ResetEra Game Soundtracks of the Year 2020 - Voting Thread (READ OP)[Voting Ends Tonight!]

[Grexeno]

Introduction

Welcome to ResetEra's fourth annual video game soundtracks of the year thread! This thread will serve to create a common point of reference for ResetEra's favorite game soundtracks in 2020, place a spotlight on the industry's musical talent and expose people to great video game music that they haven't heard before. It will also host a (hopefully) comprehensive archive of the year's game music and other related information.

Also, many thanks to EarthPainting, who is the real hero here. Also thanks to Nocturnowl, Schala, and many others who have handled these threads in the past.

Voting Rules

For your vote, select up to 10 of your favorite game soundtracks of the year and rank them in the order of your preference. Your first pick will receive 10 points, your second pick will receive 9 points, your third pick will receive 8 points, and so on down the list. Feel free to post more than 10, but anything past 10 will be considered an honorable mention and will not count for any points or tiebreakers. They will, however, help us in building the archive.

No special formatting rules apply, since all tallying will be done by hand. Just be sure to clearly identify the ranking of your picks.

Please list at least 1-2 tracks you feel are your favorites from each soundtrack you vote for, as it will make the process of building the Archive much easier. It is also highly suggested that you give a quick write-up for at least one of your votes, but this is not explicitly required.

Sample Ballot

1. Game A (will receive 10 points)
2. Game B (will receive 9 points)
3. Game C (will receive 8 points)
4. Game D (will receive 7 points)
5. Game E (will receive 6 points)
6. Game F (will receive 5 points)
7. Game G (will receive 4 points)
8. Game H (will receive 3 points)
9. Game I (will receive 2 points)
10. Game J (will receive 1 point)

Honourable Mentions (if any)


If you wish to do any sort of write-ups for your vote, you may do so in any way you wish. And absolutely feel free to make your vote as pretty as you want to make it.

You're highly encouraged to do more than simply list your selections; please provide links to standout tracks if you can and take the time to describe what makes the soundtracks special to you. We're hoping that everyone will want to join the conversation and take the opportunity to discover new soundtracks and composers. The most important thing about this thread is to have fun with voting and discovering new things.

Voting will end on March 5th at 23:59 PM (EST). The votes will not be counted until after the voting period closes, so you may edit your post and change your vote as many times as you would like before then.

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Ineligible Soundtracks: 2020 has seen many games which have been either re-releases, ports, remasters, or games that have seen staggered releases in different regions. Because of this, some soundtracks are ineligible for voting for various reasons. Generally, if a game is remastered or ported and there is not a substantial change to the game's soundtrack, it is not eligible. If there is a substantial change to the game's soundtrack, such as through DLC or expansion, it is eligible.

• Regional: If a game was released for the first time in your region this year, it is eligible even if it was previously eligible in a previous year or will be released in other regions in 2021.
• Late Ports: No non-2020 ports are eligible. They are only eligible for LTTP votes.
• HD Remasters with minimal changes: Remasters with minimal soundtrack changes are not eligible for point allocation this year. If you would like to vote for these Remasters, please do so in an honourable mention.
• HD Remasters with major changes: Remasters with major soundtrack changes are eligible for point allocation. Please vote for these soundtracks normally.
• Major expansions with new tracks: Expansions of some games are eligible for voting. Additionally, patch content for some games, such as Final Fantasy XIV, are eligible. If you are voting for these soundtracks, please specify that you are voting for their expansions.

Long story short: if you would like to mention a soundtrack or two that comes from a late port or re-release, you may add it onto your ballot as an honourable mention. If other soundtracks come up in conversation or via PMs, I will add them to the categories in this OP. If you have any substantial reasoning as to why an HD Remaster soundtrack should be eligible for point allocation, please send me a PM.

Aside from those exceptions, all soundtracks for games released in 2020 will be eligible, including licensed and partially-licensed soundtracks. To the extent that we're hoping to celebrate new music from this year and bring some attention to composers' new works, there's a bit of an implied "honour system" here; if you decide vote for a licensed soundtrack, an explanation as to why you think it was especially fitting for the game or thoughtfully compiled would be greatly appreciated.

If you have any questions about, or wish to discuss, a soundtrack's eligibility, please feel free to send a PM to me and I'll try to get back to you as soon as possible. Nine times out of ten, my answer will probably be "yes", but if you're unsure please message me.

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Thread Features

Archive

As the thread continues to grow, an archive of many of this year's soundtracks will be built up for people to explore. In addition to soundtracks EarthPainting and I have found to be noteworthy, we will include every soundtrack mentioned in your posts. We will also work to include your favorite songs and your descriptions of the soundtracks. If you're passionate about any music from this year, take this as an opportunity to spread the word!

The format is as follows:

• Game Title (album information linked)
• Composer(s)
• Sample Tracks (song titles with links to YouTube, Bandcamp and/or other appropriate websites)

13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim
Hitoshi Sakimoto, Mitsuhiro Kaneda, Yoshimi Kudo, Rikako Watanabe, Yukinori Kikuchi, Kazuki Higashihara, Azusa Chiba
-(ISOLEUCINE)-
-[DEOXYRIBOSE]-
Seaside Vacation

A Summer's End - Hong Kong 1986
Oracle and Bone, Crystal Cola, Stevia Sphere, Timecop1983, PengusStudio, ArtHaiz, Jared Stevenson
2:30 AM [ VHS Skyline ]
Smooth Funk
Summer Night

Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Yasuaki Iwata, Yumi Takahashi, Shinobu Nagata, Sayako Doi, Masato Ohashi
Welcome Horizons
6 A.M.
5 P.M.

Arknights
Bao.Uner
patriot
tech
shop

Assassin's Creed: Valhalla
Jesper Kyd, Sarah Schachner, Einar Selvik
Out of the North
Ezio's Family - Ascending to Valhalla
Assassin's Creed Valhalla Main Theme (feat. Einar Selvik)

Astro's Playroom
Kenneth C M Young
GPU Jungle
SSD Speedway
CPU Plaza

Bugsnax
Seth Parker
Escape From Snaxburg
Sunrise Over Snaktooth Island
Megamaki Attack

Cook, Serve, Delicious 3?!
Jonathon Geer
It's Dangerous to Go Alone
A La Idavay!
Iron Cook Speedway 1

Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time
Walter Mair
Stay Frosty
Hole in Space
Stage Dive

Crawlco Block Knockers
OSC
Block Knockers (Title Theme)
Girls on Blocks (Level Theme 1)
Knockturnal (Level Theme 4)

Crusader Kings III
Andreas Waldetoft
The Dynasty
Charge of the Knights
Knights of Jerusalem

Cyberpunk 2077
Marcin Przybyłowicz, P.T. Adamczyk, Paul Leonard-Morgan, Mattias Bärjed, David Sandström, Kristofer Steen
The Rebel Path
V
Extraction Action

Deadly Premonition 2: A Blessing in Disguise
Satoshi Okubo
Main Theme
The Clarksons Theme
La Vie Continue

Demons' Souls
Shunsuke Kida
Flamelurker
One Who Craves Souls
Tower Knight

Devil May Cry 5 Special Edition
Kota Suzuki
Bury the Light



Doom Eternal
Mick Gordon, Bobby Prince
The Only Thing They Fear is You
Meathook
Cultist Base

Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot
Yasushi Asada, Noriko Murakami, Keisuke Ito, Eisei Kudo
WE GOTTA POWER (Instrumental)
Fight to the Death (vs Frieza)
Prologue II

Exit the Gungeon
Doseone
EXIT THE GUNGEON
GUNGEON PROPERER
FISTS FOR GUNS

Fall Guys
Jukio Kallio, Daniel Hagström
Everybody Falls
Survive the Fall


Fairy Tail
Ayana Hira, Hiromu Akaba, Hikaru Yamada, Masako Otsuka, Masato Koike, Ayako Toyoda
Recollection
Battle Theme
Boss Theme

