Here's a list of some of the best game music produced this year, as decided by composers. Are you someone who pays a lot of attention to the soundtrack? Do you have a favourite composer? For me, it's all about Bear McCreary who did the soundtrack for God of War: Ragnarok. His music, especially This Wandering Day, was also the saving grace of LOTR: The Rings of Power for me.
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The stand outs for me are:
Darren Korb - Hades, Bastion, Transistor Christopher Larkin - Hollow Knight RainbowDragonEyes - The Messenger & Sea of Stars David Fenn - Death's Door And Chipzel not just for her video game soundtracks but everything she does!
All of these for similar reasons are executed so exquisitely, whether lending a tone of melancholy to the scene or giving you the surge of adrenaline you need to get through a boss fight, all of the games listed above are massively enhanced by their soundtracks.
The Avarice rooms in Death's Door are a prime example, wave after wave of enemy with a reward awaiting at the end, soundtracked by this delectable piece of music! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOYgn46rvEY
That's a fantastic list. I just listened to the David Fenn track, and wow - that's exactly what I want to battle to. Steel drums combined with electric guitar, who knew?!
Right?! And then there's this one https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xf1jB0hwVuQ
Why do I suddenly feel the urge to grab a battle axe and slow-mo walk towards a raging battle?
Give in to that! I'll be doing the same when I jump back into DS1 - battle axe is my weapon of choice at the moment!
I absolutely love the music from Outer Wilds. Obligatory comment - don't look up the story, but the soundtrack is fine. I could (and sometimes do!) just listen to this on repeat!
Forget this year! A few tracks caught my ears over the years which I play often. Timeless. A notable one is Interstate 76 which had an excellent soundtrack.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayO7P3-uCRk
Then there's Dungeon Keeper:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjbXb2xPdgE&list=PLF823C40F46A5397A
Red Alert
Wow - I do not remember the Red Alert soundtrack being that intense. And that Interstate 76 track is outrageously funky.
Interstate 76 soundtrack is all like that and you can bung it in your CD player and listen to it. It's a full album.
My favourite is Nobuo Uematsu, but Masayoshi Soken is very close second. They wrote some if the most epic game soundtracks and with their incredible talent comes a very humble and kind personality.
Actually you'll be reading more about game music when I get to write my entry for the favourite game developer bounty ;)
Looking forward to it!
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