You are specifically disturbing me.

I'm not familiar with the music from the games you mentioned. I really don't know that much about vgm, considering there are at least 30,000 soundtracks I have not listened to. I only know about the 1,200 or so I have listened to.

Battle of Olympus was the greatest Zelda II knock-off to ever grace the ROM chips of the NES!!

>'Bid on items!!'
_'Maybe later..'

"Goddammit Stantz, whenever you drive past a dead deer dancing in the middle of the road, YOU SAY 'Gr8 ppL, heer!' okay?!?"

'..Are you still a God, or just an Otaku-LEVEL-2?'

I'm really interested in seeing how this turns out. In order, however if it wasn't required a lot of them would be lumped together because I love pretty much all of them equally

All in-game audio -

NiGHTS into Dreams
Final Fantasy XII
Okami
Shadow of the Colossus
Panzer Dragoon Zwei
Azel: Panzer Dragoon RPG
Ecco 2: The Tides of Time
Phantasy Star Online
Monster Hunter
Soul Edge
Tenchu
Sonic Adventure 2
Alisia Dragoon
Seiken Densetsu 4
Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles
Culdcept Saga
Phantom Brave
Soul Calibur
Super Metroid
Tomb Raider (original release)
Xenosaga 3
Gauntlet 4
Shadow Hearts
Guilty Gear XX Sound Alive
World of Warcraft: Burning Crusade
Ecco: Defender of the Future
Ys: Oath in Felghana
Space Channel 5 Part 2
Legend of Mana

Hopelessly Sega-centric, for better or worse ^^~

Genesis or Sega CD?

Oops I was thinking Mega Drive - never had the chance to play it on the Mega CD.

1/ Mutants (C64)
2/ Perfect Selection Dracula Battle
3/ Vagrant Story OST
4/ The Super Shinobi OST
5/ Phantasy Star Online OST
6/ Soukaigi OST
7/ Salamander - Kukeiha Club Pro-Fusion
8/ Phantasy Star Collection I (Arrange disc)
9/ Gradius Perfect Selection
10/ Delta (C64)
11/ Area 88 (SNES)
12/ Tokimeki Memorial - Kukeiha Club Pro-Fusion
13/ Astaroth (Amiga)
14/ Ys ~ the Oath in Felghana OST
15/ Valkyrie Profile OST
16/ Perfect Selection Dracula ~ New Classic
17/ Perfect Selection Konami Shooting Battle II
18/ Thrust (C64)
19/ Shadow of the Colossus OST
20/ Turrican (Amiga)
21/ Twinbee Perfect Selection
22/ Thunder Force III (Megadrive)
23/ Wizardry ~ Lylgamyn Saga
24/ Twinbee Yahho! Kukeiha Club Pro-Fusion
25/ Metal Gear Solid OST
26/ World of Warcraft OST
27/ Wonderboy III The Dragon's Trap (Master System)
28/ Xexex Perfect Selection
29/ Cybernoid 2 (C64)
30/ Maneuver Cepter Granada (Megadrive)

Bit heavy on the ol' Konami arrangement albums but what the heck. Other than the arrangements I've noted the chosen format of the multiformat soundtracks. A few very tough exclusions along the way!

01. Biohazard 2 Original Soundtrack
02. Rockman X4 (from Rockman X1~6, Capcom Music Generation)
03. Rockman Iwao (Rockman 1 ~ Doujin)
04. Final Fantasy VI Original Sound Version
05. Rockman 2 (from Rockman 1~6, Capcom Music Generation)
06. Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos (NES/SPC Gamerip)
07. Ninja Gaiden (the soundtrack and SPC set are both incomplete)
08. Wild Arms Complete Tracks
09. Super Metroid (NES/SPC Gamerip)
10. Seiken Densetsu (Legend of Mana) Original Soundtrack
11. Panzer Dragoon II Zwei Original Soundtrack
12. Xenogears Original Soundtrack
13. Final Fantasy Mystic Quest Sound Collections
14. Super Castlevania IV (from Akumajo Dracula Best 2)
15. Metroid (from Famicom 20th Anniversary Original Sound Tracks Vol.1)
16. Lost Child Original Sound Track from S.S.H Side-A
17. Lost Child Original Sound Track from S.S.H Side-B
18. Rockman X6 (from Rockman X1~6, Capcom Music Generation)
19. Wild Arms 2nd Ignition Original Soundtrack
20. Doom (SNES/SPC Gamerip)
21. Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest (SNES/SPC Gamerip)
22. Tomb Raider (Redbook Audio)
23. Star Ocean: The Second Story Original Soundtrack

