This is a list of video game soundtracks that multiple publications, such as video game journalism and music journalism publications, have considered to be among the best of all time. The game soundtracks listed here are included on at least three separate "best/greatest of all time" lists from different publications (inclusive of all time periods and platforms). Achievements, such as certifications or Grammy nominations, are separately noted.
List
+Video game soundtracks considered the best Year Game Lead composer(s) Notes 1985 Super Mario Bros. Koji Kondo The Super Mario Bros. theme was the first musical piece from a video game to be inducted into the Library of Congress's National Recording Registry. 1988 Mega Man 2 Takashi Tateishi 1989 Tetris Hirokazu Tanaka Game Boy version 1991Street Fighter II Yoko Shimomura Isao Abe 1992 Streets of Rage 2 (soundtrack) Yuzo Koshiro Motohiro Kawashima 1993 Doom Bobby Prince Inducted into the National Recording Registry in 2026 1994 EarthBound (soundtrack) Keiichi Suzuki Hirokazu Tanaka Final Fantasy VI (soundtrack) Nobuo Uematsu Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Brad Buxer Sega Sound Team Super Metroid Kenji Yamamoto Minako Hamano 1995 Chrono Trigger (soundtrack) Yasunori Mitsuda Nobuo Uematsu Donkey Kong Country 2 David Wise 1996 PaRappa the Rapper Masaya Matsuura Yoshihisa Suzuki Super Mario 64 Koji Kondo 1997 Castlevania: Symphony of the Night Michiru Yamane Final Fantasy VII (soundtrack) Nobuo Uematsu 1998 Grim Fandango (soundtrack) Peter McConnell The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Koji Kondo 2000 Jet Set Radio Hideki Naganuma 2001 Halo: Combat Evolved (soundtrack) Martin O'Donnell Michael Salvatori Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney (soundtrack) Masakazu Sugimori Silent Hill 2 Akira Yamaoka 2002 Grand Theft Auto: Vice City 2004 Katamari Damacy (soundtrack) Yuu Miyake 2005 Shadow of the Colossus Kow Otani 2007 Portal Kelly Bailey Mike Morasky Jonathan Coulton Composed the ending song "Still Alive" 2010 Red Dead Redemption (soundtrack) Bill Elm Woody Jackson 2011 Bastion Darren Korb The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (soundtrack) Jeremy Soule Minecraft (soundtrack) C418 Volume Alpha (and three songs) labeled Gold by the RIAA, nominated for Top Dance/Electronic Album at the 2022 Billboard Music Awards, and inducted into the National Recording Registry in 2025 2012 Hotline Miami Journey Austin Wintory Nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media 2013 BioShock Infinite Garry Schyman 2014 Transistor Darren Korb 2015 Crypt of the NecroDancer Danny Baranowsky Everybody's Gone to the Rapture Jessica Curry Undertale (soundtrack) Toby Fox , "Megalovania" has the most listens on Spotify of any video game song. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Marcin Przybyłowicz Mikolai Stroinski 2016 Doom Mick Gordon Persona 5 Shoji Meguro 2017 Cuphead Kristofer Maddigan Hollow Knight (soundtrack) Christopher Larkin Nier: Automata (soundtrack) Keiichi Okabe Keigo Hoashi 2018 Celeste Lena Raine God of War Bear McCreary Red Dead Redemption 2 (soundtrack) Woody Jackson 2019 Sayonara Wild Hearts Daniel Olsén Jonathan Eng
Publications The reference numbers in the notes section show which of the 21 selected publications list the game.
– 2022 Clash – 2013 Classic FM – 2023 Digital Trends – 2021 Esquire India – 2026 Fact – 2015 Game Rant – 2023 GameSpot – 2000, 2021 GamesRadar+ – 2020, 2025 The Mary Sue – 2022 Metal Hammer – 2023 Mixdown – 2023 NME – 2015 Paste – 2020 PCMag – 2022 Red Bull – 2018 Rolling Stone – 2013 Spin – 2024 Tom's Guide – 2018 Universo Online – 2021 USA Today – 2023 VG247 – 2023 X-Play – 2007
See also List of video games listed among the best List of video game soundtracks released on vinyl
Notes
The reference numbers show which publications include the game's soundtrack.
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