6 Most Underrated Video Game Soundtracks In Recent Memory - Whats Your Favorite?

**Nuvian** · 03-04-2012

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Game soundtracks get very little attention compared to graphics for example, i thought it would be cool to get a discussion going on about soundtracks.

My favorite game sound tracks of the top of my head are:
Contra for the NES
Little Big Adventure 1+2 for the PC
Diablo 2 for the PC

Which sound tracks have become your favorites?

**daLa** · 03-04-2012

I always pay attention to soundtracks but tbh if the game is bad and graphics are awful, music alone can make up for a whole game, and I think the best soundtracks I have ever heard on any games are Final Fantasy's.

**AaronSOLDIER** · 03-04-2012

Street Fighter and Kingdom Hearts (same composer). I know they're old though, not much has stuck out from recent games to me except maybe GoW.

**Fon** · 03-04-2012

Originally Posted by daLa

I always pay attention to soundtracks but tbh if the game is bad and graphics are awful, music alone can make up for a whole game, and I think the best soundtracks I have ever heard on any games are Final Fantasy's.

+Rep for truth. Great music is essential for any video game. Without it, even the most amazing moments will look dull.

**Naxi** · 03-04-2012

Assassin's Creed II and Bastion had fantastic soundtracks, but i wouldn't say they were under-rated. Bastion won the Best Score and Best Original Song on Spike Video Game Awards and a bunch of other ones. MW2 ended up quite generic, despite Zimmer being the composer.

**Funeralfog** · 03-04-2012

Nier, that was a good soundtrack imo

**KillingSpree0** · 03-05-2012

Kingdom Hearts and MGS always have great soundtracks

**Epyon_1** · 03-05-2012

We all know that the MGS franchise may have the best soundtracks but in my opinion another series that has a great soundtrack but isn't really talked about is the Armored Core franchise. That franchise has awesome soundtracks.

**Kuro** · 03-05-2012

I thought shadow of the colossus had a great soundtrack great game as well

**Scrubs42** · 03-05-2012

Wooooah! I totally remember that game Little Big Adventure! That was amazing.

And my favourite soundtrack definitely has to be from the Monkey Island series. But music is an important part of the game for me being heavily involved with music creation (composition and recording) and reading the thread about playing games on mute, I was like.... you can't do that... people have spent lots of time on creating the music to suit these moments and provoke emotion... :'(

**PhillyPhreak** · 03-05-2012

Jet Grind Radio is my favorite. It is still one of my favorite games on the Dreamcast largely because of the catchy soundtrack. I hope Sega is able to retain the OST on the upcoming the SEN/XBLA version.

Some other honorable mentions:

Deus Ex: Human Revolution
MGS (all of them)
GTA Vice City
The Legend of Zelda OOT
Mass Effect 2

**Bigdoggy** · 03-05-2012

**Inzane2050** · 03-05-2012

Music is just as important, if not that more, than visuals. The immersion created by music is an undeniably compelling factor to a game's enjoyability.

**KillingSpree0** · 03-05-2012

SSX 1-3 had good soundtracks as well

**UCONN for life** · 03-05-2012

Medal of Honor Frontline and Chrono Cross were two of my favorites

**TDbank24** · 03-05-2012

Music is a huge part of what has made the Final Fantasy series so special to me.

**Inzane2050** · 03-05-2012

**ps3freak18** · 03-05-2012

Chrono Trigger is definitely my most favorite. So many great tracks from that game!

**Funeralfog** · 03-05-2012

pretty much everything Konami has made has had fantastic music

**Ghost-Rhayne** · 03-05-2012

inFamous 2 and Skyrim have amazing soundtracks. The rogue camp theme (Tristram theme is better) is amazing. Also:

**Mael Duin** · 03-05-2012

Some of my favorite soundtracks. =)

**Nuvian** · 03-05-2012

Originally Posted by Scrubs42

Wooooah! I totally remember that game Little Big Adventure! That was amazing.

Indeed

there is a remake of the first game in the works at the moment

Originally Posted by Bigdoggy

One of my favorite NES games

**Cybertox** · 03-05-2012

Final Fantasy series have some really good and underrated soundtracks.
Back to Zanarkand was a great soundtrack.

**TGO** · 03-05-2012

FFXIII + All FFs
ZOE2
Castlevania LOS
Heavy Rain
Uncharted series
MGS series
Silent Hill series
Resident Evil 0/1/2/3/CVX

**Nakatomi Uk** · 03-05-2012

I always find that music off game in the master system, NES, SNES & mega drive (genesis) era sounds cool that most modern stuff to this day I like music from the old Sonic games like Ice Cap zone off Sonic 3 and all that they just sound really funky with the MIDI sound.

Some

Sonic 3's Ice Cap Zone Act 1
Sonic 2's Mystic Cave Zone Act 1
One Winged Angel - FFVII
Jenova SYNTHESIS - FFVII
Lunatic Pandora - FFVIII