Exactly a year ago I asked this same question and discovered and listened to a lot of people's picks and really enjoyed it.
Now I want to ask the same question again, for the people that have joined SG this last year, or just for anyone who discovered a new game soundtrack that they really enjoyed.
And even if you have answered a year ago, and you don't have a new favorite, you are welcome to put the same song again, consistency is great :D
If you can't pick just one, feel free to pick more!

Last time my picks were Hydrogen from Hotline Miami and I Shall Rise from Rise of the Tomb Raider. And while these two are still my favorite, this year I played the remake of the first Mafia, and absolutely fell in love with the 1920s-1940s Jazz music from the in-game radio. I've been using them to go to sleep, or just to chill a lot these past few months. Lost Heaven Radio and WBDS Radio.
And once again, bonus points if it's an original score!

Last year's thread

1 year ago*

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Ys Origin - Scars of the Divine Wing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TlSxN98y7Z4

I have a few other favorites but this one stands out to me by a long shot.

1 year ago
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Very anime outro-like song, seems like something very enjoyable if you like anime music.

1 year ago
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Anything by Mick Gordon

I use this one as a drum warm-up quite a bit.

1 year ago
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I'm a fan of this sort of songs, but they get tiresome if I listen to them for long periods of time.

1 year ago
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Far Cry 5 - Dan Romer - When the Morning Light Shines In - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SegKZC59RAA
Mass Effect - Reignite by Malukah - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1vqUJ4T4wQ
Civilization IV Theme Cover - Peter Hollens feat. Malukah - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5scparvQWE
Guild Wars 2 - Fear Not This Night cover by Taylor, Lara, and Malukah - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQKspH34BkM

1 year ago
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Nice picks, Baba Yetu is such a classic, and Mass Effect is a masterpiece from top to bottom imo.

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At this rate, I think all of Bastion's soundtrack will appear in the thread :D Every song so far has been pretty great.

1 year ago
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bioshock infinite surprised me in many ways (including its shitty save system and not including a shitty final section, games like this tend to end on a frustrating note), but I didn't expect a creedence clearwater revival cover (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNhB-K2IoCc), nor a mid-credit song (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kee_RRfyBfQ).

1 year ago
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I've recently played Infinite for the first time, and really enjoyed the music from it. I loved all the old-school jazz. I was not a fan of the ending either. The saving system was alright imo, after the god-awful experience with Bioshock 2 Remaster crashing all the time due to incompetent and careless devs I feared that the lack of manual and quick saves will be a problem. But thankfully it wasn't a problem.

1 year ago
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it was if you wanted to quit when you wanted to quit. absolutely no reason not to include at least a save & exit option, lazy as fuck. for console shit from the 90s, sure, a checkpoint every half hour, but not here.

1 year ago
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I was gonna post some ME song... but even after listening for the soundtrack the whole day... I couldn't decide which one D:
So have a different song from a different game instead!

Death Stranding: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IB1URcYIaOE Don't be so serious - Low Roar

1 year ago
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Oh, this is real nice, great pick. Also, yeah, Mass Effect is amazing!

1 year ago
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I just love the moment, where this music playes for the first time in the game and just zooming over the land. I maaaaybe forced the game to play the song for my everytime I was in a shelter xD
I might have to make this year some time again, for another ME replay <3

1 year ago
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I want to play it again at some point as well, especially with the remastered version. It has some of the best storytelling in videogames and it deserves to be replayed.

1 year ago
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I absolutely agree! \o/

1 year ago
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Guild Wars - Temple of Tolerance
Max Payne theme
Doom 3 main theme
Prince of Persia: Warrior Within has some good tracks as well

1 year ago
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I've listened to the Guild Wars soundtrack before and it's quite nice. :D

1 year ago
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Oh, I love the L.A Noire song. Fits perfectly with my obsession with the Mafia jazz tracks.

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Still Alive, of course.

1 year ago
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Cracks neck from side to side,
Stretch arms,
*Cracks fingers,

*Typing furiously:

One for decade (for now):

80s - Monty On the Run - Rob Hubbard
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4EcgruWlXnQ&

90s- One Must Fall 2097 (MAIN MENU)- Kenny Chou
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdVnKYcYi3g

2000s- Beyond Good & Evil (Home Sweet Home) -Christophe Heral
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTdcJWDNsao

2010s- VVVVVV (Positive Force)- Magnus "SoulEye" Pålsson
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tp3qiOKuEBM

2020s- Hades (In the Blood)- Darren Korb
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojx8dyes__8

1 year ago
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one must fall was so good.

1 year ago
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We need an spiritual succesor.

2D fighting, robots, fatalities, customization and pilot career mode.

1 year ago
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have you heard about of openomf? though the original is freeware, so there might be no real need for it.

1 year ago
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Monty on the run might be the oldest one so far.
I love Hades' song.I should really give the game a try.

1 year ago
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Hades worth every second playing it.

1 year ago
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Beyond Good & Evil (Home Sweet Home) -Christophe Heral Make me replay game again (for xx time!)

1 year ago
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killer instinct ost or metal gear rising ost

1 year ago
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crusader: no remorse main theme (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLIB94Ikb2U), but of course the entire ost and the no regret ost are also excellent. as are the games themselves with cheesy fmv.

and before licensed crap flooded the franchise, nfs had really cool original rock songs. my favorites are still the first game and nfs3, which had some techno crap but you could choose to only play the good stuff.

