Favourite Video Game Soundtrack
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Where to start... I don't really have a favourite, so here goes...
Stalker - the trilogy all boast really, really suitable atmospheric stuff
KOTOR - both games, particularly the first have amazing soundtracks
Dawn of War (not all of it, but stuff like the Eldar Theme in Retribution)
Total Annihilation - the epic orchestral really works in battles
Shogun: Total War - it deserved an award for its soundtrack alone
Rome: Total War - really helped build up the game, especially Arab Winter, that was an epic track.
Lord of the Rings: Battle for Middle Earth 2 - yeah technically it doesn't count because its largely, if not all from the films...
The Age of Empires/Age of Mythology series - has had some epic tracks, some of which have been remixed for later games as far as I'm aware
Call of Duty 4 - of all fpses I've ever played, that's got one of the best
Crackdown - that game introduced me to a ton of artists I'd never heard of, but appreciate now
Fallouts 3 and New Vegas - the radio stuff was good, but the actually ambient stuff was even better
Mass Effect - both games again
Ace Combats 4,5,0 and a bit of 6's soundtrack are all epic
And finally Oblivion
Skyrim seems to have an epic soundtrack, but I've yet to play it, mainly because I have exams that must be passed first...
Stalker - the trilogy all boast really, really suitable atmospheric stuff
KOTOR - both games, particularly the first have amazing soundtracks
Dawn of War (not all of it, but stuff like the Eldar Theme in Retribution)
Total Annihilation - the epic orchestral really works in battles
Shogun: Total War - it deserved an award for its soundtrack alone
Rome: Total War - really helped build up the game, especially Arab Winter, that was an epic track.
Lord of the Rings: Battle for Middle Earth 2 - yeah technically it doesn't count because its largely, if not all from the films...
The Age of Empires/Age of Mythology series - has had some epic tracks, some of which have been remixed for later games as far as I'm aware
Call of Duty 4 - of all fpses I've ever played, that's got one of the best
Crackdown - that game introduced me to a ton of artists I'd never heard of, but appreciate now
Fallouts 3 and New Vegas - the radio stuff was good, but the actually ambient stuff was even better
Mass Effect - both games again
Ace Combats 4,5,0 and a bit of 6's soundtrack are all epic
And finally Oblivion
Skyrim seems to have an epic soundtrack, but I've yet to play it, mainly because I have exams that must be passed first...
Lost Odsyssey. My favorite soundtrack of all time and Nobuo Uematsu's best work in my opinion. There is so much variety (instruments, moods...) in it and it goes well with the cutscenes and gameplay - I never get tired hearing the normal battle and boss battle themes. 
My second choice would be the Halo ODST soundtrack. Don't get me wrong, I really like the music of the original Halo series, but the ODST soundtrack goes in a different direction and still has the "Halo effect" - that's really cool. It surprised me when I played this game for the first time. This track [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBnbJXO4JIk] is a good summary of it.
I also liked Stephen Rippy's version [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z89adFGjR3g] of Halo and, of course, his previous work in Age of Empires/Mythology.
There are more videogame soundtracks I love to hear. One last honorable mention: Guild Wars (Eye of the North) [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rOve2SuLMg].
My second choice would be the Halo ODST soundtrack. Don't get me wrong, I really like the music of the original Halo series, but the ODST soundtrack goes in a different direction and still has the "Halo effect" - that's really cool. It surprised me when I played this game for the first time. This track [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBnbJXO4JIk] is a good summary of it.
I also liked Stephen Rippy's version [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z89adFGjR3g] of Halo and, of course, his previous work in Age of Empires/Mythology.
There are more videogame soundtracks I love to hear. One last honorable mention: Guild Wars (Eye of the North) [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rOve2SuLMg].
Probably a tie between Final Fantasy VII and Kingdom Hearts (all of them).
Edit: Oh shit, almost forgot The Bastion. I actually own the soundtrack to that.
Yeah, I know both of those were never *technically* in the games. Still the same song, same composer, just different versions.
Red Alert 2, Oblivion. Haven't played Skyrim yet, i'm sure that soundtrack will become a fave. Oh, all GTA games, specially Vice City, what can I say, being a child of the 80's im partial
First OST was like that but Half-Life 2 wondered into dark ambient, it doesn't make it any less fantastic though.vivalahelvig said: