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Paul HudsonI could really use some great video game soundtrack recommendations. Bonus points for a YouTube link. Double bonus points if the game is at least 15 years old 🙂
Josh Wold@twostraws nothing beats Age of Empires II, and I’m only half kidding https://youtu.be/jadxTFqyhRM
Age of Empires 2 Soundtrack (Full)
Leo Dion@twostraws Sort of older than 15 years ago because it contains remakes but still some solid tunes when you need to avoid blue shells and Xcode compilation errors
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTY-fHX-ZIGwdsXnDUPhGYLkhvH9TmtXD
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTY-fHX-ZIGwdsXnDUPhGYLkhvH9TmtXD
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe OST
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Aaron Bushnell
Michael Critz
Quake - Soundtrack [Full Album]
Ilia Kolo@pixelscience @twostraws Looked at the comments just to check if someone gave this link already )
@Gray_Wind @twostraws Another person of culture. 🎩
LCKENDRICK@twostraws kingdoms of Amalur criminaly underrated game soundtrack.
Dillon Mok@twostraws I rather like the soundtrack from Sword & Sworcery by Jim Guthrie. It's not quite 15 years old though (12 years!) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCcWWcL_Sg4
Jason Robinson@dillonmok @twostraws Just reading this brought back some sense-memories! <3
Ishan@twostraws Assassin’s Creed 2 had one of the best sou tracks IMHO. https://youtu.be/X9geXVAOFDg
Journey is amazing as well https://youtu.be/hdG-e_Joc8Q
FF7 Remake: https://youtu.be/wUsz33oPFjM
Assassin's Creed 2 OST / Jesper Kyd - Venice Rooftops (Track 02)
Wesley Hilliard@twostraws no links from me, but: Sim City 2000, Final Fantasy VII, Kingdom Hearts, and Pokemon Crystal.
Of course it’s wayyyy over the nerdy deep end.
Brandon@twostraws Spider-Man: Miles Morales
@twostraws Bastion is also great. https://youtu.be/x3BDiQQ98ik
Bastion Original Soundtrack - A Proper Story
Mike Zeller 
@twostraws neither are 15 years old…but both are FANTASTIC. I tend to code a lot to each of these:
Tunic:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnvjKf_mRYM
https://lifeformed.bandcamp.com/album/tunic-original-game-soundtrack
Hollow Knight:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbaFAQbCkdc
https://christopherlarkin.bandcamp.com/album/hollow-knight-original-soundtrack
Bonus Hollow Knight concert:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJ83xWGtQtg&t=1654s
Gustavo Medori@twostraws Among my favorites (ALL > 15 years old 😄):
Final Fantasy VIII (that's 8, not 7. also anything composed by Nobuo Uematsu will be great): https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_l8szd2J3qmAUvscgOZOgyE9uV9gkxdw3w
Chrono Trigger: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kOFWziQDh7okS3iyuKk4mkFNVdbxmHBqA
Trails in the Sky: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPDoxoGA-MPQX6G_praYBdPDpM4VEbvdR
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAs1Kha_R9dKVBalCf4p-cleWDVWxYp22
I've got more, so let me know if you want more.
Also, I highly recommend checking out The Marcus Hedges Trend Orchestra. They do great stuff: https://www.youtube.com/@TrendOrchestra
Chris Ross@twostraws Some of my personal favourites: Journey by Austin Wintory, Crypt of the Necrodancer by Danny Baranowsky, Super Meat Boy original soundtrack by Danny Baranowsky, Far Cry 4, Assasins Creed: Black Flag. Apologies for the lack of bonus points.
Uli Kusterer (Not a kitteh)@twostraws The Outer Worlds, The Outer Wilds, World of Goo, Plants vs. Zombies, Lemmings for Mac.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mh_1UxOFmU&list=RD-mh_1UxOFmU&start_radio=1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RJtvhippL0&list=PLer5UtBCZiMxCsYWKiEUXSbMkCETXvl8c&index=20
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnOV-IguSuo&list=PLB1253D498BF19F6E
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWR8aWJOKKg&list=PL8C3D47E6FA9CDDC4&index=3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUlc5Ufvi2s&list=PLE714A90F464DC7B8
The Outer Worlds - "Hope" (Title Theme/Main Menu Music) by Justin E. Bell
Grady Haynes@twostraws It’s a shame the game isn’t good, because the Last Battle (1989) soundtrack deserved to be more widely known.
