The best music you ever heard in a game

[Ploppy]

Mass Effect, Fallout3, KOTOR 2, GTA:SA, Tiger Woods '04, and the C&C series are the games that stand out musically for me.

 

[Lift]

No one freaking said Chrono Cross!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDnPYoGzW78

 

[JRCB]

Mirrors Edge.
Portal.
Halo series.



Pong.

 

[Nazulu]

Anything I can hum too which is just about every Nintendo game and Rock N Roll Racing because they play Black Sabbath and Deep Purple songs.

 

[Inverse Skies]

There is a LOT of good music in games... and heaps that I've purposely searched the internet and downloaded just so I can have it.
Certain titles seem to keep re-appearing for me and this is obviously due to the composers behind them
Nintendo ones (especially Mario and Zelda) - Koji Kondo
Final Fantasy - Nobou Umaetsu.
MGS - Harry Gregson Williams
Rare games... but they have had multiple composers.

I'll start a little list of some favorite songs... Gusty Garden Galaxy, Attack on Dollett, Encounter (MGS1), Snake Eater, Stickerbrush Symphony... I think you get the idea...

 

[terribleyetfun]

stark mountain from Pokemon diamond and pearl it was just the most inspirational music I ever heard ever.

 

[SilentHunter7]

Zero. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQsWpcwvmI0] Just Zero.

I don't think anyone can argue that Kobayashi is one of the greats.

The Unsung War [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4oihB4tUaUY&feature=channel], and Mayhem [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4AZTgHNdNM] are totally badass, as well.

 

[Hoppetussa]

Wild Guns for the SNES. It was a mix of cowboy music and futuristic music.
I'll prove it!

http://www.gametrailers.com/player/usermovies/234257.html
http://www.gametrailers.com/player/usermovies/233463.html

I have the whole soundtrack on my Ipod.

EDIT: Whoops, forgot about the Ace Attorney series. They did an orchestration on it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FA_qGa4N2CY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYMDQRVuXtA

Awesome Selection Hoppetussa. do you have any more songs like that? if you do, i would be very appreciative if you would send me a link to where i could find them.

Do you mean for download, or just more Youtube links?

 

[johnman]

Portal of course

 

[Ghost]

v rock in vice city. if you want actual game music per se, then mystic quest on the SNES - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjT0PCv-cnA&feature=related

 

[Rascarin]

Since it is my duty as an Oddworld fanboy, I want to mention the constant high standard of music in them. Particularly Stranger's Wrath because I love the old western twist to it.

You love Oddworld!? I Love Oddworld too!! Though I must say, I thought Strangers Wrath was the weakest link in the Oddworld chain. Abe's Exoddus was best. Brilliant music throughout though. Sets the atmosphere perfectly.

 

[jh322]

metal gear solid series, several final fantasy games.

EDIT: also, mirror's edge had awesome music. And one people have missed, tomb raiders 1-3. Exceptional.

 

[RYjet911]

The 3D sonic games, specifically Sonic Adventure 2.

Valve stuff, all their music is epic.

Metal Gear Solid, especially some of the tracks in the Special Missions expansion for the first game.

Call of Duty 4.

 

[LordCraigus]

The game Great Battles of WWII: Stalingrad had some very interesting music by a band called Skafandr, I'll just post the intro vid:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaqm_E4nzCk

Of course there's countless other games with atmospheric and/or haunting musical scores... most of which I've watched being played but never played.

 

[tobyornottoby]

Any Zelda

 

[Cowabungaa]

Hmmm, a couple of games. Half Life 1 and 2, music that pérfectly fits with the thing you're doing, like that chopper chase with the airboat, or the spooky Ravenholm entry music. It's the turbo-boost for the adrenaline pump Then we have Halo, also a perfect atmosphere setter, really makes it feel epic sometimes. There is also WoW, especially WotLK, I kept being blown away by there theme and ambient music, pérfectly setting the atmosphere in any given zone.
A special mention is given to Rayman 3 Hoodlum Havoc, for having the most epic minigame/bonus stage in any game to date, seen in this video [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTl4_qTiKVA&feature=related] when you zap to 1:59. I mean damn, that's just pure funk man, imagine playing that level with a magic mushroom, wooooohoooo! 3:57 Is spaaaacyyyyyy!

 

[Undead Dragon King]

It's an old game, but the Medievil soundtrack will always be one of my favorites.

 

[Baonec]

Zelda (all), halo, katamari, jet set radio future, Guitar hero series, spyro, metal gear solid, LOTR TT, the adventures of jack sparrow (only played for the music) and dynasty warriors/samurai warriors.
EDIT: sure theres more aswell.

 

[Shade of Life]

Pretty much tied between FF6 and 7, both of them have some of the most memorable tunes ever in a game.
FF10 gets a special mention on account of the metal final boss song.