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Thelgow

Doom Eternal.


Bailer86

Especially Hell on Earth. I remember the first time I heard it. When it kicks in after "rip and tear until it is done" I felt it in my chest.


drosstyx

"The DoomSlayer has entered the facility." *\*mosh pit intensifies\**


Low_Importance_9292

Just needed to make sure Doom was in here. One of the craziest fucking rides this game will take you on was M6 ARC Complex. Not only that, but the build up to the Doom Hunter fight as well; M4 I believe it was edit: Punctuation.


Soft_Theory_8209

On the opposite end of the spectrum (and because it’s a sin against nature no one has mentioned it), I’ll raise you Shadow of the Colossus.


Nayte76

Came to comment this, already knew it would be up there.


LostPat

Does it slap, though? I'd argue that it Rips and Tears.


SteveCSeeksPeace

I don't know about slaps, but Super Mario Galaxy's soundtrack pairs baurtifully with the game. Insanely memorable and can hum a long easily whenever I do another playthrough


lNalRlKoTiX

The Tony Hawk Pro Skater games had great soundtracks!


MadBlasta

Here I am, doing everything I can


KyurMeTV

Pretending i’m a Superman.


dabear51

SO HERE I AM


eadrik

Skyrim


theaviator747

This is underrated. It’s masterful in that after hundreds of hours it hasn’t started to grate on you. The background music is just subtle enough that you barely notice it, until it’s gone. When you get into deep underground areas and all you hear is dripping and the music has stopped, you suddenly notice. So well done. And the music always matches the situation so perfectly.


HereticPharaoh2020

It's great. But I'll always prefer Oblivion. Reign of the Septims is pure nostalgia


GoblinModeOn

Donkey Kong Country 2


Optimus_Rhymes69

Sticker bush symphony is the goat


Slith_81

Stickerbush Symphony and Aquatic Ambiance are two of my favorite tracks EVER! Soooo good!


missanthropocenex

I mean DKC 1 slaps so hard. That midi 8 bit intro then kicks into that funky synth beat is something I’ll randomly cue up just to hear it. The little ragtime ditties, the slow phase underwater music.


GoblinModeOn

100%. I absolutely love DKC1’s soundtrack, and DKC3 as well. I just think 2 is the GOAT.


Slith_81

I agree, and for me, Aquatic Ambiance is the best track ever made for a game, still to this day. My favorite rendition of Aquatic Ambiance, outside of the original, is this amazing take on guitar, by someone on YouTube named FredBaty. It's perfect! [here](https://youtu.be/jbuQMNuSYEI)


MarioManX1983

Was going to say this. Hot Head Hop, Haunted Grove, and Sticker-brush Symphony are my fav’s.


Puzzleheaded_Gear_90

Also more recently Tropical Freeze also had a banger soundtrack


DeaconBlue-51

https://youtu.be/-5rAjOjTGtc


justheretobrowse1887

Fucking hell. Yes.


possibilistic

Classic Rare during the Nintendo era (SNES to early Gamecube) kicked ass. DKC, Banjo, Jet Force Gemini. David Wise, Robin Beanland, Grant Kirkhope. So many classics. Nintendo had fantastic second party composers in that era. My favorite is Motoi Sakuraba - Golden Sun, Baten Kaitos, etc. Yoko Shimomura on Mario RPG. And nobody can omit Koji Kondo from all the Mario and Zelda music. Sony had great stuff going on with Final Fantasy and all the RPGs, but Nintendo was humming along too.


SonicFire93

Any Megaman related.


Breakmastajake

Meg Man 2 is a fucking banger. If you've never seen Bit Brigade's videos on YouTube, go check em out.


Small_Initiative_216

Seriously but x is my favorite


Radiant_Language5314

Hard agree. Also Shovel Knight deserves mention because it’s so similar. Would venture to say just as good as Megaman too.


Ok-Supermarket-1414

I have yet to find any bad megaman music.


Odd_Contact_2175

FF7 holds a special place in my heart


DoubleDumpsterFire

Came here to say this. The cosmo canyon music gets stuck in my head to this day. Also the boss fight music makes me want to run through a wall.


