Soundtracks That Are Better Than Halos?? Are There Any?

Halo is damn good, but Red Alert 2 was my favorite.

look up "Hellmarch Red Alert 2" on youtube, definiton of EPIC.

HavocV3

Thanks for reminding me how awsome this song is

Try Metroid Prime & Metroid Prime 2 for size. I recommend listening to (from Prime 1) Space Station Interior, Tallon Overworld 1 & 2, Phendrana Drifts, Metroid Prime Battle & Essence of Metroid Prime. And for Prime 2: Torvus Bog, Submerged Temple, Chykka Larva & Adult, Sanctuary Fortress, Emperor Ing 1 & 2 and Hunters.

If those don't please you, try my personal favorites GoldenEye 007 and Perfect Dark .

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KZ2 just won an award for its soundtrack.

I got to say that it deserves it, I have no complains about the game's sound, very energetic.angelkimne

I'm fine with differing opinions, but that's just plain odd to me.

Have you heard the Killzone 2 soundtrack? It's pretty epic, the meny music alone is epic.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SC0kxEgsIE4

Nothing has ever topped Chrono Cross in my mind.RenegadeSynapse

I feel exactly the same.

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[QUOTE="RavenLoud"]

KZ2 just won an award for its soundtrack.

I got to say that it deserves it, I have no complains about the game's sound, very energetic.dream431ca

I'm fine with differing opinions, but that's just plain odd to me.

Have you heard the Killzone 2 soundtrack? It's pretty epic, the meny music alone is epic.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SC0kxEgsIE4

one off my mind would be lost odysseys soundtrack

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNa1W9cj8NA

oh yeah cant forget about medal of honor series.

>Did you listen to Shadow Of The Colossus?HAZE-Unit

btw just check the Castlevania osts I brought above, good music there.HAZE-Unit

Super Mario Galaxy 2 has an Awesome soundtrack.

Mass Effect series.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTsD2FjmLsw

Parasomniac

I would have said that, but ME2 was kind of a let down on that front. It had some nice themes, started out great with the Illusive Man and Humans Disappearing/The Attack all the way up to Normandy Reborn. But the individual tracks for each squad member had no life, maybe except for Garrus' and Tali's. The Collectors theme became a little overused with little variation on some of the subsequent attacks. But the finale with the Suicide Mission/End Run is one of the best pieces I've heard in a game.

Mass Effect 1 was just cool though.

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[QUOTE="RavenLoud"]

KZ2 just won an award for its soundtrack.

I got to say that it deserves it, I have no complains about the game's sound, very energetic.dream431ca

I'm fine with differing opinions, but that's just plain odd to me.

Have you heard the Killzone 2 soundtrack? It's pretty epic, the meny music alone is epic.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SC0kxEgsIE4

Most disappointing soundtrack: Mass Effect 2. The music of ME1 was unique, and fit the mood of the game perfectly as it progressed. ME2 was filled with sterile, commonplace trash. I can't remember one song from that game, and I played through it three times.Mark36111

I agree though; it was meh compared to the first (which had an awesome ost).

Shadow of the Colossus perhaps?

Final Fantasy X, Mass Effect 1 & 2, and Oblivion are the BEST soundtracks I've ever heard! Ever!

No soundtrack has affected me like Kingdom Hearts, it's awesome:)

[QUOTE="Mark36111"]Most disappointing soundtrack: Mass Effect 2. The music of ME1 was unique, and fit the mood of the game perfectly as it progressed. ME2 was filled with sterile, commonplace trash. I can't remember one song from that game, and I played through it three times.angelkimne

I agree though; it was meh compared to the first (which had an awesome ost).

Hey I know this thread basically ended, so sorry to post so late but I want to thank everybody for their great contributions. I really appreciate how mature everybody was in thsi thread and I was listening just now to alot of these great songs. I still think Halo has a great soundtrack, but these songs u guys have mentioned have also been fantastic and gave me that great emotional plateaus i always look for in soundtracks.... I have some new favorites now

While lacking in original tracks, Super Smash Bros. Brawl is one of the best soundtracks ever. It's the amalgamation of gaming's best achievements.

felipebo

Metal Gear Sold soundtracks

Uncharted 2, ff13, alan wake

Arcanum, Torment, Baldur's Gate 2, Doom II, and Hexen. Halo has a horrible soundtrack.

Halo's soundtrack is not that good. It had a memorable theme and that is all. Its composer gets far too much hype imo.

Cool soundtrack, yes... but not amazing.

