Favourite Music in a Video Game

Gizmo55

Wondering what people's favourite music from a Video Game might be.

From Final Fantasy XIII, 'The Vestige' is one of my favourites, I stopped playing when it started just to listen to it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iv1AXalaRhg

WarpAsylum

What springs to mind are:

Doom 2016

Wipeout 2097

Revenge of Shinobi

All 3 Streets of Rage....

Gizmo55

Metroid Prime's music is amazing too. Halo aswell.

Stone Deaf 4evr

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lQMx1ILebEE

citytillidie

Donkey Kong Country on the SNES

Gizmo55

Stone Deaf 4evr wrote: »

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lQMx1ILebEE

Rockstar know how to do soundtracks.

mossym

probably have to be of a certain age, but by a country mile

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

Gizmo55

GTA Vice City was amazing.

Sabre0001

Doom 2016
Total Annihilation
Transistor
Super Meat Boy

Shadowrun (Snes)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49aRx36MVF8

qrx

Xenon 2 (by Bomb the Bass):
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=AsxnKkstST4

Speedball 2:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=h_oW6AOXkdE

omb0wyn5ehpij9

F-Zero (Snes)
Streets of Rage (Mega Drive)

BadCharlie

qrx wrote: »

Xenon 2 (by Bomb the Bass):
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=AsxnKkstST4

Speedball 2:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=h_oW6AOXkdE

Lol blast from the past I needed that.

WarpAsylum

qrx wrote:

Xenon 2 (by Bomb the Bass):

Xenon 2. Yes!!! ðŸ˜

Starscream25

You are not alone-ff9
Sons of liberty theme-mgs
Mario kart wii- end credits

So much to choose from

WarpAsylum

http://data-discs.com/collections/all

https://www.youtube.com/shared?ci=-s-UuOkrQl4

qrx

WarpAsylum wrote: »

http://data-discs.com/collections/all

https://www.youtube.com/shared?ci=-s-UuOkrQl4

Now I've seen everything! 16 bit techno coming to a dance floor near you

gimli2112

Modern Warfare 2
Final Fantasy 7
TLOU

Starscream25

Gun Star heroes and thunder force 4 had a great soundtrack

SickBoy

Loved the tune in the burning the weed mission in Far Cry 3

I'm not a fan of that music genre but it just worked so well for that mission.

flyton5

I remember Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 having an excellent soundtrack.

'You' - by Bad Religion, definitely the track that sticks out.

Tom Mann Centuria

I love the music on the C64 version of Commando, it's even better than the arcade. Some clever person has ported It on to the 128k Spectrum game, and game play. But this is still the ultimate.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrQuR1LHAVI

Though not Xbox related, unless you stretch to emulators on the Xbox!

B_Sharp

Soundtracks in the Hotline Miami games are great if you like that kind of synthwave stuff. I've replayed levels just to listen to the music again! Same goes for Super Hexagon, music is absolutely perfect for the game.

In terms of licensed stuff, FIFA 99, 2000, 2004, THPS 2, SSX On Tour and obviously Vice City are up there in my favourites.

me_irl

So... not just Xbox game soundtracks? Awesome!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jm932Sqwf5E

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wEZv3cwoMs

F.E.A.R OST was amazing too.

Loved the level and boss tunes in this.

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

There are many more, but I think these are the stand out ones (for me, at the moment!).

booterboy

Battlefield 1942 Theme music by a country mile.

Prezatch

CatInABox

Moving this to the General Gaming forum, please be aware that their charter now applies. Please take a moment to look it over.

CIAB

Evade

Ace Combat Squadron Leader

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjY6awCr2_c

bigphil2

The Last of Us
Everybody's Gone to the Rapture
Doom
Hotline Miami

mcgooch

Furi

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUlAytznxn4

Osmosis Jones

Bioshock Infinite. Loved the anachronistic versions of newer songs and the in-game explanation for them.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-aH4o-VblLg

degrassinoel

Wasteland 2

Mass Effect 3

So many good ones in ME3 too

Encrypted Pigeon

Echoing the Furi soundtrack as mentioned, great tracks.

My personal favorite is the Bloodbourne soundtrack

https://open.spotify.com/artist/4yUdaF72jed7Pl9kycxzcE

Ludwig theme is by far the best, doesnt seem to be in the spotify list.

