Video Game Soundtracks

Probably my favorite is “Secret Weapons Over Normandy” by Michael Giacchino. It sounds so much like a John Williams score that I would think that Williams had composed it if I didn’t know better.

His “Medal of Honor” is excellent as well.

The album “Symphonic Fantasies” is another great one. It contains symphonies based on various video game themes. These are my favorite two tracks from it:

There are a lot of games soundtracks I enjoy most of which have been mentioned in this thread but the earliest soundtrack I liked was from Afterburner.

super Mario world
all devil may cry
all Onimusha
silent hill
resident evil 3 *original*
all metal gear solid
Dante’s inferno
ff7
tony hawks 2 and 3
zelda a link to the past
ssx tricky
pocky and rocky 2
tomba!
the noisia and combichrist dmc remake albums
starfox
killer instinct
mighty morphin power rangers *snes*
mortal kombat 1,2,3
tekken 3
super mario all stars

and a few others that i cant think of at the moment :p

No one is talking about the Frostpunk soundtrack? I guess its a smaller game by a smaller studio so its not as known.

I think the Silent Hill games had amazing soundtracks.

There is an album titled “Hero Of Time (Music from The Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time)” available on iTunes. It’s a compilation album featuring lesser known composers like Eric Buchholz and Wayne Strange. Also, I believe Sam Dillard is worth looking into as well. He composed “Metroid Cinematica” and “Zelda Cinematica: A Symphonic Tribute.”

Granted these are more independent works but they’re some of the best compilations I’ve ever heard, so I’d recommend giving them a listen.

Super Mario Bros 1984 NES Soundtracks