Best Video Game Songs

[crikey26]

My Favs would have to be the halo mjolnir mix from Halo 2 or The Wanderer On The Offensive From Shadow of the Colossus

[Knibbler]

My favourite, is probably the entire Shadow of the Colossus soundtrack!

[Street_Soldier69]

I have 2 favorites:

MGS3 - Snake Eater Theme Song

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9aHQnDTd1y4

MGS - Calling into the night

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

[RaiDae]

The song on the menu of two-worlds. Think it's called "play the game".
Or, the intro song from overlord 2. The singing minions amuse me
Does guitar hero count?

[Ubernerd]

Or, the intro song from overlord 2. The singing minions amuse me


HA BLA BLOOP HA BLA BLOOP lol. I loved their little diddy.

Also,

YouTube - Ordon Village on Ocarina and Guitar (with MetalDaniel03) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rE3ax35lu9g)

[Street_Soldier69]

Or.. the best song in the world!!!! The Loco Roco Theme song (yellow version)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPl9UM8fN34

[Shixx]

I don't know exact names but there's alot of songs I liked in the following.

Sephiroth's Theme from FF7 still brings back so many memories.

Beyond good and Evil has some really good music.

Team Fortress 2 has some good songs.

Of course Metal gear solid, has some of the best songs.

And anything from Square enix is bound to have atleast one good song in it.

[KittyCat72]

Game music is awesome and I love every bit of most of it. My favorite would probably be music from the Zelda games though... they're really good.

[EpsilonX]

i made this topic a while ago, but here's a recap of mine

YouTube - MUSIC: Legend of Dragoon - Royal Castle (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXKycur9JcE)
YouTube - megaman battle network 3 internet (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFizOnRZ1Go)

well...there were a few more but i can't remember what they were/can't find them on youtube. those are the 2 most important ones though

[Diligence109]

Nintendo has a bunch of "classic" melodies to play with that win lots of nostalgia points... but my all time favorite and greatest praise goes to Metroid Prime 1's soundtrack... all over the place, it was the songs that gave personality to that game for me. The heavy beat of the magmoor caverns with those rumbling bass voices, or the ethereal higher register piano and synth voices that accompany the magical grandeur of a snowy landscape in the phendrana drifts, or the dirty, fast-paced slash beat electronic thunder that pulls your heart into the rush of an epic boss battle... that whole game was an artistic experience that captured me from the first note and didn't let go until I absolutely couldn't hold off on the bathroom any longer.

A very honorable mention would have to go to Ben Houge's very unconventional approach to the soundtrack for Arcanum, in which all the music is done by a live recorded string quartet. The neo-classical approach he takes to the compositions work surprisingly well and provide a unique and memorable experience and color for Arcanum's steampunk fantasy rpg world.


On a related note, I'm actually really hoping to eventually make music for video games as my career... that's my dream anyway and what I'm putting my college education toward!

Music very frequently makes or breaks a game for me. No joke, all other things considered - graphics, game mechanic, etc - music is so frequently the largest part of the experience for me.

[RaiDae]

It's perhaps not the best song ever, but Blind Guardian did the official song of sacred 2 which is pretty good. And your character goes to see them in concert and then keeps their instruments (guitars = swords, drumstick = dagger, microphone = staff)

[Subb]

id have to agree with the song from halo 2 bungie does a good job wit there musik

[Kenoi]

Metalman theme from megaman? haha.

[Freemymind93]

Oooh, oooh! I know some good ones! :D

Dearly Beloved - Kingdom Hearts
Scythe of Petals - Kingdom Hearts COM
The Opened Way - Shadow of the Colossus
Cavern - MGS

[Bullman]

Fallout 3, I dont want to set the world on fire :D! Its so awesome:D

[Frank-the-Rabbit]

Still Alive (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RthZgszykLs) Still Alive from Portal is one of my favorites. The song just fits the ending and the whole game so well.

[Subb]

battle field 1942 theme
wow - legends of azeroth
mgs2 - sons of liberty
mirrors edge theme
mgs4 - old snake

[EpsilonX]

i have some more to add. i posted the legend of dragoon and megaman themes earlier, but i have some more

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtdQ5roMuEA&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJ00mMo9w8k&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DntBqWIyvgU&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UoEyt7S10Mo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tc0fDGVQtJk&feature=related

[FFQueen92]

Otherworld and Suteki Da Ne from Final Fantasy X

[Kenoi]

uhhh... Fisherman's Horizon - Nobuo Uematsu? haha.

