Best music in games

Alright what are some of the best soundtracks you have heard in games

I would say the gears of war theme and
The street fighter IV second intro song:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dU0MZ9ONxw4&fmt=18

Those are probably some of the best I've heard

 

If you're into a more retro and/or techno scene the tracks from System Shock 2 are freaking legendary. Can't give you a youtube link cause I'm at work right now, later.

Like music from gears of war as well (and the comercials for the game when it came out "mad world" - gary jules).

 

I like the Halp track's

 

Both of the "Gears of Wars" had great tv commercials and music but I never really noticed the music while playing the games.

The "Final Fantasy" series has always been renowned for its music even though lately most can't be found on the computer (I remember near the end of FFX one particularly good song when everyone is sitting round a campfire before heading towards the final boss). Think in Japan they have FF concerts or something similar.

There are other games like the "Tony Hawk" (Tony Hawk 2!) series and the "GTA" series but don't think they count since the music isn't original.

 

Old school game Lost Patrol for Amiga had a great soundtrack, even better I found a remake of that soundtrack on youtube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vKL5ykAuvs

Now the snowy railyard in Street Figher IV has a great sound too

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZax...FBB6ADE7&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=15

Loaded on Sega Saturn and Playstation

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H26ZsLxE1lg

 

The end song of Portal.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCt2nZF2nLk

 

Super Smash Bros Brawl, all of them remixes of classic songs... bliss for a nintendo fanboy!

 

Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams - Soki's Theme

Advent Rising - Bounty Hunter

And various others.


If you want more ideas, look at Crowning Music of Awesome

 

Here is the music from system shock 2 if you'd like to listen http://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=113469 it was created by Eric Brosius.

 

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F-Zero series. For F-Zero, F-Zero X, and F-Zero GX and the portable versions, the music was one of the most important parts of the overall, epic, experience. I listen to the tunes all the time, including while driving. It's so fitting and I note how the music also affects how well I perform. In F-Zero X, it makes you want to smash the other machines and in F-Zero GX, it goes along with high speeds and boosting past the competition. Simply stunning.

Other than F-Zero, the Metroid series was amazing. When I first played Super Metroid, my mouth dropped when I heard the music coming from a SNES. They fit the environment, give you eerie feelings, motivate you to contine and keep searching until you defeat the final boss.

 

^^^This^^^

 

I love battlefield 1942's theme song along with medal of honor's soundtrak during gameplay.

 

Mechwarrior 2 (PC and PSX).

 

Daedalus Encounter soundtrack.

 

I'm surprised no one mentioned the Final Fantasy games yet. I just turned on my FFVII soundtrack and, while simple and hokey, does a great job of supplying an appropriate backdrop to the game.

The SFIV opening song does get me pumped every time I go to play it though.

 

FF games, and I think Mass Effect has some great music

 

I really think the Final Fantasy games have such a great soundtrack. I love all the orchestral work.

 

Having just beat Gears of War, I must say it had a pretty amazing soundtrack.

I especially loved this piece from Metroid Prime.

 

Fallout 1

Music by Mark Morgan

http://www.markmorganmusic.com/

 

Kingdom Hearts and Zelda Ocarina of Time

 

Most of Red Alert 2's. Especially Hell march 2.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WqwFhX6Cqg
Red Alert 2 music was amazing in getting you pumped up to nuke some enemies.

Some of HL2s are good.

 

The Halo series has some of the best game music ever. Bioshock's music is eerily fitting and really adds to the game experience.

 

Streets of Rage and its sequel had an outstanding soundtrack of original music.

Other notable soundtracks:

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AH, ken's music awesome!

 

Red Alert (the original) also had a good soundtrack. Red Alert series is probably some of the best and I still listen to it.

 

How could I forget:

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time - Tower of Dawn

Prince of Persia: Warrior Within - Welcome Within

Prince of Persia: Welcome Within - Clash in the Catacombs

 

goddam i love mass effect theme. its so epic. and i feel more epic....i got 1000GS/1050GS (missing 1 DLC achieve) on it. i dare you to try that!!! beat it 4 storyline each on increasingly difficulties. beating it on insane gets the special gamerpic i have below. lol

 

Original Mario theme ..... THE ANTHEM OF NINTENDO AND A GENERATION, but not mine LOL

 

Deus Ex title screen music always used to get me, as for others would have to be the music to colums and the soundtrack to the original sonic lol.

 

Neotokyo source mod.

music.
I bought the cd on itunes I liked it so much

 

Full Throttle soundtrack. Gone Jackals FTW.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDL3eSS6lNk

 

Final Fantasy series soundtracks are my choice.

 

morrowind but unfortunately it's only like 50 mins long and on constant repeat lol.

 

Fallout 1 music link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GEcxy378TU

 

LucasArts adventure games were my favorite...Full Throttle was already mentioned...Grim Fandango was excellent...and my favorite were the Caribbean flavored soundtracks to the Monkey Island games from midi to CD audio...

I agree with Red Alert series...awesome techno-style music...almost club worthy...

Civ 2 and Heroes of Might and Magic 2 had great CD audio soundtracks...(HoMM2 had the opera singer button to select CD audio vs midi)...

And finally, Interstate 76 was the funkiest, grooviest original soundtrack...I think even Rick James was envious of that soundtrack...I think I read somewhere that the I-76 soundtrack was done by Third Eye Blind's original bass player...

 

ridge racer series, the original call of duty soundtrack, halo. Just to name a few.

 

is it cheating to suggest the grand theft auto series? coz...the music is actual songs and ever so often the music-vehicle-situation combo is just perfect!

i like the original doom soundtrack and it was fun hearing the redone version of the original knee-deep in the dead music with the doom3 engine.

tetris on the nintendo game boy. just typing it i can hear the music

half-life was good for those moments when something happens (getting the hev suit the first time, the armor plated big guy, the ambush before the lake, getting the rocket launcher, iirc).

diablo had excellent mood-music but the loop does get annoying after a while.

 

BAM:

http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?p=5212236#post5212236

These are some of the best Music EVER in Video games

 

Homeworld - http://downloads.khinsider.com/game-soundtracks/album/homeworld-soundtrack-redbook- or http://hwcommunity.com/tracker/ (Legal and free to download)
God of War
Orange Box

 

The Witcher had some epic music.
Also, God of War.

 

Play The Dark Knight soundtrack with any game, and it will sound incredible.

 

Will have to try that

 

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Indeed, good call mate! I also recommend Battlestar Galactica Season 3 soundtrack. And the Pirates o/t Caribbean 3 score goes really well with Empire Total War.

 

QFT.

I downloaded the soundtrack (and the music *inspired* by the Witcher). There's some pretty great stuff in there, especially the folk music in the inspired stuff.

 

Joint Strike Fighter is very good
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQF8tSQ-OYw&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTUT6b0SugI&feature=channel_page

 

I absolutely love Battlefield intro music/theme, and the music in Starcraft.
Battlefield theme
A Starcraft Terran theme