What is one (1) track from a video game OST I should put on my work playlist?
What is one (1) track from a video game OST I should put on my work playlist?
I know you probably love a dozen tracks, please pick one, thank you in advance.
EDIT: Thank you all so far, especially everyone who kept it to one. I am at work currently and will make my way through the list but may not get a chance to thank you individually. I am checking them all out though and appreciating it.
The album this track is on is amazing as a whole. It's like a musical journey around the world. It's a beautifully cohesive album start to finish.
If you like chiptunes, "the moon" from DuckTales does a great job at instilling a sense of adventure. If chiptunes aren't your thing, here's an orchestral version
Stickerbush Symphony - Donkey Kong Country 2
Dang, I was late by a minute
The End from Return Of The Obra Dinn by Lucas Pope
The title theme from Hades
Rip and Tear from Doom 2016
I know you probably love a dozen tracks, please pick one, thank you in advance.
YOU HAD ONE JOB
That is just one, I answered him thrice :)
God of the Dead from Hades!
Unreal Tournament Soundtrack - Foregone Destruction (Facing Worlds) Wait until the DnB kicks in. Monster Kill
The complete OST has to be my go to music for when I need that extra push. Such bangers.
"The only thing they fear is you" from Doom Eternal
The Spine - Transistor OST.
There's 3 versions, though... The soundtrack version with lyrics, the game instrumental, and the humming version.
Most of the tracks in the game have at least 2 versions, music is kind of a central theme of the story.
My Only Chance - The Toxic Avenger https://youtu.be/SeAAi7jWOl8
It's a fucking hard call though because there are a lot of great picks out there - Doom does amazing metal and Hotline Miami has a legendarily good soundtrack... but Furi takes the cake for me personally.
Anything Hollow Knight
and the sequel that references it: Hades II - The Silver Sisters
The title song from the OG mirrors edge, which is by Solar Fields
Milky Way (Explore) by Ben Prunty from FTL: Faster Than Light
The Spine by Darren Korb and Ashley Barret, from the Transistor soundtrack. Not my kind of game honestly, I never finished it, but I keep coming back to the soundtrack ❤️
Anything from the Grim Fandango soundtrack.
The Cake Song
If you want the version with a little more oomph, there's a remaster version. I listen to this for coding.
Slinger's Song - from the game Bastion
I heard this song first on this Sauerbraten race-vid, I haven't played the original Bastion game.
Bastion has a slew of great soundtracks and environments, and I found the story very impactful. Highly recommend trying the game if you can!
This one from Hotline Miami https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNE2oCZH_4k
Great tune. I only know it from this Sauer race-vid
I wrote most of my Bachelor's thesis and parts of my Master's thesis to nothing but Watch the Skies from Skyrim on loop.
MORTAL KOMBAT
Distant Horizons, Skyrim
The opening to Chrono Cross https://youtu.be/923fVDDwaHo?si=uJ6IVP9B_nH_pUo2
"In The Blood" from Hades
We All Lift Together from Warframe.
Absolute banger and perfect for wageslavery.
Omg yes I forgot about that song ty!
Chrono Trigger - Corridors of Time
The theme song from Pictionary on the NES.
The Great Sea (From Legend of Zelda Windwaker) - The Marcus Hedges Trend Orchestra
The whole soundtrack is good, but:
Counterattack from Xenoblade Chronicles 2
I especially love the way it subverts the rhythm and modulates the key going into the final refrain around 3:45.
Fisherman's Horizon - FFVIII
There are many wonderful renditions to choose from.
Coral Crown from Hades 2 is a bop
Main menu theme, Myth II Soulblighter
I like it here, from RimWorld.
Anything from the Loop Hero OST is awesome, but I favor Loop Hero - Loop Blues the most.
Planescape: Torment - Bones of the Night
My son would vote for the Witherstorm theme in Minecraft.
Can’t believe no one has suggested this yet: Melodies of Life from Final Fantasy IX
What kind of music do you listen to at work? Like high energy vs chill focus music?
really a mix, pop, death metal, jazz, alt, edm... although if I need to concentrate it needs to be a song that I don't know if it has lyrics as otherwise it's distracting
Aight, for chill concentration EDM-ish background music...
Satisfactory's Pygmalion Effect
Here's a Super Mario first level theme, 10 hours mix. You are welcome.
Here's a very deep cut. Myst 4 Main Theme: https://youtu.be/yXu6ZYy2WLg
Really gets going at 1 minute in.
Batman (NES) – Streets of Desolation
Sega version is good too, just different
I like Life is Strange 1's sound track tbh. Tony Hawk and Grand Theft Auto and Pokemon and Mario all have some excellent music too.
edit: Wow, I forgot a word, and it completely changed the meaning of my sentence lol
Fell in love with this tune from Octopath Traveller 2:
Listen to Octopath Traveler 2 OST - A Sensational City by InfiniteShadow https://on.soundcloud.com/zGGty
Martha's Truth from the Cobatribes
From Streets of Rage 2: Slow Moon by Yuzo Koshiro and Motohiro Kawashima.
My Splatoon-obsessed son recommends In Filtration from Splatoon 3.
Memories of the Lost, Endless Space 2 main theme
March of the Dreadnoughts, from Final Fantasy XIII!
https://youtu.be/VZw9O0julsA?si=5CAsmLXxJLI-AmgZ
I think it’s my favorite instrumental piece of music.
Behind the Mask from Persona 5. I watched a streamer play this game and this song got stuck in my head all the time.
Dk Country: Aquatic Ambience
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5rAjOjTGtc
This is what lofi youtube wishes it could be.
Clouds and Feuds from Age Of Wonders
Witch Heart Bayonetta 3
Neath Dark Waters
This one.
Stickerbush Symphony from Donkey Kong Country 2.
Bonus: a Charles Cornell breakdown of the song.
Bombjack for Game Boy title theme:
I have loads of suggestions, but my absolute favorite video game song is Drone by bignic from the Domina soundtrack. I listen to it on the subway at least once a month.
Behind the Mask from Persona 5. I watched a streamer play this game and this song got stuck in my head all the time.
If you want to get shit done for good, the ending to Max Payne 3. Tears.
I might come across as an obsolete dinosaur (which I probably am) - but I really enjoyed the tracks from Hitman game series, especially Exploration from Hitman 2 : Silent Assasin, and then became a fan of anything composed by Jesper Kyd.
P.T. Adamczyk - The Rebel Path from CP2077. Just really dark, and hype at the same time.
Don't be so serious from death stranding.
Sealed Vessel from Hollow Knight
Night City from Cyberpunk 2077
Nighr City is just so good!