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[deriks]

We have awesome soundtracks around, but some games just need one music to really set the tone for the whole game. So let's show (hear?) some, Gaf!

Streets of Rage 2 OST - Go Straight
Those beats... Oh, man. You know that you will beat in the whole game.

Doom OST - E1M1 - At Doom's Gate
Frenetic metal? You need to shoot and run. Go!!!

Okami Soundtrack - Ryoshima Plains
Goddammit, this music is so epic that if you close your eyes, you think that you're in a wide field, running in the wild, and the wind is passing through your head... It's magical.

Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance - Rules of Nature (Platinum Mix)
The tittle says everything: RULES OF NATURE!

''Bloody Tears'' in the Castlevania series
It's kinda morbid, but it's fast and also has a good beat. It fits really well in the Castlevania series

 

[JumpCancel]

Resident Evil: Director's Cut: - Mansion Basement

I ain't afraid of no Zombies.

 

[oSoLucky]

We All Become. Not only was it featured in the reveal, but I believe it to be the most iconic song of the game, and meshes very well with the gameplay. I was so hype when I saw the first cutscene where the song appears. I could also make a case that Impossible or Impossible(hummed version) fit the tone of urgency in the later portions of the game and the challenges.

A part of what makes it amazing is how it transitions into other tracks, but the Windwaker Sailing Music.

No other game music has so thoroughly nailed the 'I'm on an adventure' feel.

Another great pick. I absolutely love Smooth McGroove's version also.

 

[yami4ct]

A part of what makes it amazing is how it transitions into other tracks, but the Windwaker Sailing Music.

No other game music has so thoroughly nailed the 'I'm on an adventure' feel.

 

[wheeplash]

Gwyn, Lord of Cinder's theme:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AB6sOhQan9Y

 

[Nerrel]

I've always thought colorful flowers did a great job of capturing Muramasa's creepy vibe:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEW23XLwxa4
It's not a standout, though. The entire game is filled with incredible fucking music.

Super Metroid is another game full of phenomenal music, but if I had to reduce it to one track it would be this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXIdLLc8s-E

 

[Elitist1945]

[Insert TEARS - HEALTH in Max Payne 3 here]

 

[Transistor]

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Heightmap is my fav non-vocal song. The Spine really nails the feel of the city, though

 

[Dremorak]

When most people think about Xenoblade music they think Gaur Plains, but at the start of the game, this captures the feel PERFECTLY:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfuoUv5YMN0

And the amazing thing about Xenoblade's soundtrack, every single area song has a night version that is the same but much lower energy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8do8ab8wi5o

Its like I'm right there running around colony 9

 

[NipplesAndToes23]

I'm not linking it because it should be heard in the game first, but when You're Not Alone comes on in Final Fantasy IX... OOOH Feelings!

 

[TheBowen]

Shadow of the colossus - RevivedPower

Bombastic orchestration that makes your actions more heroic yet the colossis more terrying

 

[forest]

Resident Evil: Director's Cut: - Mansion Basement

I ain't afraid of no Zombies.

Lol came to post

 

[RedRum]

Killer Instinct's dynamic music that rocks a beat to each kick to the face you give your opponent.

 

[sn00zer]

Nothing has really beat the airport scene in Max Payne 3. Would love if more games had lyrical music during gameplay.

 

[Guardian Monkey]

Metal Gear Solid 5. Choosing your own 80s playlist before planning your assault was epic.

 

[abstract alien]

Axiom Verge - Vital Tide
https://youtu.be/Ksr81r3tquQ

This track screams of Super Metroid vibes and nearly tells you the type of gameplay that's in store via sound alone. The track unfolds just as nicely as the map does.

 

[Piers]

For as much hate as Sticker Star gets, it's battle theme absolutely hits home the tone of the game in such a great way.

 

[DecoReturns]

It's probably cheating say Ocarina of Time who has the best use of music in a game in my opinion.

I say Don't speak Her Name is pretty good from Fire Emblem Awakening.

I say the opening theme from Pokemon Sapphire/Ruby, a gentle beginning then bam it's adventure time

 

[AAK]

Devil May Cry - Public Enemy

Dark Gothic Stylish Action

This track embodies that with perfection.

