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disolitude on 02 June 2013
F0X said:

I'm partial to this.


Yeah this is so awesome... Never played Xenoblade so hearing it for the first time.



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osed125 on 02 June 2013
Kyuu said:
arcelonious said:

A discussion about boss battle music just isn't right without Shadow of the Colossus.  The entire soundtrack is amazing!  Here is one track:

This is probably the best soundtrack I've heared in any game :)

This is definitely the best. So many emotions!



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mutantclown on 02 June 2013
BossPuma said:
mutantclown said:
Demon's Souls, Dark Souls, Metal Gear Solid 4, Nier. Some of the games with awesome boss music I remember this gen off the top of my head.


I coudnt remember dark souls music because i rarely heard it.


The boss fights music? they're really good! 



disolitude on 02 June 2013
Somini said:
The God of War games have amazing soundtrack when going against bosses, actually always lol. Play some RPG's i would say then ;)

God of war is very well produced but it isn't my musical taste. Fits the game but those tribal beats, chants and epic synths aren't my thing... Not dynamic enough for my musical taste.



arcelonious on 02 June 2013
Kyuu said:
arcelonious said:

A discussion about boss battle music just isn't right without Shadow of the Colossus.  The entire soundtrack is amazing!  Here is one track:

This is probably the best soundtrack I've heared in any game :)

I agree!  It's definitely one of the best out there.

@osed125

Yes, I like the track as well (I can easily listen to the entire OST).



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F0X on 02 June 2013
disolitude said:
F0X said:

I'm partial to this.


Yeah this is so awesome... Never played Xenoblade so hearing it for the first time.


The following is nomal battle music from the final 1/3 (or so) of the game.



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disolitude on 02 June 2013
KBG29 said:
I think Flow, Flower, and Journey are the best use of music in games that I have played this gen. Even though I could not even think of a single cord, it was great while playing, and really made the experience.

Spec Ops The Line had No Where To Run while trapped in a building on the way to the boss, that was good.

Spec Ops is on my list of games I got to play so Ill look for this tune...

Geometry Wars 2 also had a great soundtrack since the whole gameplay is like one giant boss battle. There are games last gen that still deliver the goods, but I see so many missed opportunities. DmC for one...there is no reason that game shouldn't have a better soundtrack.



OneHappyGamer:) on 02 June 2013

well... not with Nintendo games as far as I can tell. one thing I like most about Nintendo games actually, is their amazing sountracks. some are better then others, but take Super Mario Galaxy's soundtrack. sounds like it was orchestrated by god xD same with Twilight Princess.

Super Mario Galaxy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEIWhy-urqM

Twilight Princess https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tvoIV70wHI

as for the boss battle music, they're pretty awesome too, but these songs stood out the most for me.



Somini on 02 June 2013
arcelonious said:
Kyuu said:
arcelonious said:

A discussion about boss battle music just isn't right without Shadow of the Colossus.  The entire soundtrack is amazing!  Here is one track:

This is probably the best soundtrack I've heared in any game :)

I agree!  It's definitely one of the best out there.

@osed125

Yes, I like the track as well (I can easily listen to the entire OST).

How about this one, it's from the Sega Mega Drive time :P



RazorDragon on 02 June 2013

I miss the day FPSs had soundtracks like that: 

IMO, current gen gaming has been completely ruined by lack of creativity and by developers going for the "cinematic feel".