Top 5 Best Songs on Games. Ever.

Music defines our lives. Some people listen to JLS while other prefer slipknot. Who knows who is right and who is wrong. But we, as gamers all agree on one thing. Gaming theme songs rock! So here is a run-down of the top 5 best game theme songs ever.

[FanboyAttack]

Halo theme music should probably be #1. It's as recongnizable as super mario brothers.

[despair]

actually and I'm not trying to troll but I can't remember what halo theme music sounds like and i've played 1,2 and 3, it just didn't stick...Zelda is still the top of my list.

[Sunny_D]

Actually I don't know it's theme song. But, one I always do remember is Encounter from MGS and the Mario theme song.

[captain-obvious]

MGS : the best is yet to come

[Vlaitor]

I think MGS should at least be there, Zelda, Halo and Mega Man all deserve their places. Sorry but mario has a 'epic' soundtrack but it's not necessary extremely "good".

[Myze]

The Final Fantasy Crystal song should be on the list as well. It's in every Final Fantasy, in one form or another, and has had some really well made versions. I can't imagine anyone that has played more than one FF game wouldn't know the song (the battle music would be there too, if it hadn't been changed in the last couple of games). Uematsu is one of the greats in video game history.

Here's one version of it: http://www.youtube.com/watc...

Someone even has an evolutional stream of the song through the series:

part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watc...
part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watc...

Of course, the actual FF theme song is in pretty much all of them too. While maybe not quite as recognizable, since it's not played during the startup screen, most people will recognize it.

part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watc...
part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watc...

[FanboyAttack]

This is my phones ringtone

[Brewski007]

Whats even more fun is if you play 2 videos at the same time lol!. Its fun. I mixed super mario and mega man and it sounds twice as awesome now lol!

[TheTwelve]

Don't know the Halo theme song at all...first time listening to it now.

What can I say, I don't play FPS games.

12

[Alcon Caper]

Metal Gear Solid should definitely be up there.

My personal fav, however is the moon music from Duck Tales.

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

[Myze]

Ha, I haven't played this game in 15+ years, but I still remember that song, although obviously not that version of it. Too bad video games based off of shows/movies can't be as good as they were on the NES/SNES/Genesis. Hell, even games based off of advertisements were good back then (Cool Spot)!

[hatchimatchi]

I couldn't remember what the halo theme sounded like so I listened to the clip.

Still didn't ring a bell.

[Downtown boogey]

Maybe you never played the games?

Though I don't really like the fact that this is the Halo 2 version with the electric guitar played by Steve Vai.

[sikbeta]

Halo Theme?

Metal Gear Saga is the Best Ever:

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

Followed by MGS3: Snake Eater Main theme:

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

Then you have SoTC OST + TLoZ OST and My God, so on...

[Downtown boogey]

You are right. Halo Theme is the best game song I've ever heard and I've heard A LOT of them.

It's not very consistent to put merely iconic pieces up there like Super Mario because there are many better songs out there. MGS series for example has some of the best music in gaming much due to HGW. Also the early Medal Of Honor games have very good scores composed by the recent Academy award winner Michael Giacchino.

[The 10th Rider]

I would laugh if they put a song from Rock band or guitar hero on there.

[karlowma]

Halo theme is in Guitar Hero 3 :D

Listening to this almost made me want to play it (GH3) again. Almost.

[EXID]

i actually love the super mario music lol there's just something funny about it, but it's so catchy XD i liked the metal gear theme, but i don't think it's as popular as i think lol

[Cold 2000]

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

Nuff said.

[cool cole]

Normally, I wouldn't agree with you, but on this I do.

[gumgum99]

Wow, this is a nice theme. I really wish I played this game more, but I only had a chance to play Donkey Kong on Gameboy as DK Land.

That synth that comes in at 0:43 is particularly awesome. ^_^

[LedZeppelin]

I dont think the zelda song was remixed by SOAD....i think it was mr. Bungle

[jemarval]

yes, it was

[SOAD]

Yes, the Zelda song was remixed by yours truly.

