Best video Game Soundtracks?

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  1. Nitrosoxide

    Nitrosoxide Resolute Member

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    Anyways, with all this talk about the upcoming Eternal Sonata, it has revived my interest in videogaming music.

    So whats everyones favorite video gaming music CD?

    Or is there a CD that really has to be heard even if you'll never touch the game?
     
  2. saturn_worship

    saturn_worship Intrepid Member

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    Azel panzer dragoon soundtrack.

    just pure cult.
     
  3. PhreQuencYViii

    PhreQuencYViii Champion of the Forum

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    I love the music in the animated Batman And Robin for Genesis.
     
  4. ccovell

    ccovell Resolute Member

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    Dracula Battle 1 & 2
    Panzer Dragoon original soundtrack
     
  5. Jamtex

    Jamtex Adult Orientated Mahjong Connoisseur

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    My favourite five (ones I would save in case of a fire and in order) are

    Ace Driver - Victory Lap
    Alpine Racer
    Le Mans 24hr
    Daytona USA
    Ridge Racers

    Anyone spot the link?
     
  6. Shadowlayer

    Shadowlayer KEEPIN' I.T. REAL!!

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    Rez has some of the best music ever ina videogame.

    SonicCD had good songs, but they all sound too cheesy nowadays, like most 80s and early 90s songs do:lol:
     
  7. jp.

    jp. Be Attitude For Gains

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    Blast Wind is king IMO.

    After that:
    Panzer Dragoon
    Panzer Dragoon II Zwei
    Panzer Dragoon Saga
    Hyper Duel
    Radiant Silvergun
    Soukyuugurentai
    Final Fantasy 6
    Blue Dragon
    Guardian Heroes
    Border Down
    NiGHTS
     
  8. Calpis

    Calpis Champion of the Forum

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  9. Orochi.Kyo

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    One of my fav is the Thunderforce V OST.
     
  10. Borman

    Borman Digital Games Curator

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    Final Fantasy Tactics is among my favorite. As are the Phoenix Wright games, Chrono Trigger, and Parappa the Rapper....and Shenmue...and Katamari Damacy...
     
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  12. AntiPasta

    AntiPasta Fiery Member

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    Hmm, interesting. My picks would be:

    - Panzer Dragoon Saga
    - NiGHTS into Dreams
    - Radiant Silvergun
    - Wipeout 2097, Pulse, Pure, SE (in that order)
    - Dune (first game, the adventure)
     
  13. Alien Workshop

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    The original Halo soundtrack is really good. The music from the Hitman games is also really good.
     
  14. unclejun

    unclejun Site Supporter 2011-2014

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    In no particular order:
    The 7th Guest
    Outlaws
    Monkey Island
    Dune Spice Opera, as AntiPasta said just before, unless he was talking of the ingame Adlib-powered music wich I like too...
    Aliens vs Predator, the PC game
    Full Throttle
    Sam&Max
    Metal Slug, probably the 3 or the 4
    Halflife/opposing force/whatever the name of the other add-on is...
    Deus Ex 1
    Doom 1&2
    Prisoner of Ice
    Alone in the Dark 1, 2, 3
    Outcast
    Max Payne 1
    The Nomad Soul, aka Omikron on the other side of the Atlantic
    A lot of C64 games soundtracks are great too, but I can't recall their names right now, as a matter of fact, I tend to use c64 tunes as ringtones, as well as the whole Doom 1 musical score, I'm nuts...
     
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  15. AntiPasta

    AntiPasta Fiery Member

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    Well, actually, I was - Spice Opera would be great, too, if they only left the cheesy lyrics out :evil:
     
  16. kendrick

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    What makes the Panzer Saga soundtrack great is that the majority of it was generated on the fly by the Saturn sound hardware, with the exception of the four or five orchestral tracks. I also have great fondness for the Sonic Adventure music, which isn't as bad as you might remember it. As far as terrible games with great music, I remember Albert Odyssey on the Saturn was a mediocre RPG that I played through to the end just to hear all the music in context.
     
  17. Johnny

    Johnny Gran Turismo Freak and Site Supporter 2013,2015

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    Kingdom Hearts (1 and 2)
    Wipeout (series)
     
  18. neomatrix

    neomatrix Intrepid Member

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    actraiser 1 for super nintendo
    thunder force 3 for genesis
    final fight cd for sega cd
    Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo for 3do panasonic
    michael j moon walker for genesis
    Killer Instinct 1
    Killer Instinct 2
     
  19. Nitrosoxide

    Nitrosoxide Resolute Member

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    Hmm... its too bad I'm betting that alot of these games never got soundtracks Cds released.
     
  20. Mr. Casual

    Mr. Casual Champion of the Forum

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    Shadow of the Colossus if you like full Orchestral works
    Actraiser Symphonic Suite
    Arc the Lad 1 and 2 (Best PSX music made ever, imho)
    I like a lot of Final Fantasy Concert songs and FFT has a cool OST
    Albert Odyssey (Another fave for Orchestral stuff)
    Metal Slug has a lot of cool tunes
    Almost every Wild Arms OST ever
    Also, there is a ton of cool Zelda OSTs out there. One of them has an OOT Ocarina Medley that is simply brilliant.
     
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