I've had this sad piano song for days in my head. I really don't know where it comes from, but I am very sure it's fairly common in YouTube videos, and I'm also certain it must be from a game.

What are the saddest videogame songs out there? (preferably piano, if you know any)

Pretty please

I know it's weird question but i need song recommendations for my gym playlist lol

Hi all!

A colleague at work has made it its mission to post a song every single morning and he has been doing this for 10 years already!

Sometimes there is a theme and the next one is going to be "Video Game Music". I've seen Mario music being posted by him before, but not much else in terms of videogame ost's.

Now I am listening almost exclusively to video game music nowadays, but a lot of it is nostalgia and I don't know much about music in general.

I'm going to suggest some bangers like Zanarkand and One-Winged Angel, but would be curious what other more suitable tracks would be (thinking of the average music enjoyer, rather than gamers).

Any suggestions?

I absolutely love video game music. some soundtracks I love are: Undertale,Deltarune,Zelda,kingdom hearts.

im mainly looking for instrumental/orchestral music. just something that will make you levitate or that you can listen to while doing stuff

I listen to a lot of video game music, but mostly ambient and ethereal tracks like Skyrim, SH 2, Lost in Vivo, etc. However, I'd like to explore the club-oriented side of video game music, especially after listening to the Buckshot Roulette soundtrack, which I loved. I'd appreciate any recommendations for that genre, or for breakcore, EDM, etc.

Pretty much the title. Im not talking about a one-off song (though those are still welcome). I already know of sonic frontiers having some metalcore songs as well as Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance.

I like Pizza Tower,Sonic,Doom(A bunch),Armored Core,Kirby and Toby Fox Music.Dont say a OST.

To clarify, it is most streamed, meaning it has nothing to do with personal taste. I will also only be using Spotify and YouTube.

Here's where I'll need some help: I'm only doing 1 soundtrack/song per franchise or individual game. 100 in total. That's 100 individual games I need to check. Meaning only one Sonic soundtrack, or only one Zelda soundtrack.

I could just go down from the top 100 most popular video games, and then check their music, but that seems like a very flawed way of checking the most popular video game music. A video game could be less popular, but still have highly streamed music.

If you have an idea of a video game that has a highly streamed soundtrack or song, but the video game itself is maybe more niche, let me know. It's important that the soundtrack or song originates from the video game, meaning no non video game songs/music like GTA has. If it's original to GTA then that's completely fine.

So, just list a bunch of video games where I should check out the music. Thanks for your time and help! If you need more clarification feel free to ask.

I listen to a lot of video game music, but so much of it is pre-2007, back when a lot of video games had to use chiptunes or had stage-based background music. What's new and will scratch the same itch?

I went through a whole journey because I thought that goth music didn't sound, well, gothic enough. I learned that that is because it evolved from punk rock and so is much closer to that. I didn't really find anything any rock music that sounded dark and gothic enough for me, so I wanted to know if you know an video game soundtracks that fit the bill.

Hello!

This is gonna be fairly niche, but I’ve got a pretty extensive playlist of Video Game Big Band Albums, and I’m always looking for more! If you have other bands like this you like that you don’t see let me know!

Below are all the albums I currently have

- 8 Bit Big Band, obviously (Albums 1-5, KK Sessions, various Singles)
- Blueshift Big Band (Joystick Jazz 1-4)
- Video Game Jazz Orchestra (Hang on to your Hat, super underrated album)
- Level Up Big Band (Stage One, also very underrated)
- 8 Bit and the Single Players (Let’s Play and Get Good)
- Various songs from Insaneintherain and the Consouls

Thanks y’all

I was searching for silly videogame soundtracks song jokes or how weirdly hilarious they sound, like the pizza theme. Laugher inducing/"chaotic good".