Final Fantasy VII Remake
Nobuo Uematsu, Masashi Hamauzu, Mitsuto Suzuki, Shotaro Shima, Yoshitaka Suzuki, Yoshinori Nakamura, Tadayoshi Makino, Yasunori Nishiki, Keiki Kobayashi, Takafumi Imamura, Daiki Ishikawa, Tsuyoshi Sekito, Ayumu Murai, Nozomi Toki
The Airbuster
Hollow Skies
The Valkyrie

Genshin Impact
Yu-Peng Chen
Symphony of Boreal Wind
His Resolution
Rapid as Wildfires

Ghost of Tsushima
Ilan Eshkeri, Shigeru Umebayashi
The Way of the Ghost
Sacrifice of Tradition
Jin Sakai

Granblue Fantasy Versus
Nobuo Uematsu, Yasunori Nishiki, Tsutomu Narita, Hidenori Maezawa, bassy, picnic, Nao Tokisawa, Azusa Chiba, Cygames, Johnny Kawahata
Existence
Party People
Butterfly Girl

Hades
Darren Korb
Out of Tartarus
God of the Dead
Good Riddance (feat. Ashley Barrett)

Half-Life: Alyx
Mike Morasky
Strider Battle
Antlion Combat
Ending Triumph

Haven
Danger
Source
Move It Muffin!
Blooting Hornets

Horizon's Gate
None
Deep Woods
Minamo 2
Seanchas

Hylics 2
Chuck Salamone
Them's Fightin' Words
Xeno Arcadia


Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity
Kumi Tanioka, Reo Uratani, Ryotaro Yagi, Haruki Yamada
Main Theme
The Champion Mipha
The Champion Revali

If Found...
2 Mello, Eli Rainsberry, Maurice Foley, Stano, Roger Doyle, Jack Talty, Neil O'Loghlen
Planet X
Space 3
Where Are You?!

Ikenfell
aivi, surasshu, Sabrielle Augustin
It's Showtime! - Gilda's Theme
Between the Lines - Rook's Theme
Yearn to Bloom - Aeldra's Theme

Immortals Fenyx Rising
Gareth Coker
Heart of the Hero
Fenyx's Dawn
The Gods' Vault

Journey to the Savage Planet
Brian D'Oliveira
Start Your Journey
Landing Site
Teratomo

Kentucky Route Zero
Ben Babbitt
You've Got To Walk
This World Is Not My Home
I'm Going That Way

Kine
Mitchel Wong
Practicing the Accordion
Playing Trombone Solo Full


Kingdom Hearts III Re Mind
Yoko Shimamura
Nachtflügel
L'Oscurita dell'Ignoto
Vector to the Heavens

Mad Rat Dead
Kazuya Takasu, Dyes Iwasaki, Camellia, a_hisa, Zizz Studio
Drain
Mad Heart
Underground Hug

Marvel's Avengers
Bobby Tahouri
Every Hero Has to Start Somewhere
No More Heroes
It's a Thing You Do

Minecraft Dungeons
Peter Hont, Samuel Åberg, Johan Johnson
Halland
The Arch-Illager
Dalarna

moon: Remix RPG Adventure
Hirofumi Taniguchi, Miki Higashino, Taro Kudo, Masanori Adachi
I'm Waiting for the Night
The Other Jet
Kera-Ma-Go

Murder by Numbers
Muse Sound, Masakazu Sugimori
Puzzle ~The Unbeatable Duo~
Honor's Theme
Puzzle ~On the Right Path~

Necrobarista
Kevin Penkin, Jeremy Lim
Gamble
Cat and Mouse
Nostalgia Trip

Nioh 2
Yugo Kanno, Akihiro Manabe
William
Tokichiro
Enenra

Omori
Pedro Silva, Jamie Lynne
You Were Wrong. Go Back.
Trees...
Gator Gambol

One Step from Eden
Keisuke Hayase
Battle of Ice I
The Forest
Battle of Flames I

Ori and the Will of the Wisps
Gareth Coker
Mora the Spider
Luma Pools
In Wonderment of Winter

Panzer Dragoon: Remake
Yoshitaka Azuma
Episode One
Episode Three
Main Theme

Paper Mario: The Origami King
Yoshito Sekigawa, Shoh Murakami, Yoshiaki Kimura, Hiroki Morishita, Fumihiro Isobe
Autumn Mountain
Exploring the Great Sea
Origami Castle

Paradise Killer
Barry Topping
Paradise (Stay Forever)
Knife & Crystal
Breeze With U

Persona 5 Royal
Shōji Meguro
I Believe
Take Over
Throw Away Your Mask

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX
Keisuke Ito
Sky Tower
Great Canyon
Run Away, Fugitives

Resident Evil 3
Kota Suzuki, Azusa Kato
Nemesis Final Metamorphosis
Save Room
Invincible Nemesis

Risk of Rain 2
Chris Christodoulou
The Rain Formerly Known as Purple
…con lentitud poderosa
You're Gonna Need a Bigger Ukulele

Sackboy: A Big Adventure
Joe Thwaites, Jay Waters, Nick Foster, Lena Raine, George King, Glen Brown, Brian D'Oliveira, Winifred Phillips, Jim Fowler, OPIUO, 2 Mello, Si Begg, Tokyo Machine
Stitches of Steel
The Gardens
The Final Showdown

Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin
Hiroyuki Oshima
Winding Roots
Battle Theme (Mayhem)
Yanato Planting Song (Oracle)

Shantae and the Seven Sirens
Mark Sparling, Professor Sakamoto, Gavin Allen
Armor Town
Sunken Shipyard
Coral Mine

Shinsekai: Into the Depths
Chikara Aoshima
Coral Reef -Epipelagic-
Eunice Aphroditois
The Decision -Chaos-

Signs of the Sojourner
Christopher Wilson, Steve Pardo
Main Theme
Hara
Anka

Spelunky 2
Eirik Suhrke
Dwelling
City of the future
Molten factory

Spider Man: Miles Morales
John Paesano
I'm Ready
The Underground
Main Theme

Spiritfarer
Maxime Lacoste Lebuis
Spiritfarer
What Will You Leave Behind (End Titles)
Last Voyage

Star Wars: Squadrons
Gordy Haab, Marco Valerio Antonini, ET Chen, Vincent Oppido, Samuel Smythe
Main Theme
The Dockyard
Imperial Ceremony and Briefing

Street Fighter V: Champion Edition
Masahiro Aoki, Hideyuki Fukasawa, Keiki Kobayashi, Takatsugu Wakabayashi, Zac Zinger
Theme of Lucia
Ring of Justice
Holly Jolly Beatdown

Streets of Rage 4
Yuzo Koshiro, Olivier Deriviere, Groundislava, XL Middleton, Keiji Yamagishi, Harumi Fujita, Motohiro Kawashima, Yoko Shimomura, Scattle, Das Mörtal
Main Theme
Call the Cops
Rising Up

Tales From Off-Peak City Vol. 1
Cosmo D, Jerome Ellis
Tales From Off-Peak City - Theme
No-Rez
Jan and Clarice

The Last of Us Part II
Gustavo Santaolalla, Mac Quayle
Beyond Desolation
Unbroken
The Last of Us Part II

The Legend of Heroes: Trails from Zero
Falcom soundteam_JDK Masanori Osaki, Saki Momiyama, Takahiro Unisuga, Hayato Sonoda
Afternoon in Crossbell
Lemonade in Hand
Ancient Pulsation

The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel IV
Falcom Sound Team jdk (Hayato Sonoda, Takahiro Unisuga, Saki Momiyama), Yukihiro Jindo, Mitsuo Singa
Ashita Eno Kiseki (Opening Size)
To the Future
Deep Carnival

Them's Fightin' Herds
Stuart Ferguson and Whitetail
Tianhuo (Character Theme)
Paprika (Character Theme)
Dark Cataclysm

