THE 100 BEST VIDEO GAME MUSIC (1988-2023)
Goldielou – VGM Watcher
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Games & composers
0:01 Trine 2 (2011) – Ari Pulkkinen
2:01 Ace Combat 6 (2007) – Keiki Kobayashi
3:27 ActRaiser (1990) – Yuzo Koshiro
4:08 Advent Rising (2005) – Tommy Tallarico, Michael Richard Plowman
5:35 Age of Conan (2008) – Knut Avenstroup Haugen
7:15 Age of Mythology (2002) – Stephen Rippy, Kevin McMullan
8:04 Alone in the Dark (2008) – Olivier Deriviere
9:58 Assassin’s Creed IV (2013) – Brian Tyler
10:54 Asura’s Wrath (2012) – Chikayo Fukuda
11:58 Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance II (2004) – Craig Stuart Garfinkle
13:10 Banjo-Kazooie (1998) – Grant Kirkhope
14:19 Batman: Arkham City (2011) – Nick Arundel
16:23 Battlefield 1943 (2009) – Ian Livingstone, Joel Eriksson
17:36 Beyond: Two Souls (2013) – Lorne Balfe
19:27 Bravely Default (2012) – Revo
20:34 Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons (2013) – Gustaf Grefberg
21:50 Burst Witch (2021) – 十音
23:22 Castle Crashers (2008) – David Orr
26:00 Castlevania Judgment (2008) – Michiru Yamane
27:35 Chrono Cross (1999) – Yasunori Mitsuda
29:14 Civilization IV (2005) – Christopher Tin
32:08 Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 (2008) – James Hannigan
33:41 Dark Souls III (2016) – Yuka Kitamura
35:37 Detroit: Become Human (2018) – Philip Sheppard
38:15 Deus Ex (2000) – Alexander Brandon
39:39 Divinity: Original Sin II (2017) – Borislav Slavov
41:41 Donkey Kong Returns (2010) – Minako Hamano, Masaru Tajima, Shinji Ushiroda, Daisuke Matsuoka
42:57 Doom (1993) – Robert Prince
43:41 Dragon Age: Inquisition (2014) – Trevor Morris
45:04 Dungeon Fighter Online (2005) – Donghyun Kim
46:33 En Garde! (2023) – Jean-Claude Charlier
48:36 Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture (2015) – Jessica Curry
50:11 Fable (2004) – Russell Shaw
51:28 Final Fantasy VII Remake (2020) – Nobuo Uematsu
52:30 Frostpunk (2018) – Piotr Musiał
54:00 Frozen Synapse (2011) – nervous_testpilot
55:37 F-Zero (1990) – Naoto Ishida
56:28 Gears of War 2 (2008) – Steve Jablonsky
58:28 Genshin Impact (2020) – Yu-Peng Chen
1:00:55 Ghost of Tsushima (2020) – Ilan Eshkeri
1:02:55 God of War II (2007) – Gerard Marino
1:04:05 Grand Theft Auto IV (2008) – Michael Hunter
1:05:54 Grandia (1997) – Noriyuki Iwadare
1:08:24 Halo: CE Anniversary (2011) – Martin O’Donnell, Michael Salvatori
1:10:00 Harvestella (2022) – Go Shiina
1:12:37 Hollow Knight (2017) – Christopher Larkin
1:13:43 Jamestown (2011) – Francisco Cerda
1:15:21 Journey (2012) – Austin Wintory
1:17:21 Kid Icarus: Uprising (2012) – Motoi Sakuraba
1:18:38 Killer Instinct (2013) – Mick Gordon
1:20:16 Kingdom Hearts (2002) – Hikaru Utada
1:22:13 Kirby’s Dream Buffet (2022) – Hirokazu Ando, Jun Ishikawa
1:23:24 Lair (2007) – John Debney
1:24:44 League of Legends (2009) – Christian Linke
1:27:29 Lineage (1998) – Joey Newman
1:29:08 Medal of Honor (1999) – Michael Giacchino
1:30:55 MediEvil (1998) – Paul Arnold, Andrew Barnabas
1:32:37 Mega Man X (1993) – Makoto Tomozawa
1:33:13 Metal Gear Solid 3 (2004) – Harry Gregson-Williams, Tappi Iwase
1:35:01 Monkey Island 2 SE (2010) – Wilbert Roget II
1:36:12 Monster Hunter (2004) – Masato Kouda
1:37:31 Myst IV (2004) – Jack Wall
1:39:07 Ni no Kuni (2010) – Joe Hisaishi