Pretty cool idea. Coming up with the albums was a piece of cake since this list represents most of the albums I listen to nowadays, but damn Goldfish ranking these was a bitch…

01.    Ys III PC Engine redbook
02.    Xenogears OST
03.    Gungage OST
04.    Dracula Battle II
05.    Panzer Dragoon Azel Complete Album
06.    Phantasy Star Sound Collection (disc 2)
07.    Ys IV Perfect Collection vol. 3
08.    Ys IV Perfect Collection vol. 1
09.    Final Fantasy X OST
10.    Kaiser Knuckle
11.    Panzer Dragoon Orta OST
12.    Chrono Cross OST
13.    Chrono Trigger: The Brink of Time
14.    SaGa Frontier II OST
15.    Final Fantasy X Piano Collections
16.    Street Fighter II Alpha-Lyra with Yuuji Toriyama
17.    Ys Perfect Collection
18.    Chrono Trigger OST
19.    Seiken Densetsu 2 OST
20.    NiGHTS (rip)
21.    Panzer Dragoon Zwei OST
22.    Xenogears CREID
23.    Final Fantasy 6 OST
24.    Ys Book I & II PC Engine redbook
25.    VM Japan OST
26.    Shooting Battle II
27.    Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory Soundtrack
28.    In the wake of Doshin the GIANT
29.    Ys IV Perfect Collection vol. 2
30.    Another Mind OST

That's the idea...It should be a bitch for everyone. It'll just give more meaning to the final tallies.

I'm actually glad I'm not as knee-deep into VGM as I was, because this made the stuff I still constantly listen to stick out more, even if it meant cutting back on the RPG soundtracks (which is why my list ended up so arrange-heavy).

1.  Final Fantasy 6
2.  Secret of Mana
3.  Final Fantasy 7
4.  Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
5.  Chrono Trigger
6.  Earthbound
7.  Mega Man 2
8.  Katamari Damacy
9.  Final Fantasy 4
10.Final Fantasy Tactics

1)  Final Fantasy VI Original Sound Version
2)  SHADOW HEARTS Original Soundtracks plus1
3)  Super Castlevania IV (Demon Castle Dracula)
4)  killer7 original sound track
5)  The Legend of Dracula II (Castlevania 2: Belmont's Revenge)
6)  Silent Hill Original Soundtracks
7)  Katamari Damacy Original Soundtrack, "Katamari Fortissimo Damacy"
8)  SHADOW HEARTS II Original Soundtracks
9)  STREET FIGHTER II Alph Lyra with Yuji Toriyama
10) Super Runabout
11) biohazard4 Original Soundtrack
12) F-Zero X Guitar Arrange Edition
13) Final Fantasy X Original Soundtrack
14) Eternal Darkness Sound Track
15) Perfect Selection Dracula Battle II
16) Chrono Cross Original Soundtrack
17) Guilty Gear XX #Reload Korean Version Original Sound Track
18) Lost Child Original Sound Track from S.S.H. Side-B
19) Lost Child Original Sound Track from S.S.H. Side-A
20) Granado Espada Original Soundtrack
21) No More Heroes Original Sound Tracks
22) LUMINES remixes
23) Gungrave O.S.T.
24) Silent Hill 2 Original Soundtracks
25) GOD TRACKS!
26) Silent Hill 4 -The Room- Original Soundtracks
27) IBARA Original Sound Track
28) Tenchu Soundtrack
29) Silent Hill 3 Original Soundtracks
30) Voodoo Vince original Xbox game music by Steve Kirk

I ranked these somewhat arbitrarily. Unless I listen to each one before the deadline, it probably won't change much. All are originals and, where necessary, I specified which version of each I prefer.

01. Last Resort (NEO GEO)
02. Herzog Zwei
03. ThunderForce II (Sega Genesis)
04. Twin Eagle (Arcade)
05. Trojan (NES)
06. Megaman 2 (NES)
07. Bionic Commando (NES)
08. ThunderForce III (Sega Genesis)
09. Megaman: Network Transmission
10. Ghostbusters (Sega Genesis)
11. Zero Divide
12. Castlevania II: Simon's Quest
13. Super Hang-On (Sega Genesis)
14. Wolfchild (Sega CD)
15. P.O.W. (NES)
16. F-ZERO
17. Neo Contra
18. The Guardian Legend
19. Shinobi III - Return of the Ninja Master
20. R4 Ridge Racer Type 4
21. Strider (NES)
22. Rygar (NES)
23. Castlevania IV
24. Ikari Warriors II (NES)
25. Shutokou Battle (Dreamcast)
26. Maken X
27. Dragon Seeds
28. Double Dragon (NES)
29. King of the Monsters (NEO GEO)
30. Bushido Blade

Right, I think I'm finally ready to post this badboy.  Goldfish, lemme know if there's any questionable selections; specifically, am I allowed to use "Genso Suikoden II OGS Complete Box" and "Viewtiful Joe + Viewtiful Joe 2 Original Soundtrack," seeing as how they were both single releases?

