What was the best video game music of all time?

original_reader, 10 months ago

The entire Homeworld franchise is awesome in this regard. Including Deserts of Kharak.

Hardspace: Shipbreaker is also great for some chill beats. So unique. You all should give it a listen.

GrayBackgroundMusic, 10 months ago

Yes, hardspace! I was searching for this. It’s not your typical rock or techno. It’s more bluegrass. It fits the game so perfectly bc of the working class exploitation theme. Wish I could have gotten the vinyl.

Skua, 10 months ago

Someone already said Shadow of the Colossus, so I can plug my other favourite Outer Wilds. Especially the tracks from Echoes of the Eye. Dark Passage is raw dread in audio form, the River is a spectacular adventure theme, and the jam at the end of the universe is a perfect ending

PositiveControl, 10 months ago

Yep, that banjo really hits hard…

expatriado, 10 months ago

The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past

TopShelfVanilla, 10 months ago

Metroid! The sound track was so awesome a heavy metal band recorded it as an album.

MrPoopbutt, 10 months ago

You can’t say that and not say which band.

Edge004, 10 months ago

They’re called metroid metal

TopShelfVanilla, 10 months ago

It’s been years since I heard that. It simply never occurred to me that it might be on Spotify. Thank you kind internet stranger!

devious, 10 months ago

Ctrl+F Hotline Miami… No one’s mentioned this banging track yet?

rezz, 10 months ago

Easily this. It’s almost functionally a rhythm game with the way the soundtrack effectively pulse drags you through levels, and then smash cuts to a droning track for a “comedown” after the high of each completion.

The Last of Us is the next best for me.

And then I know it’s cheating, but the Theophany Time’s End II cover of Majora’s Mask is a masterpiece. If this was in-game, it’d be my number one.

PP_BOY_, 10 months ago

The only OST better than Hotline Miami is Hotline Miami 2. Seriously, that Carpenter Brut track is unreal

DemiParagon, 10 months ago

Risk of Rain 2 is phenomenal.

Warframe has great music all over the place.

Tony Hawks Underground and Underground 2 soundtracks contain songs I listen to today.

Need For Speed: Most Wanted 2007 and Burnout 3: Takedown basically defined my music interests from an early age.

I really enjoyed Cyberpunk 2077s but that was likely primarily because of the inclusion of Run The Jewels.

RogueAozame, 10 months ago

Btw the first most wanted was released in 2005 not 2007. But I definitely agree with you it’s what got me into rock music.

DemiParagon, 10 months ago

Wrong year, my bad, but yeah. Definitely was big for my tastes

akito, 10 months ago

Nice to see Risk of Rain mentioned. Agreed

adriator, 10 months ago

Some of my favourites:

• Max Payne 3 ost (1 and 2 are great too but I just love the violin)
• Star Wars The Old Republic saga - some examples Balmorra The Forge and Alderaan The Throne
• Mass Effect trilogy - example In Pursuit Of Saren
• Magical Diary Horse Hall & Wolf Hall - playlist
• All Skyrim (and generally The Elder Scrolls songs and soundtracks) - example The Dragonborn Comes by Malukah

If I remember any more I’ll update the list. I listen to these all the time.

ZosoRocks3, 10 months ago

Came here for Max Payne, awesome OST

Swedneck, 10 months ago

I’d struggle to set a ranking between DOOM 2016/Eternal, Witcher 3, and Civilization 6.

Maybe Civ 6 wins just by sheer dint of tracks, plus they have so much cultural significance.

Narrrz, 10 months ago

I don't know if I'm brave enough to say of all time. but the tracks from jazz jackrabbit 2 are pretty awesome. I have them on my ordinary music playlist.

trigonated, 10 months ago

Jungle Fevah, Jazz be damned, Dark groove and Tubelectric kick ass! (Not that the others don’t, I just particularly like those ones)

Alexander Brandon is a legend

Narrrz, 10 months ago

I love castle level and streetwise, myself 😅

Mr_Dr_Oink, 10 months ago

Well this brought back memories! Thankyou.

0421008445828ceb46f496700a5fa6, 10 months ago

Celeste was a great gang and has a great soundtrack, and then there are b sides and an epilogue all with their own music

https://youtube.com/watch?v=VXIqXaX1blY

ErroneousBee, 10 months ago

Fields of Ard Skellig from Witcher 3, also A story you wouldn't believe.

Eramidik, 10 months ago

Shadow of the Colossus

sturmblast, 10 months ago

Castlevania games have the best music hands down in my opinion

SuperApples, 10 months ago

The fact that I read your comment and three songs started playing simultaneously in my head shows you might be on to something.

Monkeyarson, 10 months ago

Almost all the music from :

Castlevania symphony of the night The legend of Zelda wind waker Final fantasy 7 and 8 Metal gear solid Pokémon blue GTA Vice city FTL:faster than light

Some from timesplitters 2 like streets or return to planet x

Amaltheamannen, 10 months ago

Disco Elysium!!

zell565, 10 months ago

I’ve been listening to the OST A LOT lately. Discovering Sea Power and similar artists is one of the many many great things that came out of playing that game.