IGN termed the Chrono Trigger soundtrack «one of
the best videogame soundtracks ever produced» and said that the music was a large part of the game's ability to «capture the emotions of the player».
I had literally just finished writing about how Machinarium had one of
the best videogame soundtracks of 2009, when POOF!
(«Then were created the gods in the midst of heaven», ABZU); winner — Game Audio Network Guild Awards, «Best Audio for an Indie Game» (The Banner Saga 2); nominated — International Film Music Critics Association, «Best Original Score for a Video Game» (ABZU); winner — International Film Music Critics Association, «Best Original Score for a Video Game» (The Banner Saga 2); nominated — BSO GoldSpirit Awards, «Best Score for a Video Game» (ABZU); nominated — Movie Music UK 2016, «Best Video Game Score» (ABZU); nominated — MundoBSO.com, «
Best Videogame Soundtrack» (ABZU); nominated — Hollywood Music in Media Awards, «Best Score — Videogame» (Deformers); nominated
(«The Knights» Theme», The Order 1886 [shared w / Jason Graves]-RRB-; nominated — Hollywood Music in Media Awards, «Best Score — Videogame» (ABZU); nominated — Movie Music UK 2015, «Best Video Game Score» (Assassin's Creed: Syndicate); winner — Movie Music UK 2015, «Best Original Song» («Underground,» Assassin's Creed: Syndicate [shared w / Tripod]-RRB-; winner — International Film Music Critics Association, «Best Original Score for a Video Game» (Assassin's Creed: Syndicate); winner — Annual Game Music Awards, «Best Score, Cinematic / orchestral» (Assassin's Creed: Syndicate); nominated — Annual Game Music Awards, «Artist of the Year: Western Composer» (Assassin's Creed: Syndicate, Sunset); nominated — MundoBSO.com, «
Best Videogame Soundtrack» (Assassin's Creed: Syndicate); winner — IGN.com, Best of 2015, «Best Original Music» (Assassin's Creed: Syndicate); nominated
Not exact matches
This was all fine and
good if you lived in those territories, but left North American
videogame music aficionados to suffer hefty import taxes and eBay bidding wars in order to acquire Square's precious catalog of original music
soundtracks.
One of the
best, if not the
best,
videogame soundtrack of 2010 is actually going vinyl.
-- Grammy Awards, «
Best Score
Soundtrack Album» (Journey); nominated — Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences, DICE Award «Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition» (Journey) winner — British Academy Awards, «Games / Original Music» (Journey); winner — British Academy Awards, «Games / Outstanding Achievement in Audio» (Journey); winner — Game Audio Network Guild Awards, «Music of the Year» (Journey); winner — Game Audio Network Guild Awards, «Audio of the Year» (Journey); nominated — Game Audio Network Guild Awards, «
Best Interactive Score» (Journey); winner — Game Audio Network Guild Awards, «
Best Original Instrumental» («Apotheosis», Journey); winner — Game Audio Network Guild Awards, «
Best Original Vocal (Pop)» («I Was Born For This», Journey); winner — Game Audio Network Guild Awards, «
Best Soundtrack album» (Journey); winner — Game Developer Choice Awards, «Audio of the Year» (Journey); winner — International Music and Sound Awards, «
Best Original Composition — Gaming» (Journey); winner — Music and Sound Awards UK, «
Best Original Composition — Gaming» (Journey); winner — Original Sound Version, «Composer of the Year [2012]» (Journey); winner — Original Sound Version, «
Best In - Game
Soundtrack [2012]» (Journey); winner — International Film Music Critics Association, «
Best Original Score for a Video Game» (Journey); winner — New York
Videogame Critics Circle Awards, «Tin Pan Alley Award for
Best Music» (Journey); winner — Hollywood Music in Media Awards, «
Best Song —
Videogame» (BeatBuddy: Stingin» Swing); nominated
-- British Academy Awards, «Games / Original Music» (The Banner Saga); nominated — British Academy Awards, «Games / Outstanding Achievement in Audio» (The Banner Saga); nominated — ASCAP, Composers» Choice Awards, «Video Game Score of the Year» (The Banner Saga); winner — Canadian
Videogame Awards, «
Best Audio» (Assassin's Creed: Syndicate); winner — GameTrailers.com, «
Best Soundtrack 2015» (Assassin's Creed: Syndicate); winner — GameMusic.pl, «
Best Soundtrack 2015» (Assassin's Creed: Syndicate); nominated — Hollywood Music in Media Awards, «
Best Score —
Videogame» (Assassin's Creed: Syndicate); winner — Hollywood Music in Media Awards, «
Best Song —
Videogame»