Other than that, hopefully little to no preferential changing edits will be required.

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1. Final Fantasy Vocal Collection I: Pray
2. Soul Calibur III OST -Legend of Sounds-
3. Final Fantasy VIII Original Soundtrack
4. Gitarooman Original Soundtrack
5. Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater Original Soundtrack
6. Final Fantasy IX Original Soundtrack
7. Falcom Vocal Collection I
8. Falcom Vocal Collection II
9. Xenogears Original Soundtrack
10. Xenogears Creid
11. Dracula Battle Perfect Selection I
12. Final Fantasy Vocal Collection II: Love Will Grow
13. Genso Suikoden II Original Game Soundtrack Complete Box
14. Street Fighter II Image Album
15. Super Mario Galaxy OST Platinum Version
16. Chocobo Racing Original Soundtrack
17. Double Dragon II: The Revenge
18. Gokujou Parodius
19. Final Fantasy V Original Sound Version
20. Gyakuten Saiban 3
21. Lunar: Silver Star Story
22. Wild Arms Advanced 3rd Original Soundtrack
23. Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War Original Soundtrack
24. Shin Samurai Spirits: Haohmaru Jigokuhen - Arrange Sound Trax
25. Donkey Kong Country 2 ~ Diddy's Kong Quest
26. Ape Escape 2
27. Soukaigi Original Soundtrack
28. Okami Original Soundtrack
29. Viewtiful Joe + Viewtiful Joe 2 Original Soundtrack
30. Guilty Gear 2 Overture Vol 2

It was difficult to rank these, but here they are anyways:

1. Final Fantasy VIII OST
(I think FFVIII deserves more love than it gets when compared to FFVII and FFVI)
2. Final Fantasy VIII Fithos Lusec Wecos Vinosec OST
3.Final Fantasy VII OST
4.Final Fantasy IX OST
5.Dracula Battle Perfect Selection 1
6.Legend Of Zelda: Ocarine OF Time OST
7.Final Fantasy X OST
8.Guilty Gear XX OST
9.Devil May Cry OST
10.Metal Gear Solid OST
11.Castlevania Symphony Of The Night OST
12. The Black Mages 1
13. Breath of Fire IV OST
14. Final Fantasy VIII Piano Collections
15. Legend Of Zelda: Majoras Mask OST
16.The Black Mages 2 The Skies Above
17. Devil May Cry 3 OST
18.The Black Mages 3 Darkness and Starlight
19.Metal Gear Solid 2 OST
20. Final Fantasy X-2

Oh, what the hay... I decided to try this after all. But it sure was hard... Hard, but fun, when you have to try real hard to rank them you feel like you get something out of it. I know that I'll just roll my eyes in disbelief once the final results are announced (because let's face it, most people do have shitty tastes ), but here's my list anyway...

1. Silent Hill 2 (PS2, Akira Yamaoka)
2. Silent Hill (PS1, Akira Yamaoka)
3. Silent Hill 4 (PS2, Akira Yamaoka)
4. Silent Hill 3 (PS2, Akira Yamaoka)
5. Castlevania 4 (SNES, Masanori Adachi / Taro Kudou)
6. Persona 2 - Eternal Punishment (PS1, Toshiko Tasaki / Masaki Kurokawa / Kenichi Tsuchiya)
7. Persona 2 - Innocent Sin (PS1, Toshiko Tasaki / Masaki Kurokawa / Kenichi Tsuchiya)
8. Seiken Densetsu 2/Secret of Mana (SNES, Hiroki Kikuta)
9. Castlevania - Symphony of the Night (PS1, Michiru Yamane)
10. Super Metroid (SNES, Kenji Yamamoto / Minako Hamano)
11. Persona (PS1, Hidehito Aoki / Kenichi Tsuchiya / Shoji Meguro / Misaki Okibe)
12. Journey to Silius (NES, Naoki Kodaka)
13. American McGee's Alice (PC, Chris Vrenna)
14. Lost Child - Infinia [disc 2 of the OST] (PC, kt2)
15. Iridion Perfect Selection (Arranged from GBA, Manfred Linzner)
16. Shadow Hearts (PS2, Yoshitaka Hirota / Yasunori Mitsuda)
17. Shin Contra/Contra: Shattered Soldier (PS2, Akira Yamaoka / Sota Fujimori)
18. Metal Gear 2 - Solid Snake (MSX2, Masahiko Ikariko)
19. Abandoner (PC, kt2)
20. Seiken Densetsu 3 (SNES, Hiroki Kikuta)
21. Neo Contra (PS2, Sota Fujimori)
22. Legacy of Kain - Soul Reaver (PS1, Kurt Harland)
23. Soukaigi (PS1, Hiroki Kikuta)
24. Shin Megami Tensei 3 - Nocturne (PS2, Shoji Meguro / Kenichi Tsuchiya / Toshiko Tasaki)
25. Castlevania 3 (NES, H. Maezawa / Jun Funahashi / Yukie Morimoto)
26. Gradius Gaiden (PS1, Norikazu Miura)
27. Batman (NES, Naoki Kodaka)
28. No Reality (PC, kt2)
29. Dewprism/Threads of Fate (PS1, Junya Nakano)
30. Eternal Darkness (GC, Steve Henifin)

