtrack- finish the fight. Its so... AMAZING

2. Halo theme

3. Most halo songs

[Lady Rarity Pony 4,892]

Shut up and accept Halo as your master soundtrack overlord.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHprLnmnfyY

[Discordian 6,015]

This is the master of all sound tracks: Baten Kaitos.