Trials of Mana
Hiroki Kikuta
Nuclear Fusion
Powell
Swivel

Umurangi Generation
Thor High Heels
Mandala
Duskwalk
Swears in PS1

Vitamin Connection
Tommy Pedrini, Chiyoko chiyoco Yamasato, Maddie DJ Bouche Lim, Jake Kaufman, Floor Baba, Adriana Figueroa, Laura Serafine, Zorsy, Haru Shintani
Michi No Sekai ~ The Unknowable World (feat. Chiyoco)
Gummy Drop
Free Me (feat. Laura Serafine)

Watch Dogs: Legion
Stephen Barton, Richard Wagner, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Welcome to the Resistance
Helen, the Bringer of War
A Hard Night's Day

Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition
Yoko Shimomura, Kenji Hiramatsu, ACE (TOMOri Kudo, CHiCO), Manami Kiyota
Time to Fight!
Bionis' Shoulder
Fogbeasts

Yakuza: Like a Dragon
Hidenori Shoji, Yuri Fukuda, Chihiro Aoki, Saori Yoshida
Cold-Blooded
Yokohama Battle Theme
Receive and Turn You

 

[Moara]

1. Genshin Impact
Yu-Peng Chen
Peaceful Hike
Gallant Challenge
Forsaken Child of Ancient Times
Rainbow at Summit
Liyue

There's too many tracks to pick. Almost everything has different remixes and night time renditions. All the music was recorded and performed by the London Philharmonic Orchestra and the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra, and it shows. As far as orchestral video game soundtracks go, this one is by far the best this year and probably one of the greatest of all time.

 

[Rommaz]

1. Kingdom Hearts III Re Mind
Yoko Shimomura
Nachtflügel
L'Oscurita dell'Ignoto
Vector to the Heavens
Masterclass in how to make old tracks feel fresh. Not only are the added segments to songs in this soundtrack amazing but the instrumentation is out of this world. And the few new songs related to a certain character are some of the best in the series as a whole.

2. Persona 5 Royal
Shōji Meguro
I Believe
Take Over
Throw Away Your Mask
Only 30 new tracks here but almost all of them are very very good. Feels like a natural extension to P5's already excellent soundtrack.

3. Final Fantasy VII Remake
Nobuo Uematsu, Masashi Hamauzu, Mitsuto Suzuki, Shotaro Shima, Yoshitaka Suzuki, Yoshinori Nakamura, Tadayoshi Makino, Yasunori Nishiki, Keiki Kobayashi, Takafumi Imamura, Daiki Ishikawa, Tsuyoshi Sekito, Ayumu Murai, Nozomi Toki
The Airbuster
Hollow Skies
The Valkyrie
The sheer volume of this soundtrack is as impressive as it's very high quality.

4. Granblue Fantasy Versus
Nobuo Uematsu, Yasunori Nishiki, Tsutomu Narita, Hidenori Maezawa, bassy, picnic, Nao Tokisawa, Azusa Chiba, Cygames, Johnny Kawahata
Existence
Party People
Butterfly Girl
I've not played GBVS anywhere near as much I wanted to but I'll be damned if I haven't enjoyed the music.


5. 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim
Hitoshi Sakimoto, Mitsuhiro Kaneda, Yoshimi Kudo, Rikako Watanabe, Yukinori Kikuchi, Kazuki Higashihara, Azusa Chiba
-(ISOLEUCINE)-
-[DEOXYRIBOSE]-
Seaside Vacation
The destruction segments are 50% carried by the amazing songs that play during them.

6. Demons' Souls
Shunsuke Kida
Flamelurker
One Who Craves Souls
Tower Knight
I may have had some initial reservations about this but upon listening closely, it's a very fine soundtrack that exists hand in hand with the old one.

7. Doom Eternal
Mick Gordon, Bobby Prince
The Only Thing They Fear is You
Meathook
Cultist Base
Music that gets the blood boiling. Expectations were high and they were met.

8. Ghost of Tsushima
Ilan Eshkeri, Shigeru Umebayashi
The Way of the Ghost
Sacrifice of Tradition
Jin Sakai
Combines extremely well with the cinematography in the game. They enhance each other.

 

[ohlawd]

1. Haven ; Some really chill tracks that play as you glide in your hover boots with the love of your life


the opening video and song is a trip
Source
Move It Muffin!
Blooting Hornets

2. Fairy Tail
Title Screen
Recollection
Battle Theme
Boss Theme

3. Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity
Overlooking Hyrule - Prelude
Champion Urbosa
Master Kohga

 

[Kangi]

1. OMORI
Pedro Silva, Jami Lynne
You Were Wrong. Go Back.
Trees...


The tunes in Omori swap between boppin' boss beats, whimsical yet forlorn nostalgia, pure unfiltered dread, chill vibes, and ultimately just some very memorable compositions. My list of 2020 games is skinny, my list of GOTYs even skinnier, and my list here is only one item long, but what a stellar item it is

 

[Young Liar]

1. Umurangi Generation
Thor High Heels
Mandala
Duskwalk
Swears in PS1

2. Paradise Killer
Barry Topping
Paradise (Stay Forever)
Knife & Crystal
Breeze With U

3. Final Fantasy VII Remake
Nobuo Uematsu, Masashi Hamauzu, Mitsuto Suzuki, Shotaro Shima, Yoshitaka Suzuki, Yoshinori Nakamura, Tadayoshi Makino, Yasunori Nishiki, Keiki Kobayashi, Takafumi Imamura, Daiki Ishikawa, Tsuyoshi Sekito, Ayumu Murai, Nozomi Toki
The Airbuster
Hollow Skies
The Valkyrie

4. Spiritfarer
Maxime Lacoste Lebuis
Spiritfarer
What Will You Leave Behind (End Titles)
Last Voyage

5. Hades
Darren Korb
Out of Tartarus
God of the Dead
Good Riddance (feat. Ashley Barrett)

6. Necrobarista
Kevin Penkin, Jeremy Lim
Gamble
Cat and Mouse
Nostalgia Trip

7. Doom Eternal
Mick Gordon, Bobby Prince
The Only Thing They Fear is You
Meathook
Cultist Base

8. Tales From Off-Peak City Vol. 1
Cosmo D, Jerome Ellis
Tales From Off-Peak City Theme
No-Rez
Jan And Clarice

9. If Found...
2 Mello, Eli Rainsberry, Maurice Foley, Stano, Roger Doyle, Jack Talty, Neil O'Loghlen
Planet X
Space 3
Where Are You?!

10. Kentucky Route Zero
Ben Babbitt
Too Late to Love You
This World Is Not My Home
I'm Going That Way

 

[Pellaidh]

1. Paradise Killer
EGO 24-7
To The Heart
One of the greatest accomplishments of Paradise Killer is how confidently it manages to re-imagine the cosmic horror genre aesthetics. And music plays a huge role in this. Instead of creepy horror music, its soundtrack is filled with amazing, cheerful pop music and sick saxophone solos.

2. Hades
Lament of Orpheus (Underworld Mix)
God of the Dead
The Unseen Ones (ft. Masahiro Aoki and Daisuke Kurosawa)
Supergiant's soundtracks are always going to sound stellar, but this one manages to surprise both by focusing the vocal songs around Darren Korb, and by having a healthy dose of metal in contrast to their usual style.

3. Signs of the Sojourner
Main Theme
Hara
In a game with a presentation as minimalist as Signs of the Sojourner, music often has to carry an even bigger weight than usual in terms of setting up the atmosphere and overall feel of the game. And Sojourners folk soundtrack absolutely captures the post-apocalyptic, sad-but-also-hopeful feeling of the game.