Yep, that's about it. I really wanted to fit some Pocky and Rocky/Kiki Kaikai in there somewhere, but there just wasn't any space left. It was a really hard fight for some of the positions, especially between Silent Hill 3 & 4, which could've gone any way, really. Interesting to note also that Iridion Perfect Selection was the only arranged album I thought fit enough to be in my Top 30.... Yes, I'm an all-OST guy.

GoldfishX: Once you compile and announce the final result, be sure to tell us how many people in total participated in this. The validity of the survey is stronger the more people that are involved, so I'll be curious to hear about that.

To Daniel K:

What caused you to put the SH2 soundtrack over the SH1 soundtrack?  I've read your reviews before and it seemed like the first one still held the top spot for you.

I regard both SH1 OST and SH2 OST as flawless masterpieces, they're by far my favourite game soundtracks. Choosing between them... Well, that's like choosing between one's kids. I used to always blow SH1's horn a little louder, though, since I really felt it was something special and unique in the field of VGM (to a larger degree than SH2). The rawness and totally unconventional sound of that CD is something I've always had a lot of respect for. SH2 is awesome as well, but since it was easier accessible, more people got into that. I guess my desire to get the SH1 word out was stronger than with SH2. 

I choose to put SH2 in the number 1 spot now because it has one thing that SH1 lacks: diversity. Its often a stronger listening-experience since I have to be in a certain mood (and it has to be a certain time of day) to really get into SH1 properly.

I know the feeling.  That's exactly how I feel about FFVI OSV and Vagrant Story OST.

Makes perfect sense.  I remember I pissed off a few people one time when I suggested that SH2 was overrated (both as a game and as a soundtrack) in the sense that it totally overshadows SH1 in the arena of popular opinion when it shouldn't.  There are times when I feel like listenability is almost a negative when I run into people who don't seem to consider anything else, but I have to be careful not to lose perspective.

It's always tricky balancing out respectability and listenability when it comes to the overall assessment of a soundtrack.  That's one of the things that makes ranking your favorite soundtracks so difficult.

Thanks for answering my question.  Also, I notice you have a general fondness for mood-setting scores, which I also have a fondness for, though my list would likely be more a mix of mood-setting and traditionally melodic.  Interesting list.

I need to see if I can post a list soon.  Ranking them is so difficult.

Yes, I definitely plan on doing this. Around the 15th or so, I'll bump this on the other forums and try to up participation a bit. I also need to run it over at overclocked.com (one of the VGM forums I'm not at all familiar with), so if I get a surge of participation, I might extend the deadline a bit.

As for ranking, yeah I know its' difficult. That's (hopefully) why the final results should be interesting to look at, assuming everyone is giving their honest take on it. I ran into a spat with Guilty Gear, just because the soundtracks share similar tracks. GG OGS might not be as high as it deserves because of Heavy Rock Track.

I guess I should start my list...
Personally, I think you would do well to extend the deadline. Having it on July 31 seems rather random. A much better deadline would be Jan 31, 2008.  Anyway, I'm just going to jut down some soundtracks and organize everything later.

