Not just soundtracks | Part II
When it comes to musical scores it's common to view them in a context and then forget, which is a normal thing - many of them tend to be just functional. But these samples are an important musical experience that goes far beyond movies/video games they are tied to. |
1 | ![](images/albums/436807.jpg-thumbl) | John Camara Lithium City Original Soundtrack |
2 | ![](images/albums/13338.jpg-thumbl) | John Carpenter Halloween 20th Anniversary Edition |
3 | ![](images/albums/106945.jpg-thumbl) | John Carpenter Assault on Precinct 13 |
4 | ![](images/albums/267949.jpg-thumbl) | Soundtrack (Video Game) Okami Original Soundtrack |
5 | ![](images/albums/52382.jpg-thumbl) | Soundtrack (Video Game) Imaginarium: Songs from the Neverhood |
6 | ![](images/albums/436805.jpg-thumbl) | Daniel Deluxe Desync (Original Soundtrack, Vol. 1) |
7 | ![](images/albums/411027.jpg-thumbl) | Volkor X DESYNC (Original Soundtrack, Vol.2) |
8 | ![](images/albums/382390.jpg-thumbl) | Daniel Deluxe Ghostrunner (Original Soundtrack) |
9 | ![](images/albums/436804.jpg-thumbl) | Daniel Deluxe Ghostrunner Project HEL |
10 | ![](images/albums/311633.jpg) | Hans Zimmer The Dark Knight: Original Motion Picture Soundtrac |
11 | ![](images/albums/176578.jpg-thumbl) | Hans Zimmer Interstellar |
12 | ![](images/albums/73946.jpg-thumbl) | Soundtrack (Film) Watchmen: Music from the Motion Picture |
13 | ![](images/albums/437109.jpg-thumbl) | Gerrit Wolf RESOLUTiiON [Ambient] (Original Game Soundtrack) |
14 | ![](images/albums/437110.jpg-thumbl) | Gerrit Wolf RESOLUTiiON [Assault] (Original Game Soundtrack) |
15 | ![](images/albums/96580.jpg-thumbl) | Jesper Kyd Assassin's Creed OST |
16 | ![](images/albums/62972.jpg-thumbl) | Jesper Kyd Assassin's Creed 2 |
17 | ![](images/albums/85313.jpg-thumbl) | Jesper Kyd Assassin's Creed Brotherhood |
18 | ![](images/albums/71161.jpg-thumbl) | Jesper Kyd Borderlands OST |
19 | ![](images/albums/67551.jpg-thumbl) | Soundtrack (Video Game) The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess OST |
20 | ![](images/albums/87327.jpg-thumbl) | London Philharmonic Orchestra The Greatest Video Game Music |
21 | ![](images/albums/147035.jpg-thumbl) | London Philharmonic Orchestra The Greatest Video Game Music, Vol. 2 |
22 | ![](images/albums/19844.jpg-thumbl) | John Williams Star Wars, Episode IV: A New Hope |
23 | ![](images/albums/19849.jpg-thumbl) | John Williams Star Wars, Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back |
24 | ![](images/albums/19852.jpg-thumbl) | John Williams Star Wars, Episode VI: Return of the Jedi |
25 | ![](images/albums/117031.jpg-thumbl) | John Williams Star Wars, Episode I: The Phantom Menace |
26 | ![](images/albums/19865.jpg-thumbl) | John Williams Star Wars, Episode II: Attack of the Clones |
27 | ![](images/albums/19871.jpg-thumbl) | John Williams Star Wars, Episode III: Revenge of the Sith |
28 | ![](images/albums/128218.jpg-thumbl) | Austin Wintory Journey OST |
29 | ![](images/albums/273959.jpg) | Austin Wintory Journey: Transfiguration |
30 | ![](images/albums/228072.jpg-thumbl) | Austin Wintory Abzu OST |
31 | ![](images/albums/75766.jpg-thumbl) | Martin O'Donnell Halo Original Soundtrack |
32 | ![](images/albums/22521.jpg-thumbl) | Martin O'Donnell Halo 2, Vol. 2 OST |
33 | ![](images/albums/168117.jpg-thumbl) | Martin O'Donnell Halo 2 OST & New Music Volume One |
34 | ![](images/albums/404742.jpg-thumbl) | Martin O'Donnell Halo 2 [Anniversary Original Soundtrack] |
35 | ![](images/albums/30284.jpg-thumbl) | Martin O'Donnell Halo 3 OST |
36 | ![](images/albums/96453.jpg-thumbl) | Martin O'Donnell Halo 3: ODST OST |
37 | ![](images/albums/96462.jpg-thumbl) | Martin O'Donnell Halo: Reach OST |
38 | ![](images/albums/98372.jpg-thumbl) | Russell Shaw Fable Original Soundtrack |
39 | ![](images/albums/46051.jpg-thumbl) | Soundtrack (Video Game) Jet Set Radio OST |
40 | ![](images/albums/46052.jpg-thumbl) | Soundtrack (Video Game) Jet Set Radio Future OST |
41 | ![](images/albums/192973.jpg-thumbl) | Soundtrack (Film) The Guest |
42 | ![](images/albums/299291.jpg-thumbl) | Soundtrack (Film) The Animatrix: The Album |