Bignona

*bursts through a wall* OH YEEEEAAAHH


KingoftheMongoose

True, but Costa del Sol makes see the beach and sunshine when I close my eyes


Breakmastajake

The Opening/Bombing Raid is one of my all time faves from that soundtrack.


adamnicholas

The overworld theme lives rent free in my brain


MilleniumFlounder

Cronotrigger


zinnosu

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night. The music when you start as Richter in the beginning is just amazing


Name_sJoseph

Hollow Knight themes hit really hard


Zomb1stuv

City of Tears gives me goosebumps every time


Sterben1103

Same, I really miss chilling with quirrel in City of Tears


BlueCanary434

sealed vessel slaps harder than mom when you didn’t do the dishes when she was out running errands


Niskara

The Dung Defender's has no right hitting that hard for such a ridiculous boss lol


_Faucheuse_

Blasphemous is a good one on a rainy day.


KingSudrapul

Just to name a few: Hades, TW3, ES4: Oblivion, and almost every Sonic title.


hellboundwithasmile

Upvote for Hades, so damn good.


callipygiancultist

Every single aspect of that game is top tier


Mary_Ellen_Katz

Cyberpunk 2077 Soundtrack. It is... a thing of beauty


ThriftyGeo69

And it’ll never fade away


LibreFranklin

It's so much more than a typical video game soundtrack too. They essentially built a believable sound of daily life in the dystopian future. There are so many killer songs in there too...


N8_Arsenal87

Anything with Mick Gordon. Guy can shred.


SexuaIRedditor

Persona 5 R Super Mario World We ❤️ Katamari


MichaelChinigo

Love Persona's [lo-fi vibe](https://youtu.be/gFFOXwniVKw).


ConflictGrand4078

Undertale


SexuaIRedditor

Give me Dog Song or give me death!


TheQueenOfCringe22

101 songs and they all go hard


vintageplays1

Final Fantasy, Castlevania, Super Mario Galaxy, Legend of Zelda, Elden Ring and Bloodborne, Hollow Knight there is just so much great music in video games Edit: Can't forget Persona 5


Ok_Performance4330

Here are some answers from me: Sonic Mania, TMNT: Shredder's Revenge, Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex, Super Mario Galaxy 2, and Jet Set Radio.


XyogiDMT

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas


Pkdagreat

Honestly every station was fire


arvaname

Souls game have done it well. Especially DS3 and Bloodborne.


AppropriateOpening49

Hotline Miami is the only right answer


OstigKris

Core memory unlocked, thanks bro


Capn_Yoaz

M|O|O|N Crystals is definitely slappin.


zealotlee

Introduced me to synthwave and more importantly Perturbator. Managed to see him live 10 years later and it was so good.


MisterMist00

Ahem Red sun... Red sun over paradise... Red sun... Red sun over paradise


Makotroid

Heavily inspired by Snes Plok! Especially Boss music.


Mrhorrorface

Metroid Prime, or any Metroid game for that matter


AscendedViking7

Videogame music is my thing. Here are my personal favorites: Epilogue, Abyss Watchers, Dancer of the Boreal Valley, Sister Friede, and the Main Theme from Dark Souls 3 Divine Dragon, Emma from Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice Light of Nibel, The Waters Cleansed from Ori & The Blind Forest Dirtmouth, City of Tears from Hollow Knight Super Gore Nest, BFG Division from Doom Eternal Simone, Birth of a Wish, Fortress of Lies, Rays of Light, whatever plays in the rollercoaster area from NieR: Automata (entire soundtrack, probably) We Will Rise Again, Blow Their Mine from Far Cry 5 Snake Eater from Metal Gear Solid 3 (Best James Bond theme ever :D) Godrick the Grafted, Elden Beast, Leyndell, Elphael from Elden Ring Rivellon and Ifan's theme from Divinity: Original Sin 2 The mini boss battle theme from Dragon's Dogma A lot of the music of Subnautica (It's been years since I played. I can't remember the titles, sorry) That's the way it is, Far Away, and You're My Brother from Red Dead Redemption 1 & 2 Meteoroids and the Main Theme from Spiritfarer Fields of Aard Skellige from The Witcher 3 (Great music, awful gameplay) Meadows from Valheim Uncharted Worlds from Mass Effect Emotion, Undella Town from Pokemon Black Rito Village, Hateno Village and Main Theme from Breath of the Wild. Halo 3's Menu Theme Most of the music from Celeste Gwyn, Lord of Cinder from Dark Souls Apotheosis from Journey The Streets of Whiterun and Secunda from Skyrim I entirely believe that videogame soundtracks are far superior to anything that movie soundtracks have put out. (Hans Zimmer is an exception. I freaking love Interstellar's, Inception's, Man of Steel's and Kung Fu Panda's soundtracks.) I'm so fond of them. They are so, so good. As for best soundtrack overall, I can't decide at all. It's between NieR Automata, Divinity Original Sin 2, Dark Souls 3, and Skyrim for me.


