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Posted on Thursday, April 12 @ 16:30:00 Eastern by

I'll never forget some of the things I've seen in video games, but I can't imagine the same scenes without the backing track to go with them. I'm a sucker for a great video game soundtrack. Having a terrible score can ruin a game, and having an excellent one can lift a game up to greatness.

So far this year, I've been particularly infatuated with the Dustforce soundtrack, a sample of which you can find here. Mass Effect 3's soundtrack has been excellent as well, but....

What's your favorite game soundtrack of all time?

Related Games:   Dustforce, Mass Effect 3


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  • Insomniac_24_7
    Insomniac_24_7

    Joined: Jun 2011
    Posted: Apr 12th, 2012 at 5:31 pm
    Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal's soundtrack was amazing & memorable to me. I loved A Crack In Time's music too. Music that went well with the story was great, esepcially getting to listen to tons of music from radio stations while flying a spaceship. Resistance 3 & the Uncharted games have fantastic music as well.
  • De-Ting
    De-Ting

    Joined: Nov 2006
    Posted: Apr 12th, 2012 at 7:09 pm
    Donkey Kong Country, and Atlantis.
  • MasterRabbi
    MasterRabbi

    Joined: May 2007
    Posted: Apr 12th, 2012 at 7:20 pm
    I'm so looking forward to Dustforce, just for the soundtrack.

    My favorite would have to be Final Fantasy 6. Seems like a cop out to use FF, but I've listened way more than any other game soundtrack.
  • danielrbischoff
    danielrbischoff

    Joined: Nov 2009
    Posted: Apr 12th, 2012 at 10:11 pm
    It's out now! Check on Steam.
  • Squiggy
    Squiggy

    Joined: Nov 2005
    Posted: Apr 12th, 2012 at 7:22 pm
    "Guess this tune: duh, duh, duh, du-du-duh, duh, duh.... guess!"

    Opening theme to Zelda: Ocarina of Time. Also the Whistle from the original The Legend of Zelda, and the Warp Whistle's tune from Super Mario Bros. 3.
  • Greywolfe1982
    Greywolfe1982

    Joined: Jan 2008
    Posted: Apr 12th, 2012 at 7:25 pm
    Without a doubt Bastion.

    Actually there's one other game that came out around when Bastion did that had a fantastic soundtrack. But given that I can't remember it, I'm saying Bastion.
  • Chunibrow
    Chunibrow

    Joined: Mar 2010
    Posted: Apr 13th, 2012 at 5:46 am
    Bastion has a few songs that almost being a tear to my eye they are so beautiful
  • friggest
    friggest

    Joined: Mar 2008
    Posted: Apr 12th, 2012 at 7:28 pm
    I always remember liking the original Tomb Raider sounds. The sounds made you feel like you were actually discovering something new for the first time.

    Bioshock/Bioshock 2 - 40's on 4 XM anyone?

    But really, the game is Jet Set Radio - Controls were difficult but art style and music dominate any to date.
  • dirty_f
    dirty_f

    Joined: Nov 2010
    Posted: Apr 12th, 2012 at 7:34 pm
    not that i'm really into that style of music, i agree. also the radio on Fallout New Vegas. real good combination: 40's music along side of roaming the post apocalyptic wasteland.
  • dirty_f
    dirty_f

    Joined: Nov 2010
    Posted: Apr 12th, 2012 at 7:31 pm
    Quake, because of Trent Reznor. and i know its not really a sound track, but i'm gonna say GTA: San Andreas for Radio X. Grunge ftw mother****ers.

    as for ' duh, duh, duh, du-du-duh, duh, duh....' i wanna say the theme for Terminator.
  • friggest
    friggest

    Joined: Mar 2008
    Posted: Apr 12th, 2012 at 7:48 pm
    And I agree with GTA radio selections. Many times I got into wrecks changing the station to the one I preferred. I think it was GTA 3: Vice City (?) that introduced me to Young Turks by Rod Stewart.
  • dirty_f
    dirty_f

    Joined: Nov 2010
    Posted: Apr 12th, 2012 at 8:12 pm
    haha that game is responsible for my short-lived journey into 80's electro pop. Flight of Seagulls, Gary Numan.... then i found grunge n metal. aka good music.

    nah but i still like all those songs.
  • dirty_f
    dirty_f

    Joined: Nov 2010
    Posted: Apr 12th, 2012 at 8:15 pm
    'Flock' of Seagulls. not 'Flight'. facepalm
  • Chunibrow
    Chunibrow

