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[Sinozen]

Shadow of the Colossus for sure. It came out during my transition from childhood to adolescence, which is memorable for good and bad reasons. But I absolutely loved the soundtrack and the presentation of the game. It just became a representation in my mind of that time for me.

The use of reverb gives a feeling of vastness and open space, but also loneliness. It reminds me of spending times in the Rocky mountains as a kid. The landscapes are very similar to SOTC and anytime I hear the soundtrack my mind instantly goes back there.

 

[Ge Os]

This right here.
This song has been my ring tone for over 16 years.

 

[Boneless]

 

[emivita]

This will be my death bed song.

 

[spons]

 

[SJRB]

That entire Zelda II soundtrack is an absolute banger.

 

[StreetsofBeige]

A lot of songs from PS1 Formula 1. YT playlist


Shit game, but Contra Legacy of War level 1 music is epic, based off Contra 3 level 1


Contra 3


Axelay


Shinobi games on Genesis

 

[Disco Dave]

 

[Connificent]

 

[AngelMuffin]

SoTN
Metroid/Super Metroid
FFIV
Both Ori Games
Darksiders II
Wind Waker
Super Castlevania IV

 

[Sledge]

 

[JohnSpartanLee]

Turrican I-III
Battle Squadron
Final Fantasy IV-VII
Hero Quest
Lotus I-III
Monkey Island
Pinball Dreams
Shadow of the Beast I-III
Sonic the Hedgehog
Street Fighter II
Super Cars II
Super Mario World
Symphony of the Night
The Lost Patrol
Ultima VIII
Wing Commander II
World of Warcraft (Vanilla)
Zelda: A Link to the Past & Ocarina of Time

 

[EverydayBeast]

Today's generation doesn't understand a good soundtrack they just put Spotify on in the background.

 

[Dacvak]

Damn there are some GREAT answers in this thread.

My answer will be entirely unsurprising, but basically every mainline Mario game's soundtrack is constantly stuck in my head. Right now it's Yoshi's Island.

 

[Physiognomonics]

a real man of cuture.

golden eye music was done by eric serra, a real musician for movies.

turok 1,2 music is always great

and shadow man whole audio (sound music) is a chilling gem.

 

[Laptop1991]

Grand Theft Auto Vice City.

 

[Zannegan]

There are lots of soundtracks I'm nostalgic for when I hear them, but few for which I can call to mind individual songs at will. Ocarina of Time is a clear exception in large part because the music was a game mechanic as much as it was background/mood setting.

EDIT: Oh, and Chrono Trigger for some reason. That game's score is awesome.

 

[GoodData]

Shadow of the Colossus for sure. It came out during my transition from childhood to adolescence, which is a memorable for good and bad reasons. But I absolutely loved the soundtrack and the presentation of the game. It just became a representation in my mind of that time for me.

The use of reverb gives a feeling of vastness and open space, but also loneliness. It reminds me of spending times in the Rocky mountains as a kid. The landscapes are very similar to SOTC and anytime I hear the soundtrack my mind instantly goes back there.

"The Opened Way": it's the tune that starts when you get on the Colossus and figure out the puzzle... the orchestra sings out glory and revelation and light and blood.

 

[YeulEmeralda]

Morrowind. Skipped school to play that game.

 

[Signalis]

 

[Radical Dreamer]

Chrono Cross

 

[EerieArcade]

Quite a simplistic theme, but one that has stuck with me for a long time. I was really sad when the villages died in Alundra. Theme perfectly fits.



Hard to pick my favourite theme from the Resident Evil games, but this is probably it.



I think Silent Hill 2 has the best music in the series, but them theme from the original game is top of my list.

 

[Superkewl]

Vanilla WoW and Skyrim

 

[Mentaur]

How does this sound so good on the Amiga?


SNES SoulBlazer has loads of stupidly funky basslines I'll never forget. It's hard to pick a favourite



When System Shock recaps at the end of System Shock 2 and this music came back, my jaw hit the floor. I was so sad this didn't make it into the SS1 remake!

 

[Randall365]

Hook and Operation Stealth on the Atari ST.

 

[Von]

 

[//DEVIL//]

 

[Matsuchezz]

I have so many but these come to mind.

 

[StreetsofBeige]

You could find this stuff on YT too. But this 90s Konami album of Castlevania tracks done in a metal remix way is awesome.

https://downloads.khinsider.com/game-soundtracks/album/dracula-battle-perfect-selection

 

[spookyfish]

I don't know if a more indelible theme has ever been burned into my memory.

 

[Georges Chiellins]

Final Fantasy VI, Super Mario Kart, and Super Mario World.

 

[RAIDEN1]

Today's generation doesn't understand a good soundtrack they just put Spotify on in the background.

This version is good enough to be in the actual movie itself! (And if the N64 was CD based)

 

[deriks]

RULES OF NATURE!

Also, lots and lots of Megaman, Need for Speed Undegroud, Midnight Club 3, some Tony Hawks, Crazy Taxi, Ikaruga, Donkey Kong Country, some Metroid, lots of Sonic, Marvel vs Capcom 2, Metal Slug 1-3, Okami, Devil May Cry 5, Clair Obscur, Doom 2016

Those are on top of my head right now

 

[RickMasters]

This is my kind of thread! I'll add some of my faves a bit later.

 

[Ristifer]

Have to mention a couple others:



The Streets of Rage 4 OST is also insanely good. Deserves more credit.

 

[Rheon]

Tekken 3
Tekken Tag Tournament
Tekken 4
Tekken 5
Soulcalibur II

 

[Here]

part at 1:29 randomly pop into my head all the time.


Practice mode...


old faithful


From my favorite game ever (GBA):




More recent but still stuck in my brain
Mid boss theme


Big boss theme


And many others

 

[PlayStaytion]

PS1/2 boot
Silent Hill
Resident Evil
Gran Turismo
Dark Chronicles
Final Fantasy
Doom 1/2
Duke Nukem 3D
Street Fighter
Tekken
Megaman/X
Bioshock
Crysis
Devil May Cry
Metal Gear Solid
Sonic
Mario
Zelda
Halo
Gears
Pokémon
Killzone
The Last of Us

 

[Mayar]

Forever in memory and in heart...

 

[Sintoid]

My gaming birth was into an arcade so...

 

[BlackTron]

Goldeneye stands out.
Starcraft 1/2 Terrans
Mario 3 Athletic Theme
Yoshi's Island whole game, Athletic Theme
Sonic Adventure
Sonic 2
SMRPG
Halo 1
PSO
Super Mario Land's 1st level
Sonic GG bridge level
Pokemon GB route music
Castlevania COTM catacombs
N64 ocarina songs