Top 10 Video Game Soundtracks of All Time

From the PlanetXbox360.com feature article:

"Music has got to be one of the most overlooked components within video games. They have the power to trigger emotions, generate feelings of nostalgia and enhance gameplay. In order to properly honor the developers who have made the effort to incorporate quality music within their games, we’ve compiled a list of the top ten best video game soundtracks. We hope that this list will give you a new appreciation for the brilliant composers and musicians who have worked hard to enhance our gaming experiences."

[UltimaEnder]

The soundtrack can make the game good or GREAT...

[dangert12]

Socom 4 and Gears of War 2 are something else

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[Istanbull]

Metal Gear Solid 1-4
FF6 to FF10
Chrono Trigger+Chrono Cross
The Legend of Dragoon
Shadow of the Colossus
Valkyria Chronicles
Uncharted 1-2
Xenogears

[acharlez]

Yeah, I love the MGS4 soundtrack!

[Pacman321]

Im a sucker for good games with good soundtracks :P
Killzone 2 soundtrack was awesome
http://www.youtube.com/watc...
Also MGS4
http://www.youtube.com/watc...
Assassins creed 2
http://www.youtube.com/watc...
Bionic Commando Rearmed
http://www.youtube.com/watc...

[limewax]

Good picks. My favorite picks would not always be amazing games though, these 2 are hidden in flawed games.

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[Pacman321]

^ Mirrors edge soundtrack was amazing, hope they make a sequel.

[LaurenKB123]

FF7!

[Son_Lee]

FFVIII and FFIX have the best soundtracks to me personally, but FF7 probably has the best songs of the series. Must say, Symphony of the Night and Chrono Cross NEED to be on this list, pronto.

[BinaryMind]

I still think it's actually a very good list despite the absence of Cross. I wouldn't even change much of the ordering.

[Son_Lee]

The list is very good, and it's spread out among franchises, which is important. But I'll be damned if Chrono Cross isn't the best soundtrack I ever heard for a game.

[earbus]

Katamari has the goods last game had some catchy stuff.

[newleaf]

Halo, entire series. 2 and 3 especially. Award winning stuff. Martin O'Donnell- nuff said.

[thrasherv3]

I prefer ODST.

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[BinaryMind]

How about this one:
http://www.youtube.com/watc...

[thebudgetgamer]

parappa the rappa.
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[Skateboard]

These are some of my favorite themes.

Resident Evil 3 Save Room
http://www.youtube.com/watc...

God Hand Ending Credits
http://www.youtube.com/watc...

Persona 3 [PSP] - Sun
http://www.youtube.com/watc...

Deadly Premonition (Whistle Theme)
http://www.youtube.com/watc...

[ZeroChaos]

Portal 2 nah. It may have some of the unique way of using music/audio with the different gels but so far from the OST released has been a bit poor and only a few tracks have stood out =/

Sorry.

[SageHonor]

Some of my faves include

Mass Effect
http://www.youtube.com/watc...

Valkyria Chronicles
http://www.youtube.com/watc...

AC Brotherhood
http://www.youtube.com/watc...

Crysis 2
http://www.youtube.com/watc...

[acharlez]

Totally agree with Mass Effect!

[Vinushka]

Needs more NIER.

[TheWolverine]

honestly and without doing it on purpose, i started humming pokemon songs while reading this...

[acharlez]

totally forgot about those! great music

[sonicsidewinder]

Gitaroo Man had some good shit.

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

[Mario4life]

mario and zelda music has to be my favorite music in video games, along with the radio stations in grand theft auto

[Relientk77]

I love the music for:

Tactics Ogre
Final Fantasy Tactics
The Legend of Zelda series
Final Fantasy VII, VIII, IX, X

[_Aarix_]

Loved the boss battle music in lost odyssey. Always got me wired up.

[strange1986]

I would have included Snake Eater instead of MGS. I think Assassin's Creed 2 has an excellent soundtrack as well.