Magpie Gamer

I don't know much about musical theory, nor am I a musically inclined person. However, I do love to listen to video game soundtracks. They can be a powerful listening experiences in their own right, or be as evocative as the scores composed for film. Each of these posts will feature a sampling of music tracks from a single game title, or series/franchise in some rare cases. A complete list of these can be found on the Video Game Music page. Composer: Andrew Arcadi Singer: Deep Dream, Primer, Brea "Bershy" Shay, Release Date: November 2025 Set in an alternate Los Angeles where superheroes and supervillains are commonplace, society has been divided between the "supers" (those born with powers) and "normies" (those born without). Robert Robertson III is a "normie" who achieved superhero status thanks to a mechanical suit passed down through his family. While hunting his father's killer, Robert is lured into a trap and narrowl...

I don't know much about musical theory, nor am I a musically inclined person. However, I do love to listen to video game soundtracks. They can be a powerful listening experiences in their own right, or be as evocative as the scores composed for film. Each of these posts will feature a sampling of music tracks from a single game title, or series/franchise in some rare cases. A complete list of these can be found on the Video Game Music page. Composer: Hiroyuki Sawano Singers: Aimee Blackschleger, Cyua, Mika Kobayashi, mpi, Sayulee, North American Release Date: December 4, 2015 In the year 2054, a galactic war forces humanity to flee Earth aboard spaceships dubbed "arks". After being pursued by extraterrestrials for two years, the "White Whale" ark makes a crash landing on the uncharted planet Mira. Several stasis pods are ejected during the crash, of which the protagonist Cross is one of the only survivors. Rescued by Elma, the leader of BLADE (Bu...

I don't know much about musical theory, nor am I a musically inclined person. However, I do love to listen to video game soundtracks. They can be a powerful listening experiences in their own right, or be as evocative as the scores composed for film. Each of these posts will feature a sampling of music tracks from a single game title, or series/franchise in some rare cases. A complete list of these can be found on the Video Game Music page. Composer: Hiroyuki Sawano Singers: Aimee Blackschleger, Cyua, Mika Kobayashi, mpi, Sayulee, North American Release Date: December 4, 2015 In the year 2054, a galactic war forces humanity to flee Earth aboard spaceships dubbed "arks". After being pursued by extraterrestrials for two years, the "White Whale" ark makes a crash landing on the uncharted planet Mira. Several stasis pods are ejected during the crash, of which the protagonist Cross is one of the only survivors. Rescued by Elma, the leader of BLADE (Bu...

I don't know much about musical theory, nor am I a musically inclined person. However, I do love to listen to video game soundtracks. They can be a powerful listening experiences in their own right, or be as evocative as the scores composed for film. Each of these posts will feature a sampling of music tracks from a single game title, or series/franchise in some rare cases. A complete list of these can be found on the Video Game Music page. Composer: Chikayo Fukuda Singer: Tomoyo Mitani North American Release Date: February 21, 2012 Asura is one of eight Guardian Generals who derive their power from human worship, which they use in an eternal war against hostile beings called Gohma. Seeking greater power and true immortality, the other seven Guardian Generals abduct Asura's daughter, murder his wife, and frame Asura for the death of their emperor. After 12,000 years have past, Asura is reborn into the living world to seek vengeance on the Seven Deities. The ...

I don't know much about musical theory, nor am I a musically inclined person. However, I do love to listen to video game soundtracks. They can be a powerful listening experiences in their own right, or be as evocative as the scores composed for film. Each of these posts will feature a sampling of music tracks from a single game title, or series/franchise in some rare cases. A complete list of these can be found on the Video Game Music page. Composers: P. T. Adamczyk, Marcin Przybyłowicz, and Paul Leonard-Morgan Singers: Aligns & Rubicones, REL & Artemis Delta,  Jason Charles Miller, Alexei Brayko, Release Date: February 15, 2022 A freelance mercenary known as "V" (Vincent / Valerie) operates within the independent megacity and city-state known as "Night City". They are reluctantly imbued with a cybernetic "bio-chip" during a job that contains a digital version of the legendary rockstar and terrorist, Johnny Silverhand. The t...

I don't know much about musical theory, nor am I a musically inclined person. However, I do love to listen to video game soundtracks. They can be a powerful listening experiences in their own right, or be as evocative as the scores composed for film. Each of these posts will feature a sampling of music tracks from a single game title, or series/franchise in some rare cases. A complete list of these can be found on the Video Game Music page. Composers: P. T. Adamczyk, Marcin Przybyłowicz, and Paul Leonard-Morgan Singers: Aligns & Rubicones, REL & Artemis Delta,  Jason Charles Miller, Alexei Brayko, Release Date: February 15, 2022 A freelance mercenary known as "V" (Vincent / Valerie) operates within the independent megacity and city-state known as "Night City". They are reluctantly imbued with a cybernetic "bio-chip" during a job that contains a digital version of the legendary rockstar and terrorist, Johnny Silverhand. The t...