Mr.Saturn

Undertale does a good job of marrying memorable themes to specific characters. It's also handy at setting the tone of particular bits. I'm sure the one of the main reasons anyone's completed a genocide run is so they could hear the full version of 'Megalovania' as it was intended.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5daGZ96QGU

Gonzo

F-Zero (SNES)
Zelda:Orcarina of Tme (N64)
Star Fox (SNES)
Resident Evil 1 Remake (Gamecube)
The Last Of Us (PS4)
Dead Or Alive 2 (Dreamcast)
Sonic 2 (Megadrive)
World of Warcraft (vanilla zones - PC)
Super Mario World (SNES)
Final Fantasy 7 (PS1)
Wip3out 2097 (PS1)

Ten of Swords

I came across an exceptional soundtrack recently. It's from the game I Shall Remain, on Steam. I didn't really enjoy playing the game itself, bad mechanics and dull story, but I was completely blown away by the soundtrack. The developers released it free on youtube

For me, however, the best soundtrack of all time is this one (Akira Yamaoka produced phenomenal music throughout the whole SH series but SH2 is a masterpiece)

Also, Max Payne 2 has a fantastic soundtrack, especially this song which marked the debut of Poets of the Fall (their work on the Alan Wake soundtrack was also great)

Honorable mentions for these nostalgic gems,

Ocarina of Time (N64)
Time Crisis (PS1)
Double Dragon
FF7 and FF8 (PS1)
Castlevania (any version of bloody tears!)

Dillonb3

Always stayed in my head over the years

Gunmonkey

Burnout 3 soundtrack, just so good.

Also one of my favourite tracks of all time, nothing gets ya pumped more for the Arena battles:

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

Skerries

Dying Light's soundtrack is a recent one I am loving

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9iDYnAireiw

OptimusTractor

The soundtrack for AC Unity is my number one. Followed closely by Chakra Attack/The Fernando Show from GTA V in close joint second.

SeantheMan

I have a few on my Spotify Game's playlist.

I love Shovel Knight's 'Strike the earth'

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

Potential-Monke

Dillonb3 wrote: »

Always stayed in my head over the years (re: Destruction Derby 2

First PS1 game i owned. Such a good game. I wish they'd re-release it with no changes other than graphics! Haven't played a destruction derby type game that has come close to how good it was.

Back to topic, and every time i see a thread like this, it's an easy answer for me. No soundtrack will ever knock this off as my favourite theme, from the amazing and well-overdue remake needed Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver:

Words can't describe how amazing this game and it's soundtrack are to me. I still get shivers every time i hear Ozar Midrashim. Suited the game perfectly! And what a game.

However, Guacamelee really stood out for me, what with the instant change from over to underworld with a seamless change in the theme of the music. Amazingly done.

Pickpocket

Check out Sound of Play, the videogame music podcast from the team behind the similarly excellent Cane and Rinse.

Each episode of Sound of Play features a selection of songs drawn from every era of games. You'll find silly J-pop alongside grand orchestral arrangements and everything and anything in between.

Cane and Rinse is a critical analysis show where each two hour episode is dedicated to a single title.

Two fantastic shows. Also, their forum is the only gaming forum I've ever come across where people are consistently nice to each other. Seriously. There's no insults or petty arguments. No 'likes' and never any need for a Mod to intervene. All of the guys from the shows are on there and you can chat with them and just generally contribute to a very good-natured corner of the internet. One of the regular users, 'Flabyo", is an A.I. programmer and an ex-member of Lionhead that worked on the Fable series. He's just one of a number of very interesting people that contribute to the forum.

(No, I'm not a member of the team )

DeadlyByDesign

mossym wrote: »

probably have to be of a certain age, but by a country mile

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

Jayziz man that brought me by the scruff of the neck to my early 20s sitting in an internet cafe after work playing the multiplayer. Happy days

DeadlyByDesign

BF1s sound track is very good. The best I have heard in a while.

Kimbot

Some class music in Destiny - Rise of Iron update

Tony Hawks 2 was also a good one

bencfc69

Street Fighter II

Zero-Cool

Life is Strange & Gone Home I thought had brilliant soundtracks.

Can't bate a bit of Jose

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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRqoOmI0_is

Really liked how the last song in Gone Home blended in with the final dialogue. Will just post the song itself as will only spoiler otherwise.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nz6YDf0El2U

The Last of Us 2 should have a class soundtrack.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mehKG-a3Ea4

Sephiroth_dude

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7wJ8pE2qKU

:pac::pac:

Sephiroth_dude

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVBM3bX7xdw

evolving_doors

Revenge of shinobi/ super shinobi
Sonic
Any bitmap brothers