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.
Reception It was named Rolling Stones "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] Enemy Zero: The Last Movement [bonus track]
Sequels
Greatest Video Game Music 2 Greatest Video Game Music 2, performed by the London Philharmonic Orchestra, features classical orchestrations of video game themes including those from Assassin's Creed, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Final Fantasy, Halo, Portal and many more. It is a sequel to the compilation album Greatest Video Game Music.
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 Greatest Video Game Music III: Choral Edition, performed by Orphei Drängar and Myrra Malmberg, features classical orchestrations of video game themes including those from Assassin's Creed, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Final Fantasy, God of War III, Minecraft and many more. It is a sequel to the compilation album Greatest Video Game Music 2.
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
Notes
A "Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty Theme" is mislabeled "Metal Gear Solid: Sons of Liberty Theme" on the back cover B "The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion" is mislabeled "Elder Scrolls: Oblivion" on the back cover C "Mass Effect 2: Suicide Mission" is mislabeled "Mass Effect: Suicide Mission" on the back cover D The track "Battlefield 2: Theme" is actually a re-orchestration of the Battlefield 1943 main menu music, itself a remake of "Battlefield 1942 Soundtrack–Main Theme" by Joel Eriksson, to whom the song on the album is credited.
References
External links www.x5musicgroup.com