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This 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
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 Przybyłowicz, Mikolai Stroinski, and Percival Clash Music,[6] Rolling Stone,[3] Tom's Guide[7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ 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. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "23 Of The Coolest Ever Video Game Soundtracks". NME. 2015-07-20. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h Deane, Donald (2014-10-04). "Nine Legitimately Awesome Video Game Soundtracks". Rolling Stone. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  4. ^ a b c "The Best Video Game Soundtracks Of All Time". Digital Trends.
  5. ^ a b c d e f "Top 25 Greatest Video Game Soundtracks of All Time". GamesRadar.
  6. ^ a b c d e Diver, Mike (2013-09-16). "7 Of The Best: Video Game Soundtracks". Clash Music. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  7. ^ 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. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  8. ^ a b c d "Top 10 Video Game Scores and Soundtracks". Consequence of Sound. 2013-09-18. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)


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