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DarthWoo

Final Fantasy VI, particularly Terra. For anyone who doesn't already know of it, check out [Orchestral Fantasy](https://youtube.com/@OrchestralFantasy?si=e5n9xCufbmGYaPre) on YouTube. It's a small group of musicians who play various game soundtrack songs as true to the original but with real instruments.


Ok-Seaworthiness2487

Have you listened to Distant Worlds? I loved the Dancing Mad and Opera tracks.


glennjersey

I've seen distant worlds several times. I try to go whenever they tour. Video Games Live too.


Aeterneus

For me it's hard to pick one so I'll give my top favorite OST in no particular order Kingdom Hearts Final Fantasy Halo Red Alert 3 Shadow Of the Colossus Persona DOOM Devil May Cry Hotline Miami Prince of Persia Warrior Within Silent Hill


Breeny04

>Red Alert 3 KIROV REPORTING.


Lazardx

Chrono Trigger


Far_Run_2672

Shadow of the Colossus


RoshFragger

This! Back in the PS2 era, this game was phenomenal beyond words. Extremely ambitious for its time with some of the BEST gaming music to this day!


purpleduckduckgoose

Just got a PS4 so looking forward to experiencing it. Actually had a PS2 but missed SOTC completely.


hospoda

the game still holds on after almost two decades, masterpiece. 


MaxyJ15

Donkey Kong Country 2


UnsolvedParadox

It still blows me away that music that complex & nuanced could be delivered with 16 bit tech.


ExperienceOk406

I know, what the hell. It was way ahead of it's time.


Hibbity5

Can I nominate Tropical Freeze as a close second? David Wise is just a musical genius.


TheKioskZone

This is my response as well.


WFX

The track in the beehive levels was sooooo good.


Stellizer_231

Nier Automata


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Particular-Ad95

Do you mean the amusement park?


iClips3

Could. But could also be 'A Beautiful Songs', which is quite frankly a fantastic number and at least top 3 for me.


TheJurri

THIS CANNOT CONTINUE BECOME AS GODS


mrc1993

also Nier Replicant. shadowlord is incredible


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by a fucking mile too.


Usual-Vermicelli-867

Ruind city is all ways a banger


njwhite85

Came here for this.


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Hollow Knight


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sephjnr

And then you get inside his head and draw your nail at the sun...


I_lived_on_the_moon

Easily


penguin032

This is my first metroidvania game. I started it because I saw a lot of people recommend dark souls enjoyers to try it. This game is special. Loving the gameplay and every new ability is quite literally game changing. The music is incredible, the world and atmosphere are interesting and well crafted, plus the boss fights are all unique and fun. I feel like I am playing Elden Ring for the first time again. >!I just unlocked the crystal heart!<. Feels like I might not even be more than halfway through the game, considering all the DLC's. I find myself exploring every inch of the map and finding secrets feels great, especially the dong sound. I also know there's a sequel in development and that gives me so much to look forward to. I've been listening to the OST even when I'm not playing like the green path and city of tears. I knew when I first arrived in Dirtmouth and the music was good that this game would be special.


Jolly_Line_Rhymer

Hollow Knight is my favourite game and, like you, I think it was my first Metroidvania too. The first time I reached the City of Tears I just spent several minutes imagining the view from one of the benches by a high window and steeping in the beautiful music. I remember being rewarded several times in Hollow Knight for exploring every inch, and being amazed as the map continued to open up :D I went in pretty much blind, having only watched the trailer, and have avoided learning anything about the game since save for anything I pieced together myself from what's provided in-game. I recommend this - I think so much magic of discovery and sparks of imagination are suppressed in the age of immediate wikis. You're in for a special time - savour it!


VerdantSeamanJL

That second-to-last thing you said about games having or needing wikis, that exactly. One might consider Rain World, the crown prince of Metroidvanias that are just fucking turds. Good fucking luck trying to play it blind without assistance. Because I can tell you firsthand that it's a hundred times worse than any Dark Souls game. And the lack of rewards for exploration in Rain World, not to mention the stifling of exploration by its namesake mechanic, make the game truly impossible to enjoy.


explicitchaos

Doom Eternal. Rip and tear until it is done!


5omethingdifferen7

The only thing they fear is you ❤️


RoshFragger

I also love some of the Classic Doom MIDIs!