    Joined: Mar 2010
    Posted: Apr 13th, 2012 at 5:48 am
    Grunge forever my brother
  • dirty_f
    dirty_f

    Joined: Nov 2010
    Posted: Apr 13th, 2012 at 10:07 am
    last of its kind, bro. and by that i mean guitar music.
  • LawnGnome
    LawnGnome

    Joined: Apr 2007
    Posted: Apr 12th, 2012 at 7:33 pm
    So many to choose from. It kind of feels like a cop-out to pick Bioshock or Fallout, but the music selection really made those games special. If we're talking original score, I'd go with Super Mario Bros. The way the music changed whenever you entered a different level/area or how it sped up when you started running out of time really added a lot to the experience back in the day, plus the music itself is just so iconic. Anyone familiar with videogames would recognize the tune.
  • Lenin17301
    Lenin17301

    Joined: Jan 2007
    Posted: Apr 12th, 2012 at 7:53 pm
    So many great Soundtracks, both original and stuff like EA Trax, to name a few (more like a lot): Silent Hill 1, 2 and 3 OST's, The World Ends With You OST, Deathsmiles and Mushihimesama OST's, the FIFA 98, FIFA 2002, FIFA 06 and FIFA World Cup 2006 EA Trax. More recently, my favorites are Catherine's OST, all of the music in Lumines: Electronic Symphony, and Blue Blur, then Sonic Generations OST. If I have to choose an all-time favorite Soundtrack, i'll go with Mega Man 2 soundtrack, the ultimate achievement in 8-bit music, and to me, a major part of unforgettable memories of playing that masterpiece.
  • Crackman
    Crackman

    Joined: Jul 2011
    Posted: Apr 12th, 2012 at 7:58 pm
    Oh God, time to go old school on you guys. Ecco the Dolphin on Sega CD, composed by Spencer Nilson. Seriously, check it out. Can we post links?

  • Bretimus_v2
    Bretimus_v2

    Joined: Jan 2009
    Posted: Apr 12th, 2012 at 8:10 pm
    San Andreas and Vice City...such good radio stations.
    Love the western themes of RDR, and the select songs they use in the game.
  • dirty_f
    dirty_f

    Joined: Nov 2010
    Posted: Apr 12th, 2012 at 8:13 pm
    like for RDR and western themed songs.
  • Jobin_Wendy
    Jobin_Wendy

    Joined: Mar 2012
    Posted: Apr 12th, 2012 at 8:30 pm
    Street Sk8er for PSOne. The game kind of sucked, and it had a limited number of tracks, but man did I love skating virtually to Less Than Jake, All, H20 and I Against I. THPS 2 was solid, too. I played for literally hundreds of hours making parks and skating them, and never got sick of the tracks.

    Everything in Fallout 3 was fantastic, too.
  • Longo_2_guns
    Longo_2_guns

    Joined: Jun 2003
    Posted: Apr 12th, 2012 at 8:31 pm
    Ace Combat. Any of them. Seriously, if you haven't heard them, you're missing out. Biiiiig time.
  • hempy420
    hempy420

    Joined: Apr 2012
    Posted: Apr 12th, 2012 at 9:16 pm
    Hands down Castlevania: Symphony of the Night. Best game soundtrack ever. I can still hear every track in my head.
  • TurinAlexander
    TurinAlexander

    Joined: Sep 2006
    Posted: Apr 12th, 2012 at 9:16 pm
    The Final Fantasy series in general. I own several CDs of FF music and have been to the Distant Worlds concert twice.
  • megalodonftw
    megalodonftw

    Joined: Aug 2011
    Posted: Apr 12th, 2012 at 9:34 pm
    The Silent Hill series. By far. I can't believe nobody said this yet. Akira Yamaoka is a musical genius and never lost a bit of it throughout the entire franchise. Until Downpour, when they changed the composer. Who agreed that was a good idea?
  • Guernica
    Guernica

    Joined: Mar 2009
    Posted: Apr 12th, 2012 at 9:36 pm
    Gotta mention Bastion of course. Always have a soft spot for Zelda and Halo music. the ME trilogy also has really epic music. And anything that lets me play my own music.
  • damo_rox619
    damo_rox619

    Joined: Jan 2007
    Posted: Apr 12th, 2012 at 10:06 pm
    Final Fantasy X with XIII being the runner-up. But aside from obvious picks, i'd have to say Metal Gear Solid 2
  • drathbone
    drathbone

