Favorite game music?

Simplicityyy · July 16, 2017

You can't pick anything from Halo. What are your favorite game musical scores? The don't even have to be favorites either; just notable scores if so. I like Uncharted 4, The Last of Us, Battlefield 1, TR and Rise of the Tomb Raider (Rise > TR), Assassins Creed II, Horizon Zero Dawn (recently won a Jerry Goldsmith Award for Best Original Score. Its amazing.), Skyrim, Oblivion, and Assassins Creed IV: Black Flag (haven't played the whole game). I haven't played Abzu or Firewatch, but those both have great scores (Abzu > Firewach).
I'll try adding more when I think of them.

Here's more: the two Mirrors Edge games have great atmospheric scores.

publicbussystem · July 16, 2017

They're not necessarily the best, but I get really nostalgic for the old Pokemon chiptunes, with the Gold/Silver soundtrack being my favorite of those.

Simplicityyy · July 16, 2017

I've never listened to any Pokemon music lul. Cool deal though. Also never have played a Pokemon game. Never been a fan of the brand.

Avalynch · July 16, 2017

Visual Novels usually have some great music (Nearly every theme in Rewrite is just so damn good). Rocket League, Gravity Rush, and This War of Mine: The Little Ones are also notable.

Cursed Lemon · July 17, 2017

Dynasty Warriors 3

Gradius 3

Guilty Gear X2

Castlevania 64/LoD

Donkey Kong Country 2

Killer Instinct, KI2

Zelda: OoT

Super Metroid

Last Guardian

Jake Teh Nub · July 17, 2017

This:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGK3usiX31s

Also Fire Emblem and SMT/Persona.

Destroyaaa · July 17, 2017

This:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGK3usiX31s

Also Fire Emblem and SMT/Persona.

I bought secret of mana years ago and played it for like a few hours and just gave it up. Couldn't figure out how to play 2 players lol :/

I listen to a lot of video game music playlists at work. Its really relaxing. I can recommend some if people are interested

Ramirez77 · July 19, 2017

Night in the Woods is a recent favorite that I've been listening to a lot. Mostly very mellow piano/guitar/violin/synth(?), but there's some variety outside of that too. The dream sequence songs really stand out from the others in sound and quality,

especially. Very emotional stuff overall.

Cave Story is another one of my all time favorites, having tons of very upbeat and nostalgic chiptunes but with a few somber tracks as well. "Remastered" version is roughly equal, but skip the "New" 3D version. It's lesser known cousin Kero Blaster also has some good music in that way. Undertale OST is great for the same reason, but it's already been given tons of recognition as is.

Pretty much anything Nintendo has ever released has great music so I won't bother mentioning all of those games.

Cursed Lemon · July 20, 2017

Random tracks that I love:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCcJnffie48

-DeucEy- · July 20, 2017

Solid list man

I COMPLETELY forgot about Starfox 64 Aquas!!

Cursed Lemon · July 20, 2017

Solid list man

I COMPLETELY forgot about Starfox 64 Aquas!!

Fuckin' right you did!

Also.

Jake Teh Nub · July 21, 2017

Area 6 had the best Starfox 64 music I think

Also here's a really good FF song:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0JnXdfoYpY

KelticDragon · July 22, 2017

mind the amount but i love game OSTs, working as an animator, they're your best friend. Chose the ones that stuck out to me

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3M208qi3Sg&t=9s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6AdPlr3whY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ytdBfQXq-M

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCXTmBAk5C0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1oTzxyFWDyE

Teapot · July 22, 2017

So much nostalgia. Loved your list @@Cursed Lemon and I'll check out some of you other guys' recommendations as well.

There's many soundtracks I enjoy and obviously Halo is one of them. Two I go out of my way to tell people how good they are is Donkey Kong Country 2 and Perfect Dark. The guy who did Perfect Dark also did Goldeneye, and you'd think he had a ton of time to improve and prepare for Perfect Dark. Apparently though Rare went with another composer and then pretty far into the development life they got Grant back.

Nokt · July 24, 2017

Sorry there is a lot in here. So I just spoiler'd it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MH1bTY-MxWQ&t=768s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8y_6o8UvR4

May as well throw some DDR/ITG

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6i0AIboP0w

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oo5SmiuUCw4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwI8r8zNSv8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsFcvvR3M1E

I know Hotline Miami doesn't really count, but I'm still going to list some.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNE2oCZH_4k

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jx97snsx7-I

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pU-DfRSFWbA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIRQFuztUnM

Kreutz · July 25, 2017

I'm most fond of the old school JRPGs. Suikoden I & II and Final Fantasy X are my favorite OSTs.

Cursed Lemon · July 25, 2017

Not sure how I forgot this track.

ChieftaiNZ · July 26, 2017

Arena1999 · September 27, 2017

Perfect Dark is the only First-Person Shooter that rivals the first three Halo games and ODST, in terms of music. Here is an example:

One of the best tracks out of the entire game. Damn, man, the OST in this game is just so well-composed! The instruments are amazing to listen to, it's alien, and it's good for studying.

What make this soundtrack even more amazing is that this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EI806teJIT4

Can go from this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICb_9jfe9D0

EDIT: Also, this is the best track in any training/practice level of any game, ever.

FLuFFy · September 28, 2017

Holy my nostalgia feels going on in this thread!

Here's one for you guys. I used to play the shit out of Super Mario RPG!

Cursed Lemon · September 28, 2017

I present to you, the most bi-polar game in history in regard to its soundtrack.

You go from this...

...to this.

Look, I get that the track is trying to set a mood.

But looking around to find a stupid hole in the wall to blow up for two fucking hours with that SHIT on loop is absolutely infuriating.

cordyceps · October 3, 2017

hotline Miami

Fez

GTA vice city(and San Andreas)

Tony Hawk Pro skater 1 to 4(specially 4)

Final fantasy series

Nino kuni

Three Six Xero · October 4, 2017

Oh boy, oh boy

Since I can't include CE, the remaining 4 of the top 5 of my favorite games all have one or two songs that hit that sweet spot for me, but I'll include a few others as well.

Megaman 2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJRoRt155mA

Phantom Crash

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mP8bWytJPt4

Undertale

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcoqR9Bwx1Y

Persona 5

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jaIo82uT0qs