There are a lot of great albums but some of my favorites are the ones that found me when I wasn’t even looking. Two albums in particular come to mind right away, one from a video game and one from a Japanese anime. [image] The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Sound Track Composed by Jeremy Soule. I…

In the gaming genre, Try also World of Warcraft 2 CD box set. Try also Spyro soundtrack (by Stewart Copeland)

@Rhythmatist I totally agree the World of Warcraft soundtrack is amazing. Come to think of it, most fantasy based videos have a pretty good sound track. I’ll have to go back double check the track listing for the 2 cd boxset just to make sure I’m not missing anything. Also, I have never listened to…

I love the associations our brains build with music and experiences, and game soundtracks can really tap into that. For me, the soundtrack from Ocarina of Time makes me so damn nostalgic. Great memories and some beautiful music. Plus the Slovak National Orchestra performed the music from the game -…

@Schroedster [image] What Are You Spinning Right Now? (Mk. 2) Music I find I have ended up listening to a lot more atmospheric and ambient albums as of recent. They are super engaging and almost hypnotic. I love it when an album or a piece of music creates a soundscape ar…

Not an album, but a single tune. Rikki Don’t Lose That Number, by Steely Dan. Listen to the intro of the tune, Song For My Father by Horace Silver.

There was that one album in the 70s that was pretty popular where everyone was screwing everybody else during a series of divorces and breakups…what was that called again? Hmm. Where they wrote songs about going your own way and sang harmonies across from each other… You know the one…:wink:

I heard a rumor about that one…

Same here. My collection of the „ambient/electronic“ category in the Jazz and Pop genre grows…

Try iam8bit for a nice collection of game soundtracks, many in limited edition vinyl. https://store.iam8bit.com/ . Also the Monument Valley games series OSTs. Beautiful, lighter stuff. [image] Monument Valley (Original Soundtrack) Monument Valley (Original Soundtrack), an album by Sta…

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