Top Ten Video Game Soundtracks: 7-5

Hello my fellow Geeks and Nerds, 

for tonight's post, I will reveal entries 7 through 5 of my top ten favorite video game soundtracks. As a reminder this is a list of favorites for me not the ten best sounding, or most elegantly recorded, just my favorites. that's all

7) The World Ends With You (DS)

The World Ends with You has the special distinction of being the only hand-held game soundtrack on my list. Half the reason of why this is so high up on my list is because it’s Nintendo DS game. For a game on a hand-held system it has a pretty large soundtrack. It encompasses a fairly large range of genres, (hip-hop- rock, electronica and pop,) and produces good songs for each one. The soundtrack fits the mood of the game at all times, and is diverse enough to listen to the whole thing on its own. Very cool.

Samples: It's So Wonderful + Twister

6) Katamari Damacy

NANA-NANANANANA-NA-N- … o_O;; Ummm yeah. I pretty much can’t discuss this game without humming, singing, or whistling the part of the theme song. It’s just too damn catchy for its own good. Katamari Damacy is one of those quirky games with a strange premise and quirky sense of humor, so it makes sense that Katamari has an eclectic, bouncy, sort of soundtrack. The soundtrack is easy going, and at time relaxing, working extremely well with the simple, (yet addicting,) laidback game play. A lot of the music takes a lounge-music style and is performed wonderfully. I can’t say much on the lyrics or vocals since I don’t speak Japanese, but they have a dreamy, sing-song quality. I like to listen to this soundtrack when I’m going on long walks, or in the background  when I’m doing class work. It’s just great to put you in a relaxed, pleasant mood.

Samples: Katamari on the Rocks + Katamaritaino

5) REZ (Dreamcast, PS2)

Through its very nature, Music is an essential part of what Rez is. Rez is a musical rail shooter from Sega’s UGA division, designed by the same team that did both Space Channel 5 games. So, before I even played it, I knew the music was good. Every little action you do in Rez is set to or effected by the music, and the different paths you take determine what layers of music are added to the track as you go. Literally every shot and button tap is released to the beats of the music. The whole game is a Trance-shooting experience that sounds great, and is a little different every time you play. As a stand alone soundtrack, Rez is pretty decent, but it can be a bit odd to listen to the songs without the personal touches of your gameplay.

Samples: Rez Area 1,  Rez Area 5

Peace out and geek out,
Mikeke352