Which game soundtracks stick in your mind again and again?

[W8taminute]

^Whoohooo!  Celebrating your 3500th post.  Well done.

[Hiimori]

Since I collect soundtracks (movies and games), I own a ton of them, but some are definitely my all-time favorites:

* Dawn of War II - the most WH40kish music ever, I also listen to it when I'm doing WH40k stuff like painting my Emperor's Children or reading books
* Gears of War 1-3
* Republic Commando - an underrated game and a great soundtrack because its lyrics are written in... Mandalorian (or Mando'ade, as the true believer says)
* Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 by Hans Zimmer (Gladiator!), followed by Modern Warfare 3 by Brian Tyler (Alien vs. Predator Requiem!)
* Too Human - another underrated game with an epic soundtrack

[Father Ted]

Mostly I turn music off in games, but Simcity2000 is my all-time fave.  The Total War series deserve a mention in dispatches too - I played Shogun, Rome and and Med 2 a fair amount and they each have stuck in my memory.  The most impressive I can recall is Elite II - lots of high-powered orchestral stuff (they were obviously aiming for "2001" vibe).

[Staggerwing]

The Elder Scrolls soundtracks, Morrowwind, Oblivion, and Skyrim, are the ones that pop into my head when I'm far from my gaming 'puter such as at work or driving. Sometimes the theme to 'The Last of the Mohicans' (the Gael by Dougie MacLean) pops into my head around the same time. Must be a coincidence...

[Huw the Poo]

The most impressive I can recall is Elite II - lots of high-powered orchestral stuff (they were obviously aiming for "2001" vibe).

Ah, I really like the music that accompanies that ridiculous intro that is completely unrepresentative of gameplay! :D

[GDS_Starfury]

adagio for stings in the homeworld opening.

[Hiimori]

Another "earworm" is the music during boss fights in Dark Souls. There is one specific, very hysteric and stressful tune... and after finishing the boss (or dying while trying), I can still hear this tune for hours in my head... often for days...

On the other hand, it's Dark Souls, so an effect like this is to be expected  :P

[spelk]

Years ago, I fell in love with Econoline Crush from the PS1's Sled Storm soundtrack.
http://www.last.fm/music/Various+Artists/Sled+Storm

And I had a real obsession with the soundtrack to a Dreamcast game called Dragon's Blood

Not to mention Divine Divinity's soundtrack.

[spelk]

* Too Human - another underrated game with an epic soundtrack

+1

[undercovergeek]

the opening track to the original Red Alert  - hell march i think it is, it was awesome

[JasonPratt]

Some of the Command & Conquer music prior to Red Alert was pretty good, too.

In today's entry I shall mention the soundtrack to Bayonetta.

[LongBlade]

adagio for stings in the homeworld opening.

Barber's Adagio for Strings is an incredible work of music.

[Longdan]

even better with stings

[Huw the Poo]

Oh!  I've got one!  The intro music to Federation of Free Traders on the Amiga!

[Windigo]

adagio for stings in the homeworld opening.

AB_SO_POSI_TIVE_LEE awesome soundtrack