1 year ago
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I am not sure about the originality of the songs from NFS Carbon and the two Undergrounds, but for me, the music in them was excellent.
These are probably my favorites from them: Tuner Theme , Hard EBM , Get Low , Riders On The Storm

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nfs lost me after porsche (nfs5) until hot pursuit 2010 and only been interested in a few since. played a bit of underground and most wanted when they came out, but regular cars and tuning/neon/street race bullshit with matching music was not fun for me. most wanted even had fmv, makes everything better, but 2012 most wanted (aka burnout paradise 2) is the most wanted for me.

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I kinda lost my interest after Carbon and know very little of the games released after it. But the ones I played up to and including Carbon were really memorable for me.

1 year ago
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Riders On The Stormand SpiderBait - Black Betty make me so to play NFS: UD2

1 year ago
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Chrono Cross - Radical Dreamers ~ Unstolen Jewel
Metal Gear Solid - The Best Is Yet To Come
Metal Gear Solid 3 - Snake Eater

1 year ago
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Similar songs, I like your taste, reminds me of the funeral scene from Phantom Pain.

1 year ago
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Metal Gear Solid 3 - Snake Eater give feel like 007 move

1 year ago
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That was the intention. The best 007 song that isn't a 007 song.

1 year ago
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+1 and this come from guy who love watch 007 moves

1 year ago
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Warmer - Inside (the cat lady), Nik Ammar - Glass Walls (LiS), Starsailor - Way to Fall (MGS 3), intro songs from Kingdom Hearts 1 and 2, suteki da ne and Zanarkand (FF X), eyes on me (FF VIII), Build That Wall (Zia's Theme) (Bastion), Jay Tholden - Eulogy (Hypnospace Outlaw) and Metric - Help I'm Alive (Dying Light 2).

Most of them aren't exactly made for the games, but still.

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Oh, I forgot about Warmer, great pick though I would choose Don't You Worry Love over Inside.

1 year ago
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I really like that Dear Esther song.
I just started Mad Max and am looking forward to some nice soundtrack. I hope it will deliver :D

1 year ago
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Civilization 4 - Christopher Tin - Baba Yetu
Borderlands 3 (Trailer): Brick Sax Solo GRiZ - Can't Hold Me Down
Red Alert - Frank Klepacki - Hell March

May add more later :D

1 year ago
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Civ 4 really hit the jackpot with Baba Yetu, it's probably one of the most iconic game songs out there.

1 year ago
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Empowering yourself dying light 2
Soldier's eyes by jack savoretty(Days gone)

1 year ago
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I knew Soldiers Eyes from the show Sons of Anarchy, I didn't know it was featured in Days Gone as well, that's really cool!

1 year ago
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maybe its a referee to the series since deacon and boozer both were bikers and they had that talk in that scene.
that was first time hearing that song i loved it and stayed for a while to listen to it
i haven't watch sons of anarchy but it is in my list.

1 year ago
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Cyberpunk 2077 - Archangel
Tyranny - Main Theme
Castlevania Lords of Shadow - Belmont's Theme
Mass Effect 3 - Leaving Earth
Days Gone - Main Theme
Assassin's Creed Valhalla - Canaid Lia Fáil
Dragon Age Origins - Main Theme
Expeditions Viking - Charge of the Einherjar
The Order: 1886 - Sir Galahad
Assassin's Creed 2 - Ezio's Family
Gears of War 3 - Finally Tomorrow
Halo Reach - Overture
Metro Exodus - Exodus
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order - Eno Cordova's Theme
Horizon Zero Dawn - Aloy's Theme
The Witcher 1 - Dusk of a Northern Kingdom
God of War - Main Theme
Ancestors Legacy - Main Theme

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Had to go back and watch the Reapers' invasion from Mass Effect again after that song.
While I'm not the biggest Assassin's Creed fan, I have to admit that they had some great music choices for most of their games.

1 year ago
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Diablo - Tristram Theme https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFOfSlDCwYw
Disco Elysium - La revacholiere https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDzV7xFWdb8

1 year ago
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Outrun 2019 - Steal Into The Night - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQbMtEIARL4
Outrun 2019 - Relight My Fire - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56qZSanvy74
Runner3 - The Impossible Possible - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXhPBJJA5b8

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not much love for the c64 so far even though it's the best gaming system ever, so:

rob hubbard - sanxion (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=It7yJh-NwPY)
martin galway - rambo first blood part 2 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEbFlL_jZ5s)
chris hulsbeck - the great giana sisters (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mafip6Am99c)
ben daglish - krakout (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNCdLRd7y9M)
neil brennan - the way of the exploding fist (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-E3VsRZs38)

1 year ago
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8 bit music has a certain charm to it that many people have forgotten about.

1 year ago
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which is all the weirder with every other game being pixely these days, and some of them I'm sure have (or should have) a similar soundtrack.

1 year ago
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"Escape From The City" from Sonic Adventure 2.

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Haha, I've listened to this song so many times without actually knowing where it came from. A streamer I regularly watch has it on their playlist.

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