Games with great soundtracks : the list !
All the games included in this list are notable for having an excellent, interesting or innovative soundtrack.
Ranging various different genres, this list is meant to be a personal homage to the art of videogame music and a suggestion to whoever might be searching for some great music to listen to !
Added a selection of three of my favourite tracks per game
Discussions, suggestions and comments are appreciated
Ranging various different genres, this list is meant to be a personal homage to the art of videogame music and a suggestion to whoever might be searching for some great music to listen to !
Added a selection of three of my favourite tracks per game
Discussions, suggestions and comments are appreciated
93 Games
by Matt Boch (featuring Pharoah Sanders)
The game procedurally generates the soundtrack as you play, thus producing something similar to a freeform jazz drum solo. The credits song is the jazz masterpiece "You Gotta Have Freedom" by Pharoah Sanders
The game procedurally generates the soundtrack as you play, thus producing something similar to a freeform jazz drum solo. The credits song is the jazz masterpiece "You Gotta Have Freedom" by Pharoah Sanders
by Darren Korb (with vocals by Darren Korb and Ashley Barrett)
Notable Tracks : "The Pantheon /Ain't Gonna Catch You" , "Build That Wall" , "Bynn The Breaker"
Notable Tracks : "The Pantheon /Ain't Gonna Catch You" , "Build That Wall" , "Bynn The Breaker"
by Ryan Amon , Tsukasa Saitoh , Yuka Kitamura , Nobuyoshi Suzuki , Cris Velasco , Michael Wandmacher
Notable Tracks : "Cleric Beast" ,"The Hunter" , "Ludwig, the Holy Blade"
Notable Tracks : "Cleric Beast" ,"The Hunter" , "Ludwig, the Holy Blade"
by Michiru Yamane
Notable Tracks : "Wandering Ghosts" , "Lost Painting" , "Dance of Illusions / Illusionary Dance"
Notable Tracks : "Wandering Ghosts" , "Lost Painting" , "Dance of Illusions / Illusionary Dance"
by Yasunori Mitsuda
Notable Tracks : "Scars of Time" , "Chronomantique" , "On The Beach of Dreams / Another World"
Notable Tracks : "Scars of Time" , "Chronomantique" , "On The Beach of Dreams / Another World"
by Yasunori Mitsuda and Nobuo Uematsu
Notable Tracks : "Corridors Of Time" , "To Faraway Times" , "Memories of Green"
Notable Tracks : "Corridors Of Time" , "To Faraway Times" , "Memories of Green"
by Motoi Sakuraba and Yuka Kitamura
Notable Tracks : "Great Grey Wolf Sif" , "Ornstein & Smough" , "Gwyn, Lord of Cinder (aka "Plin Plin Plon") "
Notable Tracks : "Great Grey Wolf Sif" , "Ornstein & Smough" , "Gwyn, Lord of Cinder (aka "Plin Plin Plon") "
by Toby Fox (with support from Lena Raine and Marcy Nabors)
Notable Tracks : "Field Of Hopes And Dreams" , "Attack Of The Killer Queen" , "BIG SHOT"
Notable Tracks : "Field Of Hopes And Dreams" , "Attack Of The Killer Queen" , "BIG SHOT"
by Tetsuya Shibata and Kento Hasegawa
Notable Tracks : "Devils Never Cry" , "Battle Music 1" , "Battle Music 2"
Notable Tracks : "Devils Never Cry" , "Battle Music 1" , "Battle Music 2"
by Kota Suzuki , Yoshiya Terayama, Hiromitsu Maeba, Steven McNair, John R. Graham, Casey Edwards, Cody Matthew Johnson and Jeff Rona , with vocals by Ali Edwards
Notable Tracks : "Devil Trigger" , " Bury The Light" , "Dance With Cavaliere"
Notable Tracks : "Devil Trigger" , " Bury The Light" , "Dance With Cavaliere"
by British Sea Power (Yan (Jan Scott Wilkinson) ; Noble (Martin Noble) , Hamilton (Neil Hamilton Wilkinson) , Woody (Matthew Wood) , Phil Sumner and Abi Fry)
