Having been listening to the sound-track for the woefully un-known platformer 'The Misadventures of P.B Winterbottom [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Triirdqmevo]' (of which only one topic [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/96382-Capturing-Silent-Films-in-a-Top-Hat] exists on the escapist according to the search function), and drinking in its delicious old-timey tunes, I realised that while being far from the best soundtrack in existence, it is certainly one of my personal favourites.
The hokey tunes, the classical - almost villainous beats... it suits me right down to the ground. Having done another quick search, I discovered several topics which discuss which games have the BEST sound-tracks, but I'm not concerned with that. 'Best' is just a matter of popular opinion, and every individual has their own thoughts. So I ask you, what games (no matter how new or how ancient) have your own favourite sound-tracks? (And if you feel up to it - Why?)
My personal list (which I may very well change as the topic progresses) is - in no particular order:
The Misadventures of P.B Winterbottom [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M84KjmYjtUg] (For the reasons I mentioned before...)
Jet Force Gemini [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEOMJsbHC5Y] (When I was a kid, this was my 'Halo' - The fellow of whom I borrowed it took it back before I could complete it, so to this day - one of my favourite games remains forever incomplete... but I will always remember the epic music, the amazing scenery and the mad-cap fight scenes fondly.)
World of Goo [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dM0ADAaUri0] (I couldn't honestly forgive myself if I left out World of Goo from my list of favourite sound-tracks. Kyle Gabler is an absolute master of the art, and beyond simply being one of the most gorgeous sound-tracks I've ever heard, the Game changed me as a person... it's magnificently inspiring.)
Team Fortress 2 [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7laxF8se_so] (Yes... is it a surprise to anyone that my most played game also happens to have one of my favourite sound-tracks? It's a short sound-track to be sure, with a tragically small amount of original music - but it evokes an ages of Spies and Espionage with wacky gadgets, and that's all it needs to do to be in my list!)
Mario 64 [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ulMNR79P04] (One of the few games I can still play without looking down on it in Any way - and in my opinion, the last game in which Bowser was actually still bad-ass and not a total wuss... Mario 64's soundtrack always gets a giddy smile on my face.
So how about you men and women of the escapist? What games have tunes that still ring in your merry little ears today?
The hokey tunes, the classical - almost villainous beats... it suits me right down to the ground. Having done another quick search, I discovered several topics which discuss which games have the BEST sound-tracks, but I'm not concerned with that. 'Best' is just a matter of popular opinion, and every individual has their own thoughts. So I ask you, what games (no matter how new or how ancient) have your own favourite sound-tracks? (And if you feel up to it - Why?)
My personal list (which I may very well change as the topic progresses) is - in no particular order:
The Misadventures of P.B Winterbottom [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M84KjmYjtUg] (For the reasons I mentioned before...)
Jet Force Gemini [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEOMJsbHC5Y] (When I was a kid, this was my 'Halo' - The fellow of whom I borrowed it took it back before I could complete it, so to this day - one of my favourite games remains forever incomplete... but I will always remember the epic music, the amazing scenery and the mad-cap fight scenes fondly.)
World of Goo [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dM0ADAaUri0] (I couldn't honestly forgive myself if I left out World of Goo from my list of favourite sound-tracks. Kyle Gabler is an absolute master of the art, and beyond simply being one of the most gorgeous sound-tracks I've ever heard, the Game changed me as a person... it's magnificently inspiring.)
Team Fortress 2 [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7laxF8se_so] (Yes... is it a surprise to anyone that my most played game also happens to have one of my favourite sound-tracks? It's a short sound-track to be sure, with a tragically small amount of original music - but it evokes an ages of Spies and Espionage with wacky gadgets, and that's all it needs to do to be in my list!)
Mario 64 [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ulMNR79P04] (One of the few games I can still play without looking down on it in Any way - and in my opinion, the last game in which Bowser was actually still bad-ass and not a total wuss... Mario 64's soundtrack always gets a giddy smile on my face.
So how about you men and women of the escapist? What games have tunes that still ring in your merry little ears today?
