I was on Witcher 3 ost for YEARS, it's still on my ipod (ipod? What's that??). The past few months it's been Ori and the Blind Forest or Ori and the Will of the Wisps. Crescendo dramatic adventure or melancholy sweet sorrow. I can't play those kind of games but am always eager for a new soundtrack!
Secret of Mana. That opening theme still gets me. Bastion. Fantastic. Shadow of the Beast. Absolutely amazing for what they were able to accomplish with the limitations of the time.
I loved Donkey Kong Country 2’s soundtrack when I was a kid. Still like it as an adult. Shadow Of The Colossus was pretty epic too. Favorites as an adult prolly Ori and Journey and Honor of Kings (Thomas Parisch cues), I’ve never played these games but enjoy the music:)
Ori and the Blind Forest is just breathtaking piece of music. So eerie and mostly comforting. Really made me fall in love with the game, i went through it several times already <3
I have a mod for KSP that lets me run custom soundtracks. Low atmosphere and mid orbit soundtracks for Kerbin is the Shipbreaker soundtrack. High atmosphere and near atmosphere orbit soundtracks use the "tension" variants (what you hear when pulling reactors or big boy thrusters).
What a revelation that game was. I remember being intriuged by the initial trailer, the music in that was great. They recently released the 30-minute version of all 3 the "Une Vie" tracks combined, it's fantastic. I also love Simon's theme.
Pressing 1-5, M (H3 Mythic), O, R, W, V (Wars 2), I, D (Infinite Demo), or T (Infinite Tech Test) will change to the respective title screen. You can also click/tap to bring up the menu and pick from there.
The flickering street lights of a burning city at night, heavy rainfall on the streets of covenant occupied New Mambasa. A lone ODST trooper roams through searching for his scattered squad, piano streams in varied along with a steady saxophone to get you through the long night
Listening to the og halo menu track brings back memories of a time long forgotten. It inspires mystery within my soul inviting as it is haunting. Truly a master piece.
What's incredible is that any time someone makes a cover of Doom Eternal, it's just never as heavy as the original. Don't get me wrong, they're usually fantastic and worthy of praise, but they're simply not as heavy as the masterpiece Mick Gordon made. (Which is also why I'm still salty about Bethesda fucking him over.)
Mick Gordon is just a musical god...... He's obviously a metal-guy by nature.... but I recommend listening to the Killer Instinct season 1 and 2 soundtracks also.... Really shows Mick's range....... there's no genres Mick can't make heavier than anyone else...
And if you're a little nerdy about "behind the scenes" stuff, there's some REAL gold stories in the making of several of the tracks.
Yeah. You can argue for FF6 or Battle on Big Bridge from FF5 or even bits of 8 or 9... but if in all those cases you have to start with explaining why it ISN'T Final Fantasy 7... then you just have to accept that no, it's FF7. That said, on a wider squaresoft level... Chrono Trigger is RIGHT. THERE.
Okay I know FFVII didn't have a lot of bangers but man I still listen to "Eyes on me" Laguna was so much more relatable than Squall. I wanted more of his story.
Targe0
Good music is good music, regardless of what it is made for.
Freyja33
Music is music, if you like it and want to listen to it and feel a connection to it then it's good music and it shouldn't matter where it came from
CrazedDrifter
Any Daren Korb soundtrack. Bastion,. Transistor, Pyre, Hades.
Bman1988
Music from the Monkey Island games.
Teckelcar
Portal and yes, I'm going to the Witcher in concert next month. Plus Little Big Planet has some bangers.
BadBunnyLadyOfRocksTreesAndDirt
[frantically looks up Witcher in concert] Bah, no Canadian dates, boo. Thanks for bringing this to my attention, I would totally go...
5omeWhiteGuy
Bonetrousle. https://youtu.be/AKAiUtWZ4xY?si=bhxY3vVe-T96-YjW
BadBunnyLadyOfRocksTreesAndDirt
I was on Witcher 3 ost for YEARS, it's still on my ipod (ipod? What's that??). The past few months it's been Ori and the Blind Forest or Ori and the Will of the Wisps. Crescendo dramatic adventure or melancholy sweet sorrow. I can't play those kind of games but am always eager for a new soundtrack!
scr1bbl3
*you’re
wagnus
which game was this track in again?
Feralkyn
blurp9000
Elder Scrolls - started with Oblivion continued to Skyrim. I don’t play Elder Scrolls Online but the OST is excellent.
TheUnnamedPoet
Classic doom. I love that old digital heavy metal. So nostalgic
stayingalive4life
2 words, Chrono Trigger
Hashbrown123
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vyawkhg0R3k&pp=0gcJCfwAo7VqN5tD
mikeatike
https://youtu.be/qOYdvqnFsR4
CrisprCAS
Mechanicus
Hozerstein
Really? Noone gonna go Tony Hawks pro skater series?! Best tracks in all of gaming.
soundtrackguy
@al3xinw0nderland0000 did ;-)
pharm2016
Command & Conquer Red Alert 2
Nykidemus
Hell March came on when I was at the gym the other day, it was amazing
etopsirhc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENyxseq59YQ
TheCarpe
Kirov reporting.
