Top 10 Best Video Game Songs

I know what you're going to say. Who the hell am I to declare the top 10 best video game songs of all time. And you're right. I am no one. I am merely just a gamer- a gamer that happens to really like music of all types and creeds. So, as I count down my top 10 video game songs of all time, remember: I looked over the data for hours and meticulously compiled this list with thought and precision. Or I just drank a coffee and smoked five cigarettes while randomly selecting the songs with reckless abandon.

Now, a few things to point out. Firstly, these songs may or may not be the actual themes from the games, nor appear exclusively in the game I selected. Also, music games such as Rock Band and Guitar Hero are completely scratched off the list because, well, I don't want to include them. Now, *cue drum roll* here is my Top 10 Best Video Game Songs Of All Time!

10
Are You Going My Way? from Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec
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Gran Turismo 3 was by far the main reason many of us picked up our first PS2. Nothing comapred to plugging in this game for the first time and watching the opening intro and it's amazing visuals come to life. Granted, now it's pixely compared to the power that next generation consoles put out, but epic for it's time.

9
Wake Me When You Need Me from Halo 3
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The final song you will hear in Halo 3 happens to be the most pinnacle of the whole series. "Wake Me When You Need Me" shows the emotion between the master Chief and Cortana and the love they have for each other. The only thing more epic than this song for the series is the story arc: Halo: Chronicles, here we come.

8
Master Of Puppets from Doom
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Doom was by far the most played FPS before the console generation took over the genre. Killing Hellspawns and exploring Mars' moons, Phobos and Deimos, were made epic by a low-bitrate midi of Metallica's epic Master of Puppets. Without the popularity of this franchise, FPS games may have been declared dead, and we may never have seen the inspiration to create games like GoldenEye, Halo, Half-Life and Medal Of Honor. I'll leave out Doom3 for obvious reasons.

7
Underground Theme from Super Mario Bros.
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Yes. Level 1-2. The underground level that has set the theme for music in all future underground Mario and Luigi explorations.


6
Hyrule Field Theme from The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina Of Time
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Zelda:OOT was by far the game that re-launched Link and his green underwear into popularity. Too often would we catch ourselves whistling along to the tune while we transversed the field in search of items.

5
Still Alive from Portal
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Portal was the come from behind success of 2007. Sure, Halo 3, Assassin's Creed and Call Of Duty 4: Modern Warfare were very successful too, but Portal came from no where. The game's dry humour and sarcastic tone were matched with the very beautiful spaces and artwork. Set in the Half-Life universe, Portal is a comparatively short game that you can pick up again and again.

4
Halo Theme Song from Halo: Combat Evolved
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Despite what critics may say about Halo 2 or Halo 3, it cannot be denied that Halo: Combat Evolved was a definite success and nothing garnered the imaginations sweaty, barely pubescent teenaged boys more than punting a few grunts around while this song was blasting out of the headphones. Using a (comparatively) small budget and no leads on what may happen to the series, Martin O'Donnel not only created the theme for Halo:CE, but in the end created an atmosphere around the characters in the game. It could be said that not until the epic soundtrack for Halo 3 shipped that nothing came close to it's awesomeness in the series.

3
Tetris Theme from Tetris
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A stoner's dream, tetris required you to pile blocks in order to get more blocks to pile. This version is slightly reworked but still a master piece, and it also shows how Tetris has stayed, somehow, as a staple of gaming lifestyle since it's creation.

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Sonic The Hedgehog Theme From Sonic The Hedgehog
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Sonic The Hedgehog was Sega's answer to Mario, and it was by far the best of Sega's games of the time. The game had typical Japanese craziness, but with an American edge to it. This version performed by the famed Video Games Live orchestra.

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Mario Theme from Super Mario Bros.
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If I really have to explain this, than SHAME ON YOU!


So, there you have it. My first top 10 list. Hope you liked it.