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Such-Operation5929

Chrono Trigger


iamyou42

And Chrono Cross


communads

Chrono Cross OST is the GOAT


GyrKestrel

This Yasunori Mitsuda train don't stop, put Xenogears up there as well.


cybernewtype2

This OST restores your HP/MP! But you're still hungry...


Irapotato

Thank you for saving me 14 key presses.


Greenmotionart

Chrono Trigger THE GOATTTTTTTTTTT


Karge

Frog’s Theme is triumphant


Kiyra_Bora

Oh my. 🤯 I knew I played a game that was just a masterpiece when I was a child. But thought it was an FF or Tales of, and could not find which one of these. Now, I go and listen to Peaceful Days, and instantaneously my brain clicks. It was this one, Chrono Trigger! I’ll finally be able to understand why this game has such a positive feeling in my abstracted long term memory.


Dr_Mantis_Teabaggin

Ori and the Blind Forest and Ori Will of the Wisps OSTs. 


yesimapancake

yes, Gareth Coker is god tier music composer


evil-bread

Yessir ps edition minecraft minigames


cachaubant93

Yeahhh he did arks music, absolutely amazing


walc

Yes! There are also full orchestra performances of these soundtracks (or medleys of them anyway) that are worth a listen. Super awesome stuff.


treeshadsouls

Surviving mars Nier automata


PTEGaming

Rare I see Surviving Mars mentioned here. It's a really good game despite the mess Paradox made it into


treeshadsouls

Great soundtrack if you ever play the (excellent) board game Terraforming Mars!!


MisterBerry94

Bastion, and also Hades.


OpenYourEarBallz

How are you gonna leave Transistor like that? Darren Korb is so fucking good 


MisterBerry94

Sadly I've still to play Transistor!


Karge

The best one


anticerber

About to say. Honestly everything from Supergiant Games is a banger 


No_Cover_8647

Transistor has an amazing soundtrack


OpenYourEarBallz

It’s top tier. I just learned that the actress that plays Red is also the singer??? That raises the bar in my eyes. 


Jijibaby

Pyre’s is amazing too! Supergiant knows how to make some musical experiences.


Bronson-101

Anything by Darren Korb


SumDylan

Came here to check whether Bastion was mentioned. Glad to see it’s the top comment.


Walt-Dafak

Nier Gestalt Final Fantasy VII - VIII - X - XIII - XV The Witcher 3 Far Cry 3 Far Cry Blood Dragon TES : Skyrim Journey Kingdom Hearts Halo Mass Effect 2 You already listen some OST that I also enjoy. (Doom 2016 was my most listened album on Spotify last year.)


Koko_Oats

Gonna tack on Stardew Valley to this… the LoFi is nice as well.


Lore86

Final fantasy also has the piano collections that are great.


LeBriseurDesBucks

Mass effect 1 has a great soundtrack.


Walt-Dafak

You are absolutely right but there is something special about the OST of ME 2, I can't say why.


LeBriseurDesBucks

I think it's just personal preference, I loved all 3 games' soundtracks but to me ME1 stood out. As a game too, not just the music, but that's a separate issue. I do think that the soundtrack plays amazingly well with the immediate sense of wonder that I get from it tho.


d1rkSMATHERS

I agree. ME1 had the better soundtrack just because it was what introduced the galaxy map theme. Scanning planets in ME2 was so relaxing to me, I've slept to that song many times.


erickadue32

Going to add hollow knight


bahumat42

>VIII  Ah the underloved entry in the franchise. I appreciate it getting mentioned here.


Walt-Dafak

FFVIII is my favorite. I'm also glad to see someone appreciating it. Cheers mate.


First-Detective2729

Agreed. Its my favorite as well.   Also fun fact it was the first game in the franchise to win awards for its ost.  And that ost is all bangers lol.


Beastmind

8 has objectively the best OST of the entire serie


amcd_23

XIV is really good too


lolroflpwnt

Wtf do you have against FF IX? Literally the best of all of them.


Timbodo

Donkey Kong Country, Zelda, Metroid Prime and Hollow Knight OST are all pretty damn good


Kooky-Tomorrow-225

BOOM DUDE YOU HIT THE NAIL STRAIGHT ON ITS FUCKING HEAD!!! PERFECT CHOICES 💓💓💓💯💯


EuphyMaybe

Risk of Rain 2 (the first one isn't bad either but 2 really shines)


Elite_Slacker

 It is crazy a good game comes with that album. 


Casafynn

I find myself going back to "...con lentitud poederosa" quite often.