4. 13 Sentinels
BUDDIES
To The Final Battle
(VALINE)

5. Crusader Kings III
The Dynasty
Charge of the Knights
Knights of Jerusalem


6. Granblue Fantasy Versus
Arvess
Noble Execution
The Path of Duty

7. Arknights
patriot
tech
shop
This doesn't seem to have an official ost release, and the only playlist I can find on Youtube uses what I think are just filenames for the song titles. The game also releases a number of additional songs or alternative versions of songs in the game as promotional material that don't actually appear in the game proper, so I don't think they count for this. Which is a shame, because a lot of them are great. Such as this vocal arrangement of the first song I listed.

 

[kaputt]

1. Hylics 2
Them's Fightin' Words
Xeno Arcadia

2. Animal Crossing New Horizons
Welcome Horizons

3. Hades
Good Riddance

* TBH I just posted on this thread to give a nod to the fantastic soundtrack of Hylics 2, please check it out

 

[tiesto]

1. Crawlco Block Knockers

(Link to bandcamp page with samples)

It was released 2019 on Steam but I first played the 2020 Switch release. The soundtrack is nu-disco and future funk. I'm a huge fan of acts like Tensnake, Tiger and Woods, Lindstrom, I:Cube, Yung Bae... so stuff like this is right up my alley.

 

[dancingphlower]

1. Persona 5 Royal
Shōji Meguro
I Believe
Take Over
Throw Away Your Mask

2. 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim
Hitoshi Sakimoto, Mitsuhiro Kaneda, Yoshimi Kudo, Rikako Watanabe, Yukinori Kikuchi, Kazuki Higashihara, Azusa Chiba
-(ISOLEUCINE)-
-[DEOXYRIBOSE]-
Seaside Vacation

3. Ghost of Tsushima
Ilan Eshkeri, Shigeru Umebayashi
The Way of the Ghost
Sacrifice of Tradition
Jin Sakai

4. Yakuza: Like a Dragon
Hidenori Shoji, Yuri Fukuda, Chihiro Aoki, Saori Yoshida
Cold-Blooded
Yokohama Battle Theme
Receive and Turn You

5. Spider Man: Miles Morales
John Paesano
I'm Ready
The Underground
Main Theme

 

[Falk]

1. Persona 5 Royal
Shōji Meguro
I Believe
Take Over
Throw Away Your Mask

Click to shrink...

bookmarked for on-brand persona 5 fan

 

[Kurtofan]

Sample Ballot

1. Nioh 2 (will receive 10 points)

The tracks are really good, I think my favorite is :
Azai Nagamasa:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YN8Z76TXSrs

 

[CannonFodder52]

1. Umurangi Generation
Thor High Heels
Mandala
Duskwalk
Swears in PS1

Click to shrink...

Nice to see Umurangi Generation posted in here.

 

[Chrixter]

1. A Summer's End - Hong Kong 1986
Oracle and Bone, Crystal Cola, Stevia Sphere, Timecop1983, PengusStudio, ArtHaiz, Jared Stevenson
2:30 AM [ VHS Skyline ]
Smooth Funk
Summer Night

 

[asd202]

1. 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim
Hitoshi Sakimoto, Mitsuhiro Kaneda, Yoshimi Kudo, Rikako Watanabe, Yukinori Kikuchi, Kazuki Higashihara, Azusa Chiba
In The Doldrums
PHENYLALANINE
Voyage To Tomorrow

The game and it's music blew me away. I did not expect a soundtrack this year to beat FFVIIR for me but it happened.

 

[ScreamingMadden]

1. Cook, Serve, Delicious 3?!
Jonathon Geer
It's Dangerous to Go Alone
A La Idavey
Iron Cook Speedway 1

2. Them's Fightin' Herds
Stuart Ferguson and Whitetail
Tianhuo (Character Theme)
Paprika (Character Theme)
Dark Cataclysm

3. Hades
Darren Korb
In the Blood (ft. Ashley Barrett-Credits Song)
The King and the Bull
God of the Dead

4. Spiritfarer
Maxime Lacoste Lebuis
Shipyards
Falling Stars
Last Voyage

5. Ori and the Will of the Wisps
Gareth Coker
Dashing and Bashing
Mora the Spider
Escape With the Memory of the Forest

6. Animal Crossing New Horizons
Yasuaki Iwata, Yumi Takahashi, Shinobu Nagata, Sayako Doi, Masato Ohashi
8 A.M.
5 P.M.
Bunny Day

7. Murder by Numbers
Muse Sound, Masakazu Sugimori
Magellan's-A Port in the Storm
Puzzle ~ Got Your Back
Deduction ~ One Step Forward

Its been one heck of a year for Game Music if you ask me. The top 3 could be interchangeable but overall felt like the current listing is where I'd rank them personally. Though for Them's Fightin' Herds, I was gonna include one of the dynamic music tracks from the game since a key thing with the fights is that the music of the stage changes based on which character has the momemtum. But many of those tracks are from 2018 when the game launched in Early Access so I'm not sure if that counts. Then again Hades also launched in EA and perhaps the tracks I posted are older than being on 2020. Also I was hoping to find one track from Spiritfarer where its when you are fishing for a huge fish (Bluefin Tuna or Albacore) and you get this fast paced fiddle song playing. That's probably my favorite track in the game but I can't find it on Youtube at all. Unless someone who has played the game knows what the track is.

 

[OdjnRyu]

1. Final Fantasy VII Remake
Nobuo Uematsu, Masashi Hamauzu, Mitsuto Suzuki, Shotaro Shima, Yoshitaka Suzuki, Yoshinori Nakamura, Tadayoshi Makino, Yasunori Nishiki, Keiki Kobayashi, Takafumi Imamura, Daiki Ishikawa, Tsuyoshi Sekito, Ayumu Murai, Nozomi Toki
"Let the Battles Begin! - A Merc's Job"
"Collapsed Expressway"
"J-E-N-O-V-A - Quickening"

2. Streets of Rage 4
Yuzo Koshiro, Olivier Deriviere, Groundislava, XL Middleton, Keiji Yamagishi, Harumi Fujita, Motohiro Kawashima, Yoko Shimomura, Scattle, Das Mörtal
"They're Back"
"The Commissioner"
"Mrs Y"

3. 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim
Hitoshi Sakimoto, Mitsuhiro Kaneda, Yoshimi Kudo, Rikako Watanabe, Yukinori Kikuchi, Kazuki Higashihara, Azusa Chiba
"Brat Overflow"
"Mornin', Sunshine!"
"In the Doldrums"

4. Shinsekai: Into the Depths (Switch)
Chikara Aoshima
"Coral Reef -Epipelagic-"
"Eunice Aphroditois"
"The Decision -Chaos-"

5. Devil May Cry 5 Special Edition
"Bury the Light"

6. Cyberpunk 2077
Marcin Przybyłowicz, P.T. Adamczyk, Paul Leonard-Morgan, Mattias Bärjed, David Sandström, Kristofer Steen
"A Like Supreme"
"V"
"The Rebel Path"

7. Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Yasuaki Iwata, Yumi Takahashi, Shinobu Nagata, Sayako Doi, Masato Ohashi
"12PM"
"2PM"
"5PM"

 

[Morrigan]

1. Demon's Souls
Shunsuke Kida
Flamelurker
One Who Craves Souls
Maiden Astraea
Storm King
The original was cool. The new tracks are goddamn epic.

2. Panzer Dragoon Remake
Saori Kobayashi (new tracks), Yoshitaka Azuma (original)
Main Title
Opening Theme
Flight: Episode 1
I actually prefer the original OST here overall, but Saori's new songs are a great homage to the classics.

3. Hades
Darren Korb
Out of Tartartus
River of Flame
The Unseen Ones
I may dislike the game a lot but I can't deny the soundtrack is baller.

4. Ori and the Will of the Wisps
Gareth Coker
Ku's First Flight
Kwolok's Hollow
Escaping a Foul Presence
Mora the Spider
Music that makes me cry, from a game that makes me cry. ;_; Lots of soaring, bombastic epics too.

