Top 25 Favorite OSTs in Games I've Played

A ranked list of the 25 most incredible OSTs across all the games I have played in my life (and a couple honorable mentions). This is obviously a subjective list but I there's also some level of objectivity I let influence it in terms of what I understand to be truly great. List is ordered.

Also, in the notes, I included a link to a piece or two that is either my favorite in the game or I think perfectly represents what makes the soundtrack so good.

HM I'll add to as I add things and consequentially bump things off the list: Guilty Gear Strive, Pokemon Legends: Arceus

A Tragic Decision - One of the greatest pieces of music ever put into a video game

Valak Mountain (Night) - One of the many absolutely sensational atmospheric pieces of the game
Vague Hope (Cold Rain) -
Atmospheric and unforgettable

A Beautiful Song -
One of the best contrasting pieces in the game to the usually more calm, somber pieces
Ascension - Truly one of the greatest pieces of music I've ever heard in a video game. Soken's magnum opus
Histoire
Indomitable
Sawano.

Sylvalum Night — One of the most beautiful area themes I've ever heard.

ThemeX — I mean goddamn

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World's End Valentine - Megalovania

Orchard - Beautiful and incredibly unsettling given the context, just one example of the many masterfully crafted spoilers area pieces
Erythia Sea (Day) - The XC3 soundtrack wasn't quite as grand as XC1 or 2, but had some of the most gorgeous atmosphere tracks in the franchise and is very special in its own way.

Mobius Theme
Buoy Base Galaxy

Family - Backing one of the most powerful stories told in a Mario game
Final Destination] -
Incredibly iconic and the best main theme for a fighting game ever made

Bramble Blast

Some might say this is cheating but, the remixes and original songs for this game alone had such an incredible impact on me that I can confidently say that those alone easily place this here on the list.
Wanderlust - One of the best exploration themes in any game

APOCALYPSIS NOCTIS
Valkyrie Theme

JENOVA Quickening - One of the dozens of masterful remixes in what is probably one of the longest soundtracks ever made
De Blanca Mantilla — Insanely gorgeous, powerful boss theme

Clavada — Beautiful area theme, representative of the Spanish-inspired rhythms throughout the entire soundtrack
Snow in Summer - One of the best opening sequences in any game ever, getting better to all the way to the end

GRANDMA
Forge Ahead

The Farm - A musical journey from the genius of Michael Salvatori
Cosmic Cove Galaxy

[Puzzle Plank Galaxy](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oaf2gUhy74o&
) - Upbeat, catchy, and anti-formulaic, an example of how Galaxy music can be epic, sad, or even fun depending on the setting
Credits Theme - I feel like the credits theme perfectly encapsulates every piece of wonderful music in this game.
A Funeral of Flowers
God Shattering Star
Blue Skies and a Battle
Tempest of Seasons
Sealed Vessel
The 'Dancing Mad' of Hollow Knight

City of Tears
Midnight Wood

Stasis Awakening - Thank you Disasterpeace for this goddamn gorgeous, haunting style that helped make this game so special
Weird Woods - One of the endless effective uses of piano as the primary melody

Snowy Fields
Lanayru Mining Facility

Fi's Farewell - Tear-jerking while still fitting the theme of the game

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