    Joined: May 2011
    Posted: Apr 12th, 2012 at 10:16 pm
    Almost anything Earthbound, Symphony of the Night, Intro Theme Final Fantasy and the one that immediately popped into my head, considering it was my first RPG, youtube.com/watch?v=gYdSH34z5hg or the battle music
  • t1pz0r
    t1pz0r

    Joined: May 2008
    Posted: Apr 12th, 2012 at 10:43 pm
    Like so many others Bastion is at the top of my list. Although Journey comes pretty close but I'm a sucker for anything with cellos.
  • t1pz0r
    t1pz0r

    Joined: May 2008
    Posted: Apr 12th, 2012 at 10:49 pm
    Oh also Fallout 3 and New Vegas, nothing compares to wandering the wastes blowing the heads off super mutants whilst listening to Billie Holiday.
  • cyberjim2000
    cyberjim2000

    Joined: Feb 2010
    Posted: Apr 13th, 2012 at 12:14 am
    When you turn off the radio, New Vegas uses tracks from the original games which is a nice touch.
  • Klandathu
    Klandathu

    Joined: Apr 2008
    Posted: Apr 12th, 2012 at 10:52 pm
    God of War, hands down. The music is just as important to those games as the gameplay itself.
  • Jonathan_Leack
    Jonathan_Leack

    Joined: Jan 2012
    Posted: Apr 12th, 2012 at 11:01 pm
    Final Fantasy VII, no doubt.
  • zambranitis
    zambranitis

    Joined: Mar 2012
    Posted: Apr 12th, 2012 at 11:13 pm
    Zelda: Ocarina of Time... it was just too much perfection and balance between beautiful melodies and integrating the music with the gameplay. It was so well implemented and it sounded so damn good, that I've had "Saria's Song" as my ringtone for 10 years. I know, I don't get laid that much... the hookers keep running away from me.
  • Ivory_Soul
    Ivory_Soul

    Joined: Nov 2005
    Posted: Apr 12th, 2012 at 11:39 pm
    Oblivion and Skyrim. Some of the most beautiful orchestral scores ever made. I listen to them on a regular basis. In fact I wrote a blog about them on my site.
  • Noritama
    Noritama

    Joined: Feb 2012
    Posted: Apr 12th, 2012 at 11:42 pm
    Parasite eve series and the tenchu series
  • Bras
    Bras

    Joined: Jul 2008
    Posted: Apr 12th, 2012 at 11:43 pm
    Final Fantasy X
  • Bras
    Bras

    Joined: Jul 2008
    Posted: Apr 12th, 2012 at 11:45 pm
    Anything Nobuo Uematsu really.
  • cyberjim2000
    cyberjim2000

    Joined: Feb 2010
    Posted: Apr 13th, 2012 at 12:14 am
    Chrono Cross. Not everyone likes the game, but the soundtrack is pretty good in my opinion.
  • cyberjim2000
    cyberjim2000

    Joined: Feb 2010
    Posted: Apr 13th, 2012 at 12:16 am
    Oh and Mega Man 2. 8-bit music at it's finest right there.
  • Josh_Laddin
    Josh_Laddin

    Joined: Nov 2009
    Posted: Apr 13th, 2012 at 1:44 am
    Man I was beginning to think no one would mention CC. Best soundtrack ever. If you've never played it then this should be all you need to know:

    www.youtube.com/watch?v=923fVDDwaHo
  • Ranim
    Ranim

    Joined: Nov 2005
    Posted: Apr 13th, 2012 at 3:21 am
    Total Annihilation has the best sound track I've ever heard. Homeworld, Chrono Trigger, and Cross are all up there too. All those sound tracks just blend so well with the game, and they all felt right, but Total Annihilation was exceptional.
  • Affen
    Affen

    Joined: Sep 2008
    Posted: Apr 13th, 2012 at 4:07 am
    PC version Maui Mallard in Cold Shadows had a great orchestral soundtrack with Hawaii, Jazz and Tribal music influences. Really great stuff.
  • Falx
    Falx

    Joined: Jul 2011
    Posted: Apr 13th, 2012 at 4:18 am
    Chrono Trigger, by far, the best soundtrack in a video game.
  • Teltnuag
    Teltnuag