5. Nioh 2
Yugo Kanno, Akihiro Manabe
Soaring
Shadow
Dream
Battle Theme 3
Some repeats from 1, but the lots of new great tracks too.

6. Streets of Rage 4
Yuzo Koshiro, Olivier Deriviere, Groundislava, XL Middleton, Keiji Yamagishi, Harumi Fujita, Motohiro Kawashima, Yoko Shimomura, Scattle, Das Mörtal
Next of Kin Showdown
Rising Up
On Fire
Das Mörtal's track (Next of Kin Showdown) is the best by far though. Synthwave > dance or trance or whatever. Sorry, it's true. All new SoR games should have synthwave soundtracks.

 

[fanboy]

I am surprised by the lack of Gustavo Santaollal's music in here. I cant imagine TLoU without him.

 

[lvl 99 Pixel]

1. Ori and the Will of the Wisps
Gareth Coker
A Shine Upon Inkwater Marsh
Shadows of Mouldwood
The Windswept Wastes

2. Final Fantasy 7 Remake
Nobuo Uematsu, Masashi Hamauzu, Mitsuto Suzuki, Shotaro Shima, Yoshitaka Suzuki, Yoshinori Nakamura, Tadayoshi Makino, Yasunori Nishiki, Keiki Kobayashi, Takafumi Imamura, Daiki Ishikawa, Tsuyoshi Sekito, Ayumu Murai, Nozomi Toki
Smash 'Em Rip 'Em
Midnight Rendezvous
The Valkyrie

4. Spiritfarer
Maxime Lacoste Lebuis
At Sea
Last Voyage
Don't Be Scared Stella

 

[Paragraf]

1. Final Fantasy VII Remake
Prelude
Those how fight (Crab warden)
Aerith's theme

2. The Last of Us Part 2
It can't last
Unbroken
Beyond desolation

3. Ori and The Will of the Wisps
Mora the Spider
Escaping the Foul Presence
Ori, Embracing the Light

 

[Capra]

1. OMORI
Pedro Silva, Jami Lynne
You Were Wrong, Go Back
It Means Everything
World's End Valentine
See You Tomorrow
My Time (OMORI Ver)
This one came out of nowhere and really surprised me. I honestly didn't expect the soundtrack could live up to Bo En's contribution for the initial trailer (posted above) but the whole thing is full of amazing tracks.

2. Umurangi Generation
Adolf Nomura AKA ThorHighHeels
Highway Flash
The Fog on Katz Street
Beat the Police

3. Paradise Killer
Barry Topping
Paradise (Stay Forever)
GO!GO!STYLE
The Lemegeton Bop

4. Mad Rat Dead
Kazuya Takasu, Dyes Iwasaki, Camellia, a_hisa, Zizz Studio
Drain
Mad Heart
Underground Hug
Kind of Hope
The electro-swing vibe of most of the soundtrack contributes a lot to the game's punkish charm.

5. Hades
Darren Korb
Good Riddance
Lament of Orpheus
The Unseen Ones

6. Yakuza: Like a Dragon
Hidenori Shoji, Yuri Fukuda, Chihiro Aoki, Saori Yoshida
Yokohama Battle Theme
Substory Battle Theme
Cold-Blooded

7. Hylics 2
Chuck Salamone
Xeno Arcadia
That's A Big Stick
Fancy Meat Computer
Salamone lends a professional quality to the soundtrack while still retaining the prog-rock vibe of the original.

Honorable Mention
moon: Remix RPG Adventure
Hirofumi Taniguchi, Miki Higashino, Taro Kudo, Masanori Adachi
I'm Waiting for the Night
The Other Jet
Kera-Ma-Go
Apparently each of the moondiscs that you can set up in a playlist while exploring were contributed by a different Japanese indie band. The full OST has an incredible range as a result.

 

[SlasherMcGirk]

1. Streets of Rage 4
Yuzo Koshiro, Olivier Deriviere, Groundislava, XL Middleton, Keiji Yamagishi, Harumi Fujita, Motohiro Kawashima, Yoko Shimomura, Scattle, Das Mörtal
Main Theme
Call the Cops
Rising Up

A remarkable OST created by several people that not only lives up to the high praise of it's predecessors but actually comes close to matching them. Truly special

2. Devil May Cry 5 Special Edition
Bury the Light (Boss version)
Devils Never Cry HR/HM ver DMC5 SE mix
Wake Your Fury (Vergil mission start)

Bury the Light is so fucking good, I don't even care they remixed it like in 4 different ways. The boss version is my favorite. This one track was almost the entire marketing campaign for the game lol

3 Nioh 2
Yugo Kanno, Akihiro Manabe
William
Tokichiro
Enenra


My favorite game over music full stop and William is fantastic as is Azai Nagamasa.

4. Final Fantasy 7 Remake
Nobuo Uematsu, Masashi Hamauzu, Mitsuto Suzuki, Shotaro Shima, Yoshitaka Suzuki, Yoshinori Nakamura, Tadayoshi Makino, Yasunori Nishiki, Keiki Kobayashi, Takafumi Imamura, Daiki Ishikawa, Tsuyoshi Sekito, Ayumu Murai, Nozomi Toki
Smash 'Em Rip 'Em
Midnight Rendezvous
The Valkyrie

 

[zashga]

1. Paper Mario: The Origami King -- Yet another Paper Mario game with a fantastic OST. Origami King has a dazzling quality and variety of music to match the game's immense range of locales, action, and mood. Keeping pace with the game's madcap action and emotional story moments is a tall order, but managing that across a variety of musical genres and packing in some really impressive dynamic compositions (such as the "thinking" combat theme variations that seamlessly fade in and out every single turn) just feels like showing off. Origami King is an easy choice for my favorite soundtrack in 2020.
   Chestnut Valley
   Exploring Shogun Studios
   Disco Devil
   Purple Streamer Battle
   Origami Castle
   Ending
2. Hades -- The Hades OST didn't really come as a surprise, considering much of it was available through the early access period. We'd already heard a lot of the chill character tracks, chthonic combat themes, ethereal vocals, and (of course) that killer theremin, but this is the year they all get recognized. Hades is another in a growing line of amazing Supergiant soundtracks courtesy of Darren Korb, and it certainly doesn't disappoint. I particularly appreciate the audacity of a composer writing himself in as the voice of Orpheus and absolutely nailing it.
   No Escape
   Scourge of the Furies
   Lament of Orpheus
   Last Words
   In the Blood
3. Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity -- Like the first Hyrule Warriors game, Age of Calamity has a fun blend of original and remixed music, and all of it is high quality. The overall effect is almost more like Breath of the Wild meets Fire Emblem; perfect for marathon battles with the game's extensive cast of familiar characters.
   The Champion Mipha
   The Champion Revali
   With Power Awakened
   Hold the Line
   Push Forward
4. Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition -- While Xenoblade Definitive Edition included a fully remastered version of Xenoblade's classic OST, I'm only considering the original tracks for the Future Connected epilogue for this list. Smaller in scope that Xenoblade 2's Torna DLC, Future Connected nevertheless has a complement of great tunes for Shulk and Melia's continuing adventure. I absolutely love the trend of off-genre combat themes in Xenoblade add-ons.
   Time to Fight!
   Bionis' Shoulder
   FogBeast Battle
5. Animal Crossing: New Horizons -- The New Horizons OST delivers nonstop good vibes and relaxation. The hourly themes are clear standouts, but the main theme is one of the best tracks from any game this year.
   Welcome Horizons
   11AM
   1AM
6. Spelunky 2 -- Catchy tunes for various exotic locales and the monsters who live there. Considering how hard Spelunky 2 is, it's a good thing the starting area theme is so good.
   Dwelling
   Wet Fur II
   Mother
7. Shantae and the Seven Sirens -- Fun, chippy compositions as per usual for the Shantae franchise.
   Beach Travel East
   Sunken Shipyard