Morrowind
Diablo II Lords of Destruction
Castlevania Symphony of the Night
Final Fantasy Tactics
The Dig
Eternal Arcadia
Eternal Darkness
Falcom Neo Classics (Disk I)
Might and Magic VI
Heroes of Might and Magic II
Shining Force III
Symphony Ys

Here's my first effort, which I'll probably be altering/rearranging a bit before the deadline arrives:

1. Final Fantasy VI
2. Vagrant Story
3. Super Castlevania IV
4. Streets of Rage 2
5. Donkey Kong Country 2
6. Parasite Eve
7. Star Ocean the Second Story
8. Perfect Dark
9. Soul Edge Super Battle Sound Attack
10. All Sounds of Ogre Battle
11. Super Aleste (SFC)
12. Actraiser OST
13. Sonic the Hedgehog 2
14. Valis III
15. Grandia OST 1
16. Genso Suikoden
17. Tenchu: Stealth Assassins
18. Phantom Brave OST
19. Final Fantasy Tactics
20. Tactics Ogre Let Us Cling Together
21. Eternal Darkness
22. Gate of Thunder (Redbook)
23. Deus Ex Game of the Year Edition
24. Ogre Battle 64: Person of Lordly Caliber
25. Super Metroid Sound in Action
26. Xenogears OST
27. Valkyrie Profile OST
28. TMNT: Tournament Fighters (SFC)
29. Final Fantasy XII
30. Vandal Hearts II: Heaven's Gate

Ooof. This ended up being a lot tougher than I thought it would. I'll probably have a fit of OCD and completely rearrange these at 11pm on July 30th, but until then...

1. Final Fantasy VI Original Sound Version
2. Akumajou Dracula X: Nocturne in the Moonlight (Symphony of the Night) Original Game Soundtrack
3. Zwei!! Super Arrange Version
4. Guilty Gear X Heavy Rock Tracks
5. Xenogears Original Soundtrack
6. Chrono Trigger Original Sound Version
7. Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater Original Soundtrack
8. Chrono Cross Original Soundtrack
9. Final Fantasy Tactics Original Soundtrack
10. Abandoner: The Severed Dreams Original Soundtrack
11. Xenogears Creid
12. Rockman X (from Capcom Music Generation Rockman X1~6)
13. Soukaigi Original Soundtrack
14. Ys: The Oath in Felghana Original Soundtrack
15. Rockman 2 (from Capcom Music Generation Famicom Soundtracks Rockman 1~6)
16. Perfect Collection Ys
17. Wander and the Colossus (Shadow of the Colossus) Roar of the Earth Original Soundtrack
18. Star Ocean: The Second Story Original Soundtrack
19. Seiken Densetsu: Legend of Mana Original Soundtrack
20. Parasite Eve Original Soundtrack
21. Wild ARMs Advanced 3rd Original Soundtrack
22. Shadow Hearts Original Soundtracks plus 1
23. Super Metroid Sound in Action
24. Remastered Tracks Rockman Zero 2: Idea
25. Valkyrie Profile Original Soundtrack
26. Gyakuten Saiban ~Gyakuten Meets Orchestra~
27. deathsmiles original soundtrack
28. Perfect Selection Gradius
29. Final Fantasy VIII Fithos Lusec Wecos Vinosec
30. Katamari Fortissimo Damashii

GoldfishX, I really don't envy you the task of tabulating everyone's lists that you've set for yourself...

1. Final Fantasy VI Original Soundtrack
2. Chrono Trigger Original Soundtrack
3. Legend of Heroes IV: A Tear of Vermilion - Original Soundtrack
4. Final Fantasy IV Original Soundtrack
5. Sekaiju no Meikyuu II Original Soundtrack
6. Xenogears Original Soundtrack
7. SaGa Frontier II Original Soundtrack
8. Final Fantasy XII Original Soundtrack
9. Valkyrie Profile Original Soundtrack
10. Baten Kaitos Original Soundtrack
11. Ys: The Oath in Felghana - OST
12. Final Fantasy VIII Original Soundtrack
13. Shadow Hearts II Original Soundtracks
14. Seiken Densetsu 3: Original Soundtrack
15. Estpolis II (from Estpolis Biography Soundtrack)
16. Mystic Ark Original Soundtrack
17. Zwei!! Original Soundtrack
18. Akumajo Dracula: Nocturne in the Moonlight - Original Soundtrack
19. Dragon Quest VIII Symphonic Suite
20. Genso Suikoden - Original Soundtrack
21. Shadow of the Colossus OST
22. Ys V: Orchestra Version
23. Legend of Heroes IV: Electric Orchestra
24. Demon's Crest (from Makaimura Music Encyclopedia)
25. Tenchi Sozo Creative Soundtrack (Terranigma)
26. Super Mario RPG Original Sound Version
27. Wild Arms: Alter Code F - Original Score
28. Romancing SaGa Minstrel Song Original Soundtrack
29. Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles - Original Soundtrack
30. Panzer Dragoon Zwei Original Soundtrack

I thought about it as well. If I were to do a similar thing, I would've asked everyone to copy and paste the albumIDs from VGMdb.net. Or perhaps something like that. Would've made calculation much simpler, as it could've been automatized much more easily. Just an idea for next time, if anyone would care to initiate a similar project.