I don't know much about musical theory, nor am I a musically inclined person. However, I do love to listen to video game soundtracks. They can be a powerful listening experiences in their own right, or be as evocative as the scores composed for film. Each of these posts will feature a sampling of music tracks from a single game title, or series/franchise in some rare cases. A complete list of these can be found on the Video Game Music page. Composer: Miwako Chinone North American Release Date: February 2025 A guild of Hunters is surveying an area thought to be uninhabited when they discover a boy lost in the wastelands. The boy was separated from his people when a monster known only as the "White Wraith" attacked the village. This event prompts the Hunter's Guild to launch an investigation into the region. The Nature Of A Beautiful World | (Main Theme) The Lord of Ice | (Jin Dahaad Theme) Earth-Piercing Bolt | (Rey Dau Theme) Ebon Hellfire ...

I don't know much about musical theory, nor am I a musically inclined person. However, I do love to listen to video game soundtracks. They can be a powerful listening experiences in their own right, or be as evocative as the scores composed for film. Each of these posts will feature a sampling of music tracks from a single game title, or series/franchise in some rare cases. A complete list of these can be found on the Video Game Music page. Composer: Shoji Meguro Singer: Yumi Kawamura and Lyn Inaizumi Release Date: September 2016 A high school student known by the nickname "Joker" is forced to transfer to a new school in Tokyo after being put on probation for assault. Joker and his friends then became a vigilante group known as the "Phantom Thieves" who can traverse a supernatural realm born from the subconscious desires of humans. In this realm it is possible to steal the malevolent intent from the hearts of individuals using physical manifesta...

I don't know much about musical theory, nor am I a musically inclined person. However, I do love to listen to video game soundtracks. They can be a powerful listening experiences in their own right, or be as evocative as the scores composed for film. Each of these posts will feature a sampling of music tracks from a single game title, or series/franchise in some rare cases. A complete list of these can be found on the Video Game Music page. Composer: Ryan Amon, Tsukasa Saitoh, Yuka Kitamura, Nobuyoshi Suzuki, Cris Velasco, Michael Wandmacher North American Release Date: March 2015 In the decrepit Victorian-era inspired city of Yharnam, a blood-borne disease is transforming the residents into literal beasts. A Hunter must slay the beasts to unravel the cities mysteries and end the plague. The soundtrack was composed by a mix of Japanese and Western composers, using a 65-piece orchestra and a 32-member choir. The Hunter | (Character Theme) Cleric Beast | (Boss Th...

I don't know much about musical theory, nor am I a musically inclined person. However, I do love to listen to video game soundtracks. They can be a powerful listening experiences in their own right, or be as evocative as the scores composed for film. Each of these posts will feature a sampling of music tracks from a single game title, or series/franchise in some rare cases. A complete list of these can be found on the Video Game Music page. Composer: Lorien Testard Singer: Alice Duport-Percier, Ben Starr, Victor Borba Choir: Marie-Cécile Henry Brossard, Céleste Lejeune, Annabelle Daguise, Axelle Verner, Gaël Lefevre, Fabrice Foison, Alexandre Artemenko, Maxime Saiu North American Release Date: April 24, 2025 In a dark fantasy version of the Belle Époque era, those at or above an ever-decreasing age are erased in a yearly event called the "Gommage". Volunteers of Expedition 33 set out to destroy the cause of the Gommage, a being known as the Paintress. ...

I don't know much about musical theory, nor am I a musically inclined person. However, I do love to listen to video game soundtracks. They can be a powerful listening experiences in their own right, or be as evocative as the scores composed for film. Each of these posts will feature a sampling of music tracks from a single game title, or series/franchise in some rare cases. A complete list of these can be found on the Video Game Music page. Composer: Michiko Naruke (Wild Arms 1, 2, 3 & 4) Masato Kouda (Wild Arms 4, 5) Nobuyuki Shimizu (Wild Arms 4) Ryuta Suzuki (Wild Arms 4) Noriyasu Agematsu (Wild Arms 5) Singer: Machiko Watanabe (Wild Arms 1) Naoki Takao (Wild Arms 1) Shinichi Naruke (Wild Arms 1) Kaori Asoh (Wild Arms 1, 2, 3, 4) Nana Mizuki (Wild Arms 5) Each story takes place on a planet called Filgaia, which contains deserts, plains, forests, mountains, and arctic tundras. The wilderness that encompasses most of the landscape is inhabited by dangerous...

I don't know much about musical theory, nor am I a musically inclined person. However, I do love to listen to video game soundtracks. They can be a powerful listening experiences in their own right, or be as evocative as the scores composed for film. Each of these posts will feature a sampling of music tracks from a single game title, or series/franchise in some rare cases. A complete list of these can be found on the Video Game Music page. Composer: Borislav Slavov Singers: Sarah Baylus, Mariya Anastasova, Lawrence Schick North American Release Date: August 3, 2023 After surviving the crash of a dimension-crossing ship, Tav (the protagonist), finds themselves infected with a tadpole from a race of monstrous cephalopod known as illithid. Alongside others similarly infected, they attempt to find a cure before the tadpole matures. Main Theme, Pt. 1 | (Menu Theme) Dream Walk (classical version) | (Character Theme) Nine Blades | (Battle Theme) Harpy Song | (...