    Joined: Nov 2006
    Posted: Apr 13th, 2012 at 5:35 am
    Legend of Mana. I love everything in that game.
  • Chunibrow
    Chunibrow

    Joined: Mar 2010
    Posted: Apr 13th, 2012 at 5:51 am
    Betrayal at Krondor, Bastion, Skyrim, and pretty much anything else by Jeremy Soule
  • Lok-Nar
    Lok-Nar

    Joined: Feb 2012
    Posted: Apr 13th, 2012 at 5:55 am
    N.A.R.C. arcade. Duke Nukem Total Meltdown All Halo soundtracks
  • ballabert
    ballabert

    Joined: Jul 2011
    Posted: Apr 13th, 2012 at 6:11 am
    Streets of Rage 3... every stage... ftw
  • tinymhg
    tinymhg

    Joined: Jun 2011
    Posted: Apr 13th, 2012 at 6:50 am
    Donkey Kong Country was good. Final Fantasy 6 heard that one alot. Ivory_Soul I agree Oblivion and Skyrim. Tetris on the original GameBoy. The Witcher because of the Celtic vibe.
  • usaglory
    usaglory

    Joined: Mar 2009
    Posted: Apr 13th, 2012 at 6:58 am
    So many good ones. Ocarina of Time and the Castlevanias are popular choices for obvious reasons. I would add Ninja Gaiden II for NES and Lunar for Playstation. Lunar is such an underrated game btw. It's easily up there with FFIII, Chrono Trigger and Tales of Phantasia as one of the greatest RPGs of all time.
    U.N. Squadron for SNES deserves to be mentioned too.
  • kor2disturbed
    kor2disturbed

    Joined: Dec 2010
    Posted: Apr 13th, 2012 at 7:34 am
    Chrono Trigger is definitely one of my favorites.
  • Nether
    Nether

    Joined: Jul 2007
    Posted: Apr 13th, 2012 at 8:44 am
    "Guess this tune: duh, duh, duh, du-du-duh, duh, duh.... guess!" I not only just defeated the monster but I leveled up, while reading this.
  • Masterwabbit
    Masterwabbit

    Joined: Mar 2009
    Posted: Apr 13th, 2012 at 1:44 pm
    Modnation Racers, for sure. That soundtrack they had perfectly fit the game, and it was awesome to boot. But, I have to ask, does anyone really know what this dude is saying in this particular track?

    youtube.com/watch?v=DnalI1EDbbI

    I keep hearing "Doubt you get diarrhea", and I know that can't be right.
  • Dolive90
    Dolive90

    Joined: Oct 2011
    Posted: Apr 13th, 2012 at 5:32 pm
    For me i would have to say Killzone 2 and 3 along with Fallout (3 and NV) Timesplitters 2 and SSX 3
  • Dolive90
    Dolive90

    Joined: Oct 2011
    Posted: Apr 13th, 2012 at 5:32 pm
    Forgot to add flow and flower to that list!
  • elmoreoocyte
    elmoreoocyte

    Joined: Apr 2012
    Posted: Apr 13th, 2012 at 8:14 pm
    Sonic 2 Hilltop Zone. Adventures of Dino Riki. Donkey Kong Country. The first Tenchu: Stealth Assassins. Mega Man 2. There's lots more, and I love chiptune music thanks to my 8 bit formative years, but these are what come to mind atm.
  • Amorphis
    Amorphis

    Joined: Dec 2010
    Posted: Apr 14th, 2012 at 12:29 pm
    Well, I'm late to this party, but here goes;
    Resident Evil 1-3, Fallout 3, Mass Effect 2...if I'm buying the sound track on iTunes, its a fave!
  • Amorphis
    Amorphis

    Joined: Dec 2010
    Posted: Apr 14th, 2012 at 12:29 pm
    Oh and RE: Code Veronica X
  • Amorphis
    Amorphis

    Joined: Dec 2010
    Posted: Apr 14th, 2012 at 12:35 pm
    Oh and Sim City for the Super Nintendo (last one, I swear)
  • anti_
    anti_

    Joined: Apr 2012
    Posted: Apr 15th, 2012 at 5:28 pm
    Jet Set Radio Future.

    done.
  • xclant
    xclant

    Joined: Nov 2005
    Posted: Apr 15th, 2012 at 8:55 pm
    Resident Evil 1 2 and 3, Final fantasy 7......... every GTA game ever made.......

    Is the tune daniels doing the pause music from the epic battletoads game.....

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