The song that really made a game for you.

[Rock Beefchest]

Absolutely it is thee song in Red Dead redemption when you first travel to mexico. When that song kicked up and the background sound effects faded back I knew that game was something special. It raised the game in my eyes from a passable better than average game to one of my favorite games ever made.

 

[Tallim]

Room of Angel from Silent Hill 4 The Room

 

[Rewold]

I thought Dirge of Cerberus wasn't a perfect game with a couple of plot holes and voice acting was mediocre at times but nearing the end hearing the song Redemption by Gackt will watching beautiful cutscenes I felt that were one hell of a game.

 

[CloakedOne]

ah. The Kingdom Hearts intro.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySk1UCUV4bo

thank you for reminding me.
also the ending from this game was the only thing that ever moved me in a game.
along with this song.

Second. That opening music and movie were great and it compelled me to play the game after I saw the commercial for it. Just a good idea!

 

[deth2munkies]

After hearing that, I just had to play the damn game. It's simply the most amazing intro song of any video game in history, although the visuals are basically nothing but all the pre-rendered scenes from the game thrown together in an order that would make you less likely to guess the plot.

 

[carlbarker]

My favorite song in a game is in Kingdom Hearts, when the darkness his the island for the first time...ahh
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gbhbmR0G-0

 

[F-I-D-O]

The S.L.A.I. soundtrack
I can't name any of the specific ones, but they all added to the overall atmosphere, and were one of the many great things about the game.
Sorry I can't name a specific one, they never show the titles.

 

[obliviondoll]

Still Alive - Mirror's Edge.

It's a better song than the Portal one, and just as suited to the game.

And I Go - Primal

Such a classy song - and it was partly the inspiration for the game. The band who did it (16 Volt) were hired for the soundtrack because one of the devs was a fan.

 

[JaminWeasley]

The amazing Fable 2 theme http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFOj9B26vHE

 

[The Ambrosian]

I'm surprised how it wasn't just Still Alive for every other post.
And Halo 3's theme is pretty awesome.
And seconded on that AC2 song.

 

[Julianking93]

These two songs bring me to tears every time I hear them:

 

[Busdriver580]

I know its obvious, but the music in doom rocks and makes kicking the asses of demons so0 much more satisfying

 

[Cogwheel]

Let's see. Since Still Alive has been mentioned already, likely more than once, that's out.

Instead, I'll nominate Border of Life from the final battle of Perfect Cherry Blossom, below.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zis2TtxdFjQ (can't embed a video to save my life)

Oh, and from the ending/credits of Iji (an excellent freeware game that you should be playing right now), Further. I won't link it here, since it kinda gives away what sort of ending the game's got, to an extent. That and, without the scene it accompanies, the song loses a good deal of its impact. So here's hoping you enjoy Border of Life instead.

 

[Glenn Pendleton]

Jeremy Soule's music in Elder Scrolls III and IV (Morrowind and Oblivion) are epic, beautiful and amazing.

 

[wickermole]

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[Glenn Pendleton]

Oops, that embedding went horribly wrong! Here's the links:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3EOibiVzq4&feature=related

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

 

[infinity_turtles]

Dreams of a Black Cat from Mana Khemia is probably one of my favorite songs, video game or not. It and the sequel have loads of great music though.


Quite often I go to sleep with the song playing.