1:42:05 NieR (2010) – Keiichi Okabe, Kakeru Ishihama, Keigo Hoashi, Takafumi Nishimura
1:44:19 Ninja Gaiden [NES] (1988) – Keiji Yamagishi
1:45:14 Octopath Traveler (2018) – Yasunori Nishiki
1:46:15 Ori and the Blind Forest (2015) – Gareth Coker
1:48:21 Outlaws (1997) – Mark Crowley, Clint Bajakian
1:50:58 Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney (2001) – Masakazu Sugimori
1:51:43 Prince of Persia (2008) – Inon Zur, Stuart Chatwood
1:54:02 Rayman Legends (2013) – Christophe Héral
1:55:04 Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles (2009) – Takeshi Miura
1:57:21 Revelation (2015) – Neal Acree
1:59:24 RiME (2017) – David García Díaz
2:01:01 Rise of Mana (2014) – KOKIA
2:03:55 Shadow of the Colossus (2018) – Kow Otani
2:05:04 Shenmue (1999) – Osamu Murata
2:06:50 Shovel Knight (2014) – Jake Kaufman
2:07:58 Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure (2011) – Hans Zimmer
2:09:26 Strafe (2017) – Amos Roddy
2:11:13 Street Fighter V (2016) – Masahiro Aoki
2:12:32 Super Mario Galaxy (2007) – Mahito Yokota
2:14:29 Super Meat Boy (2010) – Danny Baranowsky
2:15:38 Tearaway (2013) – Kenneth C M Young
2:17:03 The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2011) – Jeremy Soule
2:18:36 The Last of Us (2013) – Gustavo Santaolalla
2:20:12 The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (2011) – Hajime Wakai, Takeshi Hama
2:21:27 The Sims 3: Pets (2011) – Christopher Lennertz
2:22:51 The Witcher 3 (2015) – Marcin Przybyłowicz
2:25:00 Tomb Raider (1996) – Nathan McCree
2:26:02 Top Gear (1992) – Barry Leitch
2:27:04 Turrican II (1991) – Chris Huelsbeck
2:28:14 Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune (2007) – Greg Edmonson
2:29:40 Undertale (2015) – Toby Fox
2:30:37 Velocity 2X (2014) – Joris de Man
2:31:58 Warcraft II (1995) – Glenn Stafford
2:33:19 Wonder Boy: The Dragon’s Trap (2017) – Michael Geyre, Shinichi Sakamoto
2:34:17 Xenoblade Chronicles: DE (2020) – ACE+
2:36:00 Ys VI (2003) – Hayato Sonoda
2:37:37 Days Gone (2019) – Nathan Whitehead
#Top100 #Soundtrack #OST
0:01 Trine 2 (2011) – Ari Pulkkinen
2:01 Ace Combat 6 (2007) – Keiki Kobayashi
3:27 ActRaiser (1990) – Yuzo Koshiro
4:08 Advent Rising (2005) – Tommy Tallarico, Michael Richard Plowman
5:35 Age of Conan (2008) – Knut Avenstroup Haugen
7:15 Age of Mythology (2002) – Stephen Rippy, Kevin McMullan
8:04 Alone in the Dark (2008) – Olivier Deriviere
9:58 Assassin’s Creed IV (2013) – Brian Tyler
10:54 Asura’s Wrath (2012) – Chikayo Fukuda
11:58 Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance II (2004) – Craig Stuart Garfinkle
13:10 Banjo-Kazooie (1998) – Grant Kirkhope
14:19 Batman: Arkham City (2011) – Nick Arundel
16:23 Battlefield 1943 (2009) – Ian Livingstone, Joel Eriksson
17:36 Beyond: Two Souls (2013) – Lorne Balfe
19:27 Bravely Default (2012) – Revo
20:34 Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons (2013) – Gustaf Grefberg
21:50 Burst Witch (2021) – 十音
23:22 Castle Crashers (2008) – David Orr
26:00 Castlevania Judgment (2008) – Michiru Yamane
27:35 Chrono Cross (1999) – Yasunori Mitsuda
29:14 Civilization IV (2005) – Christopher Tin
32:08 Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 (2008) – James Hannigan
33:41 Dark Souls III (2016) – Yuka Kitamura
35:37 Detroit: Become Human (2018) – Philip Sheppard
38:15 Deus Ex (2000) – Alexander Brandon
39:39 Divinity: Original Sin II (2017) – Borislav Slavov
