BMD’s top 5 video game soundtracks

Well, I guess it’s about time I make a top 5 video game soundtracks list…this isn’t going to be easy. Here we go!

When I think of a video game, probably one of the first things I think of is the soundtrack. A soundtrack can really immerse you into a video game or ruin the whole experience for you. Usually when you play a game you don’t really notice the music in the background because it isn’t anything special. Then there are those games that have an okay soundtrack where a couple songs are memorable but the rest are pretty mediocre, like DDD stated with Link’s Awakening and Tal Tal Heights. Finally there are those few games that knock the ball out of the park and make you want to dance uncontrollably when that soundtrack starts playing, which is probably Banjo-Kazooie for me but DDD so kindly stole that one. In this list, I’ve stuck to the games that have soundtracks which change the gameplay and without them the game wouldn’t be nearly as good as it is. Anyways, enough of the cheesy intros. Lets get on with the list!

Pixellll’s top 5 game soundtracks: nostalgia edition!

As my fellow writers have already so eloquently covered, music tends to be an integral aspect in games. To many, gaming is more than merely completing objectives or “winning”. It’s about becoming immersed in a story or environment and getting invested in what you’re doing. It’s a way to forget all the stress you’ve got going on and just blow some stuff up or get lost in a fantasy world – and I feel as though this sense of escapism is what is most enhanced by music.

Music can create tension, ease, majesty, fear. I don’t know how many times I’ve been playing a game and felt my heart rate increase at the sound of “final boss” music.

Over the years I’ve heard some awesome soundtracks which have made my gaming experience so much more enjoyable. Rather than limiting myself to choosing my all time favourites (I did try, I just couldn’t decide), I’ve decided to take the reminiscent route. So, here are my top 5 nostalgic soundtracks! Scores that bring back some of my best gaming memories.

Grifflon’s top 5 game soundtracks

Music can make or break a game. A good game needs to combine all the elements of entertainment and sensory perception; sound and vision must be fulfilled. The soundtrack of a game can be its defining feature that makes it memorable or blend with the gameplay and plot to make something magical. So I’m going to focus not just on what game has the best soundtrack but the games that are standouts BECAUSE of their soundtracks.

#5

 JAK AND DAXTER TRILOGY

Jax and Daxter series – Naughty dog

‘Jak and Daxter Theme’

Jak and Daxter the dynamic duo have their own share of fantastic music that evolved with the series, changing from the childish fantasy in the Land of the Precursers to hardcore teenage years in Haven City. As Jak grew and hardened over the years so did the music. From the very beginning, light hearted tone of Sandover Village to the desolate and defeated drone of Haven City.