[RMN]

Assassins Creed 1, 2, Hitman: Codename 47, All hail Jesper Kyd!

[NiInJa]

My all time favorites, listen to these especially when I am coding (helps me focus) Don't know what genre they are, but made the gameplay quite gripping. The soundtracks were mated to specific stages/level that set the mood of that stage. Absolutely brilliant, I haven't seen a game trying to do that in recent times.

I miss playing this game now, but have the cracked version lying around somewhere ...

For those who don't know, the Unreal Tournament (UT) was the start of OG Unreal engine that started modular build of games (along with Quake Engine used in Half Life and Counter Strike). It changed the way games were developed, the recent mobile FPS games use derivatives of these engines.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDHxiDA1Y6s&t=3166s

Another one of my favorites, the NFS Hot Pursuit 3. Similar to UT, some of the tracks have a sense of urgency and seriousness, and grandeur
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...8C6CD40AA6CEF0

[SilentWraith94]

For me, the best Soundtracks have been from NFS Most Wanted (2012).

Playing on my friend's laptop in late 2013, listening to "Butterflies and Hurricanes" in the initial race hooked me up.

Multiple bangers like "Circles around the sun", "Love me again", "Galvanise" etc in the background with Aventador's engine sound roaring through the headphones really elevated the gameplay.

Finished the entire game in a span of 3-4 days in college hours. :P

Bought an xBox One S in 2019 with my 3rd salary and the this was the first game to install with Gamepass.

[MDH75]

Originally Posted by RMN

Assassins Creed 1, 2, Hitman: Codename 47, All hail Jesper Kyd!

I haven't played the other two but Ezio's family from AC 2 hits different :

https://youtu.be/FSVHx23ByhM?feature=shared

In fact, it was such a hit that it has been used in many assassin's creed games after AC 2, even in the upcoming game, AC Shadows.

PS: I know this is about about racing games, but I dont really care about soundtracks in them as it drowns out the car sounds. In fact, the car sounds play an important role in the overall enjoyment I personally get from a racing game.

[nova.19_exe]

Has to be NFS : Most Wanted 2005 and FH5's game login track!!

MW : I'm obsessed with I'm Rock, and the one that starts as soon as you open the game. Can't remember the name right now

[BLACKRiVAL]

Romulus by Rom Di Prisco which is the main soundtrack of NFS 2 special edition is my all time favorite.

[RavSam]

Originally Posted by nova.19_exe

Has to be NFS : Most Wanted 2005 and FH5's game login track!!

MW : I'm obsessed with I'm Rock, and the one that starts as soon as you open the game. Can't remember the name right now

You mean this?

https://youtu.be/auKQTJB1twk?si=6PVo2z7nMIWSzkGK

[nova.19_exe]

Originally Posted by RavSam

You mean this?

Yep, that's the one. And now pair this with you racing down the highway at 200MPH in a Lamborghini Gallardo! Boy, takes me back to my childhood! I used to come home at around 3, finish homework, chores, studies by 6, and now we roll!

[Sudarshan42]

Slightly off-topic, in that this isn't a racing game series- but the Netflix show Arcane based on characters from League of Legends has the most visceral and beautiful soundtracks of any video game vehicle I've ever heard.

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL...HgKQEoVstAJUle

[horseblood]

For racing, I love upvrat songs instant hook.

NFS Hot Pursuit 2010
1. Edge of the earth ( 30 seconds to mars) - THE BEST soundtrack of any NFS edition, let alone being a title track. No prelude nothing, Straight to business. An instant hook!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUzSX0rC0ZA

2. Live Like You Wanna Live (Greenskeepers) - another lovely track with a useful message especially in context of the street racing community. (the civilised kind, not the desi chhapris)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tB4tBtthMFw

3. Shining Down (Lupe Fiasco feat. Matthew Santos) - a relaxed track when I'm in cruise mode mentally.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czbwP-nNjN0

NFS Most Wanted 2012

4.Vanessa Lorena Tate - NFS MW 2012 Options Menu - pretty good track to get things warmed up.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gp3m5-MD6cA

5. Icona Pop - I Love It - many may have heard this one. It was also used by samsung for one the Galaxy S's ad some years back.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDMzBvTIliE

6. Dispatch - Circles Around the Sun

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfXNk--tU3s

7.Crosses - Telepathy - Another great cruiser track

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1a_S76IfQqA

8.Heaven's Basement - I Am Electric - FANTASTIC drag race track when you want that ooze of adrenaline with fingers tightly gripping the lever. Might use this one on a redlight in my first ev

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNfCKNbd8sw

9. Skrillex - Breakin' A Sweat (Zedd Remix) - towards the end of the race/when you've left you opponent in the dust far back!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_utZpoOIAM

Cheers!

[Pontiac]

Gran Turismo 7.
I have not seen another video game company make so many good tracks for a game.

[vamsi.vadrevu]

Just the other day I searched for age of mythology soundtrack because I wanted to concentrate on a work deliverable!

Age of mythology has the best soundtrack in my humble opinion!

https://youtu.be/Mtn-sHh06EA

[Chhanda Das]

I feel that apart from the NFS and Forza soundtracks mentioned by my fellow Bhpians above and earlier, an honorable mention must be made for the Halo soundtracks, especially the ones involving the drums while driving the Warthogs in the games.

Fair warning to my fellow Bhpians, please don't play the following while driving in real life

https://youtube.com/watch?v=MtPsAf3bgAA

[jono213]

Apart from NFS, GT7, and Forza, Real Racing 3 is still one of the best mobile racing games to ever grace the scene. It was launched around ~2013 and hasn't been surpassed yet. I've also been playing it on and off since 2013

It also has a pretty good selection of music to go along with it.





https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2v...84f4ecf6544003

[Turbo_anup]

While this thread calls on racing games soundtrack - may I recommend the esteemed fellow team bhp members to Doom (2016) & Doom Eternal (2020) soundtracks & playlist. Nothing beats it if you are having a dull day or not; or if you want to lift up your adrenaline.
https://open.spotify.com/album/0KQyC28P9808r0oKKNgHvp