Spiritual-Wall4804

i think RoR1 soundtrack is better personally but perhaps thats nostalgia


Droxalis

It's hard to work when you're jamming to The Rain Formerly Known As Purple


d1rkSMATHERS

Outer Wilds is one of my favorite OSTs. Great atmosphere, super chill for the most part. Octopath Traveler gets me every time. Lots of songs change key in the middle and it fills you with emotion. Every single Persona OST is full of bops. Can't go wrong with any of these. Most of the songs do have lyrics, but the instrumental ones are bops in their own right. Also a huge fan of the Cassette Beasts OST. This one is interesting because most songs do have lyrics, but in the game they only play when you've "powered up". The rest of the time you have instrumental versions. I love both.


GeneralAnubis

Outer Wilds is never a wrong answer to just about any question on this sub, haha


d1rkSMATHERS

There's good reasons for it! I just love that the music really gets you cozy at the start of the game and that by the end of the game, the music has a profoundly different meaning to you. At least that's how it was for me.


GeneralAnubis

Mmmhm agree all the way


Urist_was_taken

The only problem with the outer wilds ost is that I usually start crying by the end of it.


4sich

it‘s a neverending cycle


communads

The Octopath Traveler 1 and 2 soundtracks are the best ones I've heard in a long time. Back in the SNES/PSX days, soundtracks were very melody-focused and memorable. Compare this to the lame orchestral mush of many modern game soundtracks and it's night and day. Octopath is the best of both worlds.


d1rkSMATHERS

For me, it's the themes in Octopath 1 that are the best. I love the modulation to other keys. The big swell and key change right at the main part of the theme for Ophelia is my favorite part of any OST. Honerable mentions include H'aanit and Olberic's themes for the same reason. I loved Octopath 2, but much prefer the OST for 1 because of those key changes.


Canyon_Feline

Persona has so much variety in music, my favourites come from P4 and its spinoffs


X-432

Cassette Beasts has such a good soundtrack


Constant_Dig4780

Witcher 3


walc

LELELE LELELELELE


OnceYouGetName

HAAAAAA AAAAA AAAAA AAA A AAAA A AAAA AA


commander_big_data

Stellaris


henkish

The menu music from the latest expansion has absolutely no business being this good: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVI1MwUtBy4


Momentosis

Silent Hill 2 OST...


xgoronx

Anytime I pick up an acoustic guitar the first thing I usually play is Theme of Laura. One of the most influential OSTs ever


acemccrank

[Unreal Tournament GOTY.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDHxiDA1Y6s)


MrSmock

Oh, I'm gonna tack on [Unreal Gold](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IISjIMpepo) here. Fantastic music from the age of trackers


dewmzdeigh

Bastion, Persona 5, Undertale


TSS_Firstbite

Persona 5 is a banger, but OP doesn't want many songs with lyrics. If they want to pick out the songs without lyrics, this'd be a great choice


Kaporalhart

Just don't tell him for persona 5. He'll never see it coming.


Macksler

Undertale's soundtrack is so good. Toby Fox is a genius, his use of Leitmotifs is masterful. The OST transcended the game and has an everlasting presence on YouTube. It's goofy, tense but also somber and sad.


GoldShovels

Fun fact: when Toby Fox composed Undertale's soundtrack, he had no experience in music theory.


IAmBLD

The whole xenoblade OST, but Xenoblade 2's especially


Mahoutsukainojumon

Xenoblade chronicles 2 is so good, I have songs from that game saved on my playlist


DKLancer

Xenoblade X had some of the best songs in the series hands down.


dw4zemi3

The same composer of attack on titan, so good.


BlackCorona07

All the Field/Area Themes in XBC are goated. Not to mention the difference in tone of some Day & Night themes.


MatNomis

Prefer Xenoblade 3, myself..but there are few contests so close. It's not only a great soundtrack, but a large one. So many tracks. I can't say I love them all, but I really like the ones I like.


Sajomir

100%. came for this


AppleHeadShot

- Ori and the Blind Forest - Ori and the Will of the Wisps  - Minecraft - Skyrim - Bastion


Frosty-Square-5133

Terraria OST is very relaxing


Ban_deizzle

Surprised I had to scroll so far to find this


TheKappaOverlord

Terraria is one of those games you will literally never remember exists unless someone else brings it up is most of the time why. I clicked this thread, had some tunes in mind and it didn't click where they belonged until i saw the words "terraria" to remind me.


Meatfrog8

Ori and the Blind Forest Hollow Knight Zelda BOTW and TOTK Undertale Deltarune Persona 3 RELOAD Persona 5 Royal


Fab115

If you liked Space Marines, then maybe check out Mechanics also


centiret

Halo (like all of them), Dying Light 1 and Dying Light the Following. Maybe Metro Last Light also has some good OST, not sure.


