The soundtrack to Sayonara Wild Hearts is killer. Love that game.
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Clair the Lune always gives me goosebumps
Came here to say this. I regularly listen to the Sayonara soundtrack, it's amazing.
In addition to the Octopath mention, the Xenoblade Chronicles games have some absolutely stellar soundtracks.
Xenoblade Chronicles 2 has a night theme and day theme for each individual large area, and there are a lot of them, alongside a variety of battle music, insert tracks, and more. Each of the night/day themes share overlapping motifs, alongside motifs reflective of the larger music work as a whole.
Alto’a Adventure has a very good soundtrack, it really makes you feel atmosphere of the environment
Check out these two: “Ori and the blind Forest” and “Trine”
Octopath Traveler's soundtrack is amazing. Only current/last gen soundtrack I own. The variety of styles and themes for the different paths and areas really helps make each one unique, and the battle themes are some of the best JRPGs have to offer.
If you enjoy ambient space music, No Man's Sky is wonderful.
Uncharted, bioshock infinite and the fallout games.
Hyperlight Drifter has one of the best soundtracks in all of gaming. Disasterpeace made a masterpiece with that one.
Honkai Impact: Star Rail has a legit quality sound design. The first boss ost is awesome. Been a while since I found this particular music genre done well in a video game.
Hoyoverse has a great soundtrack design, from Genshin to Honkai.
Golf Club: Wasteland. Played it for the soundtrack and atmosphere.
Hollow Knight is also atmospheric and tense in boss battles. Christopher Larkin is an amazing composer.
Ruiner and Hotline Miami will keep you pumped.
I didn't know Ruiner. Thanks, game purchased.
For a recent-ish game, The score to The Outer Worlds is the first that comes to mind.
Hades, Cult of the lamb. They are memorable because I'm playing it a lot. I've purchased both soundtracks - Hades OST is on Bandcamp, Cult of the lamb OST is on Steam.
I really enjoyed the soundtrack for Cassette Beast.
Also, it's an older game but I want to shoutout Mirror's Edge. I couldn't really play it much due to motion sickness, but it had a great soundtrack.
Also, it’s an older game but I want to shoutout Mirror’s Edge.
They got CHVRCHES to do the theme song for the sequel, Mirror's Edge Catalyst, and it's a banger (which isn't shocking since, y'know, CHVRCHES).
Isn't the theme song Still Alive by Lisa Miskovsky? Or do you mean CHVRCHES did one just for the sequel.
Big oof on my part. I meant CHVRCHES did the theme song for the sequel. I meant to paste the youtube link to the song in there, but I must not have actually copied the URL for it, so when I hit paste and moved along, I totally missed that I actually just pasted the line from your comment I was quoting, so my comment ended up looking like garbage.
Just edited it to maybe have it make more sense.
Haha no worries. I was trying to decipher your comment and figured that might have been what you've done.
Guilty Gear -STRIVE- is one that really stood out to me recently. It's was my first exposure to the series, but I really enjoy how they use each character's theme as a chance to flesh them out and tell their story.
Katana ZERO ended up being a standout soundtrack to me as well. I think the impact is greater if your first exposure to them is in the context of playing the game, but the tracks do stand really well on their own merits too.
I'd also mention Paradise Killer for a really entrancing exploration of City Pop, Jazz Fusion, some Funk, and other such genres. IMO the OST is the secret sauce for the game's setting and mood in a really fundamental way.
Back on more mainstream games, Yasunori Nishiki's work on the soundtracks for both Octopath Traveler 1 & 2 is outstanding. For anyone on board with the style of music typical of JRPG soundtracks, they are very worth your time.
If you like more orchestral music checkout the soundtrack for Nier Automata. It came out a couple years ago and I find it great to listen to while working.
You should check out the soundtrack for the original Nier as well, (Or Replicant I suppose). I fell in love with the OST back when Nier first released as Gestalt, and I still think it's better than Automata. Well except for the amusement park. That track slaps.
I'm playing it right now and I'm taken away by the soundtrack and how well it's merged within the gameplay. It's made in such a way that makes the game look like a movie you're directing. I'm marvelled.
I was going to ask for some recommendations on this vibe. I basically have this https://www.youtube.com/@Meisio channel's WOW OST playing on loop as I work. I like to mix it up a bit but often don't find the right vibe for music to work to as it's too distracting.
Another one I like for work that's not distracting is Zelda and chill on YouTube. Its a couple hours and usually auto plays more similar stuff.
I was going to mention Nier Automata as well. I absolutely love music, but surprisingly don't really pay attention to it in the video game format but the soundtrack in Nier Automata is just so next level.
Hotline Miami and Midnight Fight Express also have very thumping soundtracks that both complement the gameplay.
Different type of soundtrack, but Outer Wilds!
Metal Gear Solid games have a very memorable soundtrack. People keep memeing on Rising OST, but sleep on the other games OST.
It's a real shame that they had that (potential) legal issue with the original music for MGS 1-3.
Yeah, always wondered why they stopped using the main them in MGS4 onwards and discovered that recently. What a shame.
Maybe this is just the company I keep, but I feel like snake eater is the most meme'd MGS song
Snake Eater is probably the sole exception. The Best is Yet to Come, Can't Say Goodbye to Yesterday and Heavens Divide are usually ignored.
I'll have to revisit those, also what're your favorite MGRR tracks? I was sorta taken a back by your original posting, because I encounter people riffing on snake eater fairly regularly, but atleast don't notice MGR coming up hardly ever in that way.
I am my own master now I think it is my favorite, but it is not by much. MGRR track is really good.
Snake Eater is just the ladder meme keeping it alive, funny that part uses the vocals only version unlike the memes.
There is also the main them from MGS1-3 that is legendary that probably we won't hear again because of the plagiarism controversy.
Tight, I'll check that out sometime tonight.
I unironically like snake eater lol. Helps that mgs3 is my favorite by far
Snake Eater is unironically the best James Bond theme. Is an amazing piece. Is just that people outside the MGS fans only know it as the ladder meme song.
I went and listened to your recs and they didn't hit amazing for me, I think its probably because it was out of context from the games. I think I'll pick up the compilation that just announced for switch and replay 1-3 this fall, so I'll get to give them a shot in context then!
I totally recommend that. Those themes fit their respective games mood for the ending really well.
Also the games are really fucking good. The continuous evolution between games is really impressive and they are the top when it comes to stealth.
Played fifa 22 when I had gamepass a few months ago and the soundtrack/collection of songs was pretty good I thought. Especially that last chance tune.
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