Anyway, thanks for your devotion gfx.

Thanks for the idea, but it'll just be me, a big fat spreadsheet and probably a marathon of one of these DVD sets on my shelf during a few nights after work. Wanted to make it as easy as possible for people to participate. Looking forward to it, actually...Without school, I haven't had a decent-sized project to just plug away on. I kinda miss it.

The liklihood of it getting an August 31th deadline is pretty high though (partly because I won't have as much time as I anticipated in early August, partly because I want to get participation as high as possible, so keeping things open another month isn't too bad a deal).

Scary thing...I can already guess the #1 just glancing through lists (should be obvious), but 2-everything else is anyone's guess right now. So I'm looking forward to gathering the results.

So, I learned a few things about myself working on this.
First, I'm not really into RPG scores anymore, for the most part; what I presume will be the #1 overall is a soundtrack I've not listened to outside of playing the game in about 6 years.
Secondly, 9 times out of 10 I will kick a work of subtle and evocative beauty to the curb in favor of something with a beat.
And finally, I'm much more of an old-school guy than I'd have guessed going in. Not that there's anything wrong with that. Anyway...

1. Megaman 2 (Manami Ietel, Ogeretsu Kun, and Yuukichan's Papa)
2. Sonic Adventure (Jun Senoue, Kenichi Tokoi, Masaru Setsumaru & Fumie Kumatani)
3. Idea: Remastered Tracks Rockman Zero 2 (Ippo Yamada, Luna Umegaki, Masaki Suzuki, Chicken Mob, Tsutomu Kurihara)
4. Legend of Mana (Yoko Shimomura)
5. Einhänder (Kenichiro Fukui)
6. Konami Battle the Best (Naoto Shibata & Kukeiha Club)
7. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV: Turtles in Time (Kazuhiko Uehara & Harumi Ueko)
8. Megaman X5 (Naoto Tanaka, Naoya Kamisaka & Takuya Miyawaki)
9. Ninja Gaiden 2: The Dark Sword of Chaos (S. Kajiya, Mayu, & Miya)
10. Final Fantasy 8 (Nobuo Uematsu)
11. Megaman X (Setuo Yamamoto, Makoto Tomozawa, Yuki Iwai, Yuko Takehara & Toshihiko Horiyama)
12. Rocket Knight Adventures (Masanori Oouchi, Hiroshi Kobayashi, Masanori Adachi, Aki Hata, & Michiru Yamane)
13. Ristar (Tomoko Sasaki)
14. ZX Tunes (Koji Hayama, Manabu Namiki, Akari Groves, Satoru Kousaki, Ippo Yamada, Ryo Kawakami, & Masaki Suzuki)
15. Streets of Rage 2 (Yuzo Koshiro & Motohiro Kawashima)
16. ZXA Tunes (Ippo Yamada, Ryo Kawakami, Masaki Suzuki, Koji Hayama, Luna Umegaki, Akari Groves & DJ Takayoshi)
17. Guilty Gear X: Heavy Rock Tracks (Koichi Seiyama & Daisuke Ishiwatari)
18. Plok (Geoff & Tim Follin)
19. Klonoa: Door to Phantomile (Eriko Imura, Junko Ozawa, Tetsukazu Nakanishi, Kanako Kakino, Takaki Horigome, Hiromi Shibano, Hiroshi Okubo, Kohta Takahashi, & Tomoko Tatsuta)
20. Megaman X4 (Toshihiko Horiyama)
21. Super Mario RPG (Yoko Shimomura, Koji Kondo, & Nobuo Uematsu)
22. Megaman 7 ( T. "Anie" N, Yuko, Krsk, V-Tomozoh, Kan, Apple Z, More Rich, Narinari, & Ippo)
23. Final Fantasy 7 (Nobuo Uematsu)
24. Kirby's Adventure (Jun Ishikawa)
25. Viewtiful Joe 2 (Sayaka Morita & Masami Ueda)
26. Silhouette Mirage (S. Murata & Koji Yamada)
27. Castlevania 2: Simon's Quest (Konami Kukeiha Club)
28. Sonic CD [Eurasian Version] (Naofumi Hataya)
29. Contra (H. Maezawa & K. Sada)
30. Sonic Rush [Original Groove Rush] (Hideki Naganuma & Teruhiko Nakagawa)

EDIT: Oh, and I'll probably add comments later, but it's 3:22AM right now.

