[Petrarch of the VBB]

Having just spent a considerable amount of time extracting all the music from C&C and RA, converting it to wav (which involved having about 30 DOS windows open at once), converting those wavs to mp3, and then forming a playlist of it, it's got me thinking, which game could be said to have the best soundtrack?

My vote would have to go to Red Alert, or Operation Flashpoint. What do you say?

[Turnsky]

Hmm... i'd say either Halo or MGS2... IMO

[phreak]

doom level 1 sounds like master of puppets.  that said, i've always liked doom music

[Killfrenzy]

Little Big Adventure.

Smacks everything else hands down. I can't think of any other game whose soundtrack I actually extracted.

That said, the music from Tyrian and Sonic the Hedgehog 2 is superb!

[Taristin]

Sonic 2 - Sky Fortress!

I like HALO, the FS/FS2 Cinema musics, and I can't think of any more ATM, but some games have awesome soundtracks.

[Descenterace]

Some of the tracks on the Descent 2 and Vertigo CDs were pretty good.  Can't give track numbers (not meaningful ones, anyway) coz I copied all the D2 and D2:V tracks onto a single CD...

[Thor]

aside from those metioned, Homeworld, tony Hawks and halflife had good music

[Galemp]

American McGee's Alice, without question. It was composed by Chris Vrenna of Nine Inch Nails and it's freaking awesome.

You can actually get it at the iTunes music store. You'd be better off buying the game for $10 in a bargain bin then extracting it though. 'Tis a damn fine game.

[Deepblue]

I can't believe you forgot TA!!!

[Liberator]

Planescape: Torment

Best Computer RPG
Best Music, Jeremy Soule IIRC
Good Story
Best use of the Infinity Engine

*scuttles off to install PS:T, and have a go*

[Blue Lion]

I tend not to hear soundtracks really, usually I turn them off.

[Galemp]

Originally posted by Blue Lion
I tend not to hear soundtracks really, usually I turn them off.

That's horrible!
The only game I turned the soundtrack off for was the original Aliens vs. Predator. There was enough ambient sound, and it made it a hell of a lot scarier.

[Devils_Hitman]

Originally posted by PhReAk
doom level 1 sounds like master of puppets.  that said, i've always liked doom music

YESSSS!!....exactly.


I reckon baldurs gate 2 music is the best, oh and freespace 2 of cource.

[Knight Templar]

Zelda(s), Mafia, Warcraft, CnC, Halo, Perfect Dark

Hey Pete, think you can share the CnC wealth?

[Drew]

Chrono Trigger.
Chrono Cross.

even tho i lisnt to hard stuff those soundracks still blow me away.

[Nico]

Originally posted by Galemp

The only game I turned the soundtrack off for was the original Aliens vs. Predator. There was enough ambient sound, and it made it a hell of a lot scarier.

that's why I keep it on ( besides the musics are great ).
Otherwise, too many games with colol soundtracks, like mechwarrior2, diablo2, etc etc.
Have no favourite, then.

[Kamikaze]

In no particular order...

FF6
Chrono Cross
Unlimited Saga
Sacrifice
System Shock 2
Freespace 2

off the top of my head

[Ulundel]

Mmm...either Homeworld 2 or Morrowind but since they're both so different I can't prefer one to another.

[Petrarch of the VBB]

You know, I have extracted the music from many a game. If you want any, give me a shout.
HomeWorld
HW:C
OpFlashpoint
Red Alert
C&C
TA
UT
Deus Ex

I'm currently working on getting the Republic soundtrack, but it's not easy.

[Gortef]

Final Fantasies
FS/FS2
Halo
MGS
Max Payne
CC/CT
Lunar

there's some...