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

[Jaeke]

One of the best things about video games by far is the masterful and vast collections and pieces written for music in video games. My favorite thus far has been Sons of Skyrim by Jeremey Sole soon followed by (probably equally actually) Duel of Fates (Darth Maul's Theme)and Battle of the Heroes By John Williams (I know its not exactly a video game piece but it is part of some Star Wars games namely SW:Battlefront 2 I believe).

Wether it be a indiviudal piece or an entire composition, what, Escapists, are your favorite themes/menu screen/whatever musics in video games?

 

[repeating integers]

I may as well get it out of the way so nobody else has to do it themselves:

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Also:

 

[daveman247]

The metal gear solid theme, from the first 3, before it got banned or whatever ¬_¬

The entire soundtrack to splinter cell chaos theory - Best - spy music - Ever!

The various musics on the hitman games.

 

[Jazoni89]

This, definitely this...


Hearing this blaring out on the main menu chills me to the bone.

Fun Fact: It's actually a famous Japanese song slowed down and played backwards.

Also, the more recent game Killzone 3, has a main theme that gives me the chills.


Better than the Halo themes in my opinion.

 

[Soviet Heavy]

Benny being awesome, followed by an incredibly cool edit from the gunshot to the title, playing awesome music.

 

[Terminate421]

This one is cool:


The Skyrim one is badass as well. Of course who could forget the Halo theme?

 

[The Wykydtron]

Nowwww let'sss ROCK AND ROLL! EAT THIS!


Pity RR is so squishy, he's the most badass guy on the roster.

Oh and this of course.


You get this song playing during a match, sit back and relax. You've earned that win good sir.

Nice to see a fighting game with a decent soundtrack for once... Now if you'll excuse me I need to research Dante combos (and more importantly how to bloody get in with him)

 

[SnootyEnglishman]

Here's a good funky beat from the Battletoad pause menu on the NES.

 

[WaReloaded]

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

Also, here's an incredible cover of various Castlevania songs/themes/etc.

 

[Irridium]

This one right here.


Like a boss. This game introduced itself with pride.

*goes to re-install*

Oh, also Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater.

 

[Kimarous]

Say what you will about other genres, but Soul Blade is easily the reigning champion for fighting games:


For the full version:

 

[TD_Knight]

Rainbow Six Vegas 2 had some awesome title music.

Mass Effect 2's was pretty good too, though it kept getting cut off by a cinematic.

 

[tipp6353]

MoH Frontlines main theme....I loved that music

 

[burningdragoon]

OH BOY! Another chance to post Chrono Cross music!

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Seriously, if there's one thing I want to be known as it's 'the guy who keeps posting Chrono Cross music"

 

[Morthello]

The Kingdom Hearts menu screen music is quite pleasant.

 

[lacktheknack]

TRAPPED IN MY HEAD

FOREVER

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[omicron1]

With the war elephant CG-art in the background, then the huts for the campaign menu... good times, good times.

 

[Nyaoku]

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.