43 | ![](images/albums/19192.jpg-thumbl) | Soundtrack (Film) Reservoir Dogs: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack |
44 | ![](images/albums/119422.jpg-thumbl) | Soundtrack (Film) Django Unchained |
45 | ![](images/albums/39290.jpg-thumbl) | Soundtrack (Film) Trainspotting: Music from the Motion Picture |
46 | ![](images/albums/299568.jpg-thumbl) | Soundtrack (Film) Trainspotting #2 |
47 | ![](images/albums/55253.jpg-thumbl) | Soundtrack (Film) 2001: A Space Odyssey |
48 | ![](images/albums/24045.jpg-thumbl) | Soundtrack (Video Game) Katamari Damacy soundtrack |
49 | ![](images/albums/436834.jpg-thumbl) | Beat Vince Tokyo 42 - [Original Game Soundtrack] Part II |
50 | ![](images/albums/437147.jpg-thumbl) | Daniel Myer Tao Feng: Fist Of The Lotus - Original Soundtrack |
51 | ![](images/albums/234587.jpg-thumbl) | Joris de Man Velocity 2X Soundtrack |
52 | ![](images/albums/66559.jpg-thumbl) | Soundtrack (Film) Spawn: The Album |
53 | ![](images/albums/165993.jpg-thumbl) | Soundtrack (Film) The Terminator |
54 | ![](images/albums/436816.jpg-thumbl) | Masafumi Takada Killer7 (2018 Remastered Original Soundtrack) |
55 | ![](images/albums/437104.jpg-thumbl) | stonefromthesky Undungeon (Original Game Soundtrack) |
56 | ![](images/albums/437102.jpg-thumbl) | Vadim Krakhmal Cliff Empire OST |
57 | ![](images/albums/393355.jpg-thumbl) | Soundtrack (Film) Heavy Metal 2000
Missing Time is one of the greatest songs ever. Shame, it didn't appear on the band's album. |
58 | ![](images/albums/201348.jpg-thumbl) | Soundtrack (Video Game) WET OST |
59 | ![](images/albums/387384.jpg-thumbl) | Soundtrack (Video Game) Need For Speed: Most Wanted |
60 | ![](images/albums/244847.jpg-thumbl) | Niels Bye Nielsen HITMAN - Original Soundtrack
While not nearly as breathtaking as Jesper Kyd's score for the first 4 games, it worth the admission for the main theme alone. |
61 | ![](images/albums/114981.jpg-thumbl) | Front Line Assembly AirMech |
62 | ![](images/albums/436768.jpg-thumbl) | nervous_testpilot Frozen Synapse: Red EP |
63 | ![](images/albums/65956.jpg-thumbl) | Daft Punk Tron: Legacy |
64 | ![](images/albums/11587.jpg-thumbl) | Danny Elfman The Nightmare Before Christmas |
65 | ![](images/albums/35010.jpg-thumbl) | Danny Elfman Batman |
66 | ![](images/albums/71073.jpg-thumbl) | Danny Elfman Batman Returns |
67 | ![](images/albums/76505.jpg-thumbl) | Danny Elfman Spider-Man |
68 | ![](images/albums/200552.jpg-thumbl) | Danny Elfman Spider-Man 2 |
69 | | Ville Kallio Cruelty Squad |
70 | ![](images/albums/437261.jpg-thumbl) | Soundtrack (Video Game) Mafia III |
71 | ![](images/albums/87715.jpg-thumbl) | Johan Skugge and Jukka Rintamaki Battlefield 3 |
72 | ![](images/albums/437034.jpg-thumbl) | Johan Skugge and Jukka Rintamaki Battlefield 4 - Original Soundtrack |
73 | ![](images/albums/437266.jpg-thumbl) | Floating Door, Damare Severed Steel Soundtrack |
74 | ![](images/albums/195357.jpg-thumbl) | Soundtrack (Film) Mortal Kombat |
75 | ![](images/albums/439887.jpg-thumbl) | Pawel Blaszczak The Ascent Soundtrack |
76 | ![](images/albums/436832.jpg-thumbl) | Soundtrack (Video Game) Anno: Mutationem Original Game Soundtrack Complete |
77 | ![](images/albums/436846.jpg-thumbl) | Soundtrack (Video Game) Splinter Cell Blacklist (Original Game Soundtrack)
It's far from perfect, but i just can't forget it's distinct aesthetics - various shades of thrilling electronica emphasizing a non-stop hunt in a world of a high tech infromational espionage warfare. Nothing ground-breaking, but oh so stylish. |
78 | ![](images/albums/439975.jpg-thumbl) | Tommy Gustafsson Huntdown Soundtrack |
79 | ![](images/albums/439968.jpg-thumbl) | Nathan Allen Pinard Gemini Rue: Original Soundtrack |
80 | ![](images/albums/439969.jpg) | Nathan Allen Pinard Technobabylon Original Soundtrack |
81 | ![](images/albums/440054.jpg-thumbl) | Salvinsky Narita Boy (Original Game Soundtrack) |
82 | ![](images/albums/47635.jpg-thumbl) | Chu Ishikawa Tetsuo I - II |
83 | ![](images/albums/340118.jpg-thumbl) | Chu Ishikawa Tetsuo Complete Box |
84 | ![](images/albums/440067.jpg-thumbl) | Sonic Mayhem, Bill Leeb Quake III Arena |
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