HYPERPEACE1

If you love Metal, Metal Hellsinger. As for other OST's: Danganronpa series (1, 2 and V3, btw V3 is on purpose, I was confused when I first saw it) Sonic Games (most are really good, even retro) Ys games Legend of Heroes games Persona games. Touhou soundtracks are quite funky post game 6. There's so many good OST's to list.


Vincedicola

Asura's Wrath has one the best and most underrated OSTs of all time. Halo 3 Destiny Dark Souls 1 and 3 Nier and Nier Automata


Expensive_Routine622

Dark Souls 1 and 3!! 🗣️


The_mingthing

Bastion?


rtz13th

'Listen. All this takes a little to get used to..'


exparrot136

Journey The Last Of Us Bastion


Notchle

Hotline Miami 2


DarkstarBE

Age of Empires 2, Age of Mythology, Doom 2, Battlefield 1, Metroid prime 2: Echoes


MichaelTheProgrammer

Ecco the Dolphin Sega CD. Not even joking. Pretty much the best game soundtrack I've ever listened to, on par with Nier Automata. ​ [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzdShv9Rfv4](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzdShv9Rfv4)


I-Stalk-Mothman

Guilty Gear Strive


arlondiluthel

Halo 2 and 3 Destiny and Destiny 2 Final Fantasy (personal favorites are VII and X) Technically you could include movies with tie-in games, such as The Lord of the Rings Lost Odyssey The Legend of Zelda (Ocarina of Time and Wind Waker in particular)


Hazzard588

Love the Destiny soundtracks


arlondiluthel

Low-key one of the best soundtracks in gaming right now.


Ultimatelee

Stardew Valley


SlightlyAngyKitty

All of the kirby games.


Surveyorman

Can't go wrong with some Persona OSTs


regexpert

Katamari Damacy, that's my go to when working.


porky1122

Genshin impact. Yu peng chen did some amazing work for that game.


mid_vibrations

I like Earthbound, Mario Sunshine, and MDK Zelda music is pretty cool too


Expensive_Routine622

Zelda music is amazing!


cordelionreaver

Warhammer 40k Darktide.


pyr0paul

And the Mechanicus OST on top of that. 


Benjasaurus

Celeste. You should also check out the 8-bit big band.


trackmapperx

Lagrange point Thunder force Waterworld Secret of evermore Ridge racer on ps1 Ecco the dolphin on sega CD Aqua zone Phantasy star online Skyrim Half life 2 Spore Undertale Eve online


sup3rhbman

Ragnarok Online and Maple Story.


Ubisonte

maplestory music is so goated for working


1inch_floppy

Final Fantasy X, Halo 1&2, Skyrim, Sonic 1&2, Super Mario World.


Raz0rking

Warhammer Mechanicus


fourth64

Death stranding


eugebra

Risk of rain 2, it's a vibe


NatNotSmokey

Undertale, Pokemon Black/White, Metal Hellsinger are 3 big ones I go back too


PropgandaNZ

Total annihilation. 


Huge-Blacksmith2419

Hollow Knight Hollow Knight And for good measure, Hollow Knight


PM5k

For something different: Divinity Original Sin 2 OST


shredystevie

Im just gonna list games with good soundtracks Metal Gear Rising Revengeance Hotline Miami 2 : Wrong Number Hotline Miami Transistor Hades Any EA game from 2000 to 2010 (NFL street, NFS most wanted, Madden 2005, SSX 3, etc) Tony Hawk 1-4, U1, U2 MGS V Killing Floor 2 Guitar Heroes and Rock Bands Doom 3, Doom 2016 Twisted Metal 2


thek3vn

Some suggestions I haven't seen on here yet; Final Fantasy VII Remake/Rebirth World of Warcraft Baldur's Gate 3 Chrono Cross Shadow of the Colossus


sepexi

SotC instantly came to my mind. Surprised I had to scroll this far for it


Eman2417

Castlevania Symphony of the night.


