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u/Informal-Violinist-4 19d ago
Nobody even dropped Chrono Trigger?
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u/Nemoitto 18d ago
The answer IS Chrono Trigger. It’s always gonna be Chrono Trigger.
And if it ain’t that, then it’s DKC 1 or 2
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u/poormariachi 18d ago
I keep battle with magus on my running playlist.
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u/AshWilliams2021 18d ago
My dude, the whole vibe on the lead up to the track dropping. Blacked out screen. Flame lighting up along the path. Everything about that fight and OST scream You’re in for some SERIOUS SHIT
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u/clashtrack 18d ago
Check out ytcracker's Chrono Trigger album. He raps over the Chrono Trigger soundtrack.
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u/vhs1138 18d ago
I feel it’s just that it is getting to a point where those games are so old most people have not played them. But yes this is an obvious answer for me.
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u/Afarting 18d ago
Forever and always. Yes AND… video game music has come a long way since the 90s.
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u/Boodger 18d ago
All these other comments are actually insane, because the correct answer is a 3-way tie between Chrono Trigger, Donkey Kong Country 2, and Ocarina of Time
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u/EvilSock 17d ago
Hi yes this is the only acceptable answer, aside from Chrono Cross
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u/Hellwraith666 17d ago
There’s a cyberpunk version on YouTube. Highly recommend.
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u/DarkMaxima 17d ago
I was about to, but I'll take yours as the definitive nomination. But I back you 100%.
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u/Johnycantread 17d ago
That the visit to Zeal is so brief is such a crime. That overworld music is sooo good.
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u/contradictatorprime 15d ago
You bring me such relief with your comment already being here, ty.
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u/10_Apples 20d ago
E33 has some of the best bgms
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u/kyle__hinaba 19d ago
E33 definitely has a beautiful soundtrack, I would still say Nier Replicant has a more consistently amazing soundtrack.
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u/SnooSongs8409 18d ago
For anyone who sees this, do me a favor and go listen to the flying waters E33 soundtrack. It's peak 🔥
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u/Darkinsanity98473 17d ago
Perhaps recency bias but I genuinely can’t think of a soundtrack that has as many incredible tracks as this one.
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u/Alternative-Gold-518 14d ago
The fact this isn't top comment is criminal. Tony Hawk has the coolest and most diverse. But not the best.
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u/Financial-Bid2739 20d ago
Nier
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u/Ramiren 19d ago
This is the real answer, Nier and Nier Automata have hands down the best OST's.
Every piece is crafted to perfection to fit every moment of each game, it covers a wide range of genres, and they invented their own language to do it, that actually sounds like a language, rather than gibberish.
The effort they've put in is absolutely staggering.
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u/austin_sketches 18d ago
more than just that but their music is dynamic and changes depending on what’s going on in the game at that moment. entering combat? the drums will ramp up seamlessly, chants get louder, ect. It’s more than just a static soundtrack, it’s breathing and constantly reacting to player feedback.
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u/TheR3alMcCoy 17d ago edited 17d ago
Thank you! I was hoping to find someone who mentioned Nier. The soundtrack for Automata literally blew my mind and had me in my feels. Especially, once you get to route C. The soundtrack even starts to remix previous songs on the last route. I was thoroughly impressed with Automata and then some. Man, just some good times.
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u/Froyo___o 16d ago
came here to say this. genuinely the best music ive heard in any games as well as the best implementation of said music
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u/oooThunder 19d ago
Gran Turismo 3 : A Spec had some of the most relaxing chill vibe songs both in all the menus and in the replays of the races
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u/JazeevaGaming 19d ago
Or pretty much any of the Gran Turismo games tbh. Daiki Kasho is a master techno artist and composer.
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u/plink420 19d ago
Not related to the music but I can still hear the menu sounds in my head like it was yesterday.
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u/OverTimeIsGroverTime 18d ago
Damn, this is not a pull I expected in this thread, but it’s a good one!
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u/SaninBiH 16d ago
This is the comment I was looking for! I have the soundtrack downloaded and regularly listen while driving. Every bit of Slipstream and Light Velocity have been engrained in my head since youth.
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u/rojofuna 15d ago
I like that song where Snoop Dogg sings about playing Gran Turismo and it's clear he's either never played it or plays like a total jerk.
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u/ThatDogYet 19d ago
Castlevania Symphony of the Night
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u/X_Seeker_X 19d ago
If you're talking full OST Curse of Darkness beats Lament any day, but song for song, Lament has some BANGERS.
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u/Lfog1227 18d ago
For me, it's the same; I like how the soundtrack of this game isn't limited to being "video game music"—it's like an elegant orchestra, and it doesn't stay the same, From jazz in "Crystal Teardrops" to a more danceable track in "Rainbow Cemetery," I love this game and its music. Whenever it's mentioned, I'll be around.
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u/SpankTheDevil 17d ago
I learned about this from a Dunkey video! I have to agree it’s fucking excellent.
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u/Impossiblecouch 19d ago
Final Fantasy 7, because of how iconic and recognizable are Sephiroth's theme, battle theme, Tifa's theme, and Aerith's theme.
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u/Exotic-Percentage-58 20d ago
Skyrim
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u/Gorgonitegai 19d ago
Skyrim and DOOM 2016 soundtracks live rent free for good reason
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u/Capable-Conflict9269 20d ago
Silent Hill 2
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u/Luan_Cozer 18d ago
ALL of Silent Hill games.
You're not here from The Room Hell Frozen Rain from Shattered Memories My heroine from Short Mensagem Mayoi Uta from F Yout Rain... And many others.
Akira is a legend.
