Why am I so obessed with video game music?

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Nobuo Uematsu (Final Fantasy) does some great music, he's got a real talent for creating themes and emotional auras. Michael Giacchino (Medal of Honor) also does some great scores that comliment the atmosphere of the games brilliantly. Anyone who thinks video games music is simple needs to get their ears tested, even the old sonic themes had a good tune to em, they did their job. Classical themes were concieved often to acompany a particular opera or play, to compliment the visual, much as movie and video games music is. The question is, can you listen to a video game track and STILL visualise the scene, the atmosphere or the emotions that piece is conveying? If so, then it's done it's job. And most of the good composers can do that.

Oh and if anyone is actually interested, you can download original game music soundtracks at http://www.zophar.net/music.html and spiffy remixes at http://www.ocremix.org .

Anyone like any of the American or European Video game soundtracks? Ultima, Daggerfall, Total Annihilation... anything by Jeremy Soule?

My friend sent me some of the Secret Of Mana harp arrangements, very nice. Not overly impressed with the Final Fantasy ones though, perhaps I've not heard the best ones.

I seem to remember the original Blood Omen had an awesome soundtrack for a game nearly 10 years old, that was done by a Canadian company...

Oh yeah, Total Annihilation had a great soundtrack. Although the quieter low-key tracks weren't as good as the loud bombastic ones. They didn't really fit the style of the game since 90% of the time you were trying to kill everyone.

Also, since you reminded me of RTS games, I remember the game Command and Conquer had a pretty funky soundtrack.

And another couple I should've definitely remembered - Jet Force Gemini and Zelda for the N64.