Gaming

Amon Tobins Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory soundtrack is a solid ambient/electronic album that I keep returning to.

Classic arcade games:

• Gyruss
• Pengo
• Mappy
• Frogger

And just for good measure: Lemmings

Chained Echoes
Witcher
Doom 2016

Beyond Good & Evil

Interstate '76

Transistor

The sea shanties from Pillars of Eternity 2: Deadfire

For my second place Flubber Mountain from Mario RPG is a banger! https://youtu.be/FaAc87l3o3o

• Stellaris.
• Rimworld.
• Dwarf Fortress (Steam version).
• Steamworld Dig 2.
• The Talos Principle.
• The Elder Scrolls 2: Daggerfall.
• The Elder Scrolls 3: Morrowind.

Castelvania: Symphony of the Night

I love Flatout soundtrack - wreck cars and listen to Symphony of destruction and other songs.

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKlbTXjy-F6q9qbt1hM78aD9dvXTMOMDG

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKlbTXjy-F6qz1HCLkVOMjQS2XnxYEIGO

Deus Ex Human Revolution, Mass Effect 1, Diablo 2.

Assuming visual novels count as "games", probably one of the best soundtracks I've ever run across is the one for Everlasting Summer. Both Silent Owl (Sergey Eybog) and Between August and December did amazing work on it.

My favorite would probably be Super Mario Galaxy 2 OST. That game had really good music, so good I think it got nominated for an award or something. The music is nice and riveting.

I really lime the Dark Souls 3 soundtrack. Elden Ring's is okay, but there's just something about it that isn't as cool.

Sekiro's is good in an entirely different reason. It's a different style so I wanted to mention it separately.

I also like what they did with Pokemon Black and White I and II. Driftveil City theme lives rent free in my mind.

The Dig, FFVII, Indiana Jones and the fate of atlantis, Morrowind, Quake.

Lots more, especially classic midi tracks but those are my top 5 (subject to change of mood and season).

Not OST but I really vibed with Fallout 3 radio. It was cool to learn about old songs from that game.

Command & Conquer: Red Alert https://youtube.com/watch?v=TrqQxl5o3eg&feature=share7

Recently I completed Crossing Souls. It's a game overloaded with 80s nostalgia. The soundtrack is from two composers. The first has 80s synth tracks while the other providers John Williams / Amblin like scores as the story of a group of young friends and feels like a movie from that time.

Civilisation IVs Baba Yetu. Still gives me chills. I’ve seen it performed by a small choir and is just as good. https://youtu.be/IJiHDmyhE1A

Infamous for introducing me to one of my now all time favorite musicians. Amon Tobin.

And a lot earlier Quake that planted the first seeds for my love of NIN.

It's a very small soundtrack, but Demon Truck has absolute banger music. Definitely one of my favorites.

Dr. Wily's Castle from Mega Man 2.

Probably GTA SA. Blew my tiny mind to find out Tommy "The Nightmare" Smith, singer of Crystal Ship was voiced by Axl Rose.

You're on The Dust

Then again, VC had some absolute bangers too and I think is the only GTA that had me listening to the pop channel as much as the rock channel.

Double Dragon Neon has an absolutely banging soundtrack. I wish I could get it on Spotify, but it's only on Bandcamp. Mango Tango is amazing.

• Nier (both games)
• World Ends With You
• Jet Set Radio
• Splatoon
• Chrono Trigger

Madden 10 has an unusally stacked soundtrack list. it is honestly absurd the sheer amount of legendary bands in that game

mlb 2k6 also has a great soundtrack, has interpol, pavement, fall of troy, pretty girls make graves, cornelius

In no particular order: Final Fantasy XIV and XVI (Soken is a genius) Transistor Nier Automata Genshin Impact Destiny 2 The World Ends With You Persona 5 Tony Hawk Pro Skater 1/2

Honestly though the FF series as a whole kinda deserves its own special mention. The games have always had stellar soundtracks.