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welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll
be counting down our picks for the top
10 video game songs with lyrics
for this list we’re taking a look at the
most memorable songs from video games
that aren’t purely instrumental to
qualify the song must be specifically
written for a video game licensed songs
such as mad world from Gears of War
already have a list of their own and
because of the tough competition only
one song per franchise will be allowed
on it kind of odd II find it kind of sad
number 10
sins of the father Donna Burke Metal
Gear Solid 5 the phantom pain
initially premiering with the 2013 III
trailer for Metal Gear Solid five sins
of the father is one of the most
powerful pieces of music you’ll ever
hear in a video game
the song immediately submerges us into a
state of uncontrollable sadness with
Donna Burks melancholy humming
about halfway through Burke kicks in
with the lyrics that practically sound
biblical and some of the game’s themes
which is rather fitting since it kicks
in just as skull faces evil plan has
been revealed to you in full this is
we didn’t think anyone could ever top
the title song from snake eater but
Metal Gear Solid is a rare franchise
that continues to top itself on every
conceivable level
number nine carry on avenged sevenfold
call duty black ops 2
here’s yet another song that captures
the essence of war but in a very very
different way
with a heavy metal sound carry on almost
makes the listener feel like they’re
being thrust into combat themselves for
the explosive lyrics and an epic beat
it’s a triumphant song that encourages
you to keep on fighting
if there were ever a song that got you
pumped up to accept the call of duty it
would definitely be this stimulating
ballad by Avenged Sevenfold even if you
happen to be listening to it at the end
of the campaign
number eight late goodbye poets of the
fall max payne 2 the fall of max pain
you know that exhausted sensation
following a long hard night shift that’s
probably the best way to describe lake
goodbye no less treat Stein’s
powerlines they keep on flashing there
couldn’t be a more fitting song to close
out Max Payne 2 expressing the rather
depressing nature of the title character
beer cans
dears eyes but as dreary and dark as Max
Payne is there’s also something very
driven and engrossing about him which is
exemplified in this song
the most interesting part about this
track however is that it’s sung by
multiple NPCs throughout the game making
it a binding thread that’s woven
throughout the neo noir tale it’s a late
goodbye
hey hey NYPD number seven suteki da na
Ricci Final Fantasy 10
while one winged angel from Final
Fantasy seven is among the most rousing
battle themes you’ll ever hear it didn’t
touch our hearts like Sioux Tiki tane
did Final Fantasy 10 has one of the
franchise’s most beautiful love stories
at its core this song plays a crucial
part in Titus and yuna’s relationship as
they finally share a passionate kiss
even if you don’t understand the
Japanese lyrics you feel every emotion
in the song is if you’re embracing a
loved one of your own there’s basically
just one word to describe soo Takeda a
and that word is romantic
you
number six live and learn crush forty
Sonic Adventure – there are so many
great songs from the Sonic series to go
for his world
all hail shadow and the highly
motivating escaped the city we’re all
also considered but in the end it was
the theme that’s used during the epic
climax of Sonic Adventure 2 that took
the honor kicking in a sonic and shadow
unleash their super forms to take on the
final boss it’s a tune that really makes
you feel like the world is on your
shoulders as you’re rushing to save it
as a testament to how epic the theme is
it was used again in a trailer for Super
Smash Brothers Brawl to highlight
Sonic’s debut appearance to fight his
greatest rival number five want you gone
Ellen McLain and Jonathan Coulton Portal
2
the song pretty much epitomizes
everything that makes GLaDOS such an
entertaining character it’s haunting and
disturbing but also witty and downright
hilarious shame shame wellness
as the credits roll this song further
demonstrates that the lethal operating
system has reclaimed at least a little
bit of her humanity and is capable of a
bit of compassion
good
after spending a good portion of the two
games trying to kill Chell now GLaDOS is
just content with having her gone
forever
that’s progress right oh did you think I
meant to that would be funny if it were
although still alive from the original
portal continues to stick with us why
you’ve gone from it’s exceptional sequel
simply takes the cake number four
still alive Lisa misc offski Mirror’s
Edge
speaking of songs titled still alive the
main theme to Mirror’s Edge is certain
to leave anyone feeling uplifted
you
set against the backdrop of an
oppressive totalitarian society mirrors
edge follows faith Connor’s a riotous
runner who can’t be nailed down still
alive overflows with faiths liberating
spirit and the games message regarding
individualism listening to it you feel
like you’re running up the walls and
leaping across buildings with faith as
well it’s a song that encourages people
