Underrated original video game soundtracks

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#51  Edited By MysteriousBob
@CoolDrMoney: Oh God yes. That is cool, sweet and catchy.
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#52  Edited By GunstarRed

Dark void is made tolerable only by it's awesome score by Bear McCreary. 
 
The Newest Bionic Commando game (not rearmed) had great music also.
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#54  Edited By Tasus

  Assassin's Creed 2 - Ezio's Family

World of Warcraft - The Shaping of the World
  
 
World of Warcraft - Legends of Azeroth
 
 
World of Warcraft - A Call to Arms
  
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#55  Edited By NTM

MW2 definitely only because that's one of the greatest soundtracks of any game. But I feel since it's Hans Zimmer, one of the greatest movie composers out there for films, it's kind of cheap. I don't really care though. All of the songs in the game are very very good. But I think if I had to say which was the best of them all, it has to be the Boneyard Flyby song.  
  
   
or 
 
  
  
 
 Personally, I think  The Official Dead Space Soundtrack is. There are a lot though. The Darkness, Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay, etc.
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#56  Edited By Kontrapunkt

Call of Duty
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZZ2yZhgh_4
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jY5Oh1Z_VM

 Medal of Honor: Allied Assault 
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olaYsglghdI
 
Wolfenstein - Enemy Territory
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0pStxKAI_A
 
 Battlefield always brings it as well, although not necessarily underrated.

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#57  Edited By happy_chickens

  Best song ever in a videogame, my all time favorite, I can listen to it over and over again.

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#58  Edited By Aquaur

  
  I don't know if it is underrated but recently i played Folklore and i was blown away by the soundtrack...
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#59  Edited By Nert

This is a cool thread (it popped up in a google search, sorry for the necro). I'm actually really into trying to highlight both more recent and more obscure video game soundtracks (everybody already knows that Chrono Trigger and the like have good soundtracks), and I've been running a YouTube channel for that purpose ( http://www.giantbomb.com/forums/general-discussion/30/vgmhq-youtube-channel-with-modern-overlooked-video-game-music/471159/). 
 
One soundtrack that I haven't seen mentioned in this thread yet is Forza Motorsport 3's. In addition to licensed tracks, the game has a lot of original pieces for its menu music, and they're all very soothing.
  

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#60  Edited By AceBlack19

@ Lawrens: I thought I was the only person who played God Hand. Nice choice. The song that plays during the credits made me laugh.
 
This one isn't really all that obscure (at least not when it came out) but nowadays I don't see it popping up as often. Here's Max Payne 2:
 
  

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#62  Edited By TheFreeMan

The World Ends With You 
 
  

   
  
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#63  Edited By Kjellm87

IT LIVES,
DK Jungle Beat actually had some good music, but things go so fast in that game it's easy to miss.
  

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#64  Edited By FirePrince

I'm sorry, but this thread must go on. 
  

    

      

  

 Embedding doesn't work on the last one, but belive me, it's worth it.

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#65  Edited By Geno

Underrated soundtrack, and vastly underrated game in general:  
 

   
Should be noted that this was by the same guy that did the Dragon Age soundtrack. 
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#66  Edited By Example1013

Shadowbane. 
 
  

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#67  Edited By sameeeeam

The World Ends With You.

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#68  Edited By Informant

Hell March 3? Personally I believe that Hell March 2 is superior. I've also put up another RA2 soundtrack and some more from Emperor Battle for Dune because seriously the soundtrack for this game needs to be more known about.
  

  
  
    
    
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#69  Edited By OldGuy

A lot of people hated the Quake soundtrack when the game came out since it wasn't the hard ass metal industrial stuff they expected. But I think it's brilliant and creepy as all get out.
 
That said, here is the theme from Relentless: Twinsen's Adventure. That version comes off the CD version. Beautiful. The rest of the music is just as good.

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#70  Edited By ryanwho

Xenosaga 3, Shadow Heart(s)

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#72  Edited By MachoFantastico

Enternal Sonata, don't like many Japanese RPG's but I sort of fell in love with this one and one of the main reasons was it's stunning soundtrack. Being a Frederic Chopin fan as well helps I guess. Stunning soundtrack throughout.   

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#73  Edited By MachoFantastico
@TheFreeMan: The World Ends with You had a awesome soundtrack, a number of stunners. Speaking of which I'd love to see more of that series for the 3DS. 
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#74  Edited By butano

The Hitman series has some fantastic themes, however, 2 trumps them all. 
  

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#75  Edited By Hairy_Fish

  The Super Nintendo has many.

    
    
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#76  Edited By PrivateIronTFU

Wizards and Warriors 1 and 2. Best video game music ever.

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#77  Edited By sparky_buzzsaw

Bear McCreary's scores in general are usually right up my alley, but I was particularly impressed with his work on Dark Void.

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#78  Edited By Karl_Boss

Mystic Quest

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#79  Edited By Cowburn