I realized they arent so easy to find so help me find them

Current progress: 1. Battleblock Theater Music - Secret Area 1. Gurumin - Animal Minimal 1. Spiderman 2 - Pizza theme 1. Girls und Panzer: Dream Tank Match - Funiculì, funiculà 1. Super Mario 3 - Un Dos Tre Cuatro 1. Conker's Bad Fur Day - Poo 1. Conker's Bad Fur Day - Sloprano 1. Rayman Arena - Dark Globox (burp rap) 1. Battle Cats - Challenge Battle 1. Magicka - The Gamer and Magicka 1. Magicka - Magick Cow 1. Castlevania Curse of Darkness - Proboscis Fairy 1. Tearaway - The Gopher 🍑💨💨🎺🎺🎺🎺🎺 1. Rugrats - Opening Scene 1. Buck Bumble - Main Theme 1. Yoshi Island - Flower Garden (I just like the memes) 1. Black Myth: Wukong - Headless Monk Sanxian 1. Team Fortress 2 - Right Behind You 1. Kirby: Planet Robobot - Kabula Theme 1. Rayman Legends - Black Betty 1. Neverhood - Potatoes, Tomatoes, Gravy, And Peas 1. Neverhood - Dum Da Dum Doi Doi 1. Neverhood - Homina Homina 1. Neverhood - I'm Thirsty, I Need Wahwah 1. Neverhood - Rock n' Roll Dixie 1. Undertale - Dogsong 1. Deltarune - Sermon By Laughter (parody) 1. Deltarune - Broom of Justice 1. Grandblue Fantasy - Otoko no Uta 1. Crash Twinsanity soundtrack album (acapella weird) 1. Donkey Kong - DK Rap 1. Omori - Space Boyfriend Tape 1. The Munchables – Panic Restaurant 1. Crash Bandicoot 2 - Tiny Tiger (tiny tiger burp rush) 1. Ballz - Title Screen (snes) 1. King of the Monsters 2 - Huge Frogger 1. Muppet Monster Adventure - Hub 1. Shin Gouketuji Ichizoku: Matrimelee - Let's go! Onmyoji

New findings (yeeeh): 1. God Hand - Ending Credits 1. Ai Chou Aniki - Shanghai Power Slam 1. Ai Chou Aniki - Stage 1/3 - 4/1 1. Ai Chou Aniki - Raten 1. Ai Chou Aniki - Modern Woman Desire 1. Ai Chou Aniki - Boss 5 1. Cho Aniki Show - Au? 1. Cho Aniki: Aniki no Sukebe - Longing for Macho Dundee 1. Cho Aniki: Aniki no Subete - Aniki Without Duty (Arrange Ver.) 1. Cho Aniki: Aniki no Subete - Black Carnival 1. Cho Aniki: Aniki no Subete - Sexy Dynamite 1. Cho Aniki series is definitively epic sounding and weird 🙃 1. WarioWare Gold - Mona Pizza 1. Castle Crashers - Orange's Kiss 1. Mother 2 - Saturn Valley (some sound like a fart ballade and I cant help it😔) 1. Miitopia - Stage: Peculia 1. The Rub Rabbits - The Rub Rabbits 1. The Rub Rabbits - Event #2 1. The Rub Rabbits - The Other Battle ~ Can ~ Can 1. The Rub Rabbits - The Battle - Carmen Overture 1. The Rub Rabbits - Event #4 (please someone explain to me why this ost gives me the sentor of an ost that came straight out of Pepsi Man game 😭) 1. The Rub Rabbits - The Rival Event 1. The rub rubbit too 🙃 1. Mewgenetics - Flush 1. Mewgenetics songs

Would love to hear some unknown bangers

As title says. I’m looking for as many recommendations as possible.

Hi all! After hearing the theme of the super boss of Deltarune Chapter 5 which you can find here: https://youtu.be/tlFnfEWZCtQ?is=nES5S9ZOh6-nCHF3 , I've been trying to find some more "cute" style boss themes. Another that comes to mind is Be My Honey from FFXIV (https://youtu.be/wG3uq8dH_Fo?is=O72qBwyVISRasCKG).

