people who use music in their games:

Do you prefer more atmospheric music (i.e. video game music that is instrumental) or like to use songs with lyrics?
Or do you go straight to pop songs (or metal, or 80s, or whatever your genre of choice is) on full blast?

@Miru When I used music in my games, I tried to give each major character/faction their own theme.

I always restricted myself to songs with lyrics that matched the character/faction, often in a somewhat ironic manner.

Actually, quite often, it actually went the other way 'round, with me listening to a song, then deciding to turn it into a character :)