Nostradamuswaswrong
Secret of Mana. That opening theme still gets me.
Bastion. Fantastic.
Shadow of the Beast. Absolutely amazing for what they were able to accomplish with the limitations of the time.
Nostradamuswaswrong
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCwXI9iV7qw&list=PLqf2srRfppHArxtuXOPDaGVUVyUovn6EC Shadow of the Beast. Seriously astonishing what they were able to accomplish. I used to have an article somewhere about how they managed to get the woodwind sounds working, but I seem to have lost it.
Nostradamuswaswrong
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJ9pQk2jxTc&t=3307s Bastion. Love how they seamlessly blend the themes of the two characters on opposing sides.
AlexSomething
I still think it has one of the best boss battle theme: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0IJPzf4mO0
So much is crammed into the 2min loop.
Helixninja333
Ahhh Bastion! "Proper story's supposed to start at the beginning. Ain't so simple with this one." is a line that will stay with me forever.
Nostradamuswaswrong
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=226lyvZmNB8 Secret of Mana
Shaows
I prefer the Legend of Mana opening theme just for the lyrics https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_K1ykJeRqK8
annolyn
I loved Donkey Kong Country 2’s soundtrack when I was a kid. Still like it as an adult. Shadow Of The Colossus was pretty epic too. Favorites as an adult prolly Ori and Journey and Honor of Kings (Thomas Parisch cues), I’ve never played these games but enjoy the music:)
dudehiemer
Helldivers II. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4j3AFkRPoo
Hazearil
The music from Ori and Ark are pretty great. Coincidentally, both composed by Gareth Coker.
Alvaren
my man Gareth can make a soundtrack, my favorite recently is https://play.reelcrafter.com/garethcokercomposerofficial/ark-frontier-adventure-theme
brandonblk
Gotta say, the music in ark is one of the few good things about it these days
soundtrackguy
Ori and the Blind Forest is just breathtaking piece of music. So eerie and mostly comforting. Really made me fall in love with the game, i went through it several times already <3
Hazearil
It was actually the reason I tried that game to begin with
soundtrackguy
Also yes, by accident i saw a trailer and the music caught me right there <3
Checking out Will of the Wisps music, i need to find time to play this one soon as well
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCbyqm9jcBA&list=RDeCbyqm9jcBA&start_radio=1
soundtrackguy
Wow it was nice of Gareth Coker to include a game with his soundtrack
(credits to first comment on this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCbyqm9jcBA)
UserMCP
Anything Koji Kondo or Jeremy Soule. System Shock. Classic Mega Man (Pharaoh Man!). The "The Only Thing They Fear Is You" mix in Starfield.
Nykidemus
https://music.youtube.com/channel/UCmVVGoqW5YaROgkdOtmMJaA
UserMCP
Kazumi Totaka did the music for Animal Crossing, all of which is amazing. The Quake soundtrack.
IlluminaBlade
Risk of Rain 2's entire soundtrack
soundtrackguy
fire https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGXPAoyP_cg
unicorncentaur
Legend of Dragoon, Chrono Cross and LoZ: Twilight Princess.
Salahaldin
Hollow Knight and Silksong, Christopher Larkin is the best.
Nykidemus
Hollow Knight is absolutely phenomenal all around, especially the ost
FoxySpirit
Yeah, definitely GOATed soundtracks.
HuntMason
Skyrim and Oblivion are straight fire.
DangrebeTheMangrebe
Skyrim and oblivion are just carrying morrowinds motif
HuntMason
For sure. Soule built and expanded on his own work. Similar to John Williams.
cannibalthemusical
Morrowind gets me right in the nostalgia feels everytime
7hatsBollocks
All three game's music lives in my soule. Plus he wrote damned near all of my favorite games of the late 90s till... I guess now.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremy_Soule
TehLurkerKing
I tend to use the Hardspace: Shipbreaker soundtrack if I want something playing in the background while I'm relaxing.
poscduke
I love that game but honestly have no recollection of the music
FungusForge
I have a mod for KSP that lets me run custom soundtracks. Low atmosphere and mid orbit soundtracks for Kerbin is the Shipbreaker soundtrack. High atmosphere and near atmosphere orbit soundtracks use the "tension" variants (what you hear when pulling reactors or big boy thrusters).
dreikommavierzehn
Then you might also like the Rebel Galaxy soundtrack: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBAYW0WGKtE&list=PLRMcXkadosW43B18ZSbYFqBnFn2myQwRw
Themanwithathousanddongs
E33 music by Lorien Testard, instant classic : Une vie a t'aimer
Jayfourke
What a revelation that game was. I remember being intriuged by the initial trailer, the music in that was great. They recently released the 30-minute version of all 3 the "Une Vie" tracks combined, it's fantastic. I also love Simon's theme.
