Gamings Greatest Soundtracks

[Cthulu2]

For a fantastic SNES game soundtrack and my vote for best of that era have a look at Donkey Kong Country 1 or 2. It may just be nostalgia for me but I think they've got a couple of THE best songs to arrive in gaming so far.

 

[Professor Idle]

I've never embedded a video before so I don't even know if I'm doing it right but:

I love this song at the end of Bioshock 2. Don't be fooled by the intro, it becomes a beautiful song after that in my eyes.

Edit: Bollocks. Not sure how to do it. Here's a link.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0nnYVZ1L6Q

 

[GonzoGamer]

A bit late buuut.

FOR THE CRAFTWORLD!

That was pretty cool, reminded me of the God of War soundtrack.

I dig the licensed soundtracks like Fallout 3. On a recent trip to DC my wife (it's her favorite game too) and I actually had the GNR playlist playing on our mp3 players while wandering around:


This one is my favorite of them.

But my favorite soundtrack of all time would have to be GTA San Andreas. It took place when I was in High School so I dug everything from the rock to the rap. But my favorite station was Master Sounds:

Back in the day the first Alex Kidd game soundtrack always got stuck in my head:

 

[Mercurius507]

BioShock has some of the most atmospheric music I've ever heard and Final Fantasy VI has some amazing catchy tunes and epic scores.

 

[Proctorninja]

im going to go with all the guitar hero games because i must appease the rock gods. \II/_

 

[Lemon Of Life]

I love Oblivion's menu track. So awesome.

 

[Rewold]

Final Fantasy 9! I can listen to it whatever I'm doing. It also cheers me up. Also I'd say BF2, Oblivion and warcraft 2!

 

[Steelfists]

VOTRAL KOMBAT! Mass effect 2 is also amazing.

 

[Soxafloppin]

I do love most of the old sonic games!

 

[SaunaKalja]

I always say Beyond Good & Evil... So I shall do so again:

Spoiler: Youtube vids

Sneaky music at first and then when you get spotted
Bar music
Underground movement music
Fight music

There's more and they all fit the game perfectly, making it one of my (if not THE) favourite games ever.

 

[srm79]

GTA: Vice City. That is all.

 

[nick n stuff]

Brutal legend for obvious reasons. i do like the music for Dynasty warriors (minus the drum machines) cos it sounds like dragonforce would if they were good.

 

[mrfusspot]

I think Metroid Prime (Phendrana Drifts) or Bioshock (all of it) take the cake for me.
Such gorgeous sounds...

 

[esperandote]

The Silent Hill Series

 

[Spitfire175]

Ahem.
Mass Effect. Brilliant space music for a brilliant space game.
Morrowind. BEST. MUSIC. EVER.
Heroes of Might and Magic III. Damn, epic.
Halo. A bit of an underdog compared to the ones above, but still, great music.
Medieval: Total War. Both on the campaign map and battles, atmospheric and epic.

 

[Aggressor and Usurper]

Original Pokemon Gold/Silver and Wario Land 3.

Can't remember any from Gold/Silver other than that I absolutely adored it.
And Wario Land 3 is amazing too.
I'll pick 8 and 16 bit over big orchestras 'n' shit any day.

 

[spectrenihlus]

Top 3 favorite osts

In Amber Clad-Halo 2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLS5NShCwzA

Morrowind theme

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWuNf4gxwuM

Mass Effect 1 M4 part2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gISlB1IdUjI

 

[Ardna Xela]

The Silent Hill series.

Spoiler: VERY long list of some of my favourite songs

Silent Hill

Spoiler: Silent Hill

Spoiler: Tears of...

Silent Hill 2

Spoiler: Theme of Laura

Spoiler: Angel's Thanatos

Spoiler: The Reverse Will

Spoiler: True

Spoiler: Betrayal

Spoiler: Overdose Delusion

Silent Hill 3

Spoiler: You're Not Here

Spoiler: Please Love Me... Once More

Spoiler: Never Forgive Me, Never Forget Me

Spoiler: Rain of Brass Petals

Silent Hill 4: The Room

Spoiler: Tender Sugar

Spoiler: Resting Comfortably

Spoiler: The Last Mariachi

Spoiler: Wounded Warsong

Spoiler: Room of Angel

Silent Hill Origins

Spoiler: Meltdown

Spoiler: O.R.T.

Spoiler: Real Solution

Spoiler: Not Tomorrow 4

Spoiler: Hole in the Sky

Silent Hill: Homecoming

Spoiler: One More Soul to the Call

Spoiler: Witchcraft

Spoiler: Mr. JOY

Spoiler: Cold Blood

Spoiler: The Terminal Show

Spoiler: This Sacred Line

Silent Hill: Shattered Memories

Spoiler: Always on My Mind

Spoiler: Childish Thoughts

Spoiler: Creeping Distress

Spoiler: Devil's Laughter

Spoiler: Forsaken Lullaby

Spoiler: Lives Wasted Away

Spoiler: Ice

Spoiler: Hell Frozen Rain

And these are only a few of my faves.
Yamaoka is a God. <3

 

[Not G. Ivingname]

Okami has a really nice soundtrack, very very nice. I really can't say enough good things about Okami...apparently.
But is it the greatest...probably not. What is the greatest? ...Please don't make me answer that...just trying to think about it hurts. There can't be just one. I can't even give you a personal favorite.

I started tearing up within 30 seconds...

T.T Know how you feel...
...Dang it... T.T

How did this game not sell well again? Who can listen to that and not run out to get it?