Video games are often overlooked for their orchestral soundtrack masterpieces. As music sets the tone of any story, composers have to convey the mood of intense, sad, or even uplifting moments. Without music, games would feel less suspenseful or impactful. These beautiful, relaxing soundtracks are few of many that deserve appreciation.
[Music] The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - White Orchard Themewww.youtube.com
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - White Orchard Theme
"The Witcher" is a classic sword fighting game with dozen of extreme battle sound sequences. However, the 'White Orchard Theme' explores more of an open-world town area. This theme connects to the quiet, beautiful moments within the game's landscape that contradicts the constant fighting.
Lord of the Rings Online - Bree land Serenadewww.youtube.com
Lord of the Rings Online - Bree-land Serenade
The subtle strings in this ensemble works together to tell a story of adventures through a village. Honestly, this calming remedy is a perfect campfire song. Not only that, but these musical notes can stand alone in a solo or expand with a large orchestra. Furthermore, these strings make a compelling, uplifting, soothing melody.
"Ghana 1" ('Tomb Raider: Legend' Soundtrack) by Troels Brun Folmann [DR]www.youtube.com
Tomb Raider Legend Soundtrack: Ghana 1
Now, this may be a superb world introduction soundtrack. Immediately after hearing this soundtrack, any listener wants to travel to a tropical resort. It almost sounds like a rainbow soaring out over the sky. Anyway, this dynamic musical exploration really shows a wonderful world that is yet to be unveiled. Meanwhile the elements of this soundtrack invokes a powerful stance in magical enhancements or worlds. Overall, this song provides a powerful evoking message to portray a planet.
SWTOR KotFE Soundtrack - Theron, The Agentwww.youtube.com
Star Wars: The Old Republic (Knights of the Fallen Empire) - Theron Shan's Theme
This ensemble showcases the heroics and relaxing features of a world or a person's character, making it an ideal theme for a character's introduction. The high-pitched instruments versus the low strings creates a compelling, soothing soundtrack. Any song can create a good rhythm and beat, but this flows in a symmetric way that calls out in a hopeful thematic tune. Furthermore, this suits any good guy character introductions as it creates a hopeful theme or produces a perfect tone to introduce a magnificent world.
Tomb Raider - The Radio Tower Soundtrack Full [EDITED]www.youtube.com
Tomb Raider - The Radio Tower
This soundtrack surprisingly, makes an excellent workout song. The aesthetic from the unique instruments provides a message of 'overcoming obstacles' or 'achieving a goal'. As the theme is clearly portrayed through dynamic layers of instruments, the song altogether holds a calming feel to the listener.
LotRO - Silent Hope Housing Themewww.youtube.com
Lord of the Rings Online - Silent Hope
This soothing melody holds a unique bright, hopeful feeling from the sublet solo instruments. Certain themes use too many musical tunes to express a majorly powerful resolution, while this theme uses power in its simplicity. The song title definitely suits the layers of the music.
Overall, any song heard in a video game is holds meaning and beauty. However, these are very few of many overlooked soundtracks that deserve more appreciative listeners. Next time you play a game, keep your ears open for some tunes that you may find yourself playing on a long road trip through the country.