Croaked
Such a great track, probably my favorite.
soundtrackguy
Indeed, love it <3
whiskeychive
Halo theme
yamamasyamaha
Steve vai played on the halo 2 soundtrack
IcyGuy
Enjoy: https://halome.nu/
Pressing 1-5, M (H3 Mythic), O, R, W, V (Wars 2), I, D (Infinite Demo), or T (Infinite Tech Test) will change to the respective title screen. You can also click/tap to bring up the menu and pick from there.
EricAndresmoleonhisleftbuttcheek
The flickering street lights of a burning city at night, heavy rainfall on the streets of covenant occupied New Mambasa. A lone ODST trooper roams through searching for his scattered squad, piano streams in varied along with a steady saxophone to get you through the long night
sippus
Listening to the og halo menu track brings back memories of a time long forgotten. It inspires mystery within my soul inviting as it is haunting. Truly a master piece.
DrBlackJack
"To Far Away Times", from Chrono Trigger.
Nykidemus
Chrono Cross didnt have nearly as good a story or mechanics, but hot damn did it have an amazing soundtrack
Hashbrown123
That whole game soundtrack is a banger.
FartsSmellBad
Honestly, every Doom soundtrack is full of bangers
TyrannusEquus
I think it's the best game music. I'll fight all the EDM, chill track loves around.
Illithidbane
The Only Thing They Fear is You
https://youtu.be/kpnW68Q8ltc
UnderpantsWithPockets
The comments on this video are amazing
DrEgg
My favourite Doom Soundtrack is the one OCRemix released based on the original Doom
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8FF504A080E3F17E&si=U5r3ZgNeb29wFpk0
Helixninja333
What's incredible is that any time someone makes a cover of Doom Eternal, it's just never as heavy as the original. Don't get me wrong, they're usually fantastic and worthy of praise, but they're simply not as heavy as the masterpiece Mick Gordon made. (Which is also why I'm still salty about Bethesda fucking him over.)
LordCrisp
Mick Gordon is just a musical god......
He's obviously a metal-guy by nature.... but I recommend listening to the Killer Instinct season 1 and 2 soundtracks also....
Really shows Mick's range....... there's no genres Mick can't make heavier than anyone else...
And if you're a little nerdy about "behind the scenes" stuff, there's some REAL gold stories in the making of several of the tracks.
DrEgg
and Doom DarkAges feels heavily "in the style-of" and not close to his original work.
KingKelloggTheWaffleHaggler
Final fantasy vii https://media2.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPWE1NzM3M2U1NHhpMzJwOWkzeHcwOWp5M2Zram5odWpsZm94bjBiNzV6cGVod2V1cSZlcD12MV9naWZzX3NlYXJjaCZjdD1n/xUNd9OWPgIPaNRLCMg/200w.webp
BobbyVegana
Cosmo Canyon and Fight On!
JohnTheFrost
Yes! I listen to it almost every day. For 27 years now.
KingKelloggTheWaffleHaggler
I listen to it and like viiis,x and a few others to sleep
mward1984
Yeah. You can argue for FF6 or Battle on Big Bridge from FF5 or even bits of 8 or 9... but if in all those cases you have to start with explaining why it ISN'T Final Fantasy 7... then you just have to accept that no, it's FF7.
That said, on a wider squaresoft level... Chrono Trigger is RIGHT. THERE.
ShoulderDeepWithinTheBorderline
This series easily has some of the best video game music out there.
TheBeastlyBeauty
Same, and it's not even close
Wizzbit
I can actually hear a picture! 😂
KingKelloggTheWaffleHaggler
With ffvii I can lol
Suomijuusto89
FF IX https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdxC7FqoNQw&list=RDVdxC7FqoNQw&start_radio=1
KingKelloggTheWaffleHaggler
Oh that song is killer
vincentleeprice
ffx is mine :D
Junktrunkjunkie
Okay I know FFVII didn't have a lot of bangers but man I still listen to "Eyes on me" Laguna was so much more relatable than Squall. I wanted more of his story.
KingKelloggTheWaffleHaggler
8 had one of the best ost of all time
KingKelloggTheWaffleHaggler
X has amazing music . It's so chill
Asadsadsadclown
FFXIV https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cKy5Qk0QMM&ab_channel=MD
Asadsadsadclown
urp actually, here is the concert version which is better. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LIw6Vnt2MI&ab_channel=FINALFANTASYXIV
Magnar1183
FFVIII
KingKelloggTheWaffleHaggler
Breezy