41:41 Donkey Kong Returns (2010) – Minako Hamano, Masaru Tajima, Shinji Ushiroda, Daisuke Matsuoka
42:57 Doom (1993) – Robert Prince
43:41 Dragon Age: Inquisition (2014) – Trevor Morris
45:04 Dungeon Fighter Online (2005) – Donghyun Kim
46:33 En Garde! (2023) – Jean-Claude Charlier
48:36 Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture (2015) – Jessica Curry
50:11 Fable (2004) – Russell Shaw
51:28 Final Fantasy VII Remake (2020) – Nobuo Uematsu
52:30 Frostpunk (2018) – Piotr Musiał
54:00 Frozen Synapse (2011) – nervous_testpilot
55:37 F-Zero (1990) – Naoto Ishida
56:28 Gears of War 2 (2008) – Steve Jablonsky
58:28 Genshin Impact (2020) – Yu-Peng Chen
1:00:55 Ghost of Tsushima (2020) – Ilan Eshkeri
1:02:55 God of War II (2007) – Gerard Marino
1:04:05 Grand Theft Auto IV (2008) – Michael Hunter
1:05:54 Grandia (1997) – Noriyuki Iwadare
1:08:24 Halo: CE Anniversary (2011) – Martin O’Donnell, Michael Salvatori
1:10:00 Harvestella (2022) – Go Shiina
1:12:37 Hollow Knight (2017) – Christopher Larkin
1:13:43 Jamestown (2011) – Francisco Cerda
1:15:21 Journey (2012) – Austin Wintory
1:17:21 Kid Icarus: Uprising (2012) – Motoi Sakuraba
1:18:38 Killer Instinct (2013) – Mick Gordon
1:20:16 Kingdom Hearts (2002) – Hikaru Utada
1:22:13 Kirby’s Dream Buffet (2022) – Hirokazu Ando, Jun Ishikawa
1:23:24 Lair (2007) – John Debney
1:24:44 League of Legends (2009) – Christian Linke
1:27:29 Lineage (1998) – Joey Newman
1:29:08 Medal of Honor (1999) – Michael Giacchino
1:30:55 MediEvil (1998) – Paul Arnold, Andrew Barnabas
1:32:37 Mega Man X (1993) – Makoto Tomozawa
1:33:13 Metal Gear Solid 3 (2004) – Harry Gregson-Williams, Tappi Iwase
1:35:01 Monkey Island 2 SE (2010) – Wilbert Roget II
1:36:12 Monster Hunter (2004) – Masato Kouda
1:37:31 Myst IV (2004) – Jack Wall
1:39:07 Ni no Kuni (2010) – Joe Hisaishi
1:42:05 NieR (2010) – Keiichi Okabe, Kakeru Ishihama, Keigo Hoashi, Takafumi Nishimura
1:44:19 Ninja Gaiden [NES] (1988) – Keiji Yamagishi
1:45:14 Octopath Traveler (2018) – Yasunori Nishiki
1:46:15 Ori and the Blind Forest (2015) – Gareth Coker
1:48:21 Outlaws (1997) – Mark Crowley, Clint Bajakian
1:50:58 Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney (2001) – Masakazu Sugimori
1:51:43 Prince of Persia (2008) – Inon Zur, Stuart Chatwood
1:54:02 Rayman Legends (2013) – Christophe Héral
1:55:04 Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles (2009) – Takeshi Miura
1:57:21 Revelation (2015) – Neal Acree
1:59:24 RiME (2017) – David García Díaz
2:01:01 Rise of Mana (2014) – KOKIA
2:03:55 Shadow of the Colossus (2018) – Kow Otani
2:05:04 Shenmue (1999) – Osamu Murata
2:06:50 Shovel Knight (2014) – Jake Kaufman
2:07:58 Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure (2011) – Hans Zimmer
2:09:26 Strafe (2017) – Amos Roddy
2:11:13 Street Fighter V (2016) – Masahiro Aoki
2:12:32 Super Mario Galaxy (2007) – Mahito Yokota
2:14:29 Super Meat Boy (2010) – Danny Baranowsky
2:15:38 Tearaway (2013) – Kenneth C M Young
2:17:03 The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2011) – Jeremy Soule
2:18:36 The Last of Us (2013) – Gustavo Santaolalla
2:20:12 The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (2011) – Hajime Wakai, Takeshi Hama
2:21:27 The Sims 3: Pets (2011) – Christopher Lennertz
2:22:51 The Witcher 3 (2015) – Marcin Przybyłowicz