Halo's soundtrack is not that good. It had a memorable theme and that is all. Its composer gets far too much hype imo.

Cool soundtrack, yes... but not amazing.

kansasdude2009

Hey I know this thread basically ended, so sorry to post so late but I want to thank everybody for their great contributions. I really appreciate how mature everybody was in thsi thread and I was listening just now to alot of these great songs. I still think Halo has a great soundtrack, but these songs u guys have mentioned have also been fantastic and gave me that great emotional plateaus i always look for in soundtracks.... I have some new favorites now

ms555

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Halo's soundtrack is not that good. It had a memorable theme and that is all. Its composer gets far too much hype imo.

Cool soundtrack, yes... but not amazing.

SpiritOfFire117

Halo's soundtrack is not that good. It had a memorable theme and that is all. Its composer gets far too much hype imo.

Cool soundtrack, yes... but not amazing.

kansasdude2009

I wouldn't outright say the soundtrack is better than the Halo series', but I did enjoy the World of Goo soundtrack; for a puzzle game, and for a game in general, it had a pretty riveting soundtrack. Burning Man, Cog in the Machine, and Red Carpet Extend-o-Matic are a few of my favorites. The soundtrack is even available for free on the developer's blog.

Super Mario Galaxy.

Halo has amazing music.

Monster Hunter's up there for me, a lot of cool boss themes, and the main theme is awesome.

Any game with epic symphonic music is pretty mch awesome.

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Halo's soundtrack is not that good. It had a memorable theme and that is all. Its composer gets far too much hype imo.

Cool soundtrack, yes... but not amazing.

Anjunaddict

I'm sure it has been said somewhere, but NIER has an amazing OST.

Halo's soundtrack is not that good. It had a memorable theme and that is all. Its composer gets far too much hype imo.

Cool soundtrack, yes... but not amazing.

kansasdude2009

Try playing ODST. If you don't believe the soundtrack is exceptional.. Well then I don't know what to tell you.

Edit: Ah, you have redeemed yourself with the above post. :P

Brutal Legends sountrack. (except for THAT dragonforce song)

Castlevania

Metroid

Zelda

Alundra

...these soundtracks blow away Halo.

It comes down to opinion, really. In after people who have never played Halo list off FInal Fantasy tracks.vashkey

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sjvo0SPAOiQ= Gregorian chanting followed by 80's guitar rifts.

When I first played it it seemed they tried to capture the feel of this opening. (or any one of a million movies that use the chanting to symbolise something "Holy".)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdznoXlO5s0&feature=related

You seem to late to preempt the large group of people who have played and like FF, a series that has been awarded multiple times for it's soundtrack and has it's own touring orchestra that sells out.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12vlUlLQpQg

One of my personal favorites

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1JgIg38QBU

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Just listen to Red Dead Redemption's and you are IN the West.

But I really liked Crysis's soundtrack also, as well as Uncharted's.

*Bonus* look up Lost's soundtrack RIGHT NOW. It's a TV show... but must be mentioned

HAZE-Unit

I just wanna know why the orange in Locke's mouth? for real I don't get the joke

In the Pilot, Kate takes the shoes off a dead man to go hiking with Jack and Charlie. She sees Locke looking at her, and his mouth is shut. To try and take away from the depression of taking a dead man's shoes, he opens his mouth, and there's the orange smile. She is not amused.

Kingdom Hearts, The World Ends With You, Final Fantasy VII, Zelda, Mario, Pokemon ??

JRPG's always have great music, well not all of them.

edit- Xenoblade has an amazing soundtrack

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpi3YJd6Vas

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1aZ3HvalD0&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBGGA16oxn4&feature=related

The Last Story main theme is also great

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnfH_WGUR9M&feature=related

Kingdom hearts birth by sleep has a spectacular sound track.

Nothing beats Morrowind/Oblivion OST by Jeremy Soule. THE best soundtrack in the gaming industry. Fable/Fable II by Russell Shaw is also great.

wapahala

Nintendo's big 3 franchises(Mario, Zelda, Metroid) blow Halo out of the water. Chrono Cross has one of the best soundtracks ever, So do the Golden Sun games. The Elder Scrolls games have amazing soundtracks as well. SSBB has a huge selection of great songs, but none are really original. DKC2's soundtrack is great as well. Theres more, but those are just off the top of my head.

Also, I dont find Mass Effect 2's soundtrack very good, but people keep listing it. Although I have never played the game none of the tracks stand out to me and they all seem kinda generic.

Demon's Souls had an eery amazing soundtrack,