The best epic scores in games

Music is very important in a game. Without the right sound, you will not get the right feels...

Imagine hearing the sounds of a idyllic countryside, with birds chirping happily in the background and river waters lapping against the shores, while furiously battling other players on a blood-spattered battleground.... you get my drift? That's why most people like to listen to some upbeat (metal or hard rock) music for battlegrounds/ arenas. :P

Some tunes are so awesome that it can let someone go 'Ah, hah! I know that music! It's from *insert name of a game*' A excellent example is the theme song of Halo - who could ever forget such a hauntingly beautiful score? Even it was years since I last played the game (I, unfortunately, do not own an Xbox), I can recognise the music in a heartbeat. The same could be said for Pokemon's battle music... But then Pokemon battle music is recognisable, but is not really my sort of music to be listened on repeat :P

Here are some of the best epic scores that can be found in games - doesn't matter which kind of game it is (it can even be a casual game... why the hell not, right? :P). 

If you think I've missed out on a few of them, please feel free to share down in the comments. Enjoy! :)

*In no particular order

World of Warcraft

Almost all of the game's soundtrack are excellent. If you're a hardcore WoW gamer, you won't even need me to tell you this. I can't even remember how many times I just parked my character in a zone just so I can listen to the music on repeat... until I found out that the music is available for free streaming on YouTube, of course :P

I can still recall that when I had 'withdrawal symptoms' from voluntarily quitting the game more than 2 years ago, I like to listen to the music of the game. Still brings back the good memories :)

Deus Ex: Human Revolution

A very haunting soundtrack that could not be better to fit to the serious theme of the game. It's on par with Halo's music!

To listen to the other music in this playlist, just click on the play button again for the next track.

- The storyline resonates deeply with me. The moral dilemma between unhindered technological/ biological advancement vs retaining humanity can be a really difficult subject to tackle - there is no good answer. But this game has really nice insight into this dilemma and I love the game for it! The gameplay is brilliant as well :)

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Phantoms

The part that I like starts in around 7:30, but I assure you the music gets better after 1:30 into the video :P

Halo

The old PC version of Halo has one of the most haunting main theme music ever (the choir part at least and also the ending part in Halo 2 where everything is like exploding and you had to run to the extraction point). The first time I heard it, I was an impressionable young teen and it chilled me to the bones! Seriously. But of course, if you want to compare it with music from games from the horror genre, it will not be as 'haunting'... and I don't like playing horror games. There, I've said it! lol...

Halo's main theme

Other Halo music 

The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim 

Unfortunately, I only played this version in the Elder Scroll franchise. So, yeah, I've heard good things about Morrowind's music too. I'll go check it out before I'll decide to add it here. :)

Civilization

Although I love the Peter Hollens/ Malukah version better, this is the original music and it deserves the credit too :)

The cover version :)

Lord of the Rings Online

Who can say no to the music in Lord of the Rings, right? :) It's as good as the movie, seriously!

Bastion

A tinge of world/ wild west (the guitars!) music :) The talking in front of the music is intended to be there by the way... just so you know

Dragon Nest

The only 2 soundtrack that I particularly like from the soundtrack in Dragon Nest :)

P/S: I had the idea to write this piece since last year, however, today I read about a similar article done by PC Gamer and I was like 'duh!' I should have just finished this article last year and not let it gather dust in my drafts folder. :\ Anyway, here it (finally) is! So, do enjoy! :)

If you like talking about any epic music in general (I'm a huge fan of epic music!), feel free to drop me a message or something on my blog's Facebook page. :) I'm almost always up for a good chat (unless my introversion kicks in and I get superbly tired lol)!


Oh and I'll link to the PC Gamer article here too: http://www.pcgamer.com/good-pc-game-soundtracks/


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