[Muffincat]

The best soundtrack is totally from Chrono Cross. "Time's Scar" is one of my absolute favorites. Also "Dreaming of the Shore of Another World" (can't remember if that is the actual title or not; everyone calls them different things anyway)

[suesam21]

I think music from " alone in the dark" is really good, DJ Tiesto mixed it.

[jango]

iirc tony awk's underground on teh original xbox had some pretty tasty tunes

[youthism_is_me]

how about worst video game song simple and clean kingdom hearts

[DarkSideDK]

MGS - Menu theme

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWfdYXEN1eA

FF7 - Forgotten Capital

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qiqsmrs2-Q

FF7 - Cosmo Canyon

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZBGmN5obkk&feature=related

Zelda: Ocarina of Time - Song of Storms

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgHulaIG1H0

This is some of my favourites.
But oh my god, there are so much good game music to choose from.

[paecmaker]

I think that the intro theme from battlefield 1942 is slightly epic.

Sorry couldnt find one without the acual intro
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5AGkM71-Fs&feature=related

Mass effect theme

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

And the wonderful dragon age main theme

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

forgot this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRtlWfi6jiM&feature=related

[BlackEyedJester]

FFX's Hymn of the Faith is really good, I also like mostly all of FF7's music :)

[paecmaker]

And here are some other music I like.

moh allied assault

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ELFxB-tGhE


cod 1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZZ2yZhgh_4

cod 3

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fr4iZnovAQ
cod 4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uamh1l_tmeI&feature=related

[DarkSideDK]

FFX's Hymn of the Faith is really good, I also like mostly all of FF7's music :)


For me, FF7 is without a doubt the one game with the best soundtrack, ever.

The only runner up would be Ocarina of Time.

[mutilations]

Almost anything from NES Megaman games, they had some of the most catchy tunes you could ever die constantly too.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O07GvoHM7hY

[Psychotray]

This is by far, one of my favorite........ LEGENDARY <3 <3 <3 <3 <3

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVlqk9yZf2c

[mutilations]

This is by far, one of my favorite........ LEGENDARY <3 <3 <3 <3 <3


No~ Now I'll be whistling this tune for days to come now! >.<

[norid]

Legend of the Dragoon had a great soundtrack.

[Ilyich Valken]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hy0aEj85ifY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_yBLZFGR3o&feature=related

(VERY fitting end battle song)

[Bertrum]

I don't know if this counts, but the song on the advert for the game Mercenaries was awesome, it may have featured in the game, but I never played it :X

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEbE3fGfF-o

[Slay]

It wasn't featured in the game, I am sure it will pass though. :p

[NumberedEyes]

The action themes to devil may cry have always been pretty great, Devils never cry for example. not sure what my favorate would be but i thought id bring the devil may cry songs up as im playing through 2 atm.

(also i didnt mind simple and clean it was mentioned as being the worst theme song ever by a poster previously, i guess you just have to dig jpop i like utada hikaru XD)

[DarknessGirl96]

Simple and Clean - Kingdom Hearts

[Flow]

Not sure if anyone has said this yet, (I'm sure someone has) But what about "Still Alive" from Portal? :D

Also, the whole soundtrack from WET was amazing. (:

[paecmaker]

Not sure if anyone has said this yet, (I'm sure someone has) But what about "Still Alive" from Portal? :D




damn, I was just to write that when I saw this thread. :p

But here I get some songs from UN squadron on Snes that I LOVE!!

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

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BOgiLdykOQ&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8MlpybUc7I&feature=related

[Synge]

This thread needs more piano

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-0G_FI61a8

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

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRfeidi6w84

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDX4ZwUeOok

[Sotanji]

I would have to say, the Entire Nier soundtrack had me awestruck.
i did not suspect something so beautiful from that game o=

[mutilations]

In the world of Hyperdimension Neptunia, there are four worlds based off the four major companies in video game history (Nintendo, Microsoft, Sony, Sega). Lastation is the Playstation world and being a PS3 game, it had to of had the best theme.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edYq07wPvjM