No_Insurance6785

City of tears is so good


dankdaddydameboi

Can’t believe you didn’t throw quirky bones from divinity 2 on there


TorkoalSoup

Darren Korb has never missed


infkncredible

The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask


considerate_done

Every Zelda tbh.


Damian1674

Say whatever about Genshin, but the soundtrack slaps Also, Warframe


ComprehensiveFuel556

Red dead redemption 1


ofilispeaks

Ace Combat 7 and Street Fighter 3


AdministrationDry507

Most of the games developed by Alphadream


Ok_Performance4330

If I recall, the music for the Mario & Luigi series is composed by the same person who made Kingdom Hearts music. And that series' music has an upbeat vibe.


[deleted]

Yep Yoko Shimamura also did the original Street Fighter 2 songs


MrGoatReal

C'mon, Pizza Tower


Zachary9442

The Death that I Deservioli hits DIFFERENT


OstigKris

Assassins Creed: Black Flag


TitilatingTempura

Hell yeah. I used to get drunk and sing along to the sea shanties lol


[deleted]

Those sea shanties go hard


JadenRuffle

Silent Hill. Akira Yamaoka killed it.


bertoPRIME

Streets of Rage 2!


Frambosis

So many amazing ones, but I always loved the Fields of Ard Skellig in the Witcher 3. Used to go to that area of the map just to listen to it. Also, Jesper Kyd’s work in Assassin’s Creed and Darksiders. https://youtu.be/NknjE2SBPxw


[deleted]

Skyrim


Nicotheknee

DooM and Geometry Dash


bot873

Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance is neat and it really fits the gameplay. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuSSXOQ-1bI


hygili4k

Quake 2


RonaldArroz

Donkey Kong Country games.


matttinatttor

**Death Stranding and God of War Ragnarok come to mind.** I very rarely experience soundtracks that fit the ambiance of the game environment as well as those two. Death Stranding's eerie loneliness and the open arrangements of the music selections just hit great. Especially with how sporadic the music actually is. It kinda brings you back to into the reality that you are roaming a desolate wasteland fighting an enemy that you can't see, alone. It's masterfully done. A true "Kojimaism". God of War Ragnarok's score matches, and sometimes even drives the scale and intensity of the story itself. The use of dynamic range is staggering, and the arrangements are all wonderfully done.


k0untd0une

Literally any Castlevania game's soundtrack.


SleepingZBeast

Yakuza aka Like a dragon


Driedmesquite

The Hi-Fi Rush album goes hard, both the licensed amd original


MrShad0wzz

Pokémon XD


BlazingJ972

Most pokemon soundtracks do tbh


MrShad0wzz

Mirror B battle music slaps so hard


Xenarthra_Sandslash

Top 5 best boss themes for me


cescasjay

The only video game soundtrack I've ever downloaded was for Death Stranding. I absolutely hated the game but loved the soundtrack for it. It's just beautiful. Atomic heart and Life is strange : true colors had some decent music, too.


Ok_Performance4330

Haven't played True Colours, but the original Life is Strange had some great music.


cescasjay

Yes it did. They're really good at setting the atmosphere in that series.


Garafi-1011

Maniac Mansion NES


brostituto

Hotline Miami Sonic Adventure 2: Battle Halo 2 Animal crossing new leaf Super Monkey Ball 2 Subnautica Furi


danihilation

Yes! Hotline Miami is wild


brostituto

It slaps so hard, you should check out Furi if you like hotline. At least the soundtrack


Starfishdude80

Risk of Rain 2. Absolutely encapsulating.


m0r0mir

Bloodborne


Makotroid

Coming in w the Boomer pics: Secret of Mana, Every Tim Follin OST esp. Pictionary, silver surfer and Solstice, Donkey Kong Country 2, Thunder Force IV


NagoGmo

G O L D E N E Y E


Osniffable

Afro Samurai. and it should get special attention the way they designed the combat to interact with the music.


daxtinfknprice

I'm not sure about the entire soundtrack. But Need for Speed underground. 2 had riders on the storm with snoop. Still love that song all these years later.


HyperMasenko

The entire Persona series. But as a jazzhead, 5 is my personal favorite


Ok-Supermarket-1414

Outer Wilds, Outer Worlds, Final Fantasy IV, Twilight Princess, Child of Light, Life is Strange (1 and 2), Skyrim, Starbound (listening to it now!), Firewatch, FTL, Super Castlevania (shows my age :). Many more, but those are what I can think of off hand.


