Oh baby, where do I even start?
(Side note: I didn't know there was a media limit on posts, so I just put a link for the last few tracks).
How about this masterpiece from Drakengard 2? My heart melts every time the songs swells around the 1 minute mark.
Radical Dreamers on the SNES is an underrated gem, and this song in particular fills me with such emotion that I can feel my eyes start to water by the end of it.
Light Crusader is one of Treasure's less talked about entries on the SEGA Genesis, which is a shame because it's actually really good. This track for the first dungeon always pumps me up, especially around the 18 second mark.
Marvel vs Capcom 2 needs no introduction. I used to play this game a lot with my cousins back in the day, and the music would get stuck in my head for days. Years later I was genuinely flabbergasted when I found out that people hated this game's soundtrack. How can people seriously hate THIS?
Next we have one of my favourite final boss themes ever from the game Zwei by Falcom. The soundtrack for the
entire game is pure bliss from start to finish. There hasn't been another Falcom game soundtrack like it since.
Mega Man X6 is not a particularly great game, but it was my first Mega Man game ever so I have a soft spot for it. No matter what your opinion on the game is though, everyone agrees that this game's soundtrack
FUCKING SLAPS.
Link.
Shining the Holy Ark has one of the best battle themes ever made in a video game. How do I know this? Because it's the only battle theme outside of boss battles and the final battle
and it never gets old. I can literally listen to this song forever.
Link.
Kenji Ito is one of my all-time favourite composers, and I adore his work for SaGa Frontier. I had a hard time picking one track from this game, but I think Asellus' theme is a good contender for one of the best tracks in the game. It really shows his range as a composer - he effortlessly flows from one emotion to the next. Beautiful.
Link.
God Hand is a game that wasn't appreciated enough back when it first came out, so I'm always happy when I see people going back to it and enjoying it. The game has a fun, lighthearted vibe to it that is reflected in its music. People usually point to the credits theme as their favourite track, but this particular boss theme was the standout for me. I like to play this one on full blast in the car.
Link.
I could go on for a loooong while, so I'll stop here.
The idea behind "E.V.O: Search for Eden" is more interesting on paper than in gameplay, but that track from the 1st stage gets into my soul in an inexplicable way.