Notable Tracks : "Rue de Saint Ghislaine 32B" , "Instrument of Surrender" , "Whirling in Rags (8AM)"
Notable Tracks : "Rue de Saint Ghislaine 32B" , "Instrument of Surrender" , "Whirling in Rags (8AM)"
by Daniel Koestner and Ben Esposito
Notable Tracks : "Garbage Day" , "Bird of Paradise", "Raccoon House Music"
Notable Tracks : "Garbage Day" , "Bird of Paradise", "Raccoon House Music"
by Nobuo Uematsu
Notable Tracks : "You Are Not Alone", "The Soulless Village Bran Bal" , "The Place I'll Return To Someday"
Notable Tracks : "You Are Not Alone", "The Soulless Village Bran Bal" , "The Place I'll Return To Someday"
by Nobuo Uematsu , Masashi Hamauzu and Junya Nakano
Notable Tracks : "To Zanarkand", "Auron's Theme" , "A Fleeting Dream"
Notable Tracks : "To Zanarkand", "Auron's Theme" , "A Fleeting Dream"
by Hitoshi Sakimoto , Hayato Matsuo , Masaharu Iwata
Notable Tracks : "Batle for Freedom", "Rabanastre Downtown", "Esper Battle"
Notable Tracks : "Batle for Freedom", "Rabanastre Downtown", "Esper Battle"
by Vincent Diamante
Notable Tracks : "Life As A Flower" , "Night Time Excurtion" , "Purification Of The City"
Notable Tracks : "Life As A Flower" , "Night Time Excurtion" , "Purification Of The City"
by Carpenter Brut, Danger ,
The Toxic Avenger , Lorn ,
Waveshaper , Scattle and Kn1ght
Notable Tracks : "Wisdom of Rage" , "A Picture in Motion" , "You Are the End"
The Toxic Avenger , Lorn ,
Waveshaper , Scattle and Kn1ght
Notable Tracks : "Wisdom of Rage" , "A Picture in Motion" , "You Are the End"
by Shane Berry and Igor Simić
Notable Tracks : "Take My Hand" , "Distant Thunder" , "Creatures Of The World"
Notable Tracks : "Take My Hand" , "Distant Thunder" , "Creatures Of The World"
by Daisuke Ishiwatari, Syunsuke Takizawa, Norichika Sato
Notable Tracks : "Storyteller" , "Big Blast Sonic" , "Stolz"
Notable Tracks : "Storyteller" , "Big Blast Sonic" , "Stolz"
by Darren Korb (with vocals by Darren Korb and Ashley Barrett)
Notable Tracks : "God of The Dead" , "In The Blood" , "Out of Tartarus"
Notable Tracks : "God of The Dead" , "In The Blood" , "Out of Tartarus"
by Martin O'Donnell and Michael Salvatori
Notable Tracks : "Luck" , "One Final Effort" , "Finish The Fight"
Notable Tracks : "Luck" , "One Final Effort" , "Finish The Fight"
by Scattle , Sun Arraw , Perturbator , M|O|O|N , Jasper Byrne , Elliott Berlin , El Huervo , Eirik Suhrke , Coconuts
Notable Tracks : "Hydrogen", "Knock Knock" , "Turf"
Notable Tracks : "Hydrogen", "Knock Knock" , "Turf"
by M|O|O|N , Jasper Byrne / Space Recordings , Perturbator , El Huervo, Scattle, The Green Kingdom, Sean Evans / Prey Growl , Light Club / Coco Bryce + Motëm, Endless , Noir Deco , Old Future Fox Gang / Coco Bryce (Again) , Riddarna, Magna , Mitch Murder , Life Companions , Sjellos , Chromacle , Vestron Vulture , Modulogeek , Magic Sword , Dag Unenge , Carpenter Brut ,
iamthekidyouknowwhatimean,
Benny Smiles , Dubmood , Mega Drive, CiniMod, Auto Delta Time,
El Tigr3 , LipPi Sound, Nounverber , Castanets
Notable Tracks : "Roller Mobster" , "Dust" , "The Way Home"
iamthekidyouknowwhatimean,
Benny Smiles , Dubmood , Mega Drive, CiniMod, Auto Delta Time,
El Tigr3 , LipPi Sound, Nounverber , Castanets
Notable Tracks : "Roller Mobster" , "Dust" , "The Way Home"
by Disasterpeace (Richard Vreeland) and Akash Thakkar
Notable Tracks : "Panacea", "The Midnight Wood", "The Last General"