Last Battle Soundtrack OST Sega
Brendan Thompson@twostraws hard to beat Goldeneye N64 https://youtu.be/w4cUuJpc7b8
Sindarina, Edge Case Detective@twostraws Most of Chris Huelsbeck's work should qualify, including the Giana Sisters soundtrack.
Here's a symphonic version;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSOS2uwqpfw
Playlists;
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZCblcWrJ95wjzGwVNseqtQ/playlists
And another channel here;
Chris Huelsbeck: Symphonic Shades - The Great Giana Sisters (HQ)
@twostraws A few favorites!
Calm & nostalgic: Myst
https://music.apple.com/us/album/myst-original-game-soundtrack-remastered-2022/1605646922
Boisterous 90s techno: Red Alert
https://music.apple.com/us/album/command-conquer-red-alert-original-soundtrack-remastered/1516373861
Atmospheric & quirky: Transistor
https://music.apple.com/us/album/command-conquer-red-alert-original-soundtrack-remastered/1516373861
Pensive & passive: Monument Valley
https://music.apple.com/us/album/monument-valley-original-soundtrack/887804425
Ben Boecker@twostraws I still love the Metroid Prime Soundtrack. Very calming, ideal for playing in the background while coding 👍
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=tBq_SueS8oo&pp=ygUYbWV0cm9pZCBwcmltZSBzb3VuZHRyYWNr
Metroid Prime - Full Original Soundtrack HD
donkey@twostraws Privateer.
Epic game, great soundtrack
Wing Comander Privateer Music
@donkey I remember spending months playing that game before realizing there was an actual plot 😅
@twostraws Right!? Such a neat story. Galaxy On Fire 2 HD for iPad/iPhone is the best/closest thing I’ve found to it in modern times.
https://apps.apple.com/nz/app/galaxy-on-fire-2-hd/id465072566
Galaxy on Fire 2™ HD
THE #1 OPEN WORLD SCI-FI ACTION GAME Galaxy on Fire 2™ HD is a premium-quality 3D space combat and trading simulation with adventure and RPG elements. Take over the role of the hot-headed space war veteran Keith T. Maxwell and save the galaxy from its impeding destruction by the hands of devious al…
richmurrillsOnce “Magical sound shower” from Outrun gets going it’s a banger as the kids say
Magical Sound Shower
Matt Turner@twostraws moreso for a background? Jotted a few down: Couple of square enix games:
Chrono Cross - scars of time (1999)
https://youtu.be/180sjeAMKPE
Super Mario rpg ost (1996)
https://youtu.be/bU8ZaJK1CF0
Kingdom hearts birth by sleep (2010)
https://youtu.be/29KHZ3jVguk
Zelda - majoras mask (2000)
https://youtu.be/cGG7qIhU094
Pokemon yellow (2000)
https://youtu.be/EcBPaZwjWQc
Punch-out (1987)
https://youtu.be/EmG-Af0LK88
Chrono Cross Opening/Intro HD - Scars of Time (high quality)
enthraxxx@twostraws Megaman X is a classic
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=tBWl9p0fH28
Megaman X 2 is good as well.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=DiHmRGUa5EQ
And let's not forget the third opus in the series
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=v9-cRNOLf7w
Enjoy!
Full Mega Man X OST
Morten Bek Ditlevsen@twostraws My favorite shoot-em-up platformer of all time is Turrican II for the Amiga. Chris Huelsbeck has made an awesome remake of his legendary game music with the Turrican Anthology Soundtrack: https://youtu.be/q9oDdX3pycA
Turrican Soundtrack Anthology Vol 2 - COMPILATION Full Soundtrack HD
stackPeek- Skyrim. So atmospheric, you can practically fall asleep to it. (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8CB7943AB56938F8)
- Super Mario Galaxy 2. For a platformer game, this game have such a mindblowing OST. (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNvQcJ1tQe2Rgy8r2ZKLfE2c3uNJuRmlX, wow it looks like it's back up again, Nintendo is notorious for taking down shit like this)
- Zelda BoTW. The OST is good, yet in the game it's so underutilized, most of the music are probably used only in specific cut scene (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLh4Eme5gACZEAazTK1vSZn3DCYJLQ4YHH)
- SimCity 4, I think it's a mix of Jazz and triphop? It's so good, it match the vibe of the game perfectly, basically building a city
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim OST
ravi
Mogleg@twostraws I submit for your consideration the Grim Fandango soundtrack: https://youtu.be/5-K8R1hDG9E
Kara Goldfinch@twostraws Ecco the Dolphin Defender of the Future. Some lovely relaxing tunes by Tim Follin including this one.
