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Best Video Game Soundtrack

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—One-Winged AngelFinal Fantasy VII, 1997. Nobuo Uematsu put a Latin choir in a PlayStation— win— match wins
—To ZanarkandFinal Fantasy X, 2001. Piano over a city that no longer exists— win— match wins
—Aerith's ThemeFinal Fantasy VII, 1997. The melody attached to gaming's most famous scene— win— match wins
—AnswersFinal Fantasy XIV, 2010. Written to score the death of the game itself— win— match wins
—Dearly BelovedKingdom Hearts II, 2005. A title screen that made people sit still— win— match wins
—MEGALOVANIAUndertale, 2015. Toby Fox reused it twice before it became a meme— win— match wins
—Hopes and DreamsUndertale, 2015. The pacifist run's payoff in one leitmotif pile-up— win— match wins
—Baba YetuCivilization IV, 2005. First game music to win a Grammy— win— match wins
—Sogno di VolareCivilization VI, 2016. Christopher Tin set da Vinci's flight notes to choir— win— match wins
—Halo ThemeHalo, 2001. Monks chanting, then the guitar kicks the door in— win— match wins
—DragonbornSkyrim, 2011. Thirty men shouting in a language Bethesda invented— win— match wins
—SwedenMinecraft, 2011. C418 wrote loneliness into four chords— win— match wins
—Still AlivePortal, 2007. The credits song that outlived the game's marketing— win— match wins
—Want You GonePortal 2, 2011. Jonathan Coulton had to top himself and did— win— match wins
—Snake EaterMetal Gear Solid 3, 2004. A Bond theme for a game with no Bond— win— match wins
—Rules of NatureMetal Gear Rising, 2013. Guitars that only start when the boss does— win— match wins
—City of TearsHollow Knight, 2017. Piano and rain under a dead kingdom— win— match wins
—Reach for the SummitCeleste, 2018. Lena Raine scored a panic attack and then the summit— win— match wins
—Floral FuryCuphead, 2017. A live big band recorded like it is 1936— win— match wins
—BFG DivisionDOOM, 2016. Mick Gordon tuned guitars down until they stopped sounding like guitars— win— match wins
—Weight of the WorldNieR: Automata, 2017. Sung in a language invented for the future— win— match wins
—ApotheosisJourney, 2012. Austin Wintory's cello climb, first game score Grammy-nominated— win— match wins
—Light of NibelOri and the Blind Forest, 2015. Wordless vocals over a dying forest— win— match wins
—Good RiddanceHades, 2020. Eurydice sings the game's thesis in a lounge— win— match wins
—Build That WallBastion, 2011. Zia's theme, sung while you are still holding a hammer— win— match wins
—The SpineTransistor, 2014. Ashley Barrett hums it and the whole game turns— win— match wins
—Theme of LauraSilent Hill 2, 2001. Akira Yamaoka made grief sound like a guitar— win— match wins
—Ezio's FamilyAssassin's Creed II, 2009. Jesper Kyd wrote a franchise anthem by accident— win— match wins
—Last SurprisePersona 5, 2016. Acid jazz for a turn-based menu— win— match wins
—I Really Want to Stay at Your HouseCyberpunk 2077, 2020. Buried in the game, then broke out three years later— win— match wins
—IcarusDeus Ex: Human Revolution, 2011. Gold-tinted synth for a gold-tinted future— win— match wins
—Stardew Valley OvertureStardew Valley, 2016. One person wrote the code, the art, and this— win— match wins
—That's the Way It IsRed Dead Redemption 2, 2018. Daniel Lanois scores a ride you cannot win— win— match wins
—Elden RingElden Ring, 2022. The title theme, before it starts taking things from you— win— match wins
—Gwyn, Lord of CinderDark Souls, 2011. One piano against the final boss of a loud game— win— match wins
—Cleric BeastBloodborne, 2015. A choir screaming at the first thing that kills you— win— match wins
—TravelersOuter Wilds, 2019. Every instrument is a person waiting at a campfire— win— match wins
—The Last of UsThe Last of Us, 2013. Gustavo Santaolalla, one ronroco, no orchestra— win— match wins
—Memories of MotherGod of War, 2018. Bear McCreary rewrote Kratos as a father in one theme— win— match wins
—BB's ThemeDeath Stranding, 2019. Ludvig Forssell wrote a lullaby for a jar— win— match wins
—Fallout 4 Main ThemeFallout 4, 2015. Inon Zur's brass over a country that ended— win— match wins
—Silver for MonstersThe Witcher 3, 2015. Percival's folk instruments swung like weapons— win— match wins
—Gerudo ValleyOcarina of Time, 1998. Flamenco guitar in a Nintendo 64 cartridge— win— match wins
—Song of StormsOcarina of Time, 1998. Twelve notes that summon rain and dread— win— match wins
—Breath of the Wild Main ThemeBreath of the Wild, 2017. Piano alone, for a Hyrule that already fell— win— match wins
—Green Hill ZoneSonic the Hedgehog, 1991. Speed written into a bassline— win— match wins
—Overworld ThemeSuper Mario Bros., 1985. The most recognized melody ever written for a machine— win— match wins
—Corridors of TimeChrono Trigger, 1995. A time-travel waltz on a SNES sound chip— win— match wins
—Terra's ThemeFinal Fantasy VI, 1994. Uematsu's march, before the world ends halfway— win— match wins
—KorobeinikiTetris, 1989. A Russian folk song became a Game Boy's voice— win— match wins
—Dr. Wily Stage 1Mega Man 2, 1988. The bar every chiptune is still measured against— win— match wins
—Vampire KillerCastlevania, 1986. Konami's sound team made a whip sound like disco— win— match wins
—Guile's ThemeStreet Fighter II, 1991. It goes with everything, and that became the joke— win— match wins
—Aquatic AmbienceDonkey Kong Country, 1994. David Wise made a SNES sound underwater— win— match wins
—Battle! ChampionPokemon Red and Blue, 1996. The last battle, on three channels— win— match wins
—Lonely Rolling StarKatamari Damacy, 2004. J-pop for rolling a ball over a city— win— match wins

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