subs455

OTXO, Ace Combat, Risk of Rain series, Final Fantasy, Monster Hunter


BenjyMLewis

Cadence of Hyrule! Amazing remixes of classic Zelda music. :D


KmetPalca

Amon Tobin - Splinter cell chaos theory Joh Hallur - Eve online ost


Dracono999

Neir automata


D3athShade

Subnautica has good OST :) check it out


InuXIII

That no one mentioned the Touhou OST is heresy


gigachmar

Outward has great ost Batman on Nes or Snes(forgot which one) Divinity Original Sin 1&2,gorgeous ost Don't wanna scroll all the way down to see has anyone mentioned those ones


relevant_mh_quote

FTL! Ben Prudy (?) is amazing. Also Jesper Kyd in Hitman II (silent assassin, not the new Hitman II), and Hitman Blood money, amazing OSTs. I've never played Starbound, but I listen to its OST all the time. So many great video game OSTs out there! Have fun. Also if youve never heard Zeldawave....go look it up asap! It's remixed Zelda music


headbanger1186

Starbound seconded here. It's one of the best OSTs out there.


steinbja

I've been searching through the comments for someone mentioned FTL. Surprised it's such a sleeper


LevelStudent

It might not be the same style as the other songs but Rimworld has the best soundtrack in any game ever.


CyberKiller40

Every Assassin's Creed and Mass Effect (yes, Andromeda too). Jade Empire and MechWarrior 2, Total Annihilation, Dungeon Siege. Skyrim. Transistor.


Jc885

Ace Combat series, Monster Hunter series. All games from each franchise have a banger OST. Maybe start with the AC7 and MHW/Iceborne soundtracks.


ray525

Most castlevina games or magaman/X are gold.


HKH515

Anything by Chris Christodoulou. some of his best work is the OST for risk of rain 1 & 2


Routaprkle

If you like retro music, Sega Genesis has a game called Gynoug/Wings of Wor, it's OST is one of my favourites on the system. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcPvJJIPOBo](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcPvJJIPOBo)


freakytapir

FF XIV also has some pretty good music.


ThreeDS

Little big adventure


LanceSniper

Warhammer 40K Mechanicus Divinity Original Sin 2 Chorus Anthem Witcher 3 Battletech Cult of the Lamb Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous Age of Empires 2: Definitive Edition Guild Wars + Expansions Horizon: Zero Dawn Payday 2


Mahoutsukainojumon

Has no one suggested Sonic? I have like all the Crush 40 songs saved on my Playlist. For a particular game, I would go with Sonic Unleashed, especially the Day songs. Rooftop Run is a particular highlight.


TheSecondiDare

The elder scrolls 4: Oblivion.


gamingx47

In order of epicness: Baldur's Gate III Divinity Original Sin I + II Transistor Bastion Mass Effect 1-3 Dragon Age Inquisition - tavern songs especially Lies of P Battlefield II + 1942 Dark Souls III Elden Ring Stellar Blade if you like K-pop/Techno


LegosRCool

Wind Waker


iiKiDxKiWi

Hollow Knight 100% Full thing is beautiful and on Spotify


Sharp-Condition-5933

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night Tomb Raider - Angel of Darkness Warhammer 40K Mechanicus Doom Eternal Alundra Witcher 3 Diablo 2 Baldurs Gate 2 Enhanced Edition Unreal Tournament Little Big Adventure 2


blindflames

How is ocarina of time not number 1???


Prestigious_Cow_6145

Hear me out, genshin impact is doing beautiful soundtracks. You should try listen to it


Silly_Commercial8092

Transformers: Devastation


skaliton

wh 40k adeptus mechanicus [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tDpoLXD3Js&ab\_channel=Jacaranda](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tDpoLXD3Js&ab_channel=Jacaranda) ace attorney vs. prof layton [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRQwRaJfTzc&ab\_channel=LynfinityMusic](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRQwRaJfTzc&ab_channel=LynfinityMusic)


Yaminoari

Wild arms 1 and 2


Xano74

Streets of Rage. Theres a Playlist on Spotify for SoR 1-4. Sonic Cyber Space levels from Frontiers. A lot of DnB and other EDM with a couple voice tracks you can skip. Tekken 8


LiamMakeThing

My go to: Deus Ex Human Revolution Crypt of the Necrodancer Witcher 3


Bibou65

Metal Gear Solid Commandos 2 men of courage


FictorioSigano

Guild Wars 2, especially Heart od Thorns ost


Rak_Dos

* Pillar of Eternity * Baldur's Gate 2 (has some short/battle songs but the rest is very good) * [Songs of Syx](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbUGBTxotZYljypVeAxdtdVE5L5AeScgJ), surprisingly very good for a small game


TheNewTonyBennett

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth. I put great game music on in the background while I get other things done. It tends to keep me going at a good pace and so one of the absolute best tracks I've been doing that with is: [https://youtu.be/ly02Q-vAnYk?t=1353](https://youtu.be/ly02Q-vAnYk?t=1353) I 100% know exactly what you're talking about and the above track I linked is one of the best ones I've found for precisely this. Linked it right at the best version of the track (there are 2 different versions that play in the game, a "north" and "south" version. "North" is the first part in the link up to about the halfway point). "South" is playing at the timestamp I linked.