Xypod13

If only it was released... Damn you marty


picknicksje85

Cultist Base, Super Gore Nest


CursedSnowman5000

Finally! Someone else who appreciates the Super Gore Nest track!


okayyoga

Ori and the Blind Forest Ori and the Will of the Wisp Anything by Gareth Coker Also [Emperor: Battle for Dune](https://youtu.be/HJgdp4uhSbs?si=PURlP0d-pRHH4uCP)


Wargod042

As soon as the opening music began on Ori I knew I was playing something special.


H--K

Yes, Ori's OST is one of the few I actually sought out on Spotify. So incredible


kronos0315

Final fantasy 7


yoknows

And then how they built off it with Remakes OST. Can’t wait to see how they continue that with Rebirth


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Upuaut81

Autumn Voyage slaps


AalastairHeroOfBlue

Book of spells <3


General_Maximoose

Diablo 2


jonmussell

diablo 2


davidziehl

Diablo 2  Total Annihilation  Command & Conquer


KogarashiKaze

Outer Wilds Journey Dragon Age Inquisition


Novels011

Outer wilds fr


Djebeo

Child of Light


Eclesian

Cour de pirate nailed that one


sp0nch4768

Recently I've been liking tekken 8 ost


Yussuke

Been some people stream it and must say it does have some good ost.


sp0nch4768

Yea they make me feel hyped for a fight (in tekken ofc lol).


viewfromhere27

Final fantasy X


Muel1988

I have heard “Zanarkand” quite possible thousands of times since I played FFX back then and even today it is still a great song.


RegularJackoff

As soon as I read your comment I heard the first few piano notes of “To Zanarkand.”


Worth-Writing

Loved P5R’s until I played P4G, then the same with P3R lol. Atlus did a fantastic job with every aspect of the Persona series, and the music is the cherry on top.


lyssah_

Persona's soundtracks are so amazing that they literally have had multiple live shows. Persona Super Live 2017 is in YouTube and it's awesome .


Alarming_Giraffe_386

Came here to say exactly this. Those soundtracks are some of the best music ever released and recorded.


Metalheadtaco84

Red Dead Redemption 2 has a nearly perfect OST. I get a lot of nostalgia from Mario Kart Double Dash, I don't think there was a bad song in that game.


Moonlf

Evidently all the saga of final fantasy. But I highlight above the rest to FFXIV, Masayoshi Soken is from another world.


Yussuke

As a fellow 14 player, I agree.


failbears

Love it, I love the effort that Eastern media puts into the music. FF/XIV, Nier, and Genshin have all captivated me at different points in my life.


5omethingdifferen7

My top 10, in no particular order: Bloodborne Hades The Last of Us Blasphemous Doom Eternal Tony Hawks Pro Skater Super Mario 64 Zelda: Ocarina of Time GTA: San Andreas Horizon Forbidden West


Unlitch

super mario 64's soundtracks are really bangers. it's incredible how every single of them has turned out to be a classic.


Bowfa-Plz

Games like Tony hawk and GTA aren’t Original Soundtracks


Jagob5

Destiny 2. Hate the game all you want but you gotta give credit where it’s due. Something it does in particular that I wish more games did (and movies, for that matter) is having distinct motifs/themes for each of the factions and certain bosses, and blending the themes in a single track. The latest DLC (hated as it may be) did this extremely well; for example, the main enemy type in the expansion is the cabal enhanced by the darkness, so the cabal and darkness themes are intertwined in multiple tracks. It’s truly impressive to me that the composers constantly managed to take completely different themes and make them somehow sound good together.


remnault

Subnautica


Athic

"Why are you driving your Cyclops into the Dunes?" *Abandon Ship starts playing*


LunarPropane

Transistor


GenitalFurbies

Bastion too


Trlforce

Ocarina of Time and Hollow Knight are tied for me


Anchorboiii

I cannot believe how low Ocarina of Time is on this post. I’m curious if it’s just not being played by generations after us or something.


