This week on Brainlords, we discuss our favorite genre of music, SOUNDTRACK: VIDEO GAME. Kyle and Jorge each pick their OSTs of the year from 2015 to 2024 and guess each other's lists for some friendly competition. Is game music less memorable than the squarewaves of yesteryear or are we actually in a golden age?
Spoiler warning: Extremely mild spoilers for Death Stranding 2, Undertale, Deltarune, and Signs of the Sojourner. (Mostly just minor moments and describing the context around interesting songs.)
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THINGS DISCUSSED:
Death Stranding 2, Super Mario Bros,
10 Years 10 Soundtracks - What makes video game music more effective than music in other mediums? (0:04:15)
2015 (0:15:06)
Axiom Verge, Splatoon, Undertale, FF Brave Exvius
2016 (0:25:54)
Redout, Aram Shahbazians, Orientalism: Desert Level Music vs Actual Middle-Eastern Music, Hyper Light Drifter, Death’s Door, Va11 Hall-A, FFXV
2017 (0:34:59)
Sonic Mania, Nier Automata, Nier Replicant, Stellar Blade, Pyre, Breath of the Wild, Rivals of Aether,
2018 (0:43:03)
Into the Breach, Celeste, Lena Rain, Xenoblade, The Tetris Effect, Deltarune, Radiant Historia
2019 (0:50:47)
Sayonara Wild Hearts, Disco Elysium, 13 Sentinels, Hypnospace Outlaw
Game Ratings - Overrated, underrated, and accurately rated licensed tracks in a video game. (1:00:35)
Lollipop Chainsaw, Gears of War, FFXV, MGSV, Rock and Roll Racing, Saints Row 3
2020 (1:10:10)
FFVII Reamake, 13 Sentinels, Paper Mario: Origami King, Signs of the Sojourner, Sakuna of Rice and Ruin,
2021 (1:20:03)
Shin Megami Tensei V, Inscription, Chicory: A Colorful Tale, Bravely Default 2, Cult of the Lamb
2022 (1:28:56)
Neon White, Xenoblade Chronicles 3, TMNT Shredder's Revenge, Tunic, Live Alive
2023 (1:36:01)
Alan Wake 2, Gravity Circuit, Octopath Traveler 2, Lies of P, Air Twister, Pizza Tower
2024 (1:43:46)
1000 x Resist, Unicorn Overlord, Nine Sols, Super Monkey Ball Banana Rumble, Another Crabs Treasure
What’s changed about video game music in the past 10 years? (1:53:02)
What are we listening to in 2025? (1:57:47)
Clair Obscure, Deltarune Ch3+4, Cave Story
The Rec Room (2:04:48)
To a T, 30XX, Rewatching Andor, Having very little trust and patience for the people selling you a house.
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