to be themselves and never apologize for
it
number three the wolven storm ana
Hiddleston and Marcin chibi watch The
Witcher 3 Wild Hunt these girls long
have you and for your tent Icarus to
find all fortunes with almost 200 hours
of gameplay The Witcher 3 is full of
unforgettable moments one of our
favorite instances from the entire game
is when the bard Priscilla takes the
stage and sings this lovely song rend my
heart open while the wolven storm gets
off to a slow start
Priscilla completely in trances the
audience when she opens her mouth and
unleashes her angelic voice I will
follow into the storm of course to our
hero Geralt and the player the lyrics do
sound a bit too familiar to be
coincidental clearly your old buddy
dandelion has been gossiping up a storm
about you my dream come you send berries
tart lilac sweet
regardless listening to the lyrics it’s
still rather surprising that this song
was originally written in Polish I know
not if fate would have us live as one
with boy loves blind chance we’ve been
back number two
lay Ally del principio the Sakuraba
family button kaido’s origins
coming in at number two on this list is
our number one choice for the greatest
RPG boss battle theme of all time
translated into italian lele dad
petechial isn’t the kind of song you
would expect to hear during a final boss
battle yet it impeccably ties into the
game’s heartfelt climax in which soggy
and his companions find the strength to
keep fighting
this is also notably one of the most
personal pieces of music from composer
metoya Sakuraba as his wife Yuko wrote
the lyrics and their nine-year-old
daughter mio provided the vocals
before we get to our topic here are a
few honorable mentions
number one baba yetu Christopher tin and
the Soweto gospel choir civilization for
No
SIV four blew our minds from its opening
title screen and that’s primarily
because of his grand all-encompassing
theme
baba yetu is a song that speaks to us on
several different levels hearing it you
almost feel as you can hold the entire
world in the palm of your hand
at the same time it will make you feel
as if you’re just a small part of
something greater
this made baba yetu the perfect song to
be performed in front of the UN General
Assembly even though many of the members
of the assembly probably didn’t know he
was essentially just the Lord’s Prayer
in Swahili
regardless it was the first video game
song to win a Grammy
how’s that for cross genre recognition
do you agree with our list what’s your
favorite lyrical videogame song for more
entertaining top 10s published every day
be sure to subscribe to watchmojo.com
playlist videogames have to offer
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll
be counting down our picks for the top
10 video game songs with lyrics
for this list we’re taking a look at the
most memorable songs from video games
that aren’t purely instrumental to
qualify the song must be specifically
written for a video game licensed songs
such as mad world from Gears of War
already have a list of their own and
because of the tough competition only
one song per franchise will be allowed
on it kind of odd II find it kind of sad
number 10
sins of the father Donna Burke Metal
Gear Solid 5 the phantom pain
initially premiering with the 2013 III
trailer for Metal Gear Solid five sins
of the father is one of the most
powerful pieces of music you’ll ever
hear in a video game
the song immediately submerges us into a
state of uncontrollable sadness with
Donna Burks melancholy humming
about halfway through Burke kicks in
with the lyrics that practically sound
biblical and some of the game’s themes
which is rather fitting since it kicks
in just as skull faces evil plan has
been revealed to you in full this is
we didn’t think anyone could ever top
the title song from snake eater but
Metal Gear Solid is a rare franchise
that continues to top itself on every
conceivable level
number nine carry on avenged sevenfold
call duty black ops 2
here’s yet another song that captures
the essence of war but in a very very
different way
with a heavy metal sound carry on almost
makes the listener feel like they’re
being thrust into combat themselves for
the explosive lyrics and an epic beat
it’s a triumphant song that encourages
you to keep on fighting
if there were ever a song that got you
pumped up to accept the call of duty it
would definitely be this stimulating
ballad by Avenged Sevenfold even if you
happen to be listening to it at the end
of the campaign
number eight late goodbye poets of the
fall max payne 2 the fall of max pain
you know that exhausted sensation
following a long hard night shift that’s
probably the best way to describe lake
goodbye no less treat Stein’s
powerlines they keep on flashing there
couldn’t be a more fitting song to close
out Max Payne 2 expressing the rather
depressing nature of the title character
beer cans
dears eyes but as dreary and dark as Max
Payne is there’s also something very
driven and engrossing about him which is
exemplified in this song
the most interesting part about this
track however is that it’s sung by
multiple NPCs throughout the game making
it a binding thread that’s woven
throughout the neo noir tale it’s a late
goodbye
hey hey NYPD number seven suteki da na
