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The Greatest Video Game Music2011 The Greatest Video Game Music 22012 Similar Charles Mackerras albums, Classical music albums | ||
The Greatest Video Game Music, performed by the London Philharmonic Orchestra, features classical orchestrations of video game themes including those from Super Mario Bros., Call of Duty, Metal Gear Solid, Final Fantasy, Halo, World of Warcraft, Angry Birds and many more. A sequel, The Greatest Video Game Music 2 was released a year later.
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Reception
It was named Rolling Stone's "weirdest hit album" of 2011, and debuted at #23 on the Billboard 200 - the highest debut for an orchestral release since 2005's Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith soundtrack.
Track listing
- Advent Rising: Muse
- Legend of Zelda: Suite
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Theme
- Angry Birds: Main Theme
- Final Fantasy VIII: Liberi Fatali
- Super Mario Bros.: Themes
- Uncharted: Drake's Fortune: Nate's Theme
- Grand Theft Auto IV: Soviet Connection
- World of Warcraft: Seasons of War
- Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty Theme
- Tetris Theme (Korobeiniki)
- Battlefield 2: Theme
- The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
- Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Main Menu Theme
- Mass Effect 2: Suicide Mission
- Splinter Cell: Conviction
- Final Fantasy: Main Theme
- BioShock: The Ocean on His Shoulders
- Halo 3: One Final Effort
- Fallout 3: Theme
- Super Mario Galaxy: Gusty Garden Galaxy
- Dead Space: Welcome Aboard the U.S.G. Ishimura [Amazon Exclusive]
- Final Fantasy XIII: Hanging Edge [iTunes Exclusive]
Greatest Video Game Music 2
Track List
- Assassin's Creed: Revelations: Main Theme
- The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim: Far Horizons
- The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker: Dragon Roost Island
- Final Fantasy VII: One-Winged Angel
- Mass Effect 3: A Future for the Krogan / An End Once and for All
- Halo: Never Forget / Peril
- Sonic the Hedgehog: A Symphonic Suite
- Chrono Trigger: Main Theme
- Luigi's Mansion: Main Theme
- Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep: Fate of the Unknown
- Super Metroid: A Symphonic Poem
- Diablo III: Overture
- Batman: Arkham City: Main Theme
- Deus Ex: Human Revolution: Icarus Main Theme
- Fez: Adventure
- Portal: Still Alive
- LittleBigPlanet: Orb of Dreamers (The Cosmic Imagisphere)
Greatest Video Game Music III: Choral Edition
Track List
- Final Fantasy X - Hymn of the Fayth
- World of Warcraft - Invincible
- Skyrim - Age of Oppression
- Final Fantasy X - Hymn of the Fayth (Remix 1)
- Dragon Age Inquisition - Main Theme
- God of War 3 - Anthem of the Dead
- The Last of Us - The Choice
- Skyrim - Dragonborn
- Final Fantasy X - Hymn of the Fayth (Remix 2)
- Portal - Still Alive
- Portal 2 - Cara Mia Addio
- Assassin's Creed IV - The Parting Glass
- Minecraft - Sweden
Songs
1Advent Rising: MuseTommy Tallarico3:43
2Legend of Zelda: SuiteAndrew Skeet4:18
3Call of Duty - Modern Warfare 2: ThemeHans Zimmer3:31
References
The Greatest Video Game Music Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA