Game music worth putting on your iPod
Not all game music sucks. Check out these beauties
Metroid Prime 2: Echoes (Gamecube, 2004)
The Metroid series has always had good music and this example is possibly the best. Who'd have thought that pinched harmonics on heavily distorted electric guitar could sound so calm simply by burying it under synthesizers? The melody is haunting too and although it's not the sort of thing you'd stick on at a party, it would probably work well as one of those 'calming' tapes some people put on before they sleep. Imagine the weird dreams that would bring...
Above: Metroid Prime's always had atmosphere by the bucketload. Music is the key
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Justin was a GamesRadar staffer for 10 years but is now a freelancer, musician and videographer. He's big on retro, Sega and racing games (especially retro Sega racing games) and currently also writes for Play Magazine, Traxion.gg, PC Gamer and TopTenReviews, as well as running his own YouTube channel. Having learned to love all platforms equally after Sega left the hardware industry (sniff), his favourite games include Christmas NiGHTS into Dreams, Zelda BotW, Sea of Thieves, Sega Rally Championship and Treasure Island Dizzy.
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