I figure I'd post this because I've been listening to quite a bit of game music lately.
I'd like to hear some opinions: which game companies do you think make the best music? Which games have some of the greatest music you've ever heard?
Personally, I've always loved the music Rare makes. From the old Donkey Kong Country games (Mining Melancholy and Stickerbush Symphony *crag* yeah) to more recent games such as Viva Pinata and Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts n' Bolts, their music has always felt incredibly epic in one way or another.
Another company on my top list is obviously HAL. I seriously love the *crag*ing music in Kirby games.
Also a favorite would have to be the folks at Nintendo for the Super Mario Galaxy/Metroid Prime soundtracks. (though I still hate 90% of the New Super Mario Bros music because of that stupid *crag*ing "BUH-BUH-BUH" noise)
After hearing some of the music from the upcoming World of Warcraft: Cataclysm expansion, I can certainly say that Blizzard has also earned a place on my list of god-tier music.
Other favorites of mine include Namco and Konami, more on that later probably.
Maybe I'll post some links to favorite examples later. Feel free to post some of your favorite songs and the like.
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