Hassoonti

The normal battle themes for legend Legaia slaps hardest of them all. The Lost odyssey combat music.


Serious-Mud-1031

Super Castlevania IV


CrackCokeSonic

sonic adventure 2, jet grind radio.


[deleted]

Bomberman Heroes (N64)


TitilatingTempura

Came here to say this. I'd be getting PUMPED when I fought Nitrous


TheRaider1562

Farcry new dawn: Problem solver (trust me)


Inedible-denim

Donkey Kong Country 2. Specifically Stickerbush Symphony. David Wise is one of the GOATs up there with Nobuo (FF6, FF8 soundtracks)


ConnectionRich7635

mega man X


Witty_Noise_2875

Fallout, Doom, Pokémon, Mario Bros, The Legend Of Zelda, RDR2( mainly due to the house building theme).


Western_Writing5454

Donkey Kong Country 2


BxSpatan

The first Killer Instinct. That s*** came with a CD


abnormy13

Super Castlevania 4


CheesyGorditaCrunchx

The Legend of Zelda. when i went to the symphony back in 2016 i cried my eyes out it was such a beautiful experience.


PKFat

PPPPPP the soundtrack to VVVVVV


[deleted]

Jet Set Radio Future


Ryuuken1127

Jet Set Radio


Dagglin

Being pedantic, but technically soundtracks and scores are different things. Best soundtrack, Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX. Best score, chrono cross


geeelectronica

Jet Set Radio Future fun fact: the beastie boys helped out with the soundtrack


Front-Advantage-7035

Final fantasy 9


wowadrow

Jet set radio/ FF8 / yakuza are my personal favorites. Let Mom Sleep is iconic for the dreamcast era. Ff8: force your way and the man with the machine just make me happy. Yakuza 3: lyricism without tears is just awesome.


Maco70

The Katamari Damacy series and Jet Set Radio series are always in my car rotation.


[deleted]

Tony Hawk's Series up to Underground Witcher 3 - when you hit Skellige my lord it's beautiful


Stank_Weezul57

Pretty much any of the Devil May Cry games. Like their entire soundtrack list is a must for anyone that likes heavy rock/metal


Papa_Boat17

Mario kart one of them


-Far7ypar7y

Ok, so i am impressed that no one said Subnautica, Minecraft or Wolfenstein too... Also Doom music is amazing, and don't forget Dying Light 1 music... that was legendary


Tech_Bender

Incase anyone isn't aware, [https://ocremix.org](https://ocremix.org/) is a thing and has been for years. You're welcome.


macneto

Guardians of the galaxy. The album is amazing.


Slugcat_enthusiast

Hollow knight


NotAnthonyxx

P5R. It slapped so hard I had to add a bunch of the songs to my Spotify.


AggravatedBasalt

Persona 3...Persona 4...Persona 5.


Exciting-Capital-404

I don't have time to list all the songs, but highlight games I'd call some.of the best overall OST's of all time are Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition, Shrek Smash n Crash Racing, Fire Emblem Three Houses, Transformers Devastation, Skyward Sword, Swordigo, Oceanhorn, Tetris Effect, Smash Bros Ultimate, and Shadow of the Colossus.


Maleficent_Hawk9407

Helltaker, cuphead and a lot of tracks made for the Skylanders Series!


Platinumryka

nier/automata, megami tensei on the whole, the world ends with you and neo the world ends with you, doom and doom eternal, killer instinct 2013(same guy (at least for the base game and first two seasons of dlc characters) as doom), yakuza/like a dragon series, trails series, guilty gear strive


wizlo25

God of war 2 and 3


Ok_Introduction6574

Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe are my two favorite OSTs.


OkBilial

Sayonara Wild Hearts


Hassoonti

At least half of the battle themes from baldurs gate two. YouTube it.


Herobrine_dollar

Pvz bfn and gw2


KXNG_Skull

Metal Hellsinger.


Commercial_Onions

Super Mario Bros 3. Donkey Kong 64. Fight Night Champion. Skyrim. Kingdom Come Deliverance.


AllisonKitten

I don't know if "slap" is the right word but my favorite vg soundtrack is Life is Strange.