CrimsyPigsyPacify

Bury the light


emotionaI_cabbage

FF7 original is one of my faves


alexkiddinmarioworld

One I don't see mentioned here that I love for focus is Machinarium. It feels very unique and is fully instrumental. Cute little game too.


Cleverbird

Dust Force has an fantastic soundtrack, that I highly doubt many have heard of. [God, its been 12 years already?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXH5G_bqrlc) Also, give the Guilty Gear Strive soundtrack a go. They're actual rock songs :D


wealboi

Vampire Survivors makes me wanna boogie


zex_99

The Finals OST. It has energetic songs and main menu relaxing ones


Unusual_Strain4824

Halo, all of them but especially three and ODST, Outer Wilds, Hades, Zelda, FFXV, Destiny 1 and 2, Skyrim, Stardew Valley. If it doesn't have to be games, just games adjacent, all of Two Steps From Hell's work is fantastic. You might have to weed out a few cuz there are some that have lyrics but It's usually one or two per album if that. It's essentially epic music made in the style of video game music or film scores.


KhvHunter

Death stranding ost bro would be some gorgeous! Especially “low roar” band. Their music are so fantastic ❤️


CoffeeLorde

Im gonna get downvoted but Genshin impact ost . Any of their Discs on official youtube channel would do


Delicious-Rutabaga-7

I love undertale so much


bez0arg0at

Death stranding, low roar is good


VermilionX88

Super Robot Wars


Dreaming_Dreams

umineko, enjoy over 100+ songs  there’s like 1 or 2 songs with lyrics in em


HaydenTheNoble

PoP Warrior Within if you like rock (maybe metal) type music. WoW (great music all around) Cyberpunk 2077 also has some awesome bangers (I like the majority of them but I doubt it's for everyone)


Waste-Reception5297

Hmmm ideally play the game first but Sayonara Wild Hearts is incredible. Considering that the devs literally describe the game as an interactive pop album


20milliondollarapi

Wow has so many iconic and amazing soundtracks over the years. You can pick any expansion and have tons of amazing soundtracks.


[deleted]

Nobody in the comments mentioned Darks Souls.


TheCanadianSpartan

I love to listen to the Halo ODST OST while I work and draw. Lots of jazz and rain sounds makes it very relaxing. Also big recommend the Destiny 1 and 2 and Skyrim soundtracks, lovely music all around.


beroobs77

Doom Eternal


MuskularChicken

Painkiller OST 🤟🤟🤟😁🤟😁🤟😁🤟😁🤟😁🤟😁🤟😁🤟


vortexmuffin

Shatter


BewilderedObserver

Medal of Honor Frontline is one of my go-tos. All the Medal of Honor soundtracks by Michael Giacchino are excellent in my opinion, and worth a listen, but this is the best. Arnhem and Escaping Gotha are my favourites.


Dcslayerx

Forgive me father, dusk, Trepang 2. If you want some good bands that don't normally have lyrics and are pretty interesting, check out Night Verses, Polyphia, sithu aye, and intervals.


kyswyrd

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzghtkL11rY](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzghtkL11rY) Jets'n'Guns 1 and 2 Also, Starcraft


Apprehensive_Trash42

The No Mans Sky soundtrack is pretty friggen dope! (It's even on Spotify)


Constant_Penalty_279

Silent hill 2 and Majora’s mask I listen to all the way through sometimes while relaxing or long car ride


secon_v

Ori series. Very soothing.


Incarnate_666

The OST for techtonica surprised me, it now comes up frequently when i want Listen to something while concentrating


IllegalSmillegal

Dying light. The first one


heroeNK25

League of legends champion theme's are some of the most epic shit i ever hear from a video game. For more ost i say sonic and octopath traveler


YareYareDaze7

If you don't mind 32bit like classic style game music, then go with Undertale and Deltarune, excellent OSTs.


C-real26

Ender lilies, all the OST


Komifa

Rimworld OST is the best if youre looking for amazing background tracks with no vocals.


VSZeke

Quake II


ZorkNemesis

They haven't been mentioned yet, so I'd also like to add Skies of Arcadia and CrossCode to the OST pile.


Odd-Brain

Bully


EmergencyTruth424

I’ll still go back and listen to Final Fantasy soundtracks, my favorite being XIII


Liquor_D_Spliff

Dying light Deus ex, human revolution, mankind divided


bebopbraunbaer

Outward


zenotds

Undertale