What is the best videogame theme song?
We all have our favorite videogame theme songs, whether it’s the orchestral majesty of Halo’s main theme or the jazzy, festive sounds of the Dr. Mario theme.
It’s time for our users to weigh in, as we ask the question: Which game features the best theme song?
Our users list their favorite videogame music from all genres and eras, from the classics of the SNES and Genesis era through to the best PC games of today. Some standouts from the discussion include Snake Eater from Metal Gear Solid, the Halo theme song, and the music from Dark Souls 3. Here are some of our favorite responses:
“Halo’s theme song is the best. No close second.”
“Dark Souls 3’s music is so good, it’s a crime that it’s mostly background stuff.”
“Bloodborne’s ambiance always gets me closely followed by the music from Final Fantasy IX.”
“Mass Effect, Deus Ex, DOOM Eternal, Subnautica, and to a lesser degree Battlefield 3.”
“Doom Eternal has a distinct theme song or does it just sound like Doom 2016?”
“Chrono Cross, Xenogears, the Final Fantasy VII theme song.”
“Super Mario Bros and American Venom from Red Dead Redemption”
“Multiple songs from different games”
“Generation Zero, Hollow Knight, Battletoads, Grandia, among others”
“Team Fortress 2, Disco Elysium”
“Namco X Capcom, Mega Man Battle Network”
“Shadow of the Colossus, Altered Beasts”
“Sensible World Of Soccer, Dr. Driving, NFS Underground”
“Buck Bumble, Monster Hunter, Morrowind”
“The Elder Scrolls series, Megaman 3”
“Blasphemous, Final Fantasy series”
“Original Battlefield 1942 intro, Killzone”
“Kingdom Hearts, Legend of Zelda, Mass Effect, Stronghold”
“Do Do Do DoDoDo”
“Final Fantasy”
“Nintendo first-party games”
“Kingdom Hearts”
“Last of Us”
“Horizon Zero Dawn”
“The Long Dark”
“Drake’s theme”
“Elden Ring’s theme”
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