Amazing Music From Video Games

JaseBelleVie

I'm a pretty big gamer, or at least I was. Not so much in the past few years, but I still love revving up the XBox every once in a while.

What struck me when I started playing Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (awesome) for the first time in ages again was the opening theme music.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CbFAZ2ztlE

For sure, it's a deliberate rip-off of James Bond themes, but that was very much the point. This is an incredible song and is actually far better than some Bond themes!

A real high point in original music from video games.

For sure, games like Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and so on all had great music, but that was not original music and I wouldn't count it in the same vein as what I'm aiming for here.

Another game that had great atmospheric and tense music was Max Payne:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qSMkAs-jYQ

This is from a level where you have to infiltrate the enemy's main base/headquarters. The tension from this minimalist and atmospheric music makes the final few levels even harder as you feel like the walls are going to come alive and spew enemies at you!


Anyone else have any other suggestions?

Starscream25

Some fantastic gaming music out there, I frequently listen to Nobuo Uematsu
Music from the final fantasy series, also listen to loads of stuff from snes and mega drive era, thunder force 4, gun star heroes, sonic etc. don't know how to embed so here's a link to some

http://youtu.be/6AsjpDdzW48
http://youtu.be/YXlE8ZESSEI

Harry gregson Williams did a Great job with metal gear solid I agree especially the theme from sons of liberty

GLaDOS

A fantastic score, for a fantastic game

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssLAf5akbfU

Also :pac:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6ljFaKRTrI

Final Fantasy, as mentioned, have some superb scores

I'm a big fan of The London Symphony Orchestra "Greatest Video Game Music" collections

Links234

Simon Viklund's score for Payday 2 is downright incredible, fits with the action perfectly.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8yp15iCvRA

Ode To Greed from the Big Bank heist, and Evil Eye from the Hotline Miami crossover are two of my favourites. You can listen to the whole soundtrack here: http://overkillsoundtracks.bandcamp.com/album/payday-2-official-soundtrack

circadian

Super Metroid has some great music, the OC Remix stuff for it is pretty swish too.

blastman

I'd recommend Skyrim and Shadow Of The Colossus, both excellent soundtracks.

ricero

amazing song in max payne 3 by Rockstar games. it kick in during the final mission which makes you want to go all out action and kick ass. One of my favorite moments in playing video games

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEH_LSL4rVw

and this is a great song which is in red dead redemption game also made by Rockstar games

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTsN5iDvysY

NIMAN

All you yougsters with your modern music, I've got 2 words for yee's, Rob Hubbard!

blastman

Yeah baby!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QE589HrGPkI

DEFTLEFTHAND

I loved the Red Dead Redemption soundtrack, especially songs like 'Compass', 'Far Away' and 'Dead Man's Gun.'

Thors_Beour

Linkin Park - Castle of glass
in medal of honour that song gives me goosebumps every time I listen to it

Equil

JaseBelleVie wrote: »

What struck me when I started playing Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (awesome) for the first time in ages again was the opening theme music.

Anyone else have any other suggestions?

I was thinking about the MGS3 opening theme music as soon as I saw the the title thread! I'm also a big fan of the MGS2 main theme.

Starscream25

Mgs2 tune beats mgs3 tune everyday of the week

Equil

Starscream25 wrote: »

Mgs2 tune beats mgs3 tune everyday of the week

Agreed! Makes me feel like I can do anything!