Epic songs from video game soundtracks

[Jan]

Sometimes the newsroom gets noisy and I need some music to drown out the ambient noise to try and make sure I get done what I need to get done.

Creating a playlist of suitable songs to stimulate the ol' writing muscles (i.e. Epic Mixtape) is more time consuming then I remember from when I was 9.

So I though I'd do what all the kids are doing nowadays: crowdsource!

(Also: This may, or may not be "research" for an upcoming MyGaming article.)

What are some of your favourite, most epic songs from video games? Whether you think you can work to it or not is secondary.

[Jan]

I'll get us started. I used to listed to this song from the Homeworld soundtrack on repeat while studying for exams in high school.



It's called Agnus Dei, and is the all-vocal choir arrangement of Samuel Barber's Adagio for Strings.



Here it is in the Choir of Trinity College's album Allegri - Miserere on Google Play, for those who stream from there.

[DieGrootHammer]

Here are some songs with the games they are from:

Christopher Tin - Baba Yetu from Civilization 4



Rage Against The Machine - Guerilla Radio from Tony Hawk Pro Skater 2

[DieGrootHammer]

Some more:

Halo - Halo Theme from the Halo series:


Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz - Get Low from Need For Speed Underground 1

[MalicE]

but My go-to is usually the Mad Max: Fury Road OST (yes yes I know it's not a game)

[oltman]

Health was also recently heard in the Hitman trailer.

[DieGrootHammer]

Even more:

Gareth Coker feat. Aeralie Brighton - Ori and the Blind Forest


M.O.O.N. - 'Hydrogen' from Hotline Miami

[The Joker]

Hitman Blood Money - Ave Maria



The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - The Trail



In fact the entire Witcher 3 OST is just amazing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLSdl-CdOBo

[DieGrootHammer]

Seriously, I can do this all day, but I don't want to be a spammer:

Foregone Destruction - Facing Worlds from Unreal Tournament



Jeremy Soule - Song of the Dragonborn from TES: Skyrim

[MalicE]

I got 2 I prefer.

The Binding of Isaac




and Destiny