Notable Tracks : "Panacea", "The Midnight Wood", "The Last General"
by Yuu Miyake (with over 20 artists providing mixes , vocals and lyrics)
Notable Tracks : "Lonely Rolling No More" , "Everlasting Love + You" , "Katamari on the Swing (SEXY-SYNTHESIZER ALL ABOUT namco Mix)"
Notable Tracks : "Lonely Rolling No More" , "Everlasting Love + You" , "Katamari on the Swing (SEXY-SYNTHESIZER ALL ABOUT namco Mix)"
by LudoWic (Thijs Lodewijk) , Bill Kiley and Justin Stander
Notable Tracks : "Panoramic Feeling" , "Delusive Bunker", "Hit the Floor"
Notable Tracks : "Panoramic Feeling" , "Delusive Bunker", "Hit the Floor"
by Yoko Shimomura with vocal tracks by Utada Hikaru
Notable Tracks : "Simple and Clean" , "Traverse Town" , "Hollow Bastion"
Notable Tracks : "Simple and Clean" , "Traverse Town" , "Hollow Bastion"
by Hajime Wakai , Shiho Fujii , Mahito Yokota , Takeshi Hama
Notable Tracks : "Ballad of the Goddess" , "Fi's Farewell" , "Zelda's Lullaby"
Notable Tracks : "Ballad of the Goddess" , "Fi's Farewell" , "Zelda's Lullaby"
by Mat Clark , Kenneth Young and Daniel Pemberton (with numerous additional songs provided by a number of artists and orchestras)
Notable Tracks : "Left Bank Two" , "The Gardens" , "Volver a Comenzar"
Notable Tracks : "Left Bank Two" , "The Gardens" , "Volver a Comenzar"
by Katsumi Yokota and Takayuki Nakamura (with additional music by many different artists)
Notable Tracks : "The Mission to the Moon" , "Heavenly Star (by Genki Rockets)" , "Circles"
Notable Tracks : "The Mission to the Moon" , "Heavenly Star (by Genki Rockets)" , "Circles"
by Jack Wall , Jimmy Hinson , Sam Hulick , David Kates
Notable Tracks : "Suicide Mission" , "New Worlds" , "The Normandy Reborn"
Notable Tracks : "Suicide Mission" , "New Worlds" , "The Normandy Reborn"
by Jamie Christopherson ,with additional music by Graeme Cornies, Brian Pickett, James Chapple, and David Kelly, and directed by Naoto Tanaka
Notable Tracks : "The Only Thing I Know For Real" , "It Has To Be This Way" , "The Stains Of Time"
Notable Tracks : "The Only Thing I Know For Real" , "It Has To Be This Way" , "The Stains Of Time"
by Harry Gregson-Williams and Norihiko Hibino
Notable Tracks : "Snake Eater" , "Main Theme" , "Way to Fall"
Notable Tracks : "Snake Eater" , "Main Theme" , "Way to Fall"
by Takushi Hiyamuta and Yoshihiko Wada
Notable Tracks : "Livin On The Deck" , "First Contact", "Final Attack"
Notable Tracks : "Livin On The Deck" , "First Contact", "Final Attack"
by C418 (Daniel Rosenfeld) (with supplementary music by Lena Raine ,
Kumi Tanioka and Aaron Chero)
Notable Tracks : "Sweden" , "Living Mice" , "Dry Hands"
Kumi Tanioka and Aaron Chero)
Notable Tracks : "Sweden" , "Living Mice" , "Dry Hands"
by Machine Girl (Matt Stephenson)
Notable Tracks : "Glass Ocean", "Virtual Paradise" , "Thousand Pound Butterfly"
Notable Tracks : "Glass Ocean", "Virtual Paradise" , "Thousand Pound Butterfly"
by BKO (Keiichi Okabe), Keigo Hoashi and Kuniyuki Takahashi
Notable Tracks : "Forest Kingdom" , "Amusement Park Theme" , "Weight of the World"
Notable Tracks : "Forest Kingdom" , "Amusement Park Theme" , "Weight of the World"
by Alec Holowka and Scott Benson
Notable Tracks : "Title Music", "Town (all parts) / Possum Springs (in particular) " , "Pierogis In The Dark"
Notable Tracks : "Title Music", "Town (all parts) / Possum Springs (in particular) " , "Pierogis In The Dark"
by Archie Pelago ( Hirshi , Cosmo D and Kroba).
