Sound Byte: Best of 2010

All of these are crap compared to Uncharted theme...

red dead had one of the best sound tracks in any game, i dont usually care for sound tracks, but this was awsome

persona 3 portable anyone? I realize it technically was composed in 2007 but still...

Umm, BLAZBLUE: CONTIUUM SHIFT? WHERE IS IT?

Disappointed at lack of Birth By Sleep.

NieR such a crap gameplay but incredibly amazing soundtrack...

@ Sophia, I guess I looked past the fact that this is about 2010 games. Thanx for stating that. but still, u have to agree that MACHINARIUM is a masterpeice.

@Kendojin i have to admit i was pretty amazed the other day when i saw the hallo soundtrack in hmv! i only this means more are to come

awesome music, Gamespot. really good with the final fantasies, assasin's creed brotherhood, and silent hill. what about the orange box for xbox 360, ps3, and pc?

Glaring omission of anamanaguchi's soundtrack for Scott Pilgrim vs the World, absolute standout this year.

@rht992 I know what you mean but you can actually find the Halo and Mass Effect soundtracks on iTunes or in stores. I have the Halo 2 soundtrack and I'm looking to get Halo Reach soon, as well as several others on this list like Mass Effect 2, and maybe Assassins Creed.

Nice list, Gamespot. But where is God of War 3? I enjoyed that game's soundtrack immensely. Ah well, I suppose not every game can be mentioned.

@Woodstock504 - I have Machinarium on my must play list, but the game actually came out in 2009.

I think MACHINARIUM is about 10 bucks, and WELL worth it.

Very Nice list. I'd have to say Assassins creed tops those listed, but, I'm kinda disappointed not to see MACHINARIUM in there somewhere though. Beautiful game, Matching Soundtrack. Actually I think the music was half the fun in this title. Check it out. The composer is a genius if you ask me. I'd suggest playing the game though, The music is beautiful by itself but tops all in-game. you'll find yourself stuck, listening as time passes and wondering how brilliant this is. (trust me)

Glad to see Nier get mentioned, I think this game has one of the best soundtracks ever created, let alone just 2010. The game itself may not have been incredible but the music certainly was.

I have a newfound respect for Soundbyte. It is now officially awesome.

ff13 and bayonetta had some awesome soundtracks, albeit for very different reasons. FF13 had a very epic sountrack, "Saber's Edge" and "Barthandalus". Bayonetta was so quirky. There were lots of other games as well.

Mafia ll has a good theme, Cant wait to get the game

That's a fantastic list, I've only recently begun taking in video game soundtracks in their entirety. I've stumbled upon a goldmine.

Bring all these game to pc,ps3 and xbox 360.

Mass Effect 2 had some of the best music I have ever heard. Really improved an already near perfect atmosphere.

Lunar really hit home. I'm so plugging in the PSX and replaying that game!

No SC2 and no Cata. Seems they don't want to give Blizz too many awards.

Nice to see that Fragile Dreams got a mention, that soundtrack was truly wonderful and perfect for the game. All the music in this video was nice, even from games I'm not familiar with.

Missed out the best, check Medal of Honor soundtrack.. Super awesome!!!

Nice selection indeed!, thanks for this compilation gamespot :)

those were the best 14 minutes of my life.... great soundtracks from saddening to exciting game soundtracks have evolved since boop boop boop

I'm genuinely surprised and a bit disappointed that they didn't even mention Starcraft II...

scott pilgrim vs the world has a great soundtrack

All brilliant soundtracks!! Even with some of the games that i don't know! :D

@Brilliant_R Nah, the original SMG used the same song in Super Mario 64. i guess everyone has their opinions, it doesnt have to be your favorite.

@hotdiddykong Eh I guess you're right... but I personally think that the Slider remix, Whomp's Fortress Remix, and SMW remixes were better than Koopa's Road. Idk. Also I'm pretty sure that same Koopa's Road remix was in the original SMG (unless they changed the song even more from then in ways I didn't notice). Lol maybe it's just me. And hi Tera.

WOW THE MUSIC OF THESE FEATURED SOUNDTRACKS ROCK! but I also like some of GOW3's music

I'm surprised Monster Hunter Tri isn't on the list. [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHQXMflSDcY[/url] [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0l2QsuQvdWg[/url] [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-dqMa1CwRc[/url] [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oA5MuGs_im8[/url] Also, got the wrong Bayonetta song. [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EV6E13xODyA[/url]

i love the soundtracks to games but i hate how its hard to buy them unless its a collectors edition. i'd like to buy them the way i can buy film soundtracks.

heavy rain ost is also brilliant

hi brilliant

@Brilliant_R True but Koopa Road's Remix is one of the most popular tunes in Galaxy 2, they perfected it from the original and is one of the best sounding ones. I still love the original tracks too, Melty Monster, Fluffy Bluff, Puzzle Plank, their all Beautiful and epic. As far as the remake tracks go, Koopa road was the best

I missed Castlevania: Lords of Shadow..

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Super Mario Galaxy 2 had some good retro remixes, but... imo, they should have used one of the mind-blowing ORIGINAL tracks from the game instead of the SM64 remix. Also, I didn't watch the whole video, so if there was any sort of original SMG2 content that I missed, then my mistake. I love the Sky Station themes, the Fluffy Bluff/Cloudy Court theme, the final level theme, and most of all the credits theme...

every FFXIII music owns most other music. Has anyone heard Sephiroth's theme song? It's awesome!

Starcraft 2 please....

@pikmin08 hey buddy if you actually watch the whole video you would see that red dead redemption is mentioned last. you fail.

Game music is so not what it used to be....Uematsu will always be the best. I miss the days when there were memorable character themes and intertwining melodies that would remind you of specific moments in the game. That doesn't really happen anymore...though I have to admit that piece from Nier was quite enjoyable.

Final Fantasy 13 main theme owns. It should have been played.

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I really like Gamespots picks for both game awards and this list, but I feel like the have some kind of bias against God of War III. That game had an amazing soundtrack, I'd argue better then the majority of soundtracks on this list, for example http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JWCUuhnrzU . Also where is VVVVVV on this list, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5ajx7d54ZA . Overall though a good list.