[lightningsax]

No, it wasn't. It was covered by a different guy completely, but he sounded like Tankian, so people thought it was SOAD. Someone picking on the silliness going on spliced live Toxicity footage to the song: http://www.youtube.com/watc...

Even then, it's not a remix because it's not using any of the original material. It's a different performance of it, so it's a cover. And it's not by SOAD - although who knows, the user above me probably has a remix of the theme somewhere!

[grailly]

The title is quite misleading, these aren't songs...it's music... and there aren't "ON" games, there are in/from games, I was expecting some fan-made game songs. Otherwise, it's a good list, even if it could use some Nobuo Uematsu

[poopface1]

if you thought that was a bad grammar mistake then dont read the E3 rumors article by PC world. It will take you a LONG time to correct all of those errors. LOL

I love FF7 music-
http://www.youtube.com/watc...

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

[crapgamer]

Also Breaking Benjamin did a great Song for the Halo 2 soundtrack. Gears of War by Megadeth is sick as well.

[Inside_out]

Well Halo IS world renown...Steve Vai on guitar, one of the greats helps...ODST was awesome...That piano in the begining is so haunting...Halo 3 AWESOME...Halo regarded by some as possible the best all time...really...it's that GOOD...

Medal of Honor Frontlines changed everything back in I think it was 2002...Borrowed heavily from Saving Private Ryan movie...

Turok Evolution...great orchestra sounds...one of my favorite all time...

LBP has some great music...great atmospheric stuff for all the platforming and creative things going on...

Far Cry 2 was AWESOME...one of the best this gen...great game as well...

Bionic commando had great music...once you get the controls down that game was great...

Gears of War...great EPIC sounding music that worked for the game's themes...

MW2...great game...great everything...That score was INCREDIBLE...Hans Zimmer...nuff said...

ALL the Luigi and Mario games a classic...as is pacman and Donkey Kong...all those great games...great memories

[bacano]

I can't believe they have forgotten JENOVA theme!! Or "One winged angel"! I consider myself a Halo fan and think Martin O' Donnell is great, but definitely he's not better than Uematsu.

I agree with the rest of the list, but permuting some positions.

[washingmachine]

i like the soundrack to dragons quest on ps2 plus the music as you go into battle. i also like oblivions soundtrack

megadeth suckt after rust in peace,the old stuff is still awesome

[ndibu]

Theme song of Halo may not be the most known or recognisable but dammit that is one beautiful song! Sometimes i just pop in halo just to listen to it on the start screen. Melodic, dramatic, epic. This coming from a guy who thinks fps games are pretty meh...

[tregreigns]

Halo. Are you kidding me? That's a fricken joke.

Portal?
Uncharted 2?
LittleBigPlanet?

[Darkstorn]

This is more about classic, recognizable tunes as opposed to simply the 'best.' This is entirely relative, by the way.

[ndibu]

Shall never surrender also a favourite of mine, theme to DMC4. . .oh well, thats it, time to dust off that collectors edition!

[gumgum99]

All these themes are legendary.

[Brewski007]

I had Greenhill zone on my phone as a ringtone for a year solid. After listening to it again, im gonna put it back on lol. LONG LIVE RETRO SONIC!

[da305kratos]

Theres a bunch of others....

Hell March- C&C series
Helghast March - Killzone 2
Uncharted 2
Little Big Planet

Personally, just pick any level song from Sonic 2 and we're good, lol

[Brewski007]

ah all those games you listed are too recent. one recent title on this list is enough (halo). They're good tunes though.

And yeah loved sonic 2's music . . pure awesomeness

[Ares84PS3]

But I think it comes down to taste.

For me it's the Tomb Raider theme from TR 1,2 & 3...especially 3.

Also This:

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

But that is just my opinion.

[jemarval]

#3(mario theme) should be #1
#1(zelda theme) should be #2

The rest are ok

... except for halo

[dktxx2]

The Best is yet to come, from MGS4 act 4 when snake goes back to shadow moses. It really helps create the mood for that act, and kojima nailed that part.