Honorable Mention

Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers -- It's not eligible for the ballot this year, but FF14 continues to rack up an ever-increasing list of absolute killer music even in its off years. The Shadowbringers main story and Eden raid series both completed in 2020, and the musical accompaniment for both events was absolutely stellar. I've got my fingers crossed that we get an expansion with a whole new OST in 2021.
Return to Oblivion
Where All Roads Lead
To the Edge

 

[jett]

1. Final Fantasy VII Remake
The obvious pick but this is such a labor of love for the original soundtrack from everyone involved. The arrangements are done with great care and respect to the originals, everyone is extremely mindful of what Final Fantasy VII means to the fanbase. I swear the new orchestrations just hit the right notes every time. And there is some great stuff among the new compositions too! I don't think I have ever, in my life, seen musical production values of this sort for a JRPG. The massive breadth, variety and overall level of quality in the score never lets up. One example is the myriad of variations on the classic FF7 battle theme, ensuring it never gets old. Frankly, the nostalgia levels for this game are off the goddamn charts, I can't in good conscience pick anything else as my top spot. There is such an absurd wealth of riches that a second 4-disc soundtrack had to be released to supplement the original 8-disc release. An absolutely don't sleep on the banger of the year, Stamp's theme (yes, really). BOW WOW WOW.
On Our Way
Let The Battles Begin! -A Merc's Job
The Airbuster
The Valkyrie
Smash 'Em, Rip 'Em
Ghoul
Midnight Rendevous
Stamp

2. Streets of Rage 4
Living up to the legendary 16-bit creations from Yuzo Koshiro seemed like a nigh-impossible objective, but somehow, they did it.
Main Theme
They're Back
Chow Time
Rising Up

3. Hades
Just absolutely wonderful, has some of all-time favorite vocal songs I've heard in a video game. Darren Korb has a really beautiful falsetto, I gotta say.
Lament of Orpheus
Good Riddance
In the Blood
The Unseen Ones

4. Ghost of Tsushima
Exceptionally moving and at times exhilarating. Impeccably produced.
Shurai
Seiki

5. Ori and the Will of the Wisps
Magical, just like the first game.
Main Theme
Shriek and Ori

6. Street Fighter V: Champion Edition
If Personal 5 Royal is admissible, then I imagine there's nothing wrong with nominating this one too. :P SFV is personally one of the secret best gaming soundtracks of the generation, and Champion Edition adds a few new bangers.
Ring of Power
Theme of Lucia
Ring of Justice
Holly Jolly Beatdown

 

[OzBoz]

1. Kine
Chel Wong
Practicing the Accordion
Playing Trombone Solo Full

I'll add more later.

 

[Zassimick]

Ooh... a thread I was hoping to see!
Saving a post so I can add to it when I get home and can read the OP more in-depth.

 

[mrmickfran]

1. Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition - GOAT soundtrack became GOATer. The team decided to take the already incredible soundtrack and reorchestrate everything, I'm blessed to have two soundtracks for the same game
ACE+, Manami Kiyota, Yoko Shimomura, Yasunori Mitsuda
Time to Fight! (Bionis Shoulder)
Mechonis Field
Agniratha, Mechonis Capital (Night)
Engage the Enemy

2. Persona 5 Royal - Literally just Persona 5 plus more, what more could I ask for?
Shoji Meguro
I Believe
Throw Away Your Mask
No More What Ifs
Mementos - Lower Layer

3. Final Fantasy VII Remake -This game is essentially 5 of the same songs continuously remixed throughout the game, but those remixes are so damn good.
Masashi Hamauzu, Nobou Uematsu, Misuto Suzuki
Due Recompense
Mako Reactor (Battle)
JENOVA -Phase 3-

4. One Step From Eden
Prelude
Battle of Ice
The Forest
Battle of Flames I

5. Hades
Darren Korb
God of the Dead
The King and the Bull
River of Flame

6. Ori and the Will of the Wisps
Gareth Coker
Luma Pools
Overlooking the Mill
A Shine Upon Inkwater Marsh

7. Spider-Man: Miles Morales
John Paesano
I'm Ready
Main Theme

8. Doom Eternal
Mick Gordon
The Only Thing they Fear is You
Main Theme

9. Kingdom Hearts III Re:Mind
Yoko Shimomura, Takeharu Ishimoto, Tsuyoshi Sekito
Vector to the Heavens
L'Impeto Oscuro
Key of the Brave
Forze dell'Oscurita

10. Devil May Cry 5: Special Edition - I AM THE STORM THAT IS APPROOOOOOACHING, PROVOKING
Kota Suzuki
Bury the Light

 

[SubvertedTrope]

Persona 5 Royal
Shoji Meguro and Toshiki Konishi
Keep Your Faith, it's the instrumental version of Throw Away Your Mask
Ideal and the Real and the credits version for the other ending (so good)
Prison Labor, this plays during the challenge battles in the velvet room, very SMT.

The whole thing just fits the existing soundtrack perfectly. Here's an interview with these two shortly after the game released in Japan, very informative.

 

[Mergesort]

Hades and Genshin Impact(not many new games played that year). I bought Hades because the soundtrack was so fucking awesome!

 

[Regiruler]

Not seeing any Ninjala in this thread, that's kind of concerning.

Haven't gotten around to making a list yet.

 

[baberunisei]

1. Final Fantasy VII Remake
Nobuo Uematsu, Masashi Hamauzu, Mitsuto Suzuki, Shotaro Shima, Yoshitaka Suzuki, Yoshinori Nakamura, Tadayoshi Makino, Yasunori Nishiki, Keiki Kobayashi, Takafumi Imamura, Daiki Ishikawa, Tsuyoshi Sekito, Ayumu Murai, Nozomi Toki

Came to the thread just to vote for FFVII Remake. Aerith's Theme, played during Cloud and Aerith's rooftop stroll, is the first game track that made me cry for several minutes. Unfortunately I couldn't find any official video to link here.

 

[PBalfredo]

1. Final Fantasy VII Remake
This game is chock full of A+ arrangements of FFVII's already all-time classic soundtrack. To the point that even just the jukebox arrangements could go head to head with other full releases for soundtrack of the year!
Tifa's Theme (Jukebox ver.)
The Oppressed (Jukebox ver.)
Main Theme of FFVII (Jukebox ver.)
On Our Way (Jukebox ver.)
Cosmo Canyon (Jukebox ver.)

2. Hades
Suprise! A Supergiant game has a fantastic soundtrack! Shocking, I know. Seriously though, it's saying something that hours and hours of playtime, doing tons and tons of runs and I'm still not tired of the music.
On the Coast
Out of Tartarus
God of the Dead

3. Them's Fighting Herds
The little fighting game that could. Simply listing tracks here doesn't do the game justice with how well they mix the themes and instruments based on the characters picked, essentially giving each match up it's own theme!
Title Theme
Training Stage
The Prairie (Arizona's Stage)

EDIT: Seeing Andrew J's post reminded me that Cindered Shadows came out last year and is eligible, so I'm stealing his links because Three Houses rules and the music of Cindered Shadows is a fantastic addition!

4. Fire Emblem: Three Houses: Cindered Shadows
Woven by Fate
The Shackled Wolves (Rain · Thunder)
At What Cost? (Rain · Thunder)

 

[Dunan]

1. Final Fantasy VII Remake

My only vote; the only 2020 soundtrack I've listened to extensively. Wow, is this amazing! All the battle theme remixes are mindblowing, as is the Midgar motorcycle chase music. I loved this game when I first played it (the Japanese original as an intermediate college student; built my reading ability right up) but came to love other SE RPGs more. But the remake might be the single best SE OST of the past decade.

 

[Rendering...]