Notice: I'm extending the deadline for the nominations until August 31, 2008. You may alter your lists accordingly and new nominations will be accepted up until this time.

1) Secret of Mana +
2) Silent Hill 3 Original Soundtracks
3) Silent Hill 2 Original Soundtracks
4) Final Fantasy VI Original Sound Version
5) Megaman 2
6) Zwei!! Original Sound Track
7) Symphonic Suite Dragon Quest VI
8) Symphonic Suite Dragon Quest III
9) Dirge of Cerberus -Final Fantasy VII- Original Soundtrack
10) Shenmue Orchestra Version
11) Gensoo Suikoden III Music Collection ~Rustling of the Wind~

Cutting it close, as per my habit, but here's a list.

1. Gensoo Suikoden OGS
2. Neo Contra
    As good as Shin Contra's soundtrack is, Neo is just a huge improvement upon it,     especially due to the violence conducted upon Shin's soundtrack release.

3. Shining Force III OST
    Which is actually mostly an arrange album, and even after all these years, absolutely     Sakuraba's finest.

4. Panzer Dragoon Saga OST
5. Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 2 OST
6. Vagrant Story OST
7. Bladestorm OST
8. Streets of Rage 2
9. Kinzoku Bat Number 1
    Likely Kooji Hayama's best soundtrack, and the one most exemplifying his style, even     better than the Choaniki series which he's best known for.

10. Jumping Flash!
    Most of the game's best tracks can be found on the somewhat erroneously labeled     "Jumping Flash! 2 OGS".

11. Final Fantasy VI OSV
12. Final Fantasy IV (SNES)
13. Vandal Hearts II OGS
14. Earthbound (SNES)
15. Contra: Hard Corps
16. Violence Killer (Turok New Generation OST)
17. Turtles in Time (SNES)
18. Journey to Silius
19. Game Music Is Dead ~ The Successive Kings
20. Star Ocean Blue Sphere Arrange Trax (arrange)
21. Streets of Rage 3
22. Gensoo Suikoden II OST
23. Lost Odyssey OST
24. Me and Satan King OST
25. Shin Contra OST
26. Megaman 3 (NES)
27. Simcity (SNES)
28. S.S.T. Band Live! -G.S.M. Sega-
29. Provincialism Ys
30. Megaman X6

Many fine albums and soundtracks were left behind, but I can't help noticing that arrange albums have fallen out of my favor in the past few years. Surely Chrono Trigger: Brink of Time would deserve a spot on that list? Alas, it isn't currently among my favorites, but a year on, it might climb higher again. This list is a product of my current likings, but it does have many profound favorites that have not faltered over the years.

Last minute thing..

1. Super Metroid - Sound in Action
2. Street Fighter II Tribute Album
3. Sonic CD (Redbook Audio, Mega CD)
4. Guardian Heroes Original Soundtrack
5. VM Japan Soundtrack
6. Lunar Eternal Blue Complete Soundtrack
7. Lunar Silver Star Story Complete Soundtrack
8. Phantasy Star 1st Series Complete Album (Phantasy Star IV)
9. Sonic Adventure 2 Original Soundtrack
10. Guilty Gear - Heavy Rock Tracks
11. Ys IV Perfect Collection Vol. 2
12. Final Fantasy IV Original Sound Version
13. Langrisser II Original Game Music
14. Chrono Trigger Original Sound Version
15. Wild Arms 2nd Ignition Original Soundtrack
16. Lost Child Original Sound Track Side A
17. Lost Child Original Sound Track Side B
18. Shinobi Original Soundtrack
19. Popful Mail Sound Box '94 (Mega CD Popful Mail Soundtrack)
20. Rockman 2 The Power Fighters
21. Xexyz (Game Rip)
22. Fuujin Ryouiki Eretzvaju Original Soundtrack
23. Tekken 2 Strike Fighting Vol. 1
24. Soul Calibur II Original Soundtrack
25. Shining Force III Original Soundtrack
26. Wild Arms Original Soundtrack
27. Ys IV Perfect Collection Vol. 3
28. Zwei Original Soundtrack
29. Riviera ~The Promised Land~ Full Arrange Soundtrack
30. Justice High School: Legion of Heroes Original Soundtrack

Note: Extending the deadline until 12:59 September 30th. Please doublecheck your lists and make sure:

1. They're ordered from 1-30 in order of preferance (or however many you have)
2. Volumized soundtracks are counted seperately.