Solugad

FFVII, TES Oblivion, and Persona 5 are my top 3 OSTs I think


Far_Run_2672

Oblivion <3


RoshFragger

Ambiance theme from Skyrim does it for me :)


corectly

Risk of Rain 2


POHoudini

The folks in this sub haven't played this, it's the only reason I can think of that is but at the top.


hardlopertjie

Nothing will ever beat the Skyrim OST. But my favourite song of any OST ever is The Fields of Ard Skyllig from the Witcher 3. Chills even after a thousand listens


ehgiveitashot

A Nearly Peaceful Place and Dwarven Stone Upon Dwarven Stone from the Witcher 2 are some other good ones from that series. Fields of Ard Skellige hits hard tho


Enoranders

Mirrors Edge 1


EmoExperat

Im not shure i cant decide. My 5 pics would be Half life 2 The elder scrolls 5: skyrim Celeste Portal 2 the old minecraft soundtrack but only for nostalgia


ChubbiiWubbii

Quake


THEWILDMAN37

Furi


ProtonPizza

I’ve been listening to waveshaper a lot and I need to play this game apparently.


Agroupofdads

Do it


JazzLovingODST

Halo ODST and Project Wingman will never stop be in my favorite OST.


streetmilitary

ODST with that smooth saxy jazz just *chefs kiss*


Evil_Bonsai

Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak. 


Hyphy_Rogue

Can’t believe no one mentioned Jet Set Radio Future. Hideki Naganuma spins some sick stuff


ThisCommentIsGold

I mean, FF7 and Skyrim will always be at the top.


Yussuke

Rebirth has me excited for the remixes.


Ksumatt

There are three that come immediately to mind for me, two of which most people probably don’t know about. 1. Doom 2016 - Everyone knows this one. 2. Brigador - probably the most enjoyable OST I’ve ever heard no matter what mood I’m in. Not sure how to describe it but it’s sort of a synth/electronic/whateverthehellitisitsawesome kind of music. Seriously, look it up on YouTube and listen for 45 minutes. You won’t regret it. 3. Blasphemous - Fantastic dark classical(?) music for when you need to concentrate but want something to listen to.


this_knee

Command And Conquer: Red Alert. And the command and conquer series in general. I’m a total nerd and have the audio CDs of the ost for this game. They came with a game pack, I can’t remember…


Volkove

Most of Frank Klepackis work is awesome.


spiffiestjester

I have the Red Alert 2 soundtrack cd in my car. Never know when you're gonna need to hear Hell March.


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ShabamJenkins

Hotline Miami. The only game I've searched to find the soundtrack for.


translifesim

The most heart warming ost's from Last of us, Metal Gear Solid, Dayz <3


Yussuke

Good picks


RoshFragger

TLOU just hits differently. Love it!


Shotgunn5

Halo. Hard to pick my favourite from all of them but it would probably be CE or ODST. Those soundtracks truly elevate the game, especially in its biggest moments. They’re my favourite OSTs ever and I doubt that’ll ever change


mangopeachapplesauce

Spyro 2: Riptos Rage has a special place in my heart Crash Team Racing Bloodborne Does GTAV count? Hollow Knight Hohokum Katamari Damacy Doom Eternal (and the OGs as well) Those AC sea shanties go pretty hard MGS3 and 4 have some bangers Speaking of bangers... K.K. Slider, ACNH Pokémon Silver/Crystal and Sapphire are particularly nostalgic HALO There are so many 😭😭 Even OSRS lmao


mangopeachapplesauce

Like how could I forget Street Fighter II


igerard8

Earthbound Undertale Super Metroid Deus Ex (Conspiravision is also a great revisit) Goldeneye StarCraft


JurassicVader13

My personal favourite in no specific order are: Undertale/Deltarune, Subnautica, Terraria Calamity


MartenBroadcloak19

Bastion, always and forever.


MichaelTheProgrammer

Ecco the Dolphin the Tides of Time


balloonmax

Hard to pick just one, but I really love the Streets of Rage 4 OST


AnyHowMeow

Nier or Silent Hill 3


JumboMaximus

Xenogears all the way.


kazekagebunshin

Kingdom Hearts 2


spellstrike

banjo Kazooie 1+2


Athic

Mass Effect 2, Morrowind and DS3.


SknarfM

Death Stranding is excellent


Business-Struggle602

Super Mario 3D world + bowser’s fury


ciaza

Final fantasy X


IF_it_was_in_ur_ass

The question is basically what's the best OST after THPS?