Notable Tracks : "Norwood Suite Theme" , "Blue Moose Man" , "Pool Gaze"
Notable Tracks : "Norwood Suite Theme" , "Blue Moose Man" , "Pool Gaze"
by Falk Au Yeong, Andy Tunstall, James Landino, Funk Fiction (Pejman Roozbeh)
Notable Tracks (the game has multiple versions for most tracks): "vs.Dj Supernova" , "vs.1010" , "vs. EVE"
Notable Tracks (the game has multiple versions for most tracks): "vs.Dj Supernova" , "vs.1010" , "vs. EVE"
by Masami Ueda , Hiroshi Yamaguchi , Rei Kondoh , Akari Kaida
Notable Tracks : "Kamiki Village" , "Ryoshima Coast" , "The Sun Rises"
Notable Tracks : "Kamiki Village" , "Ryoshima Coast" , "The Sun Rises"
by Andrew Prahlow
Notable Tracks : "Timber Hearth" , "Main Title / Outer Wilds" , "Credits / 14.3 Billion Years"
Notable Tracks : "Timber Hearth" , "Main Title / Outer Wilds" , "Credits / 14.3 Billion Years"
by Shoji Meguro , with vocals by Lyn Inaizumi
Notable Tracks : "Life Will Change" , "Beneath the Mask" , "Rivers in the Desert"
Notable Tracks : "Life Will Change" , "Beneath the Mask" , "Rivers in the Desert"
by Ronan "Mr. Sauceman" de Castel, ClascyJitto (Frostix) and Post Elvis
Notable Tracks : “The Death I Deservioli” , “Unexpectancy I-III” , “It’s Pizza Time”
Notable Tracks : “The Death I Deservioli” , “Unexpectancy I-III” , “It’s Pizza Time”
by Darren Korb (with vocals by Darren Korb and Ashley Barrett)
Notable Tracks : "Path to Glory", "Knights of the Sea", "Bound Together"
Notable Tracks : "Path to Glory", "Knights of the Sea", "Bound Together"
by David Bergeaud
Notable Tracks : "Novalis - Tobruk Crater", "Quartu - Robot Plant" , "Aridia Outpost X11"
Notable Tracks : "Novalis - Tobruk Crater", "Quartu - Robot Plant" , "Aridia Outpost X11"
by Chris Christodoulou
Notable Tracks : "The Rain Formerly Known As Purple", "Once In A Lullaby" , "They Might As Well Be Dead"
Notable Tracks : "The Rain Formerly Known As Purple", "Once In A Lullaby" , "They Might As Well Be Dead"
by Daniel Olsén and Jonathan Eng, with vocals by Linnea Olsson
Notable Tracks : "Inside" , "Begin Again" , "Dead of Night"
Notable Tracks : "Inside" , "Begin Again" , "Dead of Night"
by Module (Jeramiah Ross)
Notable Tracks : "The Neon Mines" , "The Argon Refinery" , "Kinetic Harvest"
Notable Tracks : "The Neon Mines" , "The Argon Refinery" , "Kinetic Harvest"
by Akira Yamaoka
Notable Tracks : "White Noiz / Mirrored Guilt" , "Maria Ending" , "Theme Of Silent Hill 2 / Theme of Laura"
Notable Tracks : "White Noiz / Mirrored Guilt" , "Maria Ending" , "Theme Of Silent Hill 2 / Theme of Laura"
by Yoshiya Terayama , Shigeyuki Kameda , Yasumasa Kitagawa , Tom Fox , Marshall Smith and Haruki Yamada
Notable Tracks : "Viator", "Not a Little Girl" , "Pankration"
Notable Tracks : "Viator", "Not a Little Girl" , "Pankration"
by Naoto Kubo , Shiho Fujii and Koji Kondo
Notable Tracks : "Jump Up Superstar" , "New Donk City", "Steam Gardens"
Notable Tracks : "Jump Up Superstar" , "New Donk City", "Steam Gardens"
by sanodg (Nobuyoshi Sano) and
BKO (Keiichi Okabe) ( with additional music by Hiroyuki Kawada, Minamo Takahashi, Yuu Miyake, Yoshie Arakawa, and Hideki Tobeta)
Notable Tracks : "Jin Kazama Theme", "Forest Law Theme", "For Hidden Characters (Arcade Ver.)"
