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[Crane]

Here's something for everyone - what are your favourite music tracks from a video game? A personal top 3 or top 5 is fine. Personally, I think most modern game music is rubbish, since everyone is just wowed by graphics and hence developers don't try to compensate with music or gameplay so much.

5th: Razorback (Unreal Tournament)
4th: "Terran 1" (StarCraft)
3rd: Ice Cap Zone Act 1 (Sonic 3 & Knuckles)
2nd: Grabbag (Duke Nukem 3D)
1st: At Doom's Gate (Doom)

(All links go to YouTube videos with the track in question)

(Honourable mention to another Sonic 3 piece... The Final Boss)

[Rush]

1. From Zelda Ocarina of time nintendo 64 =

2. From Twisted Metal 1 playstation 1= most of the music for the game was awesome to play to

3. From coolboarders 2 playstation 2= http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49g2PHVROlI

4. From guitar hero not exactly gaming music as in soundtrack sort of, but its my fav song to play on guitar hero http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6TxDfIdw80

5. From gears of war http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7Ig2JJRpdo

[LostMagicianGrl]

Here's my contribution!

1. FFVIII

2. FF X-2 <--that one is my top favorite honestly for PS2 games. The song is beautiful in both English and Japanese and good god the cut scene with it was freaking awesome.

3. Lunar Silver Star Story: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZ8nyFGuqBo < Wish games now days had this type of quality.

4. Tetris: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmCCQxVBfyM < a lil bit of obsessive happy

5. Skyrim (sort of): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FLQ4rACE-0 < it SHOULD be in the game...o.o its pretty!

[Exor]

In no particular order:

1: FF7 - One Winged Angel -
2: FF7 - Shinra Theme -
3: FF7 - Jenova Theme - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGDBjOnJ9MQ
4: FF10 - Jecht Boss Theme - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGIswJBe9PU
5: FF9 - Loss of Me (Beatrix's Theme) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRpGoFISvok
6: Super Mario RPG - Booster's Theme - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwAuKNAzibU
7: Street Fighter 2 - Guile's Theme - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9X2GN87F18
8: Zelda Ocarina of Time - Lost Woods - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-uInmFU6JkU
9: World of Warcraft - Vanilla Opening Theme - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtJcoZ9E9ZQ
10: Diablo 2 - Tristam Theme - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGTUz4OnzdM
11: Diablo 2 - Wilderness - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uxg5W5wKvLE

I could list a lot more but I'll stop here. For me the best overall video game soundtracks would go to Grand Theft Auto Vice City, Final Fantasy 7, and Diablo 2. The music in those three games really pulls you in and fits so perfectly.
I know a lot of people love to bash FF7 in general as an overrated game, but no one can deny that it has some amazing music in it. One Winged Angel is a masterpiece that stands out on it's own. And Nobuo Uematsu is amazing. Shame he left Square though.

I think the most epic song though would goto Diablo 2's tristam theme. Just hearing that opening was amazing. World of Warcraft also some great music, and it's a shame not enough people turn music on or even listen to it in game.

[Stig]

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4. Tetris: < a lil bit of obsessive happy
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Win!