Best/Epic Theme Song/Menu Screen Music in Video Games

[anthony87]

Like so many questions in life....the answer is of course found within the Legacy of Kain series:

 

[burningdragoon]

Don't know how to put videos here. Anyways, it's the song from .hack//gu that plays before Haseo fights Triedge in the church at the beginning.

To post YouTube videos (say, this one http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=923fVDDwaHo) you take the part of the URL after "v=", in this case "923fVDDwaHo" and you put them in the "youtube" forum BBcode

so this:
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becomes this:

no that wasn't just an excuse to post Chrono Cross again >.>

 

[iwinatlife]

This far and no ff7? Madnesss!!!

One winged angel

And who could forget this boss music

 

[Sleekgiant]

If you don't like this end theme you are not human

 

[Scrustle]

Imagine this being your first exposure to Fable having never heard of it before:


Fucking epic. Also kind of sad to see this and know how the series ended up too.

 

[Xerosch]

Yeah, playing the 'Metal Gear Solid HD' re-release at the moment, so this would be one:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECjDfQd8QVc

And of course 'Chrono Cross'. I like the music much more than in the prequel.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDnPYoGzW78

Uncharted: This always gets me excited for adventures Indiana Jones-style
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgcq_ZtqbO0

And for all you old school gamers out there: Gabriel Knight
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JgiwkBVKXAI

EDIT: Oh, my! How could I fortget 'Shadow of the Colossus' and 'Silent Hill 2' (in a very little known version)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1T-f3dIUZE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pixajZM6e_E

 

[LongAndShort]

I've always been partial to the theme from C&C: Red Alert 3. Always made my battles feel fuckin epic.

 

[Drenaje1]

MoH European Assault:




Ace Combat 04: (I hope people remember, ^_^)

 

[Sarge034]

It may not be Simon Belmont's official theme, but I'm going to link it anyway.

You, sir or madam, are win. I had forgotten about this song. I must now see if it is on Itunes....

OT- I was going to say this, but now I think it is number 2 on my list.

 

[WaReloaded]

It may not be Simon Belmont's official theme, but I'm going to link it anyway.

You, sir or madam, are win. I had forgotten about this song. I must now see if it is on Itunes....

OT- I was going to say this, but now I think it is number 2 on my list.

Haha, I'm a Sir, and I'm happy to have refreshed your memory. This thread has been a torrent of nostalgia for me, too.

 

[RedRockRun]

and


Especially Combat 4. I could listen to a 12 hour rendition of that.

 

[LittleBlondeGoth]

I've always loved the main theme of Dragon Age: Origins, it always sounded so... well, epic.
http://youtu.be/oWFEVbfCcOY

The opening movie of Final Fantasy XII does it for me too. Probably because it combines some of my favourite FF themes.
http://youtu.be/szG8npbEmEA

The first Silent Hill has the monst sinister and brilliant track:
http://youtu.be/_EN-_1OGtUY

Argh, and I can't forget the start of VII either, with the zoom out of Midgar, then the zoom back in to the train and the whole time this music is just... Yeah.
http://youtu.be/u5Y6Sza8Nt0

Music is really important to me in a game, it creates so much atmosphere.

 

[wintercoat]

Do I have to choose a theme song/title screen song? It's just that there's so much good video game music [http://vip.aersia.net/vip.swf], but if I have to choose just a theme song, how about this. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0nnYVZ1L6Q] So hauntingly sad...

 

[Sixcess]

Fallen Earth - main theme/character select screen


Always brings me right back into the mood of the game if I've been away for a while.

 

[Vegosiux]

Sometimes I like simple. And those are the times when HFX never disappoints.

 

[RuralGamer]

Anything made by Bethesda
Killzone 1
KOTORs
Oh and especially Mass Effect

 

[Llil]

Condemned: Criminal Origins has a really good menu track. Pretty much every time I've played it, I've sat through it at least once before continuing with the actual game. The part that starts at about 1:00 is especially great.