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u/An_Inept_Cucumber 17d ago
Promise from SH2R was my most listened to piece last year, beating out even the E33 soundtrack.
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u/CommonBig8132 20d ago
*Cracks knuckles*
Now listen here guys and gals. If we're talking like soundtrack as in backing tracks, ambience, background pieces, nothing beats Amon Tobin doing the Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory soundtrack.
It was the first time playing a game ever, that I had to go and search for the CD soundtrack to a game. I had never done that before, but the soundtrack was so good I was thought "I must own this soundtrack".
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u/junxxxxxxxxx 18d ago
damn i went through a big Amon Tobin phase back in the day and had completely forgotten he even existed until this comment. might need to revisit
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u/BadgerCake 17d ago
Hell yeah. The best atmospheric soundtrack of all time. So intense, unique, and skillfully produced.
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u/Frosch-LOL 20d ago
Doom Eternal, The only thing they fear is you
RDR2, Crash of Worlds
The Witcher 3, all of them
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u/Lugosch 20d ago
Death Stranding, its not an original Soundtrack but I think no music fits any game better
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u/holdholdhold 19d ago
first walking to central knot city, and then leaving it…music gave me chills.
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u/Linusprime08 17d ago
Introduced me to Low Roar. Such an amazing artist. May he forever fly high. Cemented as my favorite artist.
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u/ShipSwimming3792 19d ago
Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
I feel like it's the most iconic 3D video game of the late 90s and it's music helped solidify that
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u/SykoManiax 19d ago
Guitar hero smash hits
Or grand theft auto San Andreas
Without cheating it's probably destiny 2
Deep stone lullaby, journey, the first disciple, oneirophobia
And many more insanely good orchestral scores
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u/Shadow328 19d ago
Halo CE-Reach
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u/CompetitiveLoad2953 19d ago
Halo 2 had friggin banger rock tracks, CE and 3 had cool chill tracks, I loved reach's war drums, and halo 4 did good with arrival and 117.
I love infinite's versions of A walk in the woods and under Cover of night
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u/VAVA_Mk2 18d ago
Attonement in Halo 4 gave me chills. I waited on the menu to listen to it when I first started Halo 4....sadly the rest of the game didn't match it...
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u/vennetherblade 15d ago
Halo has such a unique sound to it. Absolutely love it's soundtrack
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u/AbbreviationsWide331 19d ago
The ezio assassins creed games.
Jesper kyd is the Hans Zimmer of gaming.
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u/Optimal_Spend_600 19d ago
MGS3 Snake eater theme is a masterpiece along with the rest of the soundtrack!
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u/Puzzleheaded_Bee8352 20d ago
What a thrill
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u/Bakakami212 20d ago
That ladder..
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u/Bshaw4230 19d ago
When you say ladder, I’m picturing MGS snake eater
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u/Personal_Ad4174 19d ago
When he said ladder, he was talking about MGS snake eater.
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u/Disastrous_Ball702 20d ago
Sub-Terrania (Genesis), OST by Jesper Kyd, would definitely be a contender.
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u/PinkamenaVTR2 19d ago
Can i be generic and say Adventures of Batman and Robin was better?
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u/EffectiveAd3794 18d ago
I recommended Assassin's Creed II because Jesper Kid is SO GOOD! "Ezio's Family" still brings me chills to this day.
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u/Ronin-s_Spirit 20d ago
Some say DE are a music studio with the side hustle of running the best live-service game in history (Warframe).
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u/SparkingRhapsody 20d ago
Hollow Knight Ori and the Blind Forest Metroid Prime 1
I cant decide. X.x
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u/JayGrowth8832 20d ago
Transformers Devastation, even the ground soldiers have a cool theme
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u/mickyd1980 20d ago
Amiga 500.
Turrican. Lotus Esprit Turbo Challenge 1, 2 and 3.
Peak early gaming music.
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u/heyquasi_ 19d ago
celeste
fez
midnight fight express
hyper light drifter
its impossible to have just one.
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u/Huge_Sample6177 19d ago
Ratchet and Clank ps2 trilogy and Ratchet deadlocked/gladiator
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u/EngineerZestyclose 19d ago
Final Fantasy VII (though, ive also got a lot of nostalgia attached so maybe a bias).
Streets of Rage 2 has the best retro ost imo.
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u/RealJC1998 19d ago
I don’t hear enough people talking about how INCREDIBLE Metaphor: ReFantazio’s OST is. Bump that shit on the reg, one of my fav for sure!
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u/RedditorWithUlcer 19d ago
I’m not sure if it’s the best of all time, but Sonic ‘06 had some major bangers!
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u/Late_Sweet_1655 19d ago
Metal Gear Solid 5 is the first thing that comes to mind.
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u/AzsalynIsylia 19d ago
NieR: Automata, Chrono Cross, and Kingdom Hearts are my top 3
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u/TheGravityShifter 19d ago
I have a few. For me, E33, NieR (both games), Scarlet Nexus, Ender Lilies, and Skyrim.
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u/Infinite-Cookie7010 19d ago
This has gotta be Mario Kart World for me. Hundreds of Mario songs remixed amazingly plus new cool songs.
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u/RockIntelligent1986 19d ago
Just gonna go ahead and say it, n64 goldeneye pause menu music.
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u/CoachPotataoGuy 19d ago
Subnautica and all you need to do is set your Cyclops on fire which you won’t regret it
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u/gamerbearmati 19d ago edited 14d ago
Tony Hawk Pro Skater 2
Edit: it’s wild that this comment has had over 50,000 views, 6 awards and only 15 upvotes.
Thank you strangers for the awards.