I'm currently listening to the Saints Row The Third and Saints Row 4 soundtracks, not my normal but both are great for waking me up on a morning.
Other favs include: Mass Effect (all three but the 3rd is my fav) InFamous 1 & 2, Dragon Age, Assassin's Creed (Again love them all but Revelations is epic)
I absolutely love the soundtrack from 999: 9 Hours, 9 Persons, 9 Doors. An amazing soundtrack from an amazing game. It's one of the things that hooked me from the get-go; specifically, this track from the very first puzzle room:
And tracks like this from the higher tension moments:
I'm replaying Final Fantasy Adventure on the Game Boy (Or Sword of Mana on the GBA) and the entire soundtrack up to Medusa's Cave is basically a great chunk of my childhood. Aside from Final Fantasy Adventure I remember games on the Game Boy having surprisingly good soundtracks despite the simplicity of those games. Kirby's Dreamland, Super Mario/Wario Land, Ninja Gaiden Shadow, Pokemon in general, all really good stuff. Aside from those I really like the Donkey Kong Country soundtracks...and Final Fantasy VI, VII, VIII, IX &, Mystic Quest...ESPECIALLY Mystic Quest.
There are many games that I like the music of, but the ones that I have bothered getting the soundtracks for are Bravely Default, Kingdom Hearts, Final Fantasy X, XI, and XIV (as well as the Black Mages, Nanaa Mihgo's, and Distant Worlds albums and various piano collections), Bastion, and Portal 2. I'm sure there are a few more but that's all I can think of at the moment.
I have to go with Mass Effect and the Gothic series. Especially the Gothic 2 soundtrack creates an amazing atmosphere. Shame the original composer (Kai Rosenkranz) left Pyranha Bytes.
The first soundtrack is the Super Metroid soundtrack. When I heard the music in-game, it sounded really awesome and I immediately loved it. Then I listened to it on its own and started noticing the little bits I've missed before. The OST is part of the reason Super Metroid has become my favorite game of all time. My favorite song from the soundtrack is the Crateria Theme. When I first heard it, I had to stop and listen to it. Also, even though it's triumphant and all, I get vibes of desperation and fear from it. It does it for me.
The second soundtrack is the Final Fantasy VI soundtrack. It just fits the atmosphere perfectly. Dancing Mad is one of the best final boss themes I've ever heard. Oh, the days when I would play Mount & Blade Warband while listening to this one song.
Last but not least, the Civilization IV soundtrack. Baba Yetu was already mentioned a couple times in this thread, but I just feel the need to praise the entire soundtrack. Yes, most of the songs are well established arrangements from history, but that's what makes it so special for me. Conquering other civilizations while listening to Mozart, Beethoven, Bach, Dvorak etc. is an amazing experience.
Shoutout to Civilization V for doing the exact same thing and also kicking ass at it, although it's not just European music anymore. Unfortunately, it's impossible to find even a playlist of the songs, since there's just so many of them.
So, here's one of the songs I like the most.
I like Garry Schyman a lot. He's the only game music composer who has done work I genuinely love listening to without having played the game (Dante's Inferno). I can appreciate his stuff on its own, whereas with other soundtracks I also really enjoy, I'm not so sure I'd be as into them if I hadn't enjoyed the full presentation with the game.
He also did Bioshock 1,2, and Infinite's soundtracks and dear lord do they work really well with the games.
Other noteable ones I like are Shadow of the Colossus, ICO, Beyond Good and Evil (though sometimes it annoys the shit out of me), Metal Gear Solid series, and the Silent Hill series....or at least the first 3.....
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