Music in games sets the tone. From epic orchestrals in RPGs, to creepy violins in horror games, the music often makes the game. While there are countless soundtracks that make their games stand out, these five are particularly awesome. Prey (2017) (PC, Xbox One, PS4) Bethesda and Arkane’s Prey was released in May 2017. The game can be stealth, or more a first-person shooter, depending on how you want to play it. Regardless of how you play it, the soundtrack goes well with the game. On the official soundtrack, the majority of the songs were composed by Mick Gordon. One of his recent soundtracks was for Doom (2016). There were also songs by Ben Crossbones (Organ Trail), Matt Piersall (Epic Mickey) and Raphael Colantonio (Co-creator with Harvey Smith on the Dishonored series. Until 2017 Colantonio was the president of Arkane Studios). The song that best encompassed the feel of the game is Semi Sacred Geometry. Portal 2 (PC, Linux, Mac, PS3, Xbox 360) Portal 2 was released in April 2011 by Valve. The Xbox 360 version of the game is backward compatible with the Xbox One. As the sequel to Portal, the game is even better than its predecessor. The music was composed by Mike Morasky, who also did the music for Team Fortress 2 and Left 4 Dead 1 and 2. He also did visual effects for the Lord of the Rings and Matrix movies. He composed the soundtrack for Portal (2007) with Kelly Bailey, who created the music and sound for the Half Life series. The best song of the soundtrack is Want You Gone. Folklore (PS3) Folklore was released in October 2007 by Sony Computer Entertainment. The game has a great story and visuals that have aged well. The composers are Kenji Kawai, Shinji Hosoe, Ayako Saso, and Hiroto Saitoh. All four have done soundtracks for many games. Kenji Kawai has also done music for anime, including Seven Swords and Ghost in the Shell. Shinji Hosoe and Ayako Saso composed the soundtrack for Ridge Racer. Hiroto Saitoh composed the soundtrack for Druaga Online: The Story of Aon. The best song of the soundtrack for Folklore is Where the Soul Goes. Dragon Age: Inquisition (PC, Xbox 360, Xbox One, PS3, PS4) The third game of the series, it was released November 2014 by Bioware. The game is a great addition to an already great series. The composer of the music was Trevor Morris. He’s done music for tv series, including The Pillars of the Earth and Vikings. He also did the soundtrack for the movies Olympus Has Fallen and London Has Fallen. The best song of the soundtrack is The Dawn Will Come. Especially the instrumental version of the song heard in several places throughout the game. Mirror’s Edge Catalyst (PC, Xbox One, PS4) Mirror’s Edge Catalyst was released in 2016 and created by EA DICE. While it’s the sequel to the November 2008 Mirror’s Edge, it has a different feel from the first game. The 2016 game has more to explore and improved controls from the first game. The story also goes much deeper than that of the first game. The soundtrack was composed by Solar Fields (Magnus Birgersson). He has several studio albums and composed the music for both Mirror’s Edge and its sequel. The song that captures the feel of the game best is The Shard. What games do you think have the best soundtracks?
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