you’ll want to crank up the volume to 11
when you’re playing these games
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top ten
modern video game soundtracks for our
list while we usually stick to one title
per franchise we’ve decided to allow
overall series when we couldn’t lock it
down to just one game
we’ve ranked the soundtracks from the
sixth generation of consoles and later
anything earlier will be in our retro
video game soundtrack clip
and remember we’re focusing on
soundtracks as a whole not just one-off
themes as we already have lists for that
last leaf games that used licensed
tracks are excluded so no dice GTA what
number 10 God of War series
since the first game the music in this
series has carried the tone the
composers use a range of our kestrel
themes to help establish the titles epic
feel
it’s not like we need any more
motivation to help Kratos take revenge
but the inspiring music certainly helps
the use of ancient and ethnic
instruments gives it a unique sound
number nine Scott Pilgrim vs. the world
the game
considering that this game tells the
story of a gamer and bass player it’s
not surprising that it had a great
soundtrack
chiptune punk band Anamanaguchi scored
the side-scrolling brawler and their
synthesised arcade sounding music is a
perfect match for the game’s quirky
visuals
we’ve got one editor here at WatchMojo
who has this soundtrack playing on his
iPod constantly and we can’t say we
blame him number 8 Crysis 2
hans zimmer is one of the most
sought-after composers in hollywood so
trying his hand at video game scoring is
not all that surprising
the result is that the orchestral sound
that Zimmer perfected in movies like
inception and the Dark Knight translates
perfectly into the dark post-apocalyptic
world of crisis
if you have to kick alien ass you might
as well hear some awesome music while
you’re doing it
remember me number seven Final Fantasy
10 this was the first title in the
series with voice acting and fully
three-dimensional areas as opposed to
pre-rendered backgrounds and the music
was equally innovative
it was the first time that composer
Nobuo Uematsu had help composing for the
games as they created a score consisting
of over four hours of music ranging from
solo piano to pulsing techno
it just nudges ahead of final fantasy
xiii thanks to the recent remaster
giving the soundtrack a full facelift
number six Assassin’s Creed series
this series revolves around modern-day
people reliving historical conflicts
appropriately the soundtracks combined
old sounding music with modern vibes and
each of the series soundtracks fits the
theme of their game rather well for
example with the first game being set in
Jerusalem the music has a biblical tone
while in the fourth game the pirate
theme makes you feel like a true
swashbuckler
number five Elder Scroll series this
powerful RPG franchise made the leap to
consult with morrowind and its music was
an equivalent step forward for the
series composer Jeremy sewells use of
stirring strings and booming percussion
matches the epic quality of each game as
the gameplay in the series continued to
progress Sool matched the developers
work for Skyrim he added a 30 man choir
which she layered three times to sound
like 90 voices
before portal to the soundtrack for this
puzzle-platformer contains both a score
and individual songs all of whit’s
perfectly complemented the inventive
game
composure Mike Moravsky created a score
which is generated in real time based on
gameplay leading to music which takes
over 70,000 years to repeat itself indie
rockers the national and Jonathan
Coulton wrote the songs both of which
helped to establish the game’s powerful
emotions number 3 Red Dead Redemption
Red Dead did an incredible job of
establishing its Western Senate and the
score by Bill elm and woody Jackson had
no small part in its success they used
instruments found in cowboy films and
consultant traditional Western musicians
to create music that fit the title
nothing screams Wild West like hearing a
fiddle and jaw harp as you ride on
horseback carrying your revolver
number two Shadow of the Colossus
Colossus would be a good way to describe
koa toddies score for this game though
the epic orchestral score is only heard
during cutscenes and when you encounter
the titular Giants the music manages to
be just as impressive as the colossi
themselves just listen to this theme
while taking on the third Colossus
now I know what the next Godzilla film
means to include
before we get to our number one let’s
take a look at some honorable mentions
number one Bastion
modern video game music has come a long
way since the early days of beeps and
bloops but this action-rpgs achievements
stand alone God’s anger Lyle Pearson
Masari forward
then God’s gonna hurt you
play with loaded guns composer darin
corp describes the sound as acoustic
frontier trip-hop and the bizarre hybrid
of bluegrass and techno is perfect for
the games trippy self-reflexive tale by
the way joss whedon Vance does this tune
remind you of anything
there are so many amazing soundtracks
that it’s impossible to cover them all
so let us know which Tunes you have
playing on your iPod and for more
immersive top 10s published daily be
sure to subscribe to watchmojo.com
you
