"That music is dope, though!" Best Videogame Music

No one says it better than Team Genius.

This song inspired me to play guitar. I can now play it from memory on my 12-string acoustic. So beautifully melancholic.

Amazing how many unique and timeless themes Koji Kondo was able to come up with--and not just for this game. The man is a genius.

Hands down the best choice of music you could ever have for such a chill and creative game. Totally sets the tone for inspiration.

Psychedelic, fever-like music keeps the mood twisted and tense for this ultra-violent murder simulator with a vintage 80's vibe. Never a dull track--perfect for such a twitch game.

I love how music is an underlying part that ties these distant planets together during your epic adventures in this tiny solar system.

Brilliant battle music to highlight the blood spilling during the Tides of War. This is the best war music out there!!

Of course the most underrated game on listal needs to make another appearance in my lists--and for good reason. This music is SO awesome! Very industrial-metal, and all kinds of badass.

I sought out the mp3 files on my computer to add some of the ambient music and theme song to my personal mixes in my high school days. Still remember them and love them just as much.

I am consistently impressed by the original shanties they have in this game, and the fact that you can play along with a variety of instruments alongside your friends makes it feel so much more special.

The original Adrian Bood songs that this once-great game featured are some of the best chillwave songs out there, and they set the perfect tone and atmosphere for being on a giant mountain in the winter.

Yes, so great is this soundtrack that not only is it worthy of entry, but I'm putting it above the other Elder Scrolls entry on my list. It is hard to pick a favorite track! Noteworthy entries are Through the Valleys, Harvest Dawn, King and Country... that's four of the first six tracks! I would be remiss to not mention "Dusk at the Market," which might be the top contender for favorite track. Worthy of a listen even if you have never played this game!

So hip, so slick, so fitting for grinding across a cel-shaded neo-future world of carefree tagging.

Unbelievably good soundtrack for an incredibly fun game. The percussion you hear was made using samples of recorded audio from light bulbs being smashed.

Featuring not just one of the best recordings of the classical song, Ave Maria--but also some creepy and gritty symphonically-infused techno wonder by the great Jesper Kyd.

Was just gifted this game by my great friend GruntLogic, and was immediately taken both by how fun the game is and how absolutely groovy the soundtrack is. I can't get over my primal urge to jive to this filter-heavy psychelectro music.

Such goofy fun in this physics-based beat-em-up online multiplayer bonanza, and it is all set to this juicy, techno-laden yet surprisingly varied original soundtrack.

Nearly ubiquitous theme now, but for very good reason. The original boasts some blood-pumping orchestral pieces with impressive Gregorian chants that give it a timeless quality.

As I rode into Mexico during the sunrise after a thunderstorm, I was nearly brought to tears when this song started playing. Absolute perfection, and any game that features an original track by William Elliot Whitmore earns special bragging rights.

Definitely on this list more for its atmospheric tunes, but it is not without its toe-tappers.

Rare did a stellar job with the soundtrack of this classic N64 game. Captures the Bond theme with ease, in every song. And they are all catchy!

Another notch (or three) in the belt of Koji Kondo. A genius, I tell you!!

If you want funk, you've come to the right place. None funkier. Funk y'all!

I love this song so much that I learned it on bass and guitar before the game came out (it was featured on their teaser website).

One of the best theme songs of any game. Gets me grooving every time.

Superb visuals and a rich score thanks to Tilman Sillescu and the team at Dynamedion. The fresh, culturally diverse songs they have produced are not only subversive, but also have a timeless quality to them that has left a great impression on me.

Simply epic opening theme, not to mention the beautiful ambient music. Bethesda has maintained a high standard with all of their Elder Scrolls games in that aspect--Oblivion and Skyrim being two excellent examples.

Magnificent strings and ambiance in this typically underrated Shiny game.

You all know it, you all love it! GRABBAG! Come get some!

Not only is this game just flat-out fun to play, but the drives are made that much better thanks to the absolutely stellar radio choices. I've discovered a handful of impressive new bands and acts thanks to this game, including Bonobo, Bei Bei & Shawn Lee, Charles Bradley, the Menahan Street Band, and many more.

Gah! Koji Kondo did it again!

I almost forgot about this game... would have been a shame if I had never heard these songs again!

This track is my favorite of all from this game. Pleasure to hear it first when I put the game disc into my CD player.

Took me a while to find this music file on my PC, but I was determined to find it since it was so well done. Despite a few hilarious sing-along moments, the rest of the game doesn't really have anything nearly as good.

This song makes its way into my brain more than any other. I feel like I'm not alone...

Wonderfully frenetic music to match the fast-paced twitch shooter gameplay in this classic.

Just about finished with this deceivingly difficult game. The music has kept me coming back again and again, despite my better judgement.

Any soundtrack that includes Atlas by Battles deserves a spot on my lists.

Classy theme for an edgy game. Paired with the hilarious commercials, this set the bar for Rockstar Games--and they have been raising it since.

One of the first PC games I've ever played, and I still recall that opening theme. Never did finish it--a little too advanced for my underdeveloped brain at the time.

A great classical soundtrack for an alternate-reality adventure game based around the people and intricacies of the doomed Titanic.

There's pretty much only one song that plays throughout the game, so it's a good thing that it's well done.

I didn't always listen to the radio in GTA IV, but when I did, I listened to The Journey. Hell yes.

I grew up with old-timey music, so the songs in here struck just the right chord with me and kept the setting realistic.