1. Final Fantasy VII Remake
Nobuo Uematsu, Masashi Hamauzu, Mitsuto Suzuki, Shotaro Shima, Yoshitaka Suzuki, Yoshinori Nakamura, Tadayoshi Makino, Yasunori Nishiki, Keiki Kobayashi, Takafumi Imamura, Daiki Ishikawa, Tsuyoshi Sekito, Ayumu Murai, Nozomi Toki

Boss Themes:
Crab Warden
The Airbuster
Hell House
J-E-N-O-V-A - Quickening [Final Phase]

General:
Midgar, City of Mako
The Promised Land - Cycle of Souls
Hollow Skies
Let the Battles Begin! - The Hideout
Wall Market - Chocobo Sam
Due Recompense
Smash 'Em Rip 'Em

(I wanted to post 10+ more tracks lol.)

I can't get over how good this soundtrack is. Its soaring heartfelt energy, its joyful variety, its delightful enhancement of every scene, every familiar area, every astonishing boss fight. It's hard not to dissolve into a stream of hyperbolic praise, because this music is such a powerful example of how to take the emotional palette of a classic game that is embedded in the collective psyche of a generation of players and bring it back to vivid life, better than ever before.

Not only does FF7R's soundtrack reprise major themes from the original in a way that perfectly captures their essence while heightening their nostalgic potency, but it's full of bold creative remixes and new additions that absolutely slap. This music makes the scenes and settings pop with personality and tap into the full array of feelings from the original game. It makes you fall in love with the characters and the story all over again. And don't even get me started on the spectacular boss themes, which are easily the best in the medium since Metal Gear Rising.

What the composers achieved here is nothing short of extraordinary. They didn't merely remake the FFVII soundtrack for the modern ear. They used players' memories of the original to add little wisps of suggestion, hinting at the events to come. The music is peppered with subtle references to character arcs and origin stories, places and times we haven't seen in the Remake, yet we know well from the classic game. It's a remarkable thread of purposeful design that confirms this brilliant soundtrack was tailor made by and for passionate fans of Final Fantasy VII.

 

[Magnus]

Coming back in here to vote later today. The Jenova p3 Quickening soundtrack moment might be one of my favourites in my 30+ years of playing goddamn video games, where soundtracks are concerned. What a fucking moment.

Also, I will be giving some love to the World of Warcraft: Shadowlands soundtrack! Some really amazing tracks this time around. (As always)

 

[SatelliteOfLove]

1. The Legend of Heroes: Trails from Zero
(Falcom soundteam_JDK Masanori Osaki, Saki Momiyama, Takahiro Unisuga, Hayato Sonoda)

Like Trails in the Sky FC, Zero hits this wonderful trinity of sound. Going from the sophisticated sounds of the city with Afternoon in Crossbell (Leslie speakers!) and Geofront, to the comforting exurbs with Lemonade In Hand and The Mining Village of Mainz, to the mysterious ambience from the lore's supernatural edge from Between the Forgotten Phantasm and Ancient Pulsation, the soundtrack never skips a beat with a subtle strength.

2. 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim
(Basiscape Hitoshi Sakimoto, Mitsuhiro Kaneda, Yoshimi Kudo, Rikako Watanabe, Yukinori Kikuchi, Kazuki Higashihara, Asuza Chiba)

Yo this is mad Zero Escape and very very Prog. So good to have another brick thrown at Sakimoto haters.

Mornin', Sunshine

High Alert

Mutual Telepathy

(TRYPTOPHAN)

3. Horizon's Gate
(apparently rights-free stuff)

I think this crowd uses the same free music for most if not all their titles. That's cool cuz it's got quite a strong take on standard musical genres (I really need to find that Wraele theme which is easily the best).

Deep Woods

Exotic

Minamo 2

Resort 2

Seanchas

4. The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel 4
(Falcom soundteam_JDK Hayato Sonoda, Takahiro Unisuga, Yukihiro Jindo, Mitsuo Singa)

The worst of Falcom soundtracks are good overall. This soundtrack is quite good. That said, it's very quiet and a bit submissive even in its best tracks.

Twilight Green Passage

Towards That Land

Feel At Home

Crimson Flash Shadow -Radiant Wings-

If you combine the epicness of the two end game dungeon tracks End of Saga and To the Future, you'd have something on the level of the previous game's Spiral of Erebos.

With Our Own Hands!

5. Necrobarista
(Kevin Penkin, Jeremy Lim)

Effervesent, with great production values, and all-around snappy, this soundtrack complements the game's quick-moving narrative with charm.

Spill The Coffee

Confluence

Sunrise in Limbo

6. Streets of Rage 4
(Yuzo Koshiro, Olivier Deriviere, Keiji Yamagishi, Groundislava, XL Middleton, Harumi Fujita, Motohiro Kawashima, Yoko Shimomura, Scattle, Das Mörtal)

A really damn good compilation and alot more melodic than rhythm, oddly.

Shiva

Main Theme

 

[brokenswiftie]

THIS IS LITERALLY THE BEST SOUNDTRACK OF THE GENERATION!
Ive not even played the original in my life and I still felt nostalgic and amazed
that's how good FF7R Soundtrack is

Final Fantasy VII Remake
Nobuo Uematsu, Masashi Hamauzu, Mitsuto Suzuki, Shotaro Shima, Yoshitaka Suzuki, Yoshinori Nakamura, Tadayoshi Makino, Yasunori Nishiki, Keiki Kobayashi, Takafumi Imamura, Daiki Ishikawa, Tsuyoshi Sekito, Ayumu Murai, Nozomi Toki
The Airbuster
Hollow Skies
The Valkyrie

Ghost of Tsushima
Ilan Eshkeri, Shigeru Umebayashi
The Way of the Ghost
Sacrifice of Tradition
Jin Sakai

Spider Man: Miles Morales
John Paesano
I'm Ready
The Underground
Main Theme

Yakuza: Like a Dragon
Hidenori Shoji, Yuri Fukuda, Chihiro Aoki, Saori Yoshida
Cold-Blooded
Yokohama Battle Theme
Receive and Turn You

 

[J 0 E]

1. The Last of Us Part II
Gustavo Santaolalla, Mac Quayle
Longing
It Can't Last
Reclaimed Memories

2. Ghost of Tsushima
Ilan Eshkeri, Shigeru Umebayashi
The Way of the Ghost
Sacrifice of Tradition
Jin Sakai

3. Final Fantasy VII Remake
Nobuo Uematsu, Masashi Hamauzu, Mitsuto Suzuki, Shotaro Shima, Yoshitaka Suzuki, Yoshinori Nakamura, Tadayoshi Makino, Yasunori Nishiki, Keiki Kobayashi, Takafumi Imamura, Daiki Ishikawa, Tsuyoshi Sekito, Ayumu Murai, Nozomi Toki
The Airbuster
Hollow Skies
The Valkyrie

4. Demons' Souls
Shunsuke Kida
Flamelurker
One Who Craves Souls
Tower Knight

5. Spider Man: Miles Morales
John Paesano
I'm Ready
The Underground
Main Theme

6. Sackboy: A Big Adventure
Joe Thwaites, Jay Waters, Nick Foster, Lena Raine, George King, Glen Brown, Brian D'Oliveira, Winifred Phillips, Jim Fowler, OPIUO, 2 Mello, Si Begg, Tokyo Machine
Stitches of Steel
The Gardens
The Final Showdown

7. Streets of Rage 4
Yuzo Koshiro, Olivier Deriviere, Groundislava, XL Middleton, Keiji Yamagishi, Harumi Fujita, Motohiro Kawashima, Yoko Shimomura, Scattle, Das Mörtal
Main Theme
Call the Cops
Rising Up

8. Astro's Playroom
Kenneth C M Young
GPU Jungle
SSD Speedway
CPU Plaza

9. Persona 5 Royal
Shōji Meguro
I Believe
Take Over
Throw Away Your Mask

10. Doom Eternal
Mick Gordon, Bobby Prince
The Only Thing They Fear is You
Meathook
Cultist Base

 

[Plax]

