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Probably GTA SA. Blew my tiny mind to find out Tommy "The Nightmare" Smith, singer of Crystal Ship was voiced by Axl Rose.
You're on The Dust
Then again, VC had some absolute bangers too and I think is the only GTA that had me listening to the pop channel as much as the rock channel.
Madden 10 has an unusally stacked soundtrack list. it is honestly absurd the sheer amount of legendary bands in that game
mlb 2k6 also has a great soundtrack, has interpol, pavement, fall of troy, pretty girls make graves, cornelius
Ace Combat, mainly Ace Combat 5 but all of them are well known for their soundtracks.
More recently WARNO has excellent music so far, even though most of it was licensed by Eugen from third parties so it doesn't really count as a soundtrack specific to the game.
Planet coaster. Released on streaming, it’s just so relaxing.
Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus
I have played 4 Warhammer games and never touched the tabletop. Don't know how I got into this game but once I did, it didn't leave my head. I have one shuffle list I listen to and this sits there very comfortably.
I love game OST so it really depends on my mood. For now the vibe is Planet Coaster.
Silent Hill 1,2 & 3 (and not just the OST's, in-game background music as well);
Castlevania: Symphony of the night,
Alundra,
Faxanadu,
practically any Zelda,
Castlevania 1, 2 & 3
My favorite would probably be Super Mario Galaxy 2 OST. That game had really good music, so good I think it got nominated for an award or something. The music is nice and riveting.
I love Flatout soundtrack - wreck cars and listen to Symphony of destruction and other songs.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKlbTXjy-F6q9qbt1hM78aD9dvXTMOMDG
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKlbTXjy-F6qz1HCLkVOMjQS2XnxYEIGO
Infamous for introducing me to one of my now all time favorite musicians. Amon Tobin.
And a lot earlier Quake that planted the first seeds for my love of NIN.
Classic arcade games:
And just for good measure: Lemmings
The Dig, FFVII, Indiana Jones and the fate of atlantis, Morrowind, Quake.
Lots more, especially classic midi tracks but those are my top 5 (subject to change of mood and season).
Amon Tobins Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory soundtrack is a solid ambient/electronic album that I keep returning to.
Recently I completed Crossing Souls. It's a game overloaded with 80s nostalgia. The soundtrack is from two composers. The first has 80s synth tracks while the other providers John Williams / Amblin like scores as the story of a group of young friends and feels like a movie from that time.
Double Dragon Neon has an absolutely banging soundtrack. I wish I could get it on Spotify, but it's only on Bandcamp. Mango Tango is amazing.
I really lime the Dark Souls 3 soundtrack. Elden Ring's is okay, but there's just something about it that isn't as cool.
Sekiro's is good in an entirely different reason. It's a different style so I wanted to mention it separately.
I also like what they did with Pokemon Black and White I and II. Driftveil City theme lives rent free in my mind.
Civilisation IVs Baba Yetu. Still gives me chills. I’ve seen it performed by a small choir and is just as good. https://youtu.be/IJiHDmyhE1A
It's a very small soundtrack, but Demon Truck has absolute banger music. Definitely one of my favorites.
Dr. Wily's Castle from Mega Man 2.
All of Mega Man 2's soundtrack was amazing. Such an improvement over the original game.
Did you know? That song had to be made shorter, and was reused in the second level, due to them running out of space on the cartridge.
Gotta run gotta run now
Deus Ex Human Revolution, Mass Effect 1, Diablo 2.
Assuming visual novels count as "games", probably one of the best soundtracks I've ever run across is the one for Everlasting Summer. Both Silent Owl (Sergey Eybog) and Between August and December did amazing work on it.
Not OST but I really vibed with Fallout 3 radio. It was cool to learn about old songs from that game.
Everything by Grant Kirkhope is great shout out to the Banjo-Kazooie and Banjo-Tooie osts, also Skies of Arcadia
So many! Where even to start?
Super Mario Galaxy (1+2). Orchestrated music should be a must for main Nintendo games at this point, outside of Zelda (and the Pokémon anime, although that one's not strictly Nintendo or used in actual games, sadly).