BKO (Keiichi Okabe) ( with additional music by Hiroyuki Kawada, Minamo Takahashi, Yuu Miyake, Yoshie Arakawa, and Hideki Tobeta)
Notable Tracks : "Jin Kazama Theme", "Forest Law Theme", "For Hidden Characters (Arcade Ver.)"
by Akitaka Tohyama , Satoru Kōsaki , Yuu Miyake , Yoshihito Yano , Rio Hamamoto
Notable Tracks : "Those Who Go to Heaven /Dragon's Nest " , "Moonlit Wilderness" , "Poolside"
Notable Tracks : "Those Who Go to Heaven /Dragon's Nest " , "Moonlit Wilderness" , "Poolside"
by AJURIKA, Rio Hamamoto, Taku Inoue, BKO (Keiichi Okabe), Sanodg (Nobuyoshi Sano) , Hiroshi Okubo, Yuu Miyake, Go Shiina and BatAAr
Notable Tracks : "Infinite Azure / Moonsiders 1st" , "Mishima Dojo" , "Heat Haze Shadow I and II"
Notable Tracks : "Infinite Azure / Moonsiders 1st" , "Mishima Dojo" , "Heat Haze Shadow I and II"
by Noboru Mutoh and Hydelic
Notable Tracks : "Connected / Yours Forever" , "City Lights" , "Two of Us"
Notable Tracks : "Connected / Yours Forever" , "City Lights" , "Two of Us"
by Darren Korb (with vocals by Ashley Barrett)
Notable Tracks : "Paper Boats" , "The Spine" , "We All Become"
Notable Tracks : "Paper Boats" , "The Spine" , "We All Become"
by Frida Johansson and Henrik Oja
Notable Tracks : "First Steps" , "Morning Frost" , "Watch The Waves"
Notable Tracks : "First Steps" , "Morning Frost" , "Watch The Waves"
by Ryoji Yoshitomi
Notable Tracks : "Wall of Hieroglyphs" , "Crescent Moon Village" , "Toy Block Tower"
Notable Tracks : "Wall of Hieroglyphs" , "Crescent Moon Village" , "Toy Block Tower"
by Dopamine , MoveYa! & Steve Lavers , Stanton Warriors , B Phreak & Groove Allegiance ,
Rennie Pilgrem & BLIM ,
DJ Fresh , EdRush, Optical & Matrix , Noisia ,MIST , Mason ,Booka Shade , Aphex Twin , Kraftwerk , Skream , Guy Gerber & Shlomi Aber and Loco Dice
Notable Tracks : "X-Project" , "Exceeder" , "Chemical"
Rennie Pilgrem & BLIM ,
DJ Fresh , EdRush, Optical & Matrix , Noisia ,MIST , Mason ,Booka Shade , Aphex Twin , Kraftwerk , Skream , Guy Gerber & Shlomi Aber and Loco Dice
Notable Tracks : "X-Project" , "Exceeder" , "Chemical"
by Matt Griffin , David Wise, Daniel Murdoch and Grant Kirkhope
Notable Tracks : "Main Theme" , "Factory Fright" , " Factory Fright Flooded"
Notable Tracks : "Main Theme" , "Factory Fright" , " Factory Fright Flooded"