One of the greatest moments in all of cinema almost had a drastically different sound to it, according to Avengers Endgame composer Alan Silvestri.

So how will Command & Conquer’s upcoming remaster look then? Like a blast from the past according to Petroglyph games.

For the upcoming remake of Command and Conquer and Red Alert, you’d think it’d be easy to whip up a soundtrack. After all, it can’t be more than a day’s job right? Just take all those classic MIDI tracks, throw them into an audio upscale blender and press the “MAKE GOOD MUSIC NOW” button several times…right? Not so! Petroglyph Games are working on a visual and an audio remake of the classic strategy game, one that requires some serious elbow grease in the soundtrack department.

I still maintain that we’re living in a glorious golden age of original video game soundtracks, but there’s nothing wrong with tapping your foot to whatever is currently dwelling on the top 40 charts! While you’ll seldom see licensed tracks appear outside of sports and sandbox games these days, there was an age where developers couldn’t get enough of professionally produced tracks. And amongst so many of them, here are ten of the best.

Need for Speed Heat will have its own selection of licensed tunes that cater towards the more chill side of driving while also flipping the coin at night to deliver some pulse-pounding beats.

Maybe you have some of them on your Spotify playlist, maybe you’ve gone and actually bought a limited edition LP to help support developers. It’s safe to say though, that over the last couple of years that indie games have been responsible for some of the best video game soundtracks around. No longer content to pump out generic jams, but rather scores of albums which create auditory magic across a wide variety of themes and genres. Here’s a look then, at ten soundtracks that deserve to be left on shuffle.

I don’t know about you guys, but I kind of hate the sound of silence. I’m the type of fella who works best when there’s a touch of music in the air, especially if said music is orchestral in nature. Or Hanson. Only god can mmmjudge me yo. Anyway, if you were ever looking for a video game franchise that has a banging selection of soundtracks to its name, then Final Fantasy has you covered.

For 2019’s DOOM Eternal, composer Mick Gordon wants to go even bigger with his plans to give the sequel more metal than the inside of a teenagers face after a trip to the dentist. If you happen to have a strong set of vocal pipes, you might be interested in the recruitment video below, as Gordon is putting out an open call for performers to send in their work and earn some of that sweet dollar dollar in the process.