1. Final Fantasy VII Remake
Nobuo Uematsu, Masashi Hamauzu, Mitsuto Suzuki, Shotaro Shima, Yoshitaka Suzuki, Yoshinori Nakamura, Tadayoshi Makino, Yasunori Nishiki, Keiki Kobayashi, Takafumi Imamura, Daiki Ishikawa, Tsuyoshi Sekito, Ayumu Murai, Nozomi Toki
The Airbuster

2. The Last of Us Part II
Gustavo Santaolalla, Mac Quayle
Wayfaring Stranger

3. Spider Man: Miles Morales
John Paesano
I'm Ready
Main Theme

4. Persona 5 Royal
Shōji Meguro
I Believe

5. Nioh 2
Yugo Kanno, Akihiro Manabe
Tokichiro

6. Astro's Playroom
Kenneth C M Young
GPU Jungle

7. Sackboy: A Big Adventure
Joe Thwaites, Jay Waters, Nick Foster, Lena Raine, George King, Glen Brown, Brian D'Oliveira, Winifred Phillips, Jim Fowler, OPIUO, 2 Mello, Si Begg, Tokyo Machine
Stitches of Steel

8. Ghost of Tsushima
Ilan Eshkeri, Shigeru Umebayashi
The Way of the Ghost
Jin Sakai

9. Demons' Souls
Shunsuke Kida
Tower Knight

10. Assassin's Creed: Valhalla
Jesper Kyd, Sarah Schachner, Einar Selvik
Ezio's Family - Ascending to Valhalla
Assassin's Creed Valhalla Main Theme (feat. Einar Selvik)

 

[Rendering...]

Coming back in here to vote later today. The Jenova p3 Quickening soundtrack moment might be one of my favourites in my 30+ years of playing goddamn video games, where soundtracks are concerned. What a fucking moment.

Also, I will be giving some love to the World of Warcraft: Shadowlands soundtrack! Some really amazing tracks this time around. (As always)

Click to shrink...

Yeah, the moment the classic Jenova theme kicks in is absolute magic. Gives me chills to think about it.

 

[chocolate]

1. Persona 5 Royal
Shōji Meguro
Our Light
Ideal and the Real (end version)
I Believe

2. Ghost of Tsushima
Ilan Eshkeri, Shigeru Umebayashi
Jin Sakai
Tsushima Suite IV: Kodoku

 

[Magog]

1. FF7 REMAKE
2. THE LAST OF US PART 2

 

[Jakten]

It's hard to whittle it down to just a few examples as the game has over 4 CDs with roughly 120 songs many completely different genres of music. Not to mention most songs have different versions in-game depending on what you are doing and they also encompass a number of different composers. It's bonkers how much they crammed into this game.

1. Vitamin Connection
Tommy Pedrini, Chiyoko "chiyoco" Yamasato, Maddie "DJ Bouche" Lim, Jake Kaufman, Floor Baba, Adriana Figueroa, Laura Serafine, Zorsy, Haru Shintani
Michi No Sekai ~ The Unknowable World (feat. Chiyoco)
Inseki Baiking (feat. V. C. Sneezer)
Gummy Drop
Break of Day (feat. Adriana Figueroa)
Free Me (feat. Laura Serafine)

 

[EarthPainting]

1. Paradise Killer
Barry Topping
Paradise (Stay Forever)
Knife & Crystal
Breeze With U

2. moon: Remix RPG Adventure
Hirofumi Taniguchi, Miki Higashino, Taro Kudo, Masanori Adachi
I'm Waiting for the Night
The Other Jet
Kera-Ma-Go

3. Deadly Premonition 2: A Blessing in Disguise
Satoshi Okubo
Main Theme
The Clarksons Theme
La Vie Continue

4. Murder by Numbers
Muse Sound, Masakazu Sugimori
Puzzle ~The Unbeatable Duo~
Honor's Theme
Puzzle ~On the Right Path~

5. Trials of Mana
Hiroki Kikuta
Nuclear Fusion
Powell
Swivel

6. Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Yasuaki Iwata, Yumi Takahashi, Shinobu Nagata, Sayako Doi, Masato Ohashi
Welcome Horizons
6 A.M.
5 P.M.

7. Streets of Rage 4
Yuzo Koshiro, Olivier Deriviere, Groundislava, XL Middleton, Keiji Yamagishi, Harumi Fujita, Motohiro Kawashima, Yoko Shimomura, Scattle, Das Mörtal
Main Theme
Call the Cops
Rising Up

8. Paper Mario: The Origami King
Yoshito Sekigawa, Shoh Murakami, Yoshiaki Kimura, Hiroki Morishita, Fumihiro Isobe
Autumn Mountain
Exploring the Great Sea
Origami Castle

9. Umurangi Generation
Thor High Heels
Mandala
Duskwalk
Swears in PS1

10. Spiritfarer
Maxime Lacoste Lebuis
Spiritfarer
What Will You Leave Behind (End Titles)
Last Voyage

 

[Melpomene]

1. 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim
Hitoshi Sakimoto, Mitsuhiro Kaneda, Yoshimi Kudo, Rikako Watanabe, Yukinori Kikuchi, Kazuki Higashihara, Azusa Chiba
{ISOLEUCINE}
Staring into the Void
Cognitive Dissonance

2. Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Yasuaki Iwata, Yumi Takahashi, Shinobu Nagata, Sayako Doi, Masato Ohashi
7PM
1AM
Able Sisters

3. Moon: Remix RPG Adventure
Hirofumi Taniguchi, Miki Higashino, Taro Kudo, Masanori Adachi
Killer Blues
Higher
Moon Fish - Prologue

4. Persona 5 Royal
Shoji Meguro, Toshiki Konishi
Ideal and the Real -end version-
Our Light
Mementos -lower layer-

5. Ghost of Tsushima
Ilan Eshkeri, Shigeru Umebayashi
The Way of the Ghost
Bushido
No Mercy

 

[panda-zebra]

1. Genshin Impact
Yu-Peng Chen
Peaceful Hike
Liyue

2. The Last of Us Part II
Gustavo Santaolalla, Mac Quayle
Beyond Desolation
The Last of Us Part II

3. Astro's Playroom
Kenneth C M Young
GPU Jungle
SSD Speedway
CPU Plaza

 

[Christmastree55]

Fall Guys
Jukio Kallio, Daniel Hagström
Everybody Falls (Fall Guys Theme)
Survive the Fall

 

[Deleted member 511]

Final Fantasy VII Remake - Not much to say that hasn't been said before. The OST is a great mix of respecting and honoring the original FFVII OST while bringing new and interesting music to the table as well.
Nobuo Uematsu, Tadayoshi Makino, Shotaro Shima, Yoshitaka Suzuki, Mitsuto Suzuki, Masashi Hamauzu, Yasunori Nishiki, Yoshinori Nakamura
Guard Scorpion Theme
Airbuster Theme
Flowers Blooming in the Church
Collapsed Highway / High Five
Stand Up
Smash 'Em, Rip 'Em - A theme dedicated to Aerith and Tifa kicking ass? GOAT.
One Winged Angel: Rebirth
Hollow - I initially didn't like this track at all but its really grown on me and the singer sells Cloud's emotional pain really well.

 

[ioriyagami]

1. Ori and the Will of the Wisps
Gareth Coker
Luma Pools
Escaping the Sandworm

2. Final Fantasy VII Remake
Nobuo Uematsu, Masashi Hamauzu, Mitsuto Suzuki, Shotaro Shima, Yoshitaka Suzuki, Yoshinori Nakamura, Tadayoshi Makino, Yasunori Nishiki, Keiki Kobayashi, Takafumi Imamura, Daiki Ishikawa, Tsuyoshi Sekito, Ayumu Murai, Nozomi Toki
One Winged Angel: Rebirth

3. Ghost of Tsushima
Ilan Eshkeri, Shigeru Umebayashi
The Way of the Samurai
Jin Sakai

4. Demons' Souls
Shunsuke Kida
Return to slumber