Greatest original song from a game

[Hitman81]

Not sure how many of these exist but man this has to be right up there.



Honorable mention

 

[KaNesDeath]

/thread

 

[Dizzy]

For more classic music

 

[Ashen One]

"For a musician, the SNES sound engine is like a painter using crayons. Nobuo Uematsu used crayons to paint the Sistine Chapel in FFVI."

 

[Mazdarati]

Not sure how many of these exist but man this has to be right up there.



Honorable mention

Saw the title and immediately thought of MGS3 and the RDR one is great too.

 

[SL1200]

Not sure if it's original or a cover but this gave me goosebumps

 

[Diogenes of Sinope]

Not sure how many of these exist but man this has to be right up there.



Honorable mention

Snake Eater was an unforgettable experience for me. Peak Kojima

 

[Swing]

Together with the gameplay segment this is my #1, and I doubt it will ever be topped.



This isn't my usual cup of tea, but I've always thought that it goes remarkably well with the game; and it certainly did wonders for this game's trailers.

 

[The J0ker]

"For a musician, the SNES sound engine is like a painter using crayons. Nobuo Uematsu used crayons to paint the Sistine Chapel in FFVI."

My favorite game of all time.

Anyway, I'm going to limit myself to songs with lyrics since there are so many to choose from.



Edit: This one also deserves mention:

 

[Dizzy]

My bad, guess I was just thinking soundtrack (still those are some bangers). For a song with lyrics and everything this song, in particular this version, always stuck out.

 

[Patrick Jane]

If by "song" you mean music that actually contains ... singing ... then those:

Spoiler: Spoiler

 

[Takamine86]

Take you pick from the Nier OST. The whole soundtrack is great.

 

[Takamine86]

Also Guile's theme is considered one of the greatest. Goes with anything. Great for montage music with anything.

 

[Dream Evil]

So many great ones, but for 30+ years this has been #1 for me.

 

[Hollywood Jack]

Not sure if it's original or a cover but this gave me goosebumps

It's a cover of a song called Through the Valley by Shawn James. However there is some good original music from the first game especially by Gustavo Santaolalla and he returned for the sequel, although the first soundtrack is superior, IMO.







I also rather enjoy the song Tears by Health from the Max Payne 3 soundtrack.

 

[Kona Bear]

This brought me a lot of peace at a time when there was very little of it.

 

[Takamine86]

This brought me a lot of peace at a time when there was very little of it.

Did you earn the large smelly golden reward?

 

[Boss HM-2]

 

[Holic]

No idea why this track isn't mentioned in nearly every OST conversation ever

 

[Holic]

Honorable mention:



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