Ricci Final Fantasy 10
while one winged angel from Final
Fantasy seven is among the most rousing
battle themes you’ll ever hear it didn’t
touch our hearts like Sioux Tiki tane
did Final Fantasy 10 has one of the
franchise’s most beautiful love stories
at its core this song plays a crucial
part in Titus and yuna’s relationship as
they finally share a passionate kiss
even if you don’t understand the
Japanese lyrics you feel every emotion
in the song is if you’re embracing a
loved one of your own there’s basically
just one word to describe soo Takeda a
and that word is romantic
you
number six live and learn crush forty
Sonic Adventure – there are so many
great songs from the Sonic series to go
for his world
all hail shadow and the highly
motivating escaped the city we’re all
also considered but in the end it was
the theme that’s used during the epic
climax of Sonic Adventure 2 that took
the honor kicking in a sonic and shadow
unleash their super forms to take on the
final boss it’s a tune that really makes
you feel like the world is on your
shoulders as you’re rushing to save it
as a testament to how epic the theme is
it was used again in a trailer for Super
Smash Brothers Brawl to highlight
Sonic’s debut appearance to fight his
greatest rival number five want you gone
Ellen McLain and Jonathan Coulton Portal
2
the song pretty much epitomizes
everything that makes GLaDOS such an
entertaining character it’s haunting and
disturbing but also witty and downright
hilarious shame shame wellness
as the credits roll this song further
demonstrates that the lethal operating
system has reclaimed at least a little
bit of her humanity and is capable of a
bit of compassion
good
after spending a good portion of the two
games trying to kill Chell now GLaDOS is
just content with having her gone
forever
that’s progress right oh did you think I
meant to that would be funny if it were
although still alive from the original
portal continues to stick with us why
you’ve gone from it’s exceptional sequel
simply takes the cake number four
still alive Lisa misc offski Mirror’s
Edge
speaking of songs titled still alive the
main theme to Mirror’s Edge is certain
to leave anyone feeling uplifted
you
set against the backdrop of an
oppressive totalitarian society mirrors
edge follows faith Connor’s a riotous
runner who can’t be nailed down still
alive overflows with faiths liberating
spirit and the games message regarding
individualism listening to it you feel
like you’re running up the walls and
leaping across buildings with faith as
well it’s a song that encourages people
to be themselves and never apologize for
it
number three the wolven storm ana
Hiddleston and Marcin chibi watch The
Witcher 3 Wild Hunt these girls long
have you and for your tent Icarus to
find all fortunes with almost 200 hours
of gameplay The Witcher 3 is full of
unforgettable moments one of our
favorite instances from the entire game
is when the bard Priscilla takes the
stage and sings this lovely song rend my
heart open while the wolven storm gets
off to a slow start
Priscilla completely in trances the
audience when she opens her mouth and
unleashes her angelic voice I will
follow into the storm of course to our
hero Geralt and the player the lyrics do
sound a bit too familiar to be
coincidental clearly your old buddy
dandelion has been gossiping up a storm
about you my dream come you send berries
tart lilac sweet
regardless listening to the lyrics it’s
still rather surprising that this song
was originally written in Polish I know
not if fate would have us live as one
with boy loves blind chance we’ve been
back number two
lay Ally del principio the Sakuraba
family button kaido’s origins
coming in at number two on this list is
our number one choice for the greatest
RPG boss battle theme of all time
translated into italian lele dad
petechial isn’t the kind of song you
would expect to hear during a final boss
battle yet it impeccably ties into the
game’s heartfelt climax in which soggy
and his companions find the strength to
keep fighting
this is also notably one of the most
personal pieces of music from composer
metoya Sakuraba as his wife Yuko wrote
the lyrics and their nine-year-old
daughter mio provided the vocals
before we get to our topic here are a
few honorable mentions
number one baba yetu Christopher tin and
the Soweto gospel choir civilization for
No
SIV four blew our minds from its opening
title screen and that’s primarily
because of his grand all-encompassing
theme
baba yetu is a song that speaks to us on
several different levels hearing it you
almost feel as you can hold the entire
world in the palm of your hand
at the same time it will make you feel
as if you’re just a small part of
something greater
this made baba yetu the perfect song to
be performed in front of the UN General
Assembly even though many of the members
of the assembly probably didn’t know he
was essentially just the Lord’s Prayer
in Swahili
regardless it was the first video game
song to win a Grammy
how’s that for cross genre recognition
do you agree with our list what’s your
favorite lyrical videogame song for more
entertaining top 10s published every day
be sure to subscribe to watchmojo.com
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