Video Games: Best Music and Original Soundtracks

[MADDOGdb7]

I was just pondering what other people see as the best music out of all video games, whether it be a single video game or a series.

[GRS]

I always liked the soundtrack from The Witcher.

[Blu3sman]

Best Original Soundtrack goes to Grim Fandango:n:

[tpw]

I loved the atmospheric ambient music out of Mirror's Edge. So much so that I bought the soundtrack, and eventually all the other albums by the composer (Solar Fields).

[Sudayev]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOxuQBe_cL8

yeah Emperor battle For Dune. Fucking badass soundtrack
My best game soundtracks.

Deus Ex, Emperor: Battle For Dune, Hitman (1,3,4), Thief (all), Fallout, GTA (VC & SA), Mafia 1,2, Morrowind, Skyrim, Half Life, Mirror's Edge, X3, OFP (BIS), Unreal Tournament, Starcraft, Quake(I, II, Doom3) Baldurs Gate 2, C&C Generals, Call of Juarez, Stalker: COP, Max Payne, Manhunt, Arcanum. Black Moon CHronicles (old game with amazing soundtrack)

best Game composers: Jesper Kyd, Alex Brandon, Jeremy Soule, Mark Morgan


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PypvWY2f3_c&feature=relmfu

[Slatts]

always loved ace combat ,ofp, and arma music :) BF:BC1 radio music was great fun when driving away from tanks

[maionaze]

The ones that come to mind right now are from Mafia 2, Deus Ex: Human Revolution, ArmA2:Eagle Wing,Gothic 1,2 and 3, Vampire Bloodlines:The Masquerade, Portal 2..

This one I love from Gothic 3:

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I also can't wait to hear the full track from the Stratis teaser trailer:

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[Sanctuary]

Black Moon CHronicles (old game with amazing soundtrack)

This board would support karma points, i would have given a dozen of them at once for mentionning Pierre Esteve fabulous pieces of work on Black Moon Chronicles.
The whole soundtrack album is full of great pieces like this, it has always been my favorite "game" soundtrack album, really high quality work. I remember i even went to buy the soundtrack CD directly just after discovering the "trailer" on a magazine cd at the time that featured some of those musics.
Found it on youtube too :
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[CameronMcDonald]

Jesper Kyd - Hitman 2: Silent Assassin, Hitman: Contracts and Hitman: Blood Money.
Dan Wentz - Red Faction
As much as it pains me to say it, the Hans Zimmer OSTs are usually worth a listen.
The Mass Effect OSTs are worthy of Mordor too.

[Slatts]

one of the best themes ever :D

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[MADDOGdb7]

check my Warhawk playlist on youtube. -->HERE<-- (http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4D47A5CCF15470D6&feature=mh_lolz)

[RobertHammer]

C&C sountracks , Quake 1/2 , Return to Castle Wolfenstein , Mafia 1/2 , all Hitman , Deus EX 1 , Deus Ex HR , Killzone 3 , all MGS , all Uncharted and new Batmans has pretty good music too

[Tonci87]

Recoil OST

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

[Hellfire257]

Bad Company 2
Mass Effect series (some of it is synthed garbage but the melody is nice). 3 would be my favourite.
Call of Duty 4 (ONLY!)

[Blu3sman]

NGEN Racing for PS1

http://youtu.be/HYk3VsDJKeY

[Krycek]

Homeworld 1&2 simply mind-blowing music,check these samples:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgbI69dpws8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahFMOhHGowE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jzeQIJf4PE&feature=relmfu
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfskFravnWM
I was also impressed with Jesper Kyd work(Hitman series,Freedom Fighters).Syberia 1&2 and Deus Ex 1 had also very atmospheric soundtracks.

[Mr Burns]

Anything 8-bitty tickles my joy center, always turning down music since 1GHz PC :o



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[adamicz]

Fallout / Fallout 2 (I have a weakness for post-apo stuff, the same goes for the music)
Starcraft
One Must Fall 2097
Heroes of Might and Magic 2
Die Hard Trilogy (game)
Hidden and Dangerous (especially the main theme of the original, not the deluxe version, too bad it's soo god damn short)

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[InstaGoat]

Monkey Island 1 + 2

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[Daniel]

For old time's sake: MechWarrior 2 / MechWarrior 2: Mercenaries.

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Also the piano music in The Sims "build mode".

[Serclaes]

Oooh Mechwarrior, those were times...

Laugh at me but:
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My favorite is still OFP. Seventh ftw!
Also the Halo Combat Evolved stuff was pretty good (never played any other halo).

There were some other i guess, just can't remember them.

[TheCrusader]

I cant believe nobody has mentioned this:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJD-Ufi1jGk

THE soundtrack!1!one!!!1!!

[maionaze]

I cant believe nobody has mentioned this:

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THE soundtrack!1!one!!!1!!

You don't have to post the whole link between the tags, just the part between = and &:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJD-Ufi1jGk&feature=player_detailpage

[Dead3yez]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aODm6mRP3vs

[ck-claw]

Always brings back memories..

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[Slatts]

speaking of Bf themes

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[Jakerod]

I always liked the music from the Zelda games. It can get a bit repetitive though I guess.

Gerudo Valley Theme (from Ocarina of Time)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hy0aEj85ifY


Additionally these are two songs that I think are great from Ace Combat 6:

The Liberation of Gracemaria

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4HGQS5XSoJ4

A Brand New Day

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

EDIT:
And thank you to Slatts for reminding me of the other cool Ace Combat Theme

[rowdied]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uA98G5vd6HQ

I can't believe noone mentioned this.