2:25:00 Tomb Raider (1996) – Nathan McCree
2:26:02 Top Gear (1992) – Barry Leitch
2:27:04 Turrican II (1991) – Chris Huelsbeck
2:28:14 Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune (2007) – Greg Edmonson
2:29:40 Undertale (2015) – Toby Fox
2:30:37 Velocity 2X (2014) – Joris de Man
2:31:58 Warcraft II (1995) – Glenn Stafford
2:33:19 Wonder Boy: The Dragon’s Trap (2017) – Michael Geyre, Shinichi Sakamoto
2:34:17 Xenoblade Chronicles: DE (2020) – ACE+
2:36:00 Ys VI (2003) – Hayato Sonoda
2:37:37 Days Gone (2019) – Nathan Whitehead
#Top100 #Soundtrack #OST
20.08.2024
Una lagrima me saco,que buenos tiempos, Like + sub
Gracias
I love the Trine games and often listen to the OST on spotify! I haven't met anyone else who has played it besides the two people I played it with. Wonderful puzzle-playformer that you can play co-op campaign with 2 other people. You can play singlplayer or with only 2 players too. Highly recommend if you like puzzle games.
No sonic frontiers tracks well…
Not having Legend Of Dragoon on here is really a crime…
not bad but missing Jean- François Racine (Outward) and your choice for Keiichi Okabe (Shadowlord) for Nier franchise is beaten by most ost from Automata why lol…and no Koichi Sugiyama?
Ezio family is the greatest ❤ soundtrack ever forever ❤❤
No Afterburner 2?? I'm out
2:34:19 Gaur Plain baby!
But it could be swapped to Engage the Enemy
Great list ! Thank you !
Aaaaah Fable reminds me of my childhood…… Thank you sir❤
Im surprised destiny 2’s “hymn” and ARK’s “We aren’t meant to live forever” arent on this list
So many of these compilation lists focus on the well known composers and have tracks that are twice as long as necessary. So many smaller titles have fantastic music from composers working hard to practice their art in an industry hard to break into. While some of my favorites weren’t here due to the one track per composer/series rule, I found new favorites.
1:20:36 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
1:44:18 🥷🏽
2:26:01 ⛽
Hell yeah the main theme from RA3 made the list!
Dude, what is the name of the game for your profile Pic. I know that it has some great music as well, but I can't remember the name.
Dope list btw
Gotta say, this compilation is exactly the sort of thing I look for when I'm browsing for video game music compilations. The one per franchise/composer rule made this list so much more diverse and interesting than so many on here. A couple of picks weren't my personal favourites for each compsoser/franchise, but there were many more times I thought "Hell yeah, great taste" or just wasn't familiar with the song so I had something new to enjoy. I really hope you make some more compilations along this line in the future!
Good compilation! Thanks! I hope you add great David Wise & Koji Kondo in the next versions of this list.
Good Music!! Thanks!!
I love the selection of songs so far my favorite playlist but the battlefield 1943 main theme was a total miss their are so many better songs in battlefield then 1943
There is Bloodborne suka
Uhm…. where is chrono trigger?????? HERESY!
Frogs theme done dirty.
I was so excited to hear Primrose, The Dancer play on here. I listened through Octopath Traveler and felt this was the best track of them all, too. Great list!
53:06
Icl it should just be persona music
Nice, but not having any Minecraft music is a crime.
