Special Achievement

Best Original Music

A terrific musical score can add a great deal to a game, and while there are many games with outstanding soundtracks licensed from existing artists, there's nothing quite like an original soundtrack that was composed, arranged, and performed from scratch for use in a specific game. Not only do the very best original soundtracks feature musical compositions that are strong enough to be enjoyable on their own, but they are also thematically appropriate to the games in which they appear and truly add something to the experience of playing.

Editorial Nominees

Editors' Choice Winner

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Readers' Choice Voting

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Halo 3: ODST

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Assassin's Creed II

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DJ Hero

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Wet

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Afro Samurai

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Resident Evil 5

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Flower

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The Sims 3

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Ninja Blade

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Big Bang Mini

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22 Comments

  • Metalhed4lyfe

    Posted Dec 29, 2009 3:29 pm GMT

    Afro Samurai was such a mediocre game i didnt play it enough to notice the music

  • Traveller10

    Posted Dec 28, 2009 9:45 am GMT

    Uncharted 2?

  • Tomrock101

    Posted Dec 23, 2009 5:59 pm GMT

    WET

  • Nuggetol

    Posted Dec 23, 2009 6:11 am GMT

    @sambob530: Not really much of a spoiler >.

  • STARS_Splinter

    Posted Dec 23, 2009 4:38 am GMT

    the Afro Samurai soundtrack would be better, if it wasn't so heavily inspired by the similar fusion of hip hop / jazz / funk / orchestral that the Samurai Champloo anime offered.

    ODST had the best soundtrack for me by far.

  • sambob530

    Posted Dec 22, 2009 9:59 am GMT

    Thanks for the spoiler, HavQ

  • HavQ-san

    Posted Dec 21, 2009 4:07 pm GMT

    ACII's soundtrack got that many votes? Seriously?

    ..You know, just because ACII is your GOTY doesn't mean you have to vote for it in EVERY category. Sheesh, people, have an opinion for a change. Just saying.

  • bm1212

    Posted Dec 21, 2009 2:23 pm GMT

    I this game and to be honest the gameplay isn't very good. But the music is awesome.

  • thenephariouson

    Posted Dec 19, 2009 12:26 pm GMT

    Although not a big fan of the game, the 'ODST' soundtrack was exellent, mind you, all Halo games have great orchestral scores.

  • efc91

    Posted Dec 19, 2009 1:00 am GMT

    Wet was pretty cool

  • gbrading Site moderator

    Posted Dec 18, 2009 1:29 pm GMT

    I thought Red Faction: Guerrilla has a very strong original sountrack going for it.

  • N0tYrBeezin

    Posted Dec 18, 2009 1:18 pm GMT

    inFamous' ending credit got to get some kind of a prize. That was sooo good and it wasn't nominated anywhere? Sigh!

  • smithster118

    Posted Dec 18, 2009 12:04 pm GMT

    WET had an awesome soundtrack.

  • Racer850

    Posted Dec 18, 2009 10:50 am GMT

    Halo 3 ODST.

  • rht992

    Posted Dec 18, 2009 8:31 am GMT

    Assassins creed II has some truly amazing music on it. nothing else like it out there

  • English-Lion

    Posted Dec 18, 2009 7:53 am GMT

    i do not know on this one.
    i think i vote for DJ Hero.
    i do not know why
    i would of vote for Killzone , Uncharted , Borderlands or Dragon age!
    but i can not

  • San_09

    Posted Dec 18, 2009 7:21 am GMT

    Zelda should be on this list, no argument...

  • Syez99

    Posted Dec 18, 2009 3:11 am GMT

    This one is going to be skewed because the games with the best music didn't sell all that great. So people usually won't vote for a game they didn't get around to playing no matter how great the music is, compared to the game that everyone and their mom heard about or played.

  • gingefails

    Posted Dec 18, 2009 2:17 am GMT

    If Borderlands had been there, I totally would have voted for that. I loved Borderlands' music.

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