https://youtu.be/I2sS51m1s3k
https://youtu.be/I2sS51m1s3k
Ecco the Dolphin:Defender of the Future OST - Aquamarine Bay
august
Beyond the Flow of Time | Full Chrono Trigger Album [2021]
Mathias af Jochnick@twostraws Everything you need right here. There’s a Mac player in use all the time too. :)
schlaeps@twostraws
I keep an Apple Music playlist with some favorites if you want a curated list: https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/great-game-soundtracks/pl.u-5jyDytordyY
I keep an Apple Music playlist with some favorites if you want a curated list: https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/great-game-soundtracks/pl.u-5jyDytordyY
However I still fall back on an old @cabel recommendation when I am building something special: the SimCity soundtrack by Chris Tilton:
https://music.apple.com/us/album/simcity-ea-games-soundtrack/1491082981
Many builder games have awesome low stakes music that are great for creative thinking. They are designed to be used while building, so it makes perfect sense!
Some others:
Planet Coaster
https://music.apple.com/us/album/you-me-gravity-the-music-of-planet-coaster/1677617904
Planet Zoo
https://music.apple.com/us/album/you-me-other-animals-the-music-of-planet-zoo/1677609913
@twostraws mechwarrior 2
MechWarrior 2 Soundtrack
lechuckcaptain@twostraws this is my top favourite of all time https://youtu.be/ra44hAf1nP8 #GuybrushThreepwood #monkeyisland
Monkey Island 1 Intro
Roundcat@twostraws Highly recommend the Donkey Country 2 OST . My picks would be Stickerbrush Symphony and Forest Interlude. Join us here as well for daily contributions.
Donkey Kong Country 2 Soundtrack (SPC)
Mark Boszko@twostraws Unchated is now 15 years old ;-) https://youtu.be/3aZxNWwgDhY
1 Hour of Relaxing 'Uncharted' Music
@twostraws See also Dragon Age https://youtu.be/NQ5S8vs2n0U
Dragon Age Origins Full Soundtrack
Chris Wagner@twostraws not 15 years old but one of my absolute favorites is Celeste https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLe1jcCJWvkWiWLp9h3ge0e5v7n6kxEfOG /cc @EXOK
Pelle Wessman
Niels@twostraws maybe not exactly what you are looking for, but I love the Animal Crossing gamecube music
https://youtube.com/watch?v=jEqkruTKK4A
https://youtube.com/watch?v=jEqkruTKK4A
Animal Crossing OST + K.K slider songs (gamecube)
Jonathan Zhan@twostraws Star Control 2! Especially Shipyard and Hyperspace. It’s wonderfully diverse.
It’s 30 years old - do the bonus points scale linearly or geometrically? 😬
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnQIgt9njOcPuOg2E_6QnnLdYbwviwsOy
73 million secondsCall of #Cthulhu: Shadow of the Comet has an excellent #FMsynth horror soundtrack: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_uGjSYlD5s&list=PLTNxZTnKAj10p-6g1t2NoDBXm6Z0y_qqx
Main Theme (CD Version) - Shadow of the Comet
Silent Hill 2 by Yamaoka Akira: https://youtu.be/QFvt2cNSOaM
The Last Ninja by Ben Daglish: https://youtu.be/dZx-SlhZ-oo
(I think I should get extra bonus points since The Last Ninja came out 36 years ago)
No bonus points for Dark Souls (by Sakuraba Motoi) since it’s from 2011…
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lkOD8pQI8xfBqLC8W4xxhf67-VVoF_lkU
Chase Martin 
David BruchmannHurrican
Soundtracks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZDRZPRuubk&list=PLfIlC0sT8dexv0HnKFuV-WMWmfXBZ5mh3
Video of game: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPIDuwUxDxo
Game: https://github.com/meniku/Hurrican
The latest compiled version I could download was from August 14, 2007
Not sure if @poke53280 is the author.
Hurrican OST Menü
@davidbruchmann @twostraws No, I'm not the developer, but I suppose we both like the colours of the frames and are addicted to the C64 🙃
@poke53280 @twostraws
Thanks for the feedback!
How comes that you've chosen the same very typical name then?
Thanks for the feedback!
How comes that you've chosen the same very typical name then?
mr. intarwebs@twostraws The jazzy and classy beats of Grim Fandango are what you need: https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mx2iYNRg2joCOSj4fd2BTnQegUdBqbi1k&feature=share