when you’re playing these games
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top ten
modern video game soundtracks for our
list while we usually stick to one title
per franchise we’ve decided to allow
overall series when we couldn’t lock it
down to just one game
we’ve ranked the soundtracks from the
sixth generation of consoles and later
anything earlier will be in our retro
video game soundtrack clip
and remember we’re focusing on
soundtracks as a whole not just one-off
themes as we already have lists for that
last leaf games that used licensed
tracks are excluded so no dice GTA what
number 10 God of War series
since the first game the music in this
series has carried the tone the
composers use a range of our kestrel
themes to help establish the titles epic
feel
it’s not like we need any more
motivation to help Kratos take revenge
but the inspiring music certainly helps
the use of ancient and ethnic
instruments gives it a unique sound
number nine Scott Pilgrim vs. the world
the game
considering that this game tells the
story of a gamer and bass player it’s
not surprising that it had a great
soundtrack
chiptune punk band Anamanaguchi scored
the side-scrolling brawler and their
synthesised arcade sounding music is a
perfect match for the game’s quirky
visuals
we’ve got one editor here at WatchMojo
who has this soundtrack playing on his
iPod constantly and we can’t say we
blame him number 8 Crysis 2
hans zimmer is one of the most
sought-after composers in hollywood so
trying his hand at video game scoring is
not all that surprising
the result is that the orchestral sound
that Zimmer perfected in movies like
inception and the Dark Knight translates
perfectly into the dark post-apocalyptic
world of crisis
if you have to kick alien ass you might
as well hear some awesome music while
you’re doing it
remember me number seven Final Fantasy
10 this was the first title in the
series with voice acting and fully
three-dimensional areas as opposed to
pre-rendered backgrounds and the music
was equally innovative
it was the first time that composer
Nobuo Uematsu had help composing for the
games as they created a score consisting
of over four hours of music ranging from
solo piano to pulsing techno
it just nudges ahead of final fantasy
xiii thanks to the recent remaster
giving the soundtrack a full facelift
number six Assassin’s Creed series
this series revolves around modern-day
people reliving historical conflicts
appropriately the soundtracks combined
old sounding music with modern vibes and
each of the series soundtracks fits the
theme of their game rather well for
example with the first game being set in
Jerusalem the music has a biblical tone
while in the fourth game the pirate
theme makes you feel like a true
swashbuckler
number five Elder Scroll series this
powerful RPG franchise made the leap to
consult with morrowind and its music was
an equivalent step forward for the
series composer Jeremy sewells use of
stirring strings and booming percussion
matches the epic quality of each game as
the gameplay in the series continued to
progress Sool matched the developers
work for Skyrim he added a 30 man choir
which she layered three times to sound
like 90 voices
before portal to the soundtrack for this
puzzle-platformer contains both a score
and individual songs all of whit’s
perfectly complemented the inventive
game
composure Mike Moravsky created a score
which is generated in real time based on
gameplay leading to music which takes
over 70,000 years to repeat itself indie
rockers the national and Jonathan
Coulton wrote the songs both of which
helped to establish the game’s powerful
emotions number 3 Red Dead Redemption
Red Dead did an incredible job of
establishing its Western Senate and the
score by Bill elm and woody Jackson had
no small part in its success they used
instruments found in cowboy films and
consultant traditional Western musicians
to create music that fit the title
nothing screams Wild West like hearing a
fiddle and jaw harp as you ride on
horseback carrying your revolver
number two Shadow of the Colossus
Colossus would be a good way to describe
koa toddies score for this game though
the epic orchestral score is only heard
during cutscenes and when you encounter
the titular Giants the music manages to
be just as impressive as the colossi
themselves just listen to this theme
while taking on the third Colossus
now I know what the next Godzilla film
means to include
before we get to our number one let’s
take a look at some honorable mentions
number one Bastion
modern video game music has come a long
way since the early days of beeps and
bloops but this action-rpgs achievements
stand alone God’s anger Lyle Pearson
Masari forward
then God’s gonna hurt you
play with loaded guns composer darin
corp describes the sound as acoustic
frontier trip-hop and the bizarre hybrid
of bluegrass and techno is perfect for
the games trippy self-reflexive tale by
the way joss whedon Vance does this tune
remind you of anything
there are so many amazing soundtracks
that it’s impossible to cover them all
so let us know which Tunes you have
playing on your iPod and for more
immersive top 10s published daily be
sure to subscribe to watchmojo.com
you
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