I don't know much about musical theory, nor am I a musically inclined person. However, I do love to listen to video game soundtracks. They can be a powerful listening experiences in their own right, or be as evocative as the scores composed for film. Each of these posts will feature a sampling of music tracks from a single game title, or series/franchise in some rare cases. A complete list of these can be found on the Video Game Music page. Composer: Yasuhisa Baba, Kazuki Komai, Hiroki Morishita, Takeru Kanazaki, Fumihiro Isobe, Takafumi Wada Singer: Katharine Eames, Barry Bach, North American Release Date: January 20, 2023 A human named Alear awakens with amnesia from a thousand year slumber. Through the years they were protected by their mother - a divine white dragon, who is embroiled in a conflict with the dark fell dragon Sombron. Twelve magical "Emblem Rings" can be "Engaged" with to gain power from phantom-like beings from other worlds (p...

I don't know much about musical theory, nor am I a musically inclined person. However, I do love to listen to video game soundtracks. They can be a powerful listening experiences in their own right, or be as evocative as the scores composed for film. Each of these posts will feature a sampling of music tracks from a single game title, or series/franchise in some rare cases. A complete list of these can be found on the Video Game Music page. Composer: Darren Korb Singer: Ashley Barrett North American Release Date: September 17, 2020 Zagreus, the son of Hades, attempts to escape from the Underworld to reach Mount Olympus, but Hades hinders him by unleashing monsters. Zagreus' adoptive mother Nyx puts him in contact with his relatives on Olympus in order to aid Zagreus in discovering the truth about his birth mother. No Escape | (Main Theme) Out of Tartarus | (Area Theme) Lament of Orpheus | (Character Song) God of the Dead | (Boss Theme) In the Blood...

I don't know much about musical theory, nor am I a musically inclined person. However, I do love to listen to video game soundtracks. They can be a powerful listening experiences in their own right, or be as evocative as the scores composed for film. Each of these posts will feature a sampling of music tracks from a single game title, or series/franchise in some rare cases. A complete list of these can be found on the Video Game Music page. Composer: Takeru Kanazaki, Hiroki Morishita, Rei Kondoh, Singer: Caro, Buttercup, and Hyemi Kim North American Release Date: July 26, 2019 Three ruling powers: an empire, a kingdom, and an alliance are at peace due to their connections to the Garreg Mach Monastery, which houses a church and a school for students from each nation. Byleth, a former mercenary turned professor aids their students through their studies and into an eventual war initiated by the empire. The main theme, "Edge of Dawn" , was given different na...

I don't know much about musical theory, nor am I a musically inclined person. However, I do love to listen to video game soundtracks. They can be a powerful listening experiences in their own right, or be as evocative as the scores composed for film. Each of these posts will feature a sampling of music tracks from a single game title, or series/franchise in some rare cases. A complete list of these can be found on the Video Game Music page. Composer: Akihiko Narita, Akiyuki Morimoto, and Zhenlan Kang Singer: Ikuko North American Release Date: September 6, 2019 The Research Commission follows wyvern-like Legiana migrating beyond the sea to the frigid Hoarfrost Reach. Evidence of unusual seismic activity in the area eventually leads to the discovery of a lost expedition and a new, powerful elder dragon. Succession of Light | (Main Theme) Theme of Seliana | (Base Theme) Splendiferous Silver Sovereign | (Monster Theme) A Single Bloom in an Eternity | (Fi...

I don't know much about musical theory, nor am I a musically inclined person. However, I do love to listen to video game soundtracks. They can be a powerful listening experiences in their own right, or be as evocative as the scores composed for film. Each of these posts will feature a sampling of music tracks from a single game title, or series/franchise in some rare cases. A complete list of these can be found on the Video Game Music page. Composer: Borislav Slavov Singers: Sarah Baylus, Mariya Anastasova, Lawrence Schick North American Release Date: August 3, 2023 After surviving the crash of a dimension-crossing ship, Tav (the protagonist), finds themselves infected with a tadpole from a race of monstrous cephalopod known as illithid. Alongside others similarly infected, they attempt to find a cure before the tadpole matures. Song of Balduran | (Character Theme) Weeping Dawn | (Bard Song) Down by the River | (Character Creation Theme) I Want To ...

I don't know much about musical theory, nor am I a musically inclined person. However, I do love to listen to video game soundtracks. They can be a powerful listening experiences in their own right, or be as evocative as the scores composed for film. Each of these posts will feature a sampling of music tracks from a single game title, or series/franchise in some rare cases. A complete list of these can be found on the Video Game Music page. Composer: Motoi Sakuraba (Berseria/Zestiria) and Go Shiina (Zestiria) Singer: Flow (Berseria), Superfly (Zestiria) North American Release Date: January 2015 (Zestiria) / January 2017 (Berseria) Berseria follows the Lord of Calamity - a demon named Velvet, and her attempts to destroy her brother-in-law, Artorius - the Shepard. The Shepard is a holy figure of sorts able to communicate with the spirits of the land. Zestiria is set one thousand years later and follows a new Shepard in his attempts to cleanse the land of demons, ...