For the final monthly music highlight before we discuss the best soundtracks of the year, we have one more month to work through, and boy what a month it was. This might have been the single strongest month of the year from a musical standpoint, and at least a couple of these are going to be appearing on the Top 10 list that’ll make an appearance around year’s end.
Fallout 76
Yes, Bethesda’s newest “game” was a hot steaming pile of garbage, but one area that cannot be faulted is the music. The ever-exceptional musical works of Inon Zur return, as he provides the score, just like the previous Bethesda entries. Pair this with the wealth of infectious old tunes that comprise the radio stations, and the wastes of West Virginia at least sound good, if nothing else.
Battlefield V
Battlefield has one of the most iconic themes in the history of gaming, but with a couple exceptions here and there, the music surrounding the theme has generally been lacking. However, that is not the case this time! The musical talents of Johan Söderqvist and Patrik Andrén have crafted the best all-around soundtrack in the history of the series. And it’s a shame that not only is the campaign dreadful, but no one is even going to hear the score, given how few people appear to have bought the game.
Tetris Effect
Tetsuya Mizuguchi has been on the forefront or rhythm games in the industry for a number of years now and Tetris Effect is no exception. His games have a storied history of great gameplay paired with exceptional music, and in this particular instance, the end result is possibly the best incarnation of Tetris to date. And the integration of the soundtrack into the gameplay plays a huge role in this.
Déraciné
And to close things out, we have one that very easily could have slipped under the radar: a VR-only title from the creators of Dark Souls. A stirring, emotionally impressive title, the game’s music was absolutely gorgeous. With contributions from Tsukasa Saitoh, Shoi Miyazawa, and Yuka Kitamura, the game’s music was somber, emotional, and a perfect match for the story being told.
Join us one last time this year, as we recount the ten best soundtracks of 2018. And fully expect to see some of the titles from this month on that list when the time comes!
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Please do a top 20 PS4 soundtracks to date.
great list !
exited to see the full list.
@IanDavid Oooooooo. You know what I just might do that! After the new year! I'll put it on the list!
@RogerRoger Well now you have me curious! Do you know offhand which track it is on the soundtrack? I haven't played Hitman 2 so I'm not as familiar with the music for that one.
Well I guess Fallout 76 at least has a good soundtrack, the one from Battlefield V sounds great but I don't think it fits that game I might be wrong but it's sound like discovering, intriguing and mystic and I love the Tetris one too bad it's a VR game and I don't like VR games
@RogerRoger Oh wow. you were not kidding. Sure it's not much of it, but it's note-for-note!
@GKO900 Tetris isn't only VR! It's non-VR as well. A lot of the music is used for cutscenes in the campaign. They have a very different sound for the multiplayer portion!
Beat Saber <3 (fluff text because I guess there's a minimum character limit now)
@gbanas92 😳I didn't know that since they heavily marketed the game as a VR game (Big mistake imo since a lot of people don't like VR including myself) I thought it was VR only, I might get it later on a sale, thanks for letting me know that
I've always digged Inon Zur since his music from the Dragon Age games.
@GKO900 Yeah they definitely push the VR angle for the game hard, but it is fantastic even without VR!
@ApostateMage That main theme from Origins is incredible!
@RogerRoger Yeah absolutely not just you! That stood out to me immediately upon it coming up as well.
Yeah there's quite a few games this year that don't have proper soundtrack releases yet that really need them!
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