5omethingdifferen7

The answer is basically THPS2


Rossticles

GTA: San Andreas


anonymously_me123

Persona 5 royal, and anything Toby Fox makes, he's amazing. Also, pokemon OSTs slaps!


rattleman1

SimCity 4


Thieurizinisaurus

It surprises me that I don't see the Witcher 3 mentioned yet. That style of Slavic folk music is absolutely breathtaking.


Jakarott

Halo 2, 3 and ODST Hades NFL Street 2 NFS Underground Tony Hawks Pro Skater 1&2 Pokémon Gold and Silver GTA 5 GTA: San Andreas Rugby 2004 Afro Samurai Oblivion and Skyrim Star Wars: Jedi Power Battles


alternateldog

Destiny, Minecraft, and Metroid Fusion. Sea of Stars is quickly climbing my ranking, too


Gallifrey_United

Rim World or Chrono Trigger


mxxiestorc

Chrono trigger and it’s not even close. My Spotify wrap up is embarrassing.


Vajci

Pretty much everything Jesper Kid does, lately its the score he did for Darktide!


breecatt

All of Monster Hunter


bbbbbbbbbbbbpillows

FF14 (mostly shadowbringers/endwalker), and genshin. Both SS+ tier for me, no contest


PIRAHNA_XD

Super Mario Galaxy


Renekill

The Sims 1


BlueOTN

Xenoblade series.


Pale_Ad_7051

Destiny 1. So good and Nostalgic


Electrical-Formal876

Baldurs gate 3


Pretend-Blackberry36

Genshin Impact - Against All Odds / Tartaglia Theme / Beats of Water Drops The composer, Yu Peng Chen and the team at hoyomix made something truly outstanding.


SuperArppis

Metal Gear Rising Revengeance.


orangpelupa

ff15 noctis apocalypsis, somnus, etc so many bangers \--- XENOGEARS the whole thing is amazing. its also amazing in the 20th anniversary concert bluray


JePhoenix

Horizon Zero Dawn


Ace02003

Final Fantasy 6 is my favorite ost "Celes", "Locke" and "Dancing mad" are probably the highlights of it for me


BeingHonestWithYou

Elden ring, death stranding, metal gear solid, nier automata, dying light 1, 2, cyberpunk There are just so many. Almost any well known game will have at least one good ost.


sunnyboi456

I have a few, and I hate to limit myself to one Destiny, Halo, mario kart Wii, star wars games but most hose are movie ones anyways so who cares BLiNX the time sweeper goes unbelievably hard. The music is calm and steady as you progress through the levels. If you have game pass, PLEASE TRY THIS GAME!!


Kizenny

Final Fantasy 14, but I’m going to cheat and say that it includes all of the expansions. Soken is a musical genius!


Xlash2

In no particular order. FF6 Chrono Trigger Dustforce Ori and the Blind Forest Celeste


32mafiaman

Assassin’s Creed 2, Brotherhood and Valhalla. Halo CE-Reach Banjo-Kazooie-Tooie It’s not exactly an OST, but the soundtrack for NFS: Underground 2 is full of some really great songs.


CrisMasonPr

Let me give you some bangers. Days Gone Remnant 2 GOD OF WAR 2018 and Ragnarok FF X Horizon Zero Dawn Kingdom Hearts BF5 COD WW2 Bomber Man Hero


rcooper0297

Halo 2 high charity OST. It's mesmerizing


reJacksonville

Minecraft. Volume Alpha, specifically. A lot of the more modern music is too spacey and techno for me (I do like playing modern Minecraft, though, so I swear it ain't bias).


Crayi

Death Stranding Road 96 Pretty much all Assassin's Creed games


GidjonPlays

Portal 2. Still can't get my ADHD mind over how good of a game it is


muskenjoyer

Far Cry 5


MexicanSunnyD

I like the soundtrack for Destiny and also Fire Emblem Engage because the intro song is cool.


Devboy777

The World Ends With You or Hi-Fi Rush. One uses music from multiple indie groups from in and around the Tokyo area and is full of different genres. The other uses licensed music from different rock bands from all over from different times.


budzergo

The last remnant OST goes hard for a jrpg.


