What Are Your Favorite Video Game Soundtracks?

ElectroYoshi · Post by **ElectroYoshi** » November 6th, 2013, 11:46 pm

For me:
Super Mario Galaxy
TLoZ: Skyward Sword
Portal

So what are yours?

Post by **Phantomboy** » November 7th, 2013, 12:19 am

Super Mario Galaxy did have some lovely tracks, as did Portal! Another games music I quite like was a little indie exploration style game called An Untitled Story. Atmosphir's old Adventure ambiance track was very nice too!

Newah · Post by **Newah** » November 7th, 2013, 1:18 am

Yeah, Galaxy was good! I was rather partial to Far Cry 3-especially the end credits music. Also, Battlefield 1942; seriously, look up the soundtrack and tell me you don't like it.
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Bioshock Infinite had an amazing soundtrack. It's kind of a period piece, but I really liked it. Case in point:
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Skyrim had some really good music, particularly the theme. And although I dislike CoD, Modern Warfare 2's soundtrack was composed by Hans freakin' Zimmer. So yeah, basically I like video game music. xD

Post by **ThatOneFox** » November 7th, 2013, 6:38 am

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Need I say any more?

Rabbidfan236 · Post by **Rabbidfan236** » November 7th, 2013, 5:17 pm

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Post by **terranax** » November 7th, 2013, 9:32 pm

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An unfortunately underrated game with superb soundtrack.

Post by **Sebastian Lawe** » November 8th, 2013, 12:06 am

Halo 3 and Halo 4 have amazing soundtracks in my opinion.

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Of course, there's also Final Fantasy XIII-2

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Dang, somebody better stop me. I have too many favourite soundtracks.

TLOZ: Skyward Sword.
TLOZ: Twilight Princess.
Portal 2.
Super Mario Galaxy.
Castle Crashers.
Sonic Hero's
a few other games...etc...etc.......

Post by **SirWrek** » December 1st, 2013, 11:09 am

The Halo Saga (All Soundtracks)
The Legend of Zelda (Console Games Only)
Mass Effect Trilogy (All Games)

Those are my main favorites.

crazyal02 · Post by **crazyal02** » December 1st, 2013, 7:27 pm

The BIT.TRIP series
Super Mario Galaxy

totaldile · Post by **totaldile** » December 2nd, 2013, 6:14 pm

When the Cicadas Cry/Higurashi no Naku Koro ni.
When the Seagulls Cry/Umineko no Naku Koro ni.
Possibly the best soundtracks in a game I've heard...(do they count as games? They're sound novels...close enough, I guess.)
Higurashi:

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Umineko:

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TheLastLink · Post by **TheLastLink** » May 25th, 2014, 9:59 pm

This thread needs a bump.

I'll probably edit this later with a real reply

ElectroYoshi · Post by **ElectroYoshi** » May 25th, 2014, 11:14 pm

Yeah, good timing, I'd been looking for an excuse to ramble about my new favorite game soundtrack.

DKC Tropical Freeze's soundtrack is terrific. It manages to capture both the minimalism of older game soundtracks, but with the same grandness that wasn't possible until modern consoles came to be.

Exhibit A:
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Exhibit B:
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Exhibit C:
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Baufritz · Post by **Baufritz** » May 26th, 2014, 1:41 am

I like Nintendo's soundtracks a lot, particularly the Super Mario Galaxy one.

papaya · Post by **papaya** » May 26th, 2014, 2:55 am

nintendo soundtracks r lame
sonic soundtracks r better

Miniike · Post by **Miniike** » May 26th, 2014, 8:35 am

DKC2, Chrono Trigger and Mario Galaxy. The NES Ducktales also was amazing, and only got better with Ducktales Remastered. I mean, this is just eargasm material.
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Pliskin · Post by **Pliskin** » May 26th, 2014, 9:00 pm

papaya wrote:nintendo soundtracks r lame
sonic soundtracks r better

S3&K had the best retro jams. Nothing else compares.
In terms of Nintendo systems I think the Banjo Kazooie games had some very memorable tunes. Grant Kirkhope has a very recognizable way of making music.
MOTHER 3 is another soundtrack that is exceptionally good and somehow managed to break the limits of the GBA's less than stellar sound capability.
In terms of lesser known games, I found Monaco's classical piano soundtrack to be very well done and dynamic. It was a pretty good game, too. Even more obscure would be Revenge of the Titans, which has a very cool soundtrack of remixed classical music in the form of some kind of techno rock. Examples:

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Also, Snake Eater (do do do dooo).

TheLastLink · Post by **TheLastLink** » May 27th, 2014, 11:07 am

@Plisken

I thought Monaco's soundtrack was a little on the one-trick-pony side, but then there's the fact that it's so unique and radically different from the composer's previous work that you have to credit him. Austin Wintory did the music for Journey before he did the music for Monaco. That's incredible to me.

Post by **kroltan** » May 28th, 2014, 7:23 pm

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Colinnn · Post by **Colinnn** » July 3rd, 2014, 11:02 am

The soundtracks for Braid, To The Moon, and Gone Home have been on repeat lately. Gone Home is more atmospheric than anything else, but still good listening.

Dust: An Elysian Tale and World of Goo have also been mentioned, and I can second that.

And even though the gameplay might not be the best, the Sonic games always seem to have the best soundtracks.

Post by **SirWrek** » July 6th, 2014, 7:53 am

Street Fighter IV's soundtrack is pretty classy as well, and gets me pumped for another day each morning.