I’ve been looking for some more instrumental music to listen to while working, besides putting FF and Stardew on loop.
Obligatory Nier series music mention.
Chrono Trigger was fantastic. Look specifically for the instrumentals/orchestral on YouTube. 🤙
Thanks for commenting this so I didn’t have to!
Surprised to not see FTL mentioned yet.
I’m loving the track Balatro has too. I wish that game had more music like the one song it has.
Cuphead is a banger if you like that kinda music.
Nier Automata as well. Very different, but hauntingly brilliant.
Also, fallout radio if you’re feeling that real classic sound.
Also, fallout radio if you’re feeling that real classic sound.
Gotta love the Ink Spots!
Ori and the Blind Forest. Every song in the soundtrack is brilliant
Super Meat Boy - Ballad of the burning squirrel
Super Meat Boy - Forest Funk
Super Meat Boy - Betus Blues
The composer for Super Meat Boy has done lots of great tracks for Binding of Isaac and Crypt of the Necrodancer too (Danny Baranowsky)
Enter the Gungeon - Abbey or Die
Enter the Gungeon - Behold the Boss Eater
Enter the Gungeon - Boss Battle Beating
Metal Gear solid theme
Nine Sols - Collage
Hades soundtrack (all of it) + if you search for the composer (Darren Korb) then you’ll find loads more great soundtracks he’s done (notably for Bastion).
Hollow Knight soundtrack (all of it + the piano cover version)
Street Fighter 6 - Viator (theme for Ryu + there’s a real cool metal cover that is on YouTube by an indie metal band)
Wipeout HD soundtrack (all of it)
Super Hexagon (all 3 tracks)
Hotline Miami soundtrack
Dead Cells
Lots of people have rightly mentioned FTL
Frank Kelpacki has done tons of great soundtracks across the whole Command and Conquer series and it’s worth searching through.
If you’re into chip tunes, then it is also worth checking out Streets of Rage 2 soundtrack.
In case you haven’t noticed, I’m really into video game instrumentals. If anyone else is interested, there’s a great podcast called Sound of Gaming by BBC radio 3 that is worth going through the back catalogue of episodes.
Super Meat Boy’s OST slaps. I decided to check it out after realizing it was from the same guy that made Crypt of the Necrodancers OST.
I then spent hours trying to figure out where I’ve heard “Hot Damned” before. It was Siivagunner.
Terraria.
Persona 5. I have p4 tracks also.
Maybe try soundtrack from Celeste, Transistor, Gris
Mass Effect 2 and 3 might have what you’re looking for.
Baldur’s Gate 3 as well.
Donkey Kong Country, especially 2. From the original, I recommend Aquatic Ambience. But for DKC2, honestly let the OST play. There’s so many greats.
Stickerbush Symphony the GOAT. But yes, so many great picks in here.
That’s also my top pick!
Hardspace: Shipbreaker has a beautiful ambient folk vibe:
I was wondering if anyone else enjoyed this soundtrack. I love it!
Severed Steel (Chewing Glass Pt 1 and 2 by Floating Door)
BONEWORKS (BONETONES by Michael Wyckoff)
Hotline Miami (various EPs and singles by Various Artists)
Elite: Dangerous (Elite: Dangerous OST by Erasmus Talbot)
Dusk (Dusk OST by Andrew Hulshult)
Amid Evil (Amid Evil OST by Andrew Hulshult)
Hotline Miami
yussss… solid working music too.
It’s great stuff. As a bonus, an artist named Alex Yarmak has put together two albums where he covers the entire OST of each game in a heavy metal style. Great stuff if you like that kind of thing.
I didn’t expect to see hulshult up in here along with floating door.
The strafe soundtrack by toytree is also really nice
oh man i have a spotify folder full of playlists, including
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talos principle
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sherlock holmes chapter one
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deadbolt
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murder by numbers
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baldurs gate 3
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witcher 3
but it’s missing metroid prime (esp. chozo ruins and phendrana drifts) and professor layton (any of the puzzle themes).
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- NieR Series
- Outer Wilds
- Gris
- Death’s Door
- A Plague Tale: Innocence
- Kingdom: Two Crowns
