While there are a few cartridge based games that used licensed music (Rock n’ Roll Racing, and Spider-Man: Maximum Carnage come to mind), the emergence of optical disc-based media for games brought this aspect to the forefront. For the first time ever, the Fantastic Neighborhood guys collaborate on an article that shows a few of the best older examples of licensed music making awesome soundtracks, and some more recent examples of specific songs making an experience or scene more impactful