What is the best song to come out of a video game?

[DMan1ooo]

i liked the "your brains" song from left 4 dead 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wLEkCNQO3Y

 

[Salty Weasel]

As someone else said the music from the early still good command and conquer was pretty awesome. Despite this my vote has to go to anything by Jesper Kyd such as this:

 

[PurpleSky]

I didn't even play this game,but it has a sick soundtrack.

At every UGH I imagine someone pelvic thrusting the air.

 

[Uber Evil]

Hell March still does it for me. From Red Alert. Frank Klepacki struck gold with it.

YES! This. Weird thing is when I think composer I think old guy, but Frank Klepacki isn't that old. Also he has a fucking sweet guitar.

 

[Zhukov]

Still Alive. Portal.

OH GEE, I BET NOBODY HAS SAID THIS ONE YET.

 

[Arcane Azmadi]

God almighty, there are WAY too many awesome songs from gaming history to possibly choose a "best". Instead, I'll just list a few of my favourites which are likely to be overlooked:

The boss theme from Final Fantasy: Mystic Quest (no, seriously!):
The Dark King theme from the same game:
'Clash of Light and Shadow' (end boss theme) from Illusion of Gaia:
The Dark Gaia theme from Terranigma:

For something more conventional, 'If You Still Believe' from Legend of Dragoon:

And 'Room of Angel' from Silent Hill 4: The Room:

And finally, for something from an actual music game, 'Xepher' from DDR:

i liked the "your brains" song from left 4 dead 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wLEkCNQO3Y

John Coulton actually wrote that song well before Left 4 Dead was even created (in 2006 actually). It just fit the game so perfectly that Valve got it from him for L4D2.

 

[Bezaid]

Any track from "Need for Speed 2" (I had the special edition, don't know if the music was different or not). This game has probably my most favorite soundtrack ever. Even after all these years of not playing it, the soundtrack stuck with me.

Siwash Rock: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8RXp03wxRY&feature=related

Feta Cheese: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVhzILRybKQ&feature=related

Gore: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nbCDdkbVHo&feature=related

 

[Tdc2182]

Touching song. Better with context.

This song really did set the tone amazingly.

My vote is for the Mirror's Edge song, but I'm not sure if that was from the game itself, or a standalone song.

 

[Normalgamer]

God dang it...stop making me choose!

It's either Open Your Heart from Sonic Adventure

or 0[sup]2[/sup] from Kirby 64

Edit: Screw it, nothing is better than Open Your Heart, and I stand by that.

is better.

 

[the protaginist]

All time Favorite: Probably the Legend of Zelda theme.

Recent favorite: Most of the Red Dead Redemption soundtrack. Especially that one at the end. you know what i'm talking about.

 

[onewheeled]

Simple and Clean from Kingdom Hearts.

This.

And the song that plays during the final, epic battle of Half-Life 2: Episode Two.

Spoiler: Last Legs.

 

[Nouw]

I love this song


Theres more.

Anyway, Castle Crashers has the best music.

 

[Arsen]

FF6 - Dancing Mad
FF7 - One Winged Angel, Cosmo Canyon, Those Chosen by the Planet
Chrono Trigger - Undersea Palace theme, Magus battle theme
Panzer Dragoon 1 - Quite possibly the greatest, most imaginative soundtrack ever made.
Parasite Eve - Beautifully haunting music.

Final Fantasy Tactics - Antipyretic... this is the best song in any videogame ever made, at least to me.

 

[DMan1ooo]

[/quote]John Coulton actually wrote that song well before Left 4 Dead was even created (in 2006 actually). It just fit the game so perfectly that Valve got it from him for L4D2.[/quote]
I never knew that before, all this time i thought valve hired someone to make the song for the game

 

[Fidelias]

If it's just a song directly from a game, probably one of the FF7 Crisis Core battle songs.
I personally love The Summoned and The Soldier Way

Spoiler

Youtube=uEpoiiehuXQ

Spoiler

Youtube=QZTaBK4-iZg

For remixes, I'd have to go with the Mjolnir Theme Remix from Halo 2

Spoiler

Youtube=lceOdKYFzrw

 

[thenoblitt]

alot of the songs off of red dead redemption are pretty awesome, but my personl favorite is one winged angel from ff7

 

[Xylis]

This thing of pure awesome.

Edit: Dammit, how the hell do I embed?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WqwFhX6Cqg

 

[Tdc2182]

Touching song. Better with context.

Wait, this one was better.


Never been a more out of the blue and tone setting moment I have ever seen in a videogame.

 

[Vrex360]

In Halo 2, when you enter the Mausoleum of the Arbiter aboard High Charity, Blow Me Away by Breaking Benjamin starts playing, sans lyrics.

I know, that moment was so cool and the music was so awesome. I don't know if it was technically a song made for the game but I do know that when I ask someone about the song 'Blow me Away' they always immeditatley say Halo 2 so I'm counting it.

EDIT: Essentially any version of the Halo themes, they all kick ass.