LOVED mechwarrior music also

[CameronMcDonald]

Ah yeah, love the Zelda soundtracks - Koji Kondo is the bloke I meant to reference. :) Forest Temple in OOT, occcch.

[BangTail]

Hitman (All of them) - Jesper Kyd :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0q_wa_jIvNY

[OnlyRazor]

Red Alert did not receive enough attention.

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[Tonci87]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBiBlB-OwCY&feature=related

C&C and Red alert series always had quite good soundtracks

And also World in Conflict.
The Video after the first soviet mission is just Epic

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtDKCGdimcQ&feature=related

[Daniel]

Grinder for the win! Such a good track.

Sure this was brought up not so long ago:

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[colossus]

There is a ton of good soundtracks out there. C&C: Red Alert and C&C: Red Alert 2 is of course mandatory, Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory, Mirror's Edge, Frozen Synapse, World In Conflict, Ski or Die!, and a whole lot more.

Just on top of my head. Evil Genius! The whole soundtrack fits the "James Bond"/"espionage in the 50s" theme quite well.
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[Slatts]

who could forget?

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[RangerPL]

I've been a fan of the early Medal of Honor games; I remember them fondly from my childhood... I looked with scorn at the crap my friends played. This soundtrack has to be my favorite:

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I never had MoH: Frontline but I did play MOHAA: Spearhead and this soundtrack would appear in the British mission where you had to assassinate a German colonel. I always loved the part at 0:40, it has a "commando" kind of feel to it. Very awesome.



And also World in Conflict.
The Video after the first soviet mission is just Epic
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My favorite soundtrack from WiC has to be "Incursio" from WiC: SA. It played in the first mission where you crossed the Berlin Wall with your Soviet troops.

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[Tonci87]

Splinter cell has some good music

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gbs5k90Y4Xo


RIP Massive

[Dead3yez]

EPIC


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P10YRMJGgzs

[Snafu]

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[OnlyRazor]

For what it's worth, Joint Operations also sported an excellent soundtrack:

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[Inlesco]

What is art... [or at least very close to it...]


http://youtu.be/2yEuJITe-Sw

[kavoven]

The Journey Soundtrack (PS3 Game)

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[DanielV]

I must say, after all these years :P


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rX-3b1DK-4s

[OnlyRazor]

I prefer this one:

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[Slatts]

and i prefer this ;)

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[OnlyRazor]

Also, this.

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There, I think that does it. :D

[Hillsbills]

All 32 minutes, best ever.


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

[GRS]

I never even knew TA had a soundtrack...

[Nicholas]

Any Grand Theft Auto game will have great music. Medal of Honor: Allied Assault had an awesome soundtrack as well.

And of course, Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis had an amazing soundtrack.

[Hillsbills]

I never even knew TA had a soundtrack...

Always, it's one game that's never left my hard drives.

[GRS]

I spent a great deal of time playing TA myself. Must have never had the music on.

[Special_Air_Service]

Elder Scrolls IV : Oblivion theme ( Dusk at the market, I guess , search on youtube ) :)
Too bad some comment in youtube have spoiled the story , so it ruins my game :(

[mrcash2009]

I would have to say Skyrim OST:

Top fav of them all, this is a gorgeous track:

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Some other picks:

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Even without the game its a solid soundtrack for film or anything in its own right IMHO.

[metalcraze]

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[MadDogX]

Mass Effect, hands down. Especially ME3. The music was pretty much the only awesome thing about the ending.

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But I do have to admit, I am a real sucker for ballads... :'(

[djfluffwug]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QiPon8lr48U

A favourite of mine :)

[GRS]

One of my favorite games ever.
http://youtu.be/vxiE5Pz-62s

And this one is a track I'll never forget.
http://youtu.be/qtnaqaZvK2Y

[Mr. Charles]

I spent a great deal of time playing TA myself. Must have never had the music on.

I think there was a seperate CD with the audio, I'm not quite sure.

[Zorg_DK]

How about the soundtrack to Cannon Fodder? :cool:

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[OnlyRazor]

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Adapted for Call of Pripyat, but whatever.

[OnlyRazor]

Syndicate (the awesome one)

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[Thewiz91]

My favorite Music is mostly from MMO (http://www.mmo-play.com) games and RPG's. I love the soundtrack to Final Fantasy VII, VIII, IX, and XII. In addition, the music in Eternal Sonata was top-notch (if you're into classical music). The Bouncer on PS2 had a pretty amazing soundtrack to match. Anyway, just my two cents!

[funnyguy1]

R6 -especially the main theme in RS, all Hitman games, Morrowind, Max Payne 1/2, Splinter Cell maybe, Mafia 1/2, GTA series, Doom, UT. Also the Force Commander one


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DeK5YimF4vg

[Iroquois Pliskin]

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And every single track by Sonic Mayhem from their Quake II OST.

Then,

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Great ambient OST by Jesper Kyd for the original Hitman 1. Also check out Hitman 4 & 3 OSTs.

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Self-explanatory. :) Courtesy of Jeremy Soule, he is also the creator of TES III - Morrowind & TES IV - Oblivion OST of the same grandeur.

[Call_911]

Always loved this one 8)- had just a lil touch of OFP(ArmA Vera)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KA-VcMunHZk

[Archosaurusrev]

I really like some of the Persona OST's.

I've never even played Persona.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36Gs_4EPBNY&feature=my_liked_videos&list=LL-Po6Xjp71aWzDc2wIpf28g