Man, I really enjoy doing these lists.
In any case, this time it's a TTTT for video game soundtracks, as in the set of songs in a video game that is the best. I have my own opinions in that area, but given that I haven't played as many games as other people have, it's probably not enough content for an entire blog. I really only have three soundtracks in mind to consider for such a list. Let's see if they appear.
As usual, my own votes do not count. I'll be going on youtube and counting the votes done by people there. Any soundtrack mentioned on their list, regardless if ranked higher or lower, is given one point each. If anyone has a list greater than ten, only their top ten counts. In the case of a tie, I'll rank the ties as the same place. Normally I like to have some sort of objective means of why I list one over another in the case of a tie, but music is pretty subjective, so there's nothing really I can do about that. Get ready for some really weird numbering.
Yeesh. This was the single hardest list I've ever had to do. There were so many people who defined "soundtrack" either too narrowly or too broadly. That is, they seemed not to understand that there's a difference between "track" and "soundtrack" -- come on, there's a clear difference between one song and a collection of songs. To make it worse, some people even said the entire franchise, like all the Mega Man games or all the Sonic games. No. Just no. Not only do most franchise soundtracks go up and down in quality over time, but the longer-running franchises have transitioned from the MIDI bleeps and bloops of the past to modern orchestral stuff. You can't compare those. I had to throw out a lot of potential votes.
Seriously, it was hard to get votes this time. Much harder than any list I've had to do before. Not to mention that Youtube is about as helpful as dirt in trying to search for things. This isn't the greatest top ten top ten I've ever done, but it is what it is, and if you're entertained, well, that's what counts.
Yeesh. This was the single hardest list I've ever had to do. There were so many people who defined "soundtrack" either too narrowly or too broadly. That is, they seemed not to understand that there's a difference between "track" and "soundtrack" -- come on, there's a clear difference between one song and a collection of songs. To make it worse, some people even said the entire franchise, like all the Mega Man games or all the Sonic games. No. Just no. Not only do most franchise soundtracks go up and down in quality over time, but the longer-running franchises have transitioned from the MIDI bleeps and bloops of the past to modern orchestral stuff. You can't compare those. I had to throw out a lot of potential votes.
Seriously, it was hard to get votes this time. Much harder than any list I've had to do before. Not to mention that Youtube is about as helpful as dirt in trying to search for things. This isn't the greatest top ten top ten I've ever done, but it is what it is, and if you're entertained, well, that's what counts.
Okay, so for right now, let's start with the hairly barelies, that is, those that almost, but not quite, got a spot on the top ten soundtracks. Note that all of these have equal votes.
Almost Made Its:
The Legend of Zelda: Windwaker
Final Fantasy VI
Metal Gear Solid 4
Metroid Prime
Castlevania Symphony of the Night
Okami
Mass Effect
Battlefield 3
Elder Scrolls: Skyrim
Kingdom Hearts
And now to the top ten.
