crispy4000 Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 A few notables I thought of. Feel free to add your own, I'm curious what I might have missed. Hollow Knight's soundtrack is basically perfect. It's hard to imagine the game without it. It paints the atmosphere of each biome as much as the visuals do. I almost hesitate to throw a chiptune in here when I'm not the biggest fan. But Undertale knows that it can dress it up when needed, and as a result, sounds better than the retro you're imagining when you're hearing it. Even its off-kilter tracks one-up their main inspiration. (Earthbound) Odyssey's soundtrack is also pretty great. Tons of variety to match the world trotting theme, yet it all comes across as Mario in its own right. Surprise Sonic butt-rock at the end was hilarious too. Haven't even played Cuphead yet, but I can't imagine this game getting left out. Xenoblade 2 is the game I'll remember the music from most, especially the choral tracks being used in nontraditional places. Maybe the first game has more iconic music in some places, but X2's is definitely more underappreciated with fewer people seeing it through. It's just as good on the whole. Plus the up tempo stuff is basically modern day Guile's theme. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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SaysWho? Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 Of what I played, FF7: Remake is a far and away leader. (a few boss spoilers, only none of these are "spoilers" if you played the original save one): Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloodporne Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 Not that this is a theme or song per say but I sometimes just sat down and listened to this for ten minutes at a time or so in Death Stranding. The Ambient music and sound design in that game is really evocative and good in general. People started making these types of videos: I actually find myself putting these on in the background while working. And also while I'm not a fan of bands like Low Roar, in the context of DS, it worked so well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DPCyric Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 The Stellaris soundtrack is practically transcendental: The Polybius soundtrack is what I love and expect from Llamasoft: Also while not in the game I never expected this in my life: https://youtu.be/gDV-dOvqKzQ My favorite band crossing over with one of my favorite developers Also iconic and worth noting: https://youtu.be/yGWIjV7BNEw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloodporne Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 Actually, RDR2 in general had a fucking amazing soundtrack in general. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legend Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 There are some great choices in here. I want to add Persona 5's sound track. This is one of my favorites. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brick Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 Oh this is a good idea for a thread! I have loved the music from the Destiny franchise, with Regicide from The Taken King being my favourite track. It's just so epic! Journey from 2 is also beautifully emotional, especially within the context of the missions it's played. And how can we make a music thread and not talk about the metal masterpiece that is the Doom soundtrack?! I haven't even played Bloodborne yet, but I know the soundtrack is good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLeon Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 The Ori games are the first thing that came to mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedarkstark Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 The aforementioned Undertale, FF7R, Bloodborne are definitely excellent as is Dark Souls 3. Hotline Miami 1 & 2 if they count are probably the 2 best soundtracks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stepee Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 Nier Automata’s sound track stood out the most for me this gen easily. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bacon Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 4 hours ago, legend said: This is one of my favorites. I personally love this one and, IMO it is one of the best themes of all time. For me it is up there with Aquatic Ambience. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Keyser_Soze Posted December 13, 2020 Share Posted December 13, 2020 This counts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaxick Posted December 13, 2020 Share Posted December 13, 2020 Outward had some stellar pieces Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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