crazy_Clown on 26/5/2009 at 10:28
Outcast absolutely
Max Payne 2 has few nice music pieces and so does Hitman series. And let us not forget Homeworld 2 and Rome Total War.
Malf on 26/5/2009 at 10:36
Oh, Guild Wars is Jeremy Soule's finest moment. Although his Dungeon Siege theme comes quite close.
Serious Sam's "WAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRR!!!!" heavy metal track always makes me chuckle.
Some old N64 games had classic soundtracks, such as Goldeneye and Diddy Kong Racing.
And going with Nintendo, the various Marios and Zeldas always have fantastic music. I can guarantee that if I play even a short refrain of Mario Calypso in the office, everyone will be humming and whistling it for hours after.
Bjossi on 26/5/2009 at 11:14
Most of the soundtracks I like have already been mentioned (namely Unreal, UT, SS2, Painkiller, Quake 2).
Some of my all time favorite game soundtracks are the Serious Sam ones (First Encounter, Second Encounter and 2). Since I first played SS:FE back in 2001 I've loved how the music, both peace and action, fit the location and time. This became especially good in SS:SE due to its more varied locations and timeframes. Serious Sam 2's story is nothing but silly bullshit (why did Croteam have to turn the series into some silly joke?), but the music is still great nevertheless.
Malf on 26/5/2009 at 11:42
Another good one: Jets N Guns. Blaring Chip Tune Metal. Awesome stuff.
Harvester on 26/5/2009 at 11:50
Oooh I totally forgot about Motorhead, that also belongs on my list, it's great!
EDIT: also, Earthworm Jim 3D was a pretty crappy game, but the music was a lot of fun.
Andarthiel on 26/5/2009 at 12:18
Inline Image:
http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn202/Andarthiel/MusicFolders-1.jpgThose are just some of my favorites, was too lazy to type it up. Vampire:Bloodlines doesn't have a folder but I love the music in that too.
Although I love the Thief games, I didn't find their soundtracks appealing(except for the Cradle), most of the time the music is silent.
I worship Jeremy Soule,hehe. I haven't heard any other fantasy game music pieces that other composers did that come even close to his work. Same can be said for the Metal Gear Solid theme, it moves me every time I hear it.
Blaze on 26/5/2009 at 12:44
I'm kinda bad in music genres, but i can divide my favourites to groups:
Haegemonia
Imperium Galactica 2 (It even won a BAFTA for its music!)
Homeworld
Unreal & RTNP
Unreal Tournament
Deus Ex
System Shock 2
Matthew on 26/5/2009 at 13:14
Nearly anything Frank Klepacki has written.
Koki on 26/5/2009 at 13:42
"Techno/Trance": (
http://gh.ffshrine.org/soundtracks/1619) Espgaluda
Classical: Arcanum
Modern/New Age: Fuck new age, let's go with Fallout's ambient instead
Rock: Jets'n'Guns