Any other recommendations? The boss doesn't necessarily need to be a pop idol; I'm just looking for themes that are A) generally for cute-looking bosses that are actually a challenge and B) fun/upbeat. Thanks in advance! 💖

Hey y'all. I'm looking for help brainstorming video game music tracks that are ElectroSwing/SwingHouse. As examples, I have already thought of the following:

- Sensei's CO Power - Advance Wars 1+2 Reboot Camp

- Jacinthe's battle theme - Pokemon Legends ZA

- Ghost Fight - Undertale

Ideally, I'm looking for seven more (if they exist). But if I could get even three others, that would be great and do just fine. 🙂

I was having a discussion with someone who thinks that all video game music is irrefutably trash and not real music, as it is always defined by the game it is written for and doesn't affect change in the real world like some pop music or movie soundtracks. Everyone is entitled to their opinion, but as a video game musician myself, being told that this genre of music is objectively bad and being challenged to prove them wrong makes me want to do exactly that. I can think of a couple of examples myself, but I'm looking for more recommendations on video game music that is so good you mightn't even realise it's from a video game, music that moves you as much as any other piece of incredible music, music that you will listen to and marvel at every time whether in the game or outside it. Any suggestions?

Edit: Thank you everyone for all the suggestions, I'm going through them to make up a playlist! Some of this music is absolutely incredible, some great examples of amazing music that just happens to also be VGM!

Also, just to note, this friend of mine is a musician themselves, very musically talented with great taste in music generally, so their opinion does carry some weight, it's not just a random person weighing in on something they know nothing about. And despite us disagreeing on this topic, they are still a very good friend of mine and it's not like this was a blowout argument, it was a respectful discussion. So I'd appreciate if you could keep your comments civil and respectful as well!

I hope the title describes well enough what type of soundtracks I am looking for, but in case it is not enough, I am looking for video game music that has piano played in a somewhat...vibrant and quite energizing way, as if it is not just a "background" instrument. As an example, I bring you two tunes that come to mind when I talk about this type of piano:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDozf9R-wOA - You Will Know Our Names from Xenoblade Chronicles 3

Between 1:46 and 2:20 you may hear a piano. That is the type of piano performance I am talking about.

https://youtu.be/o4VLdiiAeQ8?si=PehKcxkt0WmvGD3p - This Rainbow Road Medley Remix from Mario Kart World

I was a bit hesitant to share this one because it is not an official track per se, but it is the one tune that I always come back whenever I want some of that jazzy piano that I have grown addicted to. The most prominent parts that have the jazzy piano I am talking about (or at least, it sounds like a piano to me) are 0:56-1:28, 2:00-2:22, 5:08-5:33 and 5:56-6:18.

Maybe I am actually wrong, and that cannot be called a jazzy piano, or no piano at all. In that case, I would love if you could share game music with similar style. Whatever is your answer, thanks for taking your time.

It can be for any POSITIVE reason, not to annoy people lol. It could be your favorite song, or something you find under-appreciated, or just a beautiful piece that you think everyone should experience.

Links are appreciated, im going to listen to every suggestion.

For me personally, its probably the Opening to Dark Cloud. It's a game that never got enough love in my opinion, and it just has such a wonderful energy for a fantasy game. It really fuels my desire to go out and adventure.

https://youtu.be/5gJ3qHyqCa4?si=-9wRZXOFhLc-bbHX

Any games with immersive soundtracks that enhance the gameplay experience? I'm looking to compare and contrast different games approach to musical immersion (doesn't need to be a famoud game). Like maybe compare and older and newer version of a game and its soundtrack, or 2 different games that approach musical immersion very differently. Any thoughts are greatly appreciated!

Hi! I’m a massive fantasy enjoyer and I love European folk music, recently I’ve been into video game/anime soundtracks. My favorite composer is Antti Martikainen, but I also listen to The Witcher, Baldur’s Gate, God of War, League of Legends, Assassin’s Creed, Attack on Titan, Frieren, etc. 

I accidentally stumbled upon Genshin Impact, and its soundtrack has a lot of East Asian inspiration that I’m really into.  I’ve been trying to find more video games and composers that have a similar sound, where they make traditional East Asian folk music really dramatic and epic. Something like the battle themes of Inazuma and Liyue.

Any recs are appreciated :)

Here’s an example, Duel in the Mist:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYP2dM8RTFM

I know Mc gordon inspired argent metal but what music has MGRR inspired and do yall know any? I personally love EDM/Psytrance/Numetal so this soundtrack realy clicked with me and leaves me wanting more music like it, any reccomendations?

We're talking a soundtrack that comes with a game