User:NegativeMP1/Draft/List of video game soundtracks considered the best
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editThis is a list of video game soundtracks that have consistently been ranked among the best by video game journalists, critics and publications. It is largely based on "Top 10 / Top 100" type lists that purport to describe a publication's views of the soundtracks in gaming of all time. While any single publication's list often reflects its own taste, when the lists are taken in aggregate, a handful of games with a notable soundtrack have achieved something approaching critical consensus by multiple repeat appearances in such lists, and often ranking highly when they do appear.
Year | Game | Composer(s) | Refs |
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1985 | Super Mario Bros. | Koji Kondo | Factmag,[1] NME,[2] Rolling Stone,[3] Digital Trends[4] |
1989 | Tetris | Hirokazu Tanaka | Factmag,[1] NME,[2] Rolling Stone[3] |
1991 | Street Fighter II | Yoko Shimomura and Isao Abe | Factmag,[1] GamesRadar,[5] NME[2] |
1992 | Streets of Rage 2 | Yuzo Koshiro and Motohiro Kawashima | Clash Music,[6] Factmag,[1] NME,[2] Tom's Guide,[7] GamesRadar[5] |
1995 | Chrono Trigger | Yasunori Mitsuda and Nobuo Uematsu | Factmag,[1] Tom's Guide,[7] GamesRadar,[5] Digital Trends,[4] |
1996 | PaRappa the Rapper | Masaya Matsuura and Yoshihisa Suzuki | Clash Music,[6] Factmag,[1] GamesRadar,[5] NME[2] |
1997 | Castlevania: Symphony of the Night | Michiru Yamane | Factmag,[1] NME,[2] Rolling Stone,[3] Tom's Guide,[7] |
Final Fantasy VII | Nobuo Uematsu | Consequence of Sound,[8] Factmag,[1] NME,[2] Rolling Stone[3] | |
1998 | The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time | Koji Kondo | Consequence of Sound,[8] Factmag,[1] NME,[2] Tom's Guide,[7] Digital Trends[4] |
2004 | Katamari Damacy | Yuu Miyake, Asuka Sakai, Akitaka Tohyama, Hideki Tobeta, and Yoshihito Yano | Consequence of Sound,[8] Factmag,[1] GamesRadar,[5] |
2007 | Portal | Kelly Bailey and Mike Morasky | Factmag,[1] NME,[2] Rolling Stone,[3] |
2010 | Red Dead Redemption | Bill Elm and Woody Jackson | Consequence of Sound,[8] Factmag,[1] NME,[2] Rolling Stone,[3] |
2012 | Journey | Austin Wintory | Clash Music,[6] Factmag,[1] Tom's Guide,[7] GamesRadar[5] |
2013 | Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance | Jamie Christopherson | Clash Music,[6] Rolling Stone,[3] Tom's Guide,[7] |
2015 | The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | Marcin PrzybyĆowicz, Mikolai Stroinski, and Percival | Clash Music,[6] Rolling Stone,[3] Tom's Guide[7] |
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Twells, John; Stabler, Brad; Bowe, Mike; Wilson, Scott; Lea, Tom (2015-04-28). "The 100 greatest video game soundtracks". FACT Magazine.
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(help) - ^ a b c d e f g h i j "23 Of The Coolest Ever Video Game Soundtracks". NME. 2015-07-20.
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(help) - ^ a b c d e f g h Deane, Donald (2014-10-04). "Nine Legitimately Awesome Video Game Soundtracks". Rolling Stone.
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(help) - ^ a b c "The Best Video Game Soundtracks Of All Time". Digital Trends.
- ^ a b c d e f "Top 25 Greatest Video Game Soundtracks of All Time". GamesRadar.
- ^ a b c d e Diver, Mike (2013-09-16). "7 Of The Best: Video Game Soundtracks". Clash Music.
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(help) - ^ a b c d e f g Workman, Robert (2013-09-04). "10 Best Video Game Soundtracks". Tom's Guide. Archived from the original on 2013-09-15.
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suggested) (help) - ^ a b c d "Top 10 Video Game Scores and Soundtracks". Consequence of Sound. 2013-09-18.
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