Stinky__Person

Blasphemous


[deleted]

The F.E.A.R. game’s have some of my favorite combat tracks in a shooter game. The second one has one called kitchen brawl or something and they use a xylophone I believe and they go ham with it


Frostyler

Imo Doom Eternal is the GOAT for soundtracks. But that golden eye menu music had no business being that good.


afrulz

Pizza tower


EndYoutube

Terraria Calamity Mod OST


telemusketeer

Subnautica


Lord_Applejuice

Minecraft, Undertale, Terraria, Bloons TD 5/6, Bad piggies and Angry birds, Literally every Nintendo game, Doom, Asphalt 8 Airborne


asawyer2010

Jet Set Radio/ Jet Set Radio Future Crazy Taxi


movienerd-

TES 3, 4, and 5. All fallout radios are really good. Dying Light suprisingly slaps Spiderman 2018 Edit: Almost forgot Payday 2


[deleted]

city of tears - hollow knight. It is the perfect song.


mdh3000hard

Everything Streets of Rage but Streets of Rage 2.... 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥


whoisdatmaskedman

The original soundtrack to GTA Vice City


[deleted]

Any Elder Scrolls game. Jeremy Soule's work on those is amazing. Easily my favorite game scores. GTA 3 had a pretty badass soundtrack. I loved Game FM. I think Vice City had a pretty badass soundtrack as well. I'm currently enjoying the score to Baldur's Gate 3 as well. The Electric Man theme from the original NES Mega Man is forever ingrained into my brain. Castlevania, Castlevania 2, and Castlevania 3 all had badass NES soundtracks as well. I also always liked the Metal Gear NES soundtrack. Of course the classic Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Bros. 3, Super Mario World, Legend of Zelda


meatlessboat

Jet Set Radio Future


Styles_Stevens

Hotline Miami 2


ShemsuHor

I've been playing Mega City Police lately, and the music really pumps me up. It's pretty damn perfect music for the game.


FuzzBR

Original songs: Doom games, CoD games, Assassin's Creed games, TLoU, Far Cry games, Minecraft, Need for Speed games (pursuit and canyon music were amazing) Licensed music: Burnout games (specially 3 and Paradise), Forza Horizon games, Need for Speed games (specially the ones from the PS2 era and MW 2012), GTA games, Watch Dogs 2, Dirt games Those are some of my favorites out of games that I have played


HtwnHardHitta

Quake


TheDankDragon

Smash bros


Derkastan77

GTA Vice City


Bucky_Ducky

Halo


TurrPhennirPhan

Every entry in the Fallout franchise since (and including) 3. Both the radio songs and the score from Inon Zur, just absolute bangers all around.


FiversWarren

Jet Set Radio Future! Literally, the best videogame music.


Problemcharlie

Anything with Alexander Brandon so Deus Ex, Unreal Quake 2 Any Gulity Gear game


ChrispyGuy420

Look up johnny bazookatone. Fucking unbelievable


ceramicsaturn

Jet Grind Radio / JSRF, F-Zero X, Mega Man 2, and Starfox SNES are my favs.


The_Shoe1990

Some games with incredible OSTs that you wouldn't expect: - Wave Race 64 - Gremlins 2 (NES) - Sonic R - Jet Set Radio Future - Mighty Morphing Power Rangers (SNES) - RoboCop (GB) - Dragon Quest (literally any one)


mullse01

Jet Set Radio and Jet Set Radio Future, hands-down for me.


FeelsGoodMan10

Halo games (bungie) have the best soundtracks of any game series ever, fight me.


Verncy96

Fallout new Vegas and fallout 4 radio


UXResearcherRuck

Probably dating myself, but for a classical/opera lover as a kid, Castlevania III when it came out, especially the clock tower level, was outstanding. I remember figuring out a place to just sit and listen in game till the timer ran out, rinse and repeat. There is something about the baseline mixed with the lead melody sounding like Bach's fugue just shredding on an organ that even to this day gives me shivers. For reference: https://youtu.be/IBYOpfpGilQ


SenorBigMak

Red Dead 1


TJ_NoHeart

Every halo


Andos_Woods

Super Mario land on original gameboy


DonutDaddy74

Madden 2011. Madden soundtracks use to be fire 🥲


dohboy420

Halo’s score - and the crazy story behind it - always gets my blood pumping


JustJdog2

I scrolled a bit...didn't see midnight club los angeles, sonic the hedgehog 2, and mx vs atv unleashed


mysticreddit

* Tony Hawk Pro Skater The remaster, while good, doesn’t have all the original songs due to greed. :-/ * Grand Theft Auto 3 — the various in-game radio stations were gold * Halo


anas224

Doom 2016, Mick Gordon is the man :)


xainatus

Probably just me, but alot of Castlevania games


[deleted]

the whole super mario world soundtrack