Favorite video game soundtracks?

[FateOrFatality]

Halo, easy.

 

[Da Joz]

My favorite is the Chrono Cross soundtrack.

 

[Racecar1994]

Wow, I can't believe no-one's mentioned Akira Yamaoka's work as of late. The man is a genius of creating memorable melodies and ambience-builing sounds!

Are we forgetting this thing?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBYsdw4Vwx8

 

[Gizmo1990]

So man y to choose, but I have to go with: Terra, from Final Fantasy IX, Composed by Nobou Uematsu. The man understands music and the music brings so much fealings forth that it is allowed to get a little teary.

Thank you. One of the main reasons the FF series has gone to shit after FF X is because he left SE. He has also said in the past the he considers the music he did for FF 9 to be the best work he has ever done and I agree with him. Also want to mention The Dark Messenger which was the music for the last Kuja fight at the end of FF 9 and One winged angle from FF 7.

 

[KrubixCube]

Wow, I can't believe no-one's mentioned Akira Yamaoka's work as of late. The man is a genius of creating memorable melodies and ambience-builing sounds!

Are we forgetting this thing?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBYsdw4Vwx8

Akira Yamaoka's scores are friggin' genius. Didn't click with me for a while but when they did...oh man.

Including that, I'd have to say:

Final Fantasy VIII
Chrono Cross
Silent Hill 2
Shadow of the Colossus

For a licensed score, Vice City is awesome as well. Lots to choose from. Did you guys see they released Portal 2's OST for free?

 

[smudgey]

Super Metroid. The soundtrack suits the game perfectly, and only adds to the atmosphere.

 

[Racecar1994]

For a licensed score, Vice City is awesome as well. Lots to choose from. Did you guys see they released Portal 2's OST for free?

Sure did. The turret opera and the 'science is fun' instrumentals are epic to say the least.

If I had to add any others, I'd have to say the works of Harry Gregson Williams and Hans Zimmer. I mean, come on, they are professionals at composing music, how could I not put them on?

 

[Hemlet]

The soundtracks for Jet Force Gemini and Morrowind both make me incredibly happy. Awesome tunes for awesome games. Minus that bullshit Tribal collection quest in JFG and the crappy combat system in Morrowind.

Spoiler

 

[Seabear]

Gunstar Heroes.

Also the Scott Pilgrim Game, Anamanaguchi- you did WELL.

EDIT-

So man y to choose, but I have to go with: Terra, from Final Fantasy IX, Composed by Nobou Uematsu. The man understands music and the music brings so much fealings forth that it is allowed to get a little teary.

Thank you. One of the main reasons the FF series has gone to shit after FF X is because he left SE. He has also said in the past the he considers the music he did for FF 9 to be the best work he has ever done and I agree with him. Also want to mention The Dark Messenger which was the music for the last Kuja fight at the end of FF 9 and One winged angle from FF 7.

Oh come on, XI had a fantastic score. I won't doubt Uematsu is a genius, VI, VIII and IX were incredible pieces of work, but to dismiss XI... Any part of that OST makes me dangerously nostalgic and look for my payment details...

 

[KrubixCube]

For a licensed score, Vice City is awesome as well. Lots to choose from. Did you guys see they released Portal 2's OST for free?

Sure did. The turret opera and the 'science is fun' instrumentals are epic to say the least.

If I had to add any others, I'd have to say the works of Harry Gregson Williams and Hans Zimmer. I mean, come on, they are professionals at composing music, how could I not put them on?

Dunno...Zimmer was good in the 90's but all of his stuff sounds the same lately =/ How do you imbed videos by the way?

 

[Purplecoyote]

the mass effect games, American Mcgee's Alice and the Bayonetta boss themes.

 

[Scarim Coral]

Let see-
No More Heroes
Fire Emblem 7
Okami
Metroid Prime triliogy
Viewtiful Joe
Madworld
The World End with you
Bayonetta
Donkey Kong Country
Phantasy Star Online Card Revolution
F-Zero GX

 

[Matthew Wilson]

Score wise: I'd have to say L.A. Noire, Oblivion and Heavy Rain were all excellant and fitted the mood of each game.

Soundtrack wise: I still hold San Andreas to have the best music selection outside a Guitar Hero game - void due to being all about great music. Plus it introduced me to a load of great band, Living Colour, Depeche Mode, Stone Temple Pilots, and yes I did exclusively listen to Radio X.

 

[Racecar1994]

For a licensed score, Vice City is awesome as well. Lots to choose from. Did you guys see they released Portal 2's OST for free?

Sure did. The turret opera and the 'science is fun' instrumentals are epic to say the least.

If I had to add any others, I'd have to say the works of Harry Gregson Williams and Hans Zimmer. I mean, come on, they are professionals at composing music, how could I not put them on?

Dunno...Zimmer was good in the 90's but all of his stuff sounds the same lately =/ How do you imbed videos by the way?

I... actually have no idea : (. Putting the video's link in the post seems to work fine, so I've just never bothered learning.
I would imagine something along the lines of [Embed(Enter link here)] or something like that.

 

[coppah20HE]

TESIV - Oblivion
Great orchestral soundtrack - Jeremy Soule is an awsome composer.

Now I really want the Skyrim Soundtrack.

 

[Deadlock Radium]

The Orange Box soundtrack has probably been mentioned, but I don't know if this has been mentioned:

Ratchet and Clank
I'm just going to post one of my favourites:
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[The-Bad-Blooded]

MGS (all of them)
Halo (all of them)
Assassin's Creed (all of them)
Legend of Zelda (all of them)
Fire Emblem (all of them)
F-Zero (ALL OF THEM)

/entire thread

 

[Sabrestar]

There are some very good Final Fantasy scores, and I'd take the SNES versions to be top of the list. X and X-2 have their moments as well, though. For several years I used FFX-2's title music as my morning alarm. It works shockingly well for that.

I think the single best full soundtrack for me, though, goes to Castlevania: Symphony of the Night. I adore Castlevania music overall, and SotN's is hands-down the best as far as I'm concerned. Including the Saturn remixes, which include the single best variation of Vampire Killer ever made. (I swear, someday I want to be in charge of the stadium PA system for a big football game and use that as the background music bed for player introductions. It would rawk.)

 

[Hosker]

Touhou and Final Fantasy easily.

Oh, and Beatmania.

 

[Substitute Troll]

KotOR 2's epic songs (you know which ones)
Portal: Still alive
Portal 2: Science is fun
Assassin Creed and AC: Brotherhood's chase themes.

But the best one EVER, OF ALL TIME:

LoZ: Majoras Mask, Song of Healing.

/end thread. That song is the best one ever.