System Shock 2
These are the real arrangements created by Eric himself, authored as full soundtrack songs and burned as an album. It’s not a fan interpretation or anything else short of the real songs from the real composer. This was personally crafted by Eric Brosius from the original audio, meaning that unlike the 22khz audio files from the shipping game this release is CD quality. Basically, this is not only the best quality version of the soundtrack, it’s the version of the soundtrack that Eric Brosius himself created. It’s not a fan compilation; this is the real deal. (source)
Dungeon Keeper 2
Dungeon Keeper 2 music is taken deeper into a dark electronic realm.
- Composed by Mark “TDK” Knight
- Get the MP3 (part 1 & part 2)
Dungeon Keeper
One of the best dark ambient soundtrack ever! I have no words to describe it, its that good, really creepy music that helps maintain the evil atmosphere , I wish the game had more tracks..
- Composed by Russell Shaw
- Get the MP3
Torchlight
I’ve been waiting for this release for quite a while, Torchlight its a fun game but what I like the most about it, is the music, amazing soundtrack, composed by the legendary Matt Uelmen of Diablo fame. Dark ambient at its best, it could easily be the music for Diablo 3, so its a must for any game music addict.
- Composed by Matt Uelmen
- Get the MP3
Planescape: Torment
Here it is – the promotional soundtrack for the deepest RPG with the best story ever – Planescape: Torment. Composed by Mark Morgan, the legend behind the Fallout soundtracks here’s a heart moving immersing soundtrack from an epic game. Also a cool article about the making of Torment audio.
- Composed by Marg Morgan
- Get the MP3
- Get the FLAC
- VGMdb
Halo Trilogy Soundtrack
While I am NOT at all a fan of the Halo games, the soundtracks are a totally different story.
We all know that the Marty O’Donnell composed Halo musical score is one of epic proportions. So epic, in fact, that over the course of the Halo trilogy, Bungie has released four discs of Halo soundtrack goodness. All of which you should own. For those who have yet to fulfill their Halo soundtrack purchasing duty, then this product should be of interest.
Lords of Magic
Keith Zizza did a great job with the music, there is an apropos theme for each of the individual elements. Each track is nicely orchestrated and epic sounding. Though the quality of music is good, though it would have been nice if there was more of it. The first track “Life” is my favorite.
Keith also composed another album, Memories of a Forgotten Age, which he says is heavily inspired by the Lords of Magic soundtrack, go here for some tracks preview.
- Music by Keith Zizza
- Get the MP3
Stonekeep
Here’s the very rare gamerip of Stonekeep, composed by the guys who also did Die by the Sword later. While there is alot of transitional stuff (bits between combat and normal exploring music), all the classic game tunes are there. The music did a great job of conveying atmosphere in an environment that consisted of hallways and 90-degree turns. All in all a very impressive soundtrack.
- Music by Brian Luzietti, Rick Jackson, Richard Band
- Get the MIDI
Drakensang
Drakensang is the first PC RPG set in the world of “The Dark Eye” in over 10 years, alas until now was released only the German version. Dynamedion, a studio with an impressive track record of soundtracks for AAA titles, are the soundtrack composers for this title. You can read here an interview with Tilman Silescu (lead composer).
“The old “Realms of Arkania” PC games, which were set in the same universe, are renowned for their soundtrack, and we want gamers to get the same high quality in Drakensang. We are very happy to have been chosen for this task of capturing the special flair of this RPG brand and translating it into sound” said Pierre Langer, Dynamedion’s Managing Director.
Echoes of War: The Music of Blizzard Entertainment
The Eminence Symphony Orchestra and Blizzard Entertainment today announced the release of Echoes of War: Music of Blizzard Entertainment, a 2-disc album and DVD package featuring a collection of orchestral themes from across the Blizzard Entertainment universes. The Echoes of War package includes 15 unique arrangements from Blizzard Entertainment’s catalogue, with several pieces coming from yet-to-be-released titles including World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King, StarCraft II, and Diablo III. There are two versions available, a standard version and a legendary one, both now in stock on Eminence Group’s website.
Echoes of War: The Music of Blizzard Entertainment
Die by the Sword
Aaaah, one of the finest eerie music of gaming…
The background music which plays from the Die by the Sword CD is impressive, excellent, if not entirely memorable; an orchestral variety that’s well suited to the game’s theme providing the perfect atmosphere, sometimes with quiet ambiance and at other times building into a crescendo as you engage in battle.
The track list and track names are about 30% custom made, where the track had no name I used the name of the level in witch it is played.
- Composed by Rick Jackson & Brian Luzietti
- Get the MP3
MYTH 2: Soulblighter
If you enjoyed The Fallen Lords soundtrack, here’s the sequel created by the same composers. Imho this one is just a little tiny less epic than the previous, but still very good.
- Composed by Martin O’Donnell & Michael Salvatori
- Get the MP3 (part 1 & part 2)
- VGMdb
MYTH: The Fallen Lords
For those of you who enjoy ambience and mysterious moods the Myth soundtrack may be for you. The songs have an airy depth to them and shift between mystical and dark moods, making use of strings and simple arrangements.
This is definetly one of my favourite albums, the music delivers the epic story of the game. Soundtracks like this are a testament to the gravity of music in games and interactive entertainment in general.
- Composed by Martin O’Donnell & Michael Salvatori
- Get the MP3
- VGMdb
