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[Guardian's Light]

And this, with d2 one too, definitely

 

[Come On Tars]

Skyrim is by far the one that will be remembered the longest.

 

[SamFo]

ITT - non iconic videogame music

 

[sainraja]

And how could I forget this:

Sands of Time


And...

God of War 1


Tenchu

 

[Aion002]

Destiny 2 Forsaken expansion theme is great:



Nioh 2 opening track is amazing:




Also, Ghost of Tsushima main theme is top-notch:

 

[sn0man]

Let me just drop this in here. If this thread ever gets zombied awake I’ll feel confident people will remember the 2020 plague.

 

[Unknown Soldier]

The series has multiple very good themes, but the one which is closest to the "main" theme has to be this one.

 

[DrAspirino]

Let me just drop this in here. If this thread ever gets zombied awake I’ll feel confident people will remember the 2020 plague.

THIS. EXACTLY THIS.

An "iconic" theme would be the ones from Marios, Zeldas, and Animal Crossings.

Why you ask?

Because the "theme" is carried around throughout the entire soundtrack of said games, and across different iterations of them, in different variations. The latest clear example of a "proper" theme would be the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe theme. The same theme is being carried from SNES all the way to the Switch, in different ways, and different arrangements, all while maintaining a clear reference to its origins and what's it about.

Heck, I often play Mario Kart Tour and even there you can clearly hear the different Mario Kart themes.

 

[Rickyiez]

 

[Twinguistics]

Similar to the groundbreaking topic, this thread is riddled with incorrect answers.

Iconic doesn't mean good, or even memorable. The op asked for iconic video game songs and really there's probably about three - Tetris, Mario and maybe Zelda but even that might be too niche.

 

[MasterDerico]

(And SUPER honorable mention to Mike Gordon badass tracks on Doom and Ki)

 

[existensmaximum]

Cyberpunk!

 

[Trilobit]

I've been listening to the soundtrack ever since I saw you post it. I just love how it has this raw atmosphere with the acoustic steel guitars. Thanks, mate!

 

[cireza]

Ninja Gaiden 3 / Razor's Edge has an amazing main theme.



You don't get narrative tracks like these very often nowadays.

 

[chaseroni]

 

[iQuasarLV]

^This!

Why, because Bear McCreary composes some epic fucking music. From BSG to Knights of Badassdom. No production is too low or too high for this man! His music elevated GoW to an 11 for what it did. That is iconic.

 

[Raven117]

Game doesn't get near enough love.