FF9, Vamo' alla Flamenco taught me I really like spanish guitar.
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Queen Brahne was not impressed.
100 nobles were impressed
That and Gerudo Valley from Ocarina of Time.
Jet Set Radio (+Future) soundtrack goes hard. Most of the tracks are still on my favorites playlists
Although I still have Journey To Silius's OST burned into my head, there have been plenty of very influential games, in no particular order -
Super Mario RPG
Chrono Trigger
FFVII
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater
Jet Set Radio (and Future)
Grand Theft Auto (Vice City and San Andreas, I only listened to talk radio in 3)
Stepmania
These days, I feel a little calcified but it's always nice when I turn on a game and see artists I know.
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3, Tony Hawk's Underground 2, Kingdom Hearts II, and GTA San Andreas all come to mind. Also a more recently Lethal League and Bomb Rush Cyberfunk
I was in a hospital for a few days when I was 8-year-old. I was not allowed to leave my bed. But they had a kind of a moveable shelf with a TV and NES on it.
And therefore, to this day, I've got the Bubble Bobble music as an earworm. A kind of an awakening, right? 🙃
Toy Story 2: Buzz Lightyear to the Rescue! and Final Fantasy VII.
Then later on you obviously have all of the Guitar Heros and Rock Bands (I'm so excited for Stage Tour)
The Sims building music: A great example of music improving the experience without getting in the way but still making a big impact on all players. It opened the door for more instrumental music like Windham Hill records and similar.
One Winged Angel, Sephiroth's theme from Final Fantasy 7 blew my mind! I did a report on it in high school I loved it so much!
Three, very early on in my life:
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Deus Ex (2000). Synthy classical/techno blend that’s hard to beat thanks largely to Alexander Brandon.
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Road Rash 95. Loaded with grunge hits from Soundgarden, Pearl Jam, Nirvana and more. The bassy chip racing tracks were also awesome.
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Monsters, Inc.: Scream Team. This one might be slightly cheating since I also watched the movie on loop but jazz/ska is just too damn fun to ignore.
Mass Effect 1's credit outro song led to a rabbit hole of me getting into electronic music over the next six months. It's not even super dancey but it was enough lol
Ocarina of Time Need for Speed
hey. you asked.
Diablo/Diablo 2
Though this tune isn't quite part of their soundtrack (that I know of), it highly resembles their style on this otherwise hidden track...
Dawn Of Tears - Blood On Verona (Hidden track timestamp 11:43)...
I still stay for a while and listen
D1's main theme (edit: the town theme) hit me so hard as a kid
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Mick Gordon's music in Wolfenstien and Doom. In particular, his version of the Partisan, Blazco Kill the Nazis, and of course, The Only Thing They Fear is You. That was what allowed me to get into metal.
Re/Volt & electronic music
There are actually many but this is the first one that came to my mind:
SUTEKI DA NE (Final Fantasy X)
Edit for additions:
Morrowind for sure.
I have so many fond memories of exploring the Morrowind world... The game caught me turning from teen to adult and felt like safe harbour for all the shit happening outside. And the music? It was a cherry on top. It mad the atmosphere so calm and cozy when needed but also epic or marching when the game requested. Great game, great music.
I feel this in my soul, friend. Plus it was my first experience of a true open-world and RPG game. I'll never forget the feeling I had when first booting the game up and hearing that main menu music.
That reminded me of Halo CE's vibe, too, which had a lasting impact on me.
Need for Speed 2.
Super Mario Bros 3.
That airship theme.
The 8-bit kettledrums throughout that game were a goddamn joy.
Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX, which led me to Pennywise, Dropkick Murphys, and Social Distortion.
Beat Saber custom charts were how I discovered Vylet Pony, who was my favorite artist throughout my teen years.
Burnout Revenge!
I think Shogun 2 Total War was an absolute vibe going into traditional Japanese style music. It's same guy that wrote the music for Medieval 2 and made thematic bangers.
My music awakening probably was Midnight Club ~~2~~ 3 Dub Edition where the music was just a great collection. I used to play Ante Up by M.O.P. a lot, Nine inch nails hand that feeds and general exposure to a lot of good songs.
Chrono Cross!
Wondering if Project Mirai DX would also count....
Pretty much anything that took full advantage of the SID.
Morrowind & Skyrim. Nothing really comes close to Jeremy Soule's music.
Quite a few for me:
- OneShot: The melancholic music blends with the atmosphere of the game and its really good.
- OxenFree: On its own, it's good. But when playing the game, it really helps sell the ambience. Also, first soundtrack I've ever listened to that had encoded messages in it.
- Celeste: Really helps represent Madeline's emotions and mental state.
- A Hat in Time: Some of the orchestras in the soundtrack are really good, almost rivaling Nintendo. Some of them are a vibe too.
I still listen to the Riven soundtrack, 29 years later. It's so rich and atmospheric, and composed and performed by one of the game's co-designers Robyn Miller.
Everything about that game was beautiful. Still holds up today.
I don't think I ever had a game introduced me to a genre. They e only reinforced what I already loved. Capcom had the Techno, House, and a lot of other electronic music in their fighting games. GTA always had popular music from every genre, but Vice City asserted my love for New Wave. Mir y games eventually went all DnB, so more electronic. Megaman X2 had a soundtrack that's basically Metal with the feel of Jazz and Funk. Those bass lines and drums were stupid incredible.
The only genre that I can think of that I heard first with video games would be Classical/orchestral music. Zelda was the main culprit, but even Star Fox had that drumline feel with a commanding execution of its trumpets. Those horns give me chills to this day.
I still listen to a lot of tracks I have only ever heard on the Burnout Paradise soundtrack.
For me, it was a combination in middle school: replaying Sonic 2 on the Genesis, Extreme-G on N64, and re-affirmed with XGRA on Xbox.
Homestuck is more webcomic than videogame, but it did its best to blur the line. It introduced me to the genre of chip music. I got pretty involved in that and even made a few tracks that were released on netlabels (and lots more that weren't).
For a proper video game, Doom 2016. The genre is called "argent metal" by enthusiasts.
Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks.
Might be cheating cause music was one of the core features. I do remember downloading the tracks for each flute melody to use as ringtones.
Also, Byrne's battle theme and the final boss theme go so fucking hard.