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Game music worth putting on your iPod

Not all game music sucks. Check out these beauties

Words: Justin Towell, GamesRadar UK
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Portal [The Orange Box] (PS3, Xbox 360, PC, 2007)
OK, so the cake was a lie. But as if Portal wasn't already awesome enough, completion yeilded a superb song sung by GLaDOS - the sinister computer system that... well, play the game and find out. We've stopped the song short here so as not to give away a plot spoiler. But what an awesome and funny offering it is - just listen to the words.

Portal_StillAlive.mp3

Above: There's no use crying over every mistake - just keep on trying till you run out of cake


 
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rasty  - 1 year 2 months ago 
Diablo's OST was AWESOME.It had music form evreything-from peaceful desert towns to the swampy jungle.Unfortunately Matt Ulemen left Blizzard and now Diablo 3 will sound like crap.Even the music from the trailer and gameplay reminds me of that.
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zabu_san  - 1 year 2 months ago 
Utada Hikaru rocks out loud!!
And i am so glad to see others appreciate Jet Set/Grind Radio.
I was able to find the OST for those games and i am in live all over again with that series and am begging Sega to make a sequel for PS3 or Wii or something...
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Cynwyddon  - 1 year 2 months ago 
OH SNAP! Master Onion was the shit.
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smallberry  - 1 year 2 months ago 
Huzzah! For Hikaru Utada. Wish that video was still available.
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GamesRadarJustinTowell  - 1 year 2 months ago 
@smallberry - there's a poorly-synched version still on YouTube. Try http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RefdhRjRSM
It's well worth it - what an amazing performance :)
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KHfan  - 1 year 2 months ago 
ah yeah simple and clean rocks
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jackf-11  - 1 year 1 month ago 
Still Alive is possibly the greatist video game song ever, but when I got my friend to download it on rock band (ps3) and his dad sung it horribly.
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tayls  - 1 year 1 month ago 
When I was a young lad, maybe 13 or so, Soul Blade came out for the PSX. I found myself so pumped up by the intro that I called my mom and baby sister up to see "how amazing this video is." If you've ever been excited around someone who's idea of gaming is what they've gathered from sit-coms, you know: it totally doesn't get them excited and also, coincidentally, sucks ass.

My mom spent the entire time laughing hysterically because it wasn't like "Toy Story" but was made using a similar technique. The idea of 3D animation being used for something other than Pixar movies was just laughable to her. I ended up going to school to be a 3D animator, and now she's paying my student loans back. I like to think it's my way of getting back at her for that day.

Anyway, awesome tune!
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tayls  - 1 year 1 month ago 
When I was a young lad, maybe 13 or so, Soul Blade came out for the PSX. I found myself so pumped up by the intro that I called my mom and baby sister up to see "how amazing this video is." If you've ever been excited around someone who's idea of gaming is what they've gathered from sit-coms, you know: it totally doesn't get them excited and also, coincidentally, sucks ass.

My mom spent the entire time laughing hysterically because it wasn't like "Toy Story" but was made using a similar technique. The idea of 3D animation being used for something other than Pixar movies was just laughable to her. I ended up going to school for 3D animation, and now she's paying my student loans back on a monthly basis. I like to think it's my way of getting back at her for that day.

Anyway, awesome tune!
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troglydyte  - 1 year 1 month ago 
if you look at the parappa the rapper picture, in the right hand corner it says "u rappin awful!"
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Weasel  - 1 year 1 month ago 
What, no Gitaroo Man? Travesty! That whole game is worth tracking down the soundtrack for! Well, maybe not that song vs. the giant shark mech thing, but the rest is awesome!
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Motherload  - 1 year 1 month ago 
you missed a bunch. i've never played most of those games but i like Sonic Adventure music. infact all the music in Sonic games on the Dreamcast and up is pretty good! i haven't played Sonic for the 360 or PS3 though so i'm not sure for that.
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ryno  - 1 year 4 days ago 
you forgot the Golden axe music and the level music for the original Crash Bandicoot
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Gavo  - 1 year 3 days ago 
Metroid Prime 2 and Snake Eater. Amazing.

No Fire Emblem though...that had good music.
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Digidabee  - 1 year 11 hours ago 
They forgot Zeldas gr8 music.
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earthvampire  - 7 months 25 days ago 
@Digidabee

i know they bring all the awesome music out and forget zelda -_- hopefully it makes it next time
im going to be singing master onions rap all day now XD
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helloimgaydo  - 7 months 25 days ago 
I remember buying the jet set soundtrack when the game came out, I still listen to it on a regular basis. Its one of very very few soundtracks that has genuine musical integrity outside of the game it was written for.
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Kaz993  - 7 months 19 days ago 
Ive had the song "you're not here" for quite awhile now. I love SH3 :). good article.
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Arachidus  - 4 months 11 days ago 
You must be kidding.. what kind of a list is this without FF music? (I consider Uematsu to be a god of composing catchy stuff right next to Morricone) AND an honourable mention to THPS series and Road Rash Jailbreak that had the most awesome OST composed of unknown demo bands..
Yeah, and one of my favorite cheesy J-electro/rock music is from Bloody Roar 2...
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