My first post about video game music here did really well (most commented post in community history), so I figured I might make it a series of sorts. If this post does well too I might make more video game music posts in the future.
Basically what the title says, what is/are the best menu theme(s) in your opinion? It can be from the main menu, the pause menu, if it’s a menu it counts here. I’ll put a few of my favourites in the comments as well, and look forward to see what others have to say.
Final Fantasy XII, not just for the amazing menu music but also due to how the opening cinematic blends seamlessly with the menu UI in the PS2 version. It all comes together perfectly.
Halo takes it for me
Same. I’m between CE and 3.
Nobody mentions Need For Speed Underground: 2?
It had an iconic soundtrack.
The Sims 2’s menu theme whisks me right back to 2005
Civilization 4
Really surprised to not see Civ 4’s Baba Yetu mentioned yet. It’s literally the first video game music to win a Grammy.
Nobody has mentioned FTl: Faster than light yet as far as I can see. It’s so iconic!
Need For Speed Most wanted (2005), Need for speed music of that time period was kinda goated in general.
Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeenter the Gungeon… whispers: enter the gungeon
The menu theme of Jazz Jackrabbit 2
The only right answer: Deus EX
Goldeneye pause music.
Fallout 4. Its not the radio stuff we all love… its the almost erie pause screen music that comes on after a while.
Deus Ex
Unreal Tournament
Glover and Frogger had great music, I am surprised this popped in to my head but there you go.
Jazz Jackrabbit 2
Final fantasy 15, crystalline chill. Can just leave that on repeat. Didn’t even like ff15
FF XV is a broken and flawed game at best, and realistically probably closer to objectively bad. But the soundtrack is an absolute banger with some stellar leitmotif work. Dewdrops At Dawn at the very end picking up the line from Sunset Walz/Valse Di Fantastica is probably my favorite.