These are the most common issues I've seen with the lists. Non-ordered ones will not be counted towards the total, while ones that have multiple volumes released will be dropped from your list if they aren't adjusted (I'll move everything else up though, to make up for the dead spot).

Thank you for everyone that has participated so far.

Well, here I am getting my entry in under the wire. I bet I'm forgetting some awesome soundtracks, but I've checked this a bunch already. Like everyone else, I found actually ranking these to be incredibly difficult because of all the apples-to-oranges comparisons. And also like everyone else, I'm confident this list would change at least a little bit if I went over it in a few days -- or maybe even a few hours. As it is, I'm pretty unsatisfied with my list, but no amount of rearrangement seems to help it much. Oh well, such is life.

01.  Viva Piñata
02.  Smashing...Live!
03.  Outlaws
04.  Medal of Honor
05.  Medal of Honor: Frontline
06.  Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
07.  Medal of Honor: Underground
08.  Orchestral Game Concert #1
09.  Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault
10.  Grim Fandango
11.  Orchestral Game Concert #3
12.  Orchestral Game Concert #2
13.  20020220: Music from Final Fantasy
14.  Republic: The Revolution
15.  Symphonic Suite from Actraiser
16.  Dragon Quest IV
17.  Distant Worlds: Music from Final Fantasy
18.  Orchestral Game Concert #4
19.  Orchestral Game Concert #5
20.  Lineage II: The Chaotic Chronicle
21.  Super Mario Galaxy
22.  Gun
23.  Lost Odyssey
24.  Brothers in Arms
25.  Spellforce 2
26.  Donkey Kong Country 2
27.  BioShock
28.  No One Lives Forever
29.  Donkey Kong Country
30.  EverQuest II

what a pain...

01. Genso Suikoden OST
02. Genso Suikoden II Vol. 1
03. Genso Suikoden II Vol. 2
04. Shenmue Orchestra Version
05. Xenogears OST
06. Dracula X Redbook
07. Dracula New Classic
08. Perfect Selection Dracula Battle I
09. Perfect Selection Dracula Battle II
10. Grandia Vol. 1 OST
11. Grandia Vol. 2 OST
12. Final Fantasy Tactics OST
13. King of Fighters 96 Arrange
14. King of Fighters 99 Arrange
15. Sonic CD (jp/eu) OST
16. Symphonic Suite Shining Force II ~Ancient Sealing~
17. Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake OST
18. Metal Gear Solid OST
19. Snatcher/Policenauts Music Compilation/Black Arrange Disc
20. Snatcher OST
21. Ys: Oath in Felghana OST
22. Azel: Panzer Dragoon RPG OST
23. Panzer Dragoon Orta OST
24. Salamander Pro-Fusion
25. F-Zero X Guitar Arrange Edition
26. Soul Edge OST
27. Final Fantasy: Pray
28. Zelda Ocarina of Time: Hyrule Symphony
29. Double Dragon II Arrange
30. Perfect Selection Konami Shooting Battle

1. Xenosaga: Also Sprach Zarathustra
2. Xenosaga: Jenseits von Gut und Bose
3. Xenosaga: Der Wille zur Macht OST
4. Silent Hill 3 OST
5. Silent Hill 4: The Room OST
6. Silent Hill 2 OST
7. Xenogears OST
8. Silent Hill Origins OST
9. Final Fantasy VIII OST
10. Final Fantasy X OST
11. Parasite Eve OST
12. Final Fantasy VII OST
13. Silent Hill OST
14. Metal Gear Solid OST
15. Mega Man 3 OST
16. Mega Man 4 OST
17. The Legaia OST
18. Castlevania: Lament of Innocence OST
19. Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time OST
20. Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
21. Chrono Cross OST
22. Castlevania: Curse of Darkness OST
23. Brave Fencer Musashiden OST
24. DewPrism OST
25. Mega Man X OST
26. Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty OST
27. Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty - The Other Side OST
28. Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater OST
29. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots OST
30. Legaia: Duel Saga OST

It's definitely difficult to rank my favorites, and my list is, unfortunately, categorical, mainly because I ranked them as they came to mind. While game music comprises most of my music, I probably don't have as wide a range as a lot of others here, mainly because I primarily listen to the OSTs of the games I play (with some exceptions), and I don't play that many.

And thanks for extending the deadline. I had intended to make a list after I saw the thread, but kept putting it off.