You have great taste, it is similar to mine. I want to upload my own VGM video as well but they will only include the ones that I have heard in-game for the most part so far and I have played thousands so yeah. Also want to make video game music quiz.
I want to tackle some lesser known ones for both as there are more than enough people who have featured the popular ones.
the only bad point I can say is that the songs weren't the full version, wonderful compilation anyways
Where the hell is Castlevania – Symphony of the Night?
For long years have I searched for this ? Maybe.
Kudos to OP for this beautiful and well composed Best Of !!
edit: You put The City Must Survive from Frostpunk, what a damn legend !!
What a nice and original playlist! Great job putting all of those together ❤
I shall do you a favor: Civilization: Beyond Earth soundtrack. Some very epic sci-fi scores, especially the tracks in the beginning and towards the end. Gorgeous music.
my new study playlist, surprisingly good, hopefully i don't derail and start finding playing the actual games lol
How is the list both alphabetical and chronological
I’ve got three things to have you check out…
Outer Wilds
Planet Coaster (You, Me & Gravity)
Long Dark
I'll only comment on games I've played, but all of the songs are incredible😊
You Are My Hope (Tiz's Theme): good choice, any of this game's songs could have been in the video
I got Brother: A Tale Of Two Sons for free on Epic Game but I never got around to finish it (I can't find a play partner)
Detroit Become Human is a game I'd want to play again with my memories of it wiped out
DK Country Returns on the 3ds is my childhood. Completed it fully
Ghost of Tsushima: another entry to the list of great games I don't have the time to finish
Hollow Knight: easily one of the best games of all time (when is Silk song coming out?)
I can't believe I didn't finish Journey. Such a wonderful game
Shout-out to Voyage au Centre de la Toile, one of the best coverist on YouTube. I hear her lyrics on every song she covered
Kirby Super Star isn't a title I've played (I barely touched it on the Nintendo Online Emulator on switch) but no other song can represent Kirby
I've played Ni No Kuni 2 but not the first installment. Not surprised to see it on the list however (the hard part about a top 100 is the 900 franchises you don't have the room to include)
Light of Nibel is definitely one of the best sections I've ever played. I'll have to play Ori and the Will of the Wisps some day
I can't believe dialogue heavy games like Ace Attorney and Professor Layton got as popular as they did, but I'm not complaining
I didn't expect Medieval Dragon for Rayman (I'm more partial to Land of the Living Dead (the Granny's World Tour version from Legend)) but it's a good song
Thanks for reminding me that Rime exists! I need to finish that (and Journey)
Gusty Garden Galaxy is not what I expected for Super Mario (but there's so many good songs by Koji Kondo that you could make a top 100 just with him, it makes sense to save him for later)
Ballad of the Goddess is a good one, but now I'm wondering where you put Koji Kondo (or maybe you couldn't put him because of licensing?). From the only mainline Zelda I haven't played
Starting with Trine?! Damn this is gonna be good!
21:00 dii diii diii diii diii dii diii diii diidadadadaaaaa
Omg Outlaws <3 childhood memories and first online gaming memories, what a time!
Big Blue…..
I love that's the way it is from rdr2
Elden ring theme ???
Elden ring , GTA IV theme ??
Bro castle crashers in here?? O yea well done sir
Where in the fuck is Dragonborn?
Not gonna lie, this list is really good. Have been listening to it several times. As usual, it is not suprising that some well-deserving seriestracks are missing (e.g. Out of darkness of Dmc4), but of course with 'only' 100 tracks, you cannot put everything.
In any cases, well done!
W HOLLOW KNIGHT 🔥🔥
WHERE… IS… PLIN PLIN PLON?!?!?!?!?!??!?!?!
With the main criterion of not quoting the same franchise or composer twice, here is the greatest music composed for video games released between 1988 and 2023: some cult classics, some lesser known. Please like, comment, share this passionate and knowledgeable selection of beautiful and varied themes among thousands of listened game soundtracks!
N.B.: There is no licensed music and no remixes. Each track is less than 3 minutes long and unlooped (I made shortened versions). It's listed in alphabetical order by game name (except the first and the last). I give more information about each track on SoundCloud (in their description) https://soundcloud.com/goldielou2/sets/top-100-vgm