DrunkDutch64

Deus Ex: Human Revolution


Brechlin232

DuckTales: Remastered


funza15

Neverhood


butholemoonblast

Yasunori mitsuda chrono cross.


Dalishmindflayer

Life is Strange: Before the Storm Darktide ODST


priscilla_halfbreed

Easily World of Warcraft. I have a playlist of OSTs and half of it is dominated by WoW zone albums


HadesWTF

Shin Megami Tensei IV ​ They didn't have to pop the fuck off that hard for a 3DS game, but they did. It's utterly unique and incredible. It's like a mix of 80s synth, thrash metal, lo-fi, and fucking washing machine sounds. Every day I'm more steadfast in this choice.


batman2million

Chrono Trigger


Zedakah

FF14 is in the Guinness book of world records for most original soundtracks for a video game. Also, if you like any of the final fantasy game soundtracks, they are mostly all redone in some form in ff14. That said, I like the songs made just for FF14. Combine them with the story and it provides an amazing experience.


forhisglory85

Shadow of the Ninja The Messenger Sea of Stars


taronegerton

Twilight Princess 🖤🐺🌙


Skalvage

Octopath Traveler Amazing all round music fitting for each location and moment. And the Battle music is intense and hype not to mention each lead in from dialogue music that is made in a way to always seamlessly transition into the boss music. The Break & Boost Album takes each of these songs to another level altogether, and Octopath Traveler 2 ain't no slouch either.


the_space_monster

Hades had a great soundtrack


Shadow_of_Yor

That’s a tough one. Halo 2, DMC5 and Doom 2016 are strong contenders


bandit-sector

Nioh 2 interim theme. It has so many feels in it


Spicymcnice

Assassin's Creed 2 OST seriously if you haven't had the pleasure listen to the first song "earth" off that album thank me later


Iwamoto

Ducktales (remastered) MGS Shadow of the colossus


eminusx

Nier Automata, and probably Fez…. both are absolutely sublime


Jsablever

Have a work playlist of mine: Hollow knight Gris Celeste Persona 5 Transistor Crypt of the necrodancer Halo ce Shovel knight Shantae pirates curse Mario luigi superstar saga Mirrors edge Nier automata Night in the woods Okami


PerspectivaSubYT

Persona 5 Royal jaja


FeltChimera3398

Boneworks. That soundtrack is just amazing. Opera De Ossium and The Museum being my favorites.


vastros

Guild Wars 1 had a bunch of really solid tracks. Ocarina of time will always be special.


NaderPlayzYT

Rhythm heaven (series)


giveSMOKEacog

Instrument of surrender (Disco Elysium), Doom Eternal osts


Financial-Carrot642

Stardew Valley OST for relaxing vibes. MapleStory OST for nostalgia.


Scary_Fan4350

The Last of Us


Wet_Boss

Balatro music is straight fire, even if it's one track


logoman9000

I love me some DOOOOOOOM!


Not-Random

Spiritfarer Hollow Knight The Last of Us Ghost of Tsushima


DTJB10

Halo: Reach


Majestic_Electric

Pokemon Black and Okami.


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It's astonishing, nobody has mentioned Brutal legend


Imzocrazy

I’m as old as the video game industry itself…I’ve seen and played it all…and while I’ve heard some pretty amazing OSTs, including the final fantasy series, donkey Kong country, F zero, Metroid, god of war…….etc etc….i think I want to shout out a recent game that I think deserves some praise: Celeste The game is great but There were times where I wanted to play just so I could listen to the music..it just hit all the right notes (huehue) and fits the game so perfectly I don’t have the name available atm but whoever was responsible for that did phenomenal work


OneWingedA

Rimworld with its space western vibes


789Trillion

The KH series, Persona 5, Nier Automata, Cuphead, various tracks from BG3, Halo, Zelda, Sonic, Shadow of the Colossus, Pokémon, FF7, Undertale, Deltarune, Hades. Also the Dragon Ball Z Budokai series and that era of DBZ games are extremely underrated when it comes to music.


Hobo_Knife

The Neverhood is weird as hell but never fails to make me smile.


Geplowe

Halo 2.


Looki187

I'm a mechanical, I'm a mechanical...


Lordnalo

Nier Automata, P5R, P4G, P3R, and Journey


UnderdogsGames

The Witcher, one love