Tekken 2 - Super Killing Machine

90's Martial Arts Battle in Futuristic Cyber Punk Setting

 

[Dipship31]

Really anything from the Hotline Miami series, but this one is my favorite:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bHysLEaXSQ

 

[ZombieSupaStar]

Resident Evil: Director's Cut: - Mansion Basement

I ain't afraid of no Zombies.

fart musics

 

[BiGBoSSMk23]

Nothing has really beat the airport scene in Max Payne 3. Would love if more games had lyrical music during gameplay.

Goddammit lol

Came here to post this.

That song was simply perfect for that shootout.

 

[Anno]

The first time a piece of music ever just crushed me was the first time I set off into the wider world of the original Final Fantasy, a little cut scene played as a crossed the bridge the GOAT theme music started. It was a real ass adventure that started so well right there.

 

[Tye The Czar]

Barkley: Shut Up And Jam Gaiden - Click Here For Moustache Rides
Highlights a surprisingly solid Mario RPG-esque battle system while parodying JRPG music with its melody and purposefully cheap synths.

 

[royox]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WM33Hr94SKw

 

[MattKeil]

A part of what makes it amazing is how it transitions into other tracks, but the Windwaker Sailing Music.

No other game music has so thoroughly nailed the 'I'm on an adventure' feel.

This is the single best track in the entire Zelda series for just that reason, IMO.

 

[w0s]

Having just finished alien isolation today there were times when the music. Would kick in and it was just perfect. Have no idea the name of the song.

 

[Theognosis]

Lots of games with themes that synch with the scene include Rez, Shadow of the Colossus, Panzer Dragoon Zwei, Nights into Dreams and Mario Kart 8.

But I'd have to give it to Starcraft's Terran theme. It's static, yes, but it just fits the game perfectly. Props also to Daytona USA.

 

[Dipship31]

F-Zero Mute City

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lchzjb7W4hM

 

[forest]

Level 1 Entryway - Doom II

It's time to go on a demon murder spree

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7T1KuW0S8I&index=5&list=RDOyHqGSO67wo&ab_channel=likbeaX

 

[FadedRevolution]

Unreal Gold-Shared Dig
Playing through Unreal Gold right now and this song just came on and it fits so well.

 

[Killer Queen]

I hope new Doom steals metal riffs too, or has reworked versions of the old soundtrack with new crushing thrashy music. Would be nice if they brought in a few guitarists like they did for Wolfenstien and the dude from Meshuggah.

 

[forest]

I hope new Doom steals metal riffs too, or has reworked versions of the old soundtrack with new crushing thrashy music. Would be nice if they brought in a few guitarists like they did for Wolfenstien and the dude from Meshuggah.

MORE MESHUGGAH IN ALL VIDEO GAMES

 

[Killer Queen]

MORE MESHUGGAH IN ALL VIDEO GAMES

Id be very okay with this.

 

[infinitys_7th]

Hard to post them at the moment, but all of the Phoenix Wright games have incredible suites of music that fits perfectly during the court cases.

"Court Begins" at the start
"Cross-Examination" in Moderato and Allegro tempos
"Objection!" when you start going after a witness "Pursuit" when you get them on the defensive
"Confess the Truth" when you make them break
"Logic and Tricks" for important deductions
"Won the Case!" when you win

Every game has their own versions of these, and just listening to them can bring you right back into it.

I'm sure someone would have brought this up soon, of course.

I guess those aren't really one music piece, but play those and you feel like you just went through a trial.

 

[Dryk]

This is the single best track in the entire Zelda series for just that reason, IMO.

I consider Wind Waker's title screen/credits music the best track in the series for the same reason. That feeling is also the main reason I love Wind Waker so much.

 

[Astery]

metal gear ri...
I see it is already covered.

 

[Triggerhappytel]

Gwyn, Lord of Cinder's theme:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AB6sOhQan9Y

This is a really perfect soundtrack. No cutscene, no exposition, just a sombre piano track while you battle the final boss. It really is perfect.