Also, That one final fantasy guy has to make the list somewhere.

[Darkstorn]

I really like 'Soviet March' from Command and Conquer, but it's understandable that it wouldn't make it into a Top 5 list. *sigh

[STONEY4]

I wish more people remembered MDK 2s soundtrack, that was one of my favorites, one of Jesper Kyd's best.

[zoks310]

If i had made that list the main theme from Metal Gear Solid 1-4 would take the 1st 4 positions and Portable Ops would be number 1.

[Old_Boss]

1- the best is yet to come. From MGS1

all the following are in no preticular order ;

The unsung war. From AC5

heaven's divide. From MGS-PW

room of angel. From silent hill : the room

sutkie de ne. From FFX

calling to the night. From MGS-PO

Snake eater. From MGS3

way to fall. From MGS3

soumnos nemiros. From FF versus XIII

here's to you. From MGS4

love theme. From MGS4

can't say goodbye to yesterday. From MGS2

to your tommorw. From growlanser 3 the dual darkness ( a very underrated RPG with an epic OST that's soooo hard to find )

ZERO : misson 18. From AC0 ( one of the best Songs EVER!!! )

and there is also an epi. Song in the FFXIV alpha ost rip-off that's unrivaled and could rank as one of the best vocals in gaming history ( the song doesn't have a name yet but it's called D1 in the rip-off

WOW that's the biggest wall of text I wrote someone better read it
thanks !!

[iceman2885]

But the only songs I actually remember from games are:

Mario, Zelda, Metal Gear Solid and "One Winged Angel" and the fight/victory songs from FF7.

Only the FF7 songs didn't make this list.

[ALFAxD_CENTAURO]

Metal Gear Solid, there a lot of good songs, but very few Epic Songs in Videogames.

MGS is one of those Epic Songs:
http://www.youtube.com/watc...

[Studio-YaMi]

I know it's a top 5 list and they are entitled to their opinion...but COME ON!
who can forget this ?????

Nostalgia AT IT'S BEST ! <--- for me at least :'(
*cries in a corner*

WATCH VID NOW !

[SlaughterMeister]

Ever heard of METAL GEAR SOLID???

[pody]

Totally agree, epicness at its best!

Without MGS, lame list.

[The BS Police]

I still get goosebumps while watching the end credits of Halo 1.

[ghost04]

"Ashtar Command - Deadman's Gun" the end credits to Red Dead Redemption, by far the best...the title is best songs on games, it should have been more like most recognizable songs in games....seriously?..zelda, and mega man...I wouldn't say best.

[Kakihara]

I think Mario should have been number one, The pick from Sonic the Hedgehog should have been the Starlight zone music (but I understand how that may just be my personal taste and the choice from this article is the more 'classic' choice.

You also left off a song from a more recent game which I as a long long time gamer consider the best ending theme to a game ever but what the hey, I'm not even angry. I'm being so sincere right now. Even though you broke my heart and killed me.

[mobijoker]

Has any1 played dreamfall:the longest journey?It has the best score by a long margin.The five mentioned above does not stand a chance.They're here bcoz most people played them.Just search for dreamfall theme song and judge yourself.

[lightningsax]

I'm partial to the Cheetahmen theme myself, but hey! Whatever. Also, I'd probably add the opening theme to Chrono Trigger in there.

Actually, this article stinks. Don't just put "Best" on something and then make a list that you justify by saying people recognize the tune. If you do that, put "Most Recognizable" or "Most Popular." Otherwise, state your friggin' opinion on the best tracks and stand behind it.

[Blitzkid]

This would maybe be the five best songs i would choose when i have only played these five games and no other in my life.

[ChickeyCantor]

Currently this one is in my head
http://www.youtube.com/watc...

But to me there are MANY MAAAANY songs i love from the past.

[jalen247]

mario is number one in my book...followed by zelda