2009 in Video Game Music
A year-in-review musical medley created by Ryan Hamann for the Sound of Play podcast featuring some of the outstanding music from the games of 2009. Please check out Sound of Play for weekly collections of excellent video game music. See how many of the tracks you can identify on your own.
0:00 Left 4 Dead 2
0:46 Gran Turismo (2009)
1:04 Arcana Heart 3
1:09 Guitar Hero on Tour: Modern Hits
1:56 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand
2:07 Rock Band Unplugged
2:28 Major Minor's Majestic March
2:52 Shin Megami Tensei: Persona (Persona)
3:08 Killzone 2
3:22 Demon's Souls
4:38 Picross 3D
5:15 Drop7
5:48 Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors
6:17 Cooking Mama 3: Shop & Chop
6:23 Skate 2
6:59 PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure
7:23 Rabbids Go Home
7:49 Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner
8:20 Silent Hill: Shattered Memories
9:05 Canabalt
9:05 Guitar Hero: Van Halen
9:36 PixelJunk Shooter
10:00 Rune Factory 3: A Fantasy Harvest Moon
10:44 Shadow Complex
11:10 R-Type Tactics II: Operation Bitter Chocolate
11:30 Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2
12:25 Professor Layton and the Last Specter
12:25 Sherlock Holmes versus Jack the Ripper
13:25 Every Day the Same Dream
14:22 Flower
14:47 Mini Ninjas
15:23 Assassin's Creed II
16:16 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
17:32 League of Legends
17:32 Yakuza 3
18:31 Anno 1404 (Dawn of Discovery)
19:22 Risen
20:18 King's Bounty: Armored Princess
20:53 Sonic and the Black Knight
21:23 Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time
21:29 Earthbound Halloween Hack (Radiation's Halloween Hack)
22:09 Punch-Out!! (2009)
22:45 MLB 09: The Show
22:37 NHL 10
22:49 Need for Speed: Nitro
23:04 Muramasa: The Demon Blade
23:41 ExciteBots: Trick Racing
23:59 Puyo Puyo 7
24:35 Atelier Rorona: The Alchemist of Arland
25:13 Fragile Dreams: Farewell Ruins of the Moon
25:59 Prototype
26:31 Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood
27:18 Guitar Hero: Metallica
28:21 Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth
28:27 Guitaro Hero Smash Hits (Guitar Hero Greatest Hits)
29:25 WarioWare D.I.Y.
30:15 BIT.TRIP BEAT
30:40 Just Dance
31:04 Angry Birds
31:09 NBA 2K10
31:24 The Beatles Rock Band
31:25 'Splosion Man
32:35 Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
33:15 LostWinds 2: Winter of the Melodias
33:47 Torchlight
34:59 AaaaaAAaaaAAAaaAAAAaAAAAA!!! — A Reckless Disregard for Gravity
35:29 Death Smiles II: Makai no Merry Christmas
35:46 Space Invaders Extreme 2
36:29 Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars
37:00 wipEout HD Fury
37:25 Need for Speed: Shift
37:39 The Godfather II
37:55 Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story
38:23 Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City
38:35 Fallen Earth
38:57 ArmA 2
39:33 Wolfenstein
40:47 Bad Rats (Bad Rats: The Rats' Revenge)
41:00 Tony Hawk: Ride
41:37 Steins;Gate
42:50 Halo 3: ODST
44:32 F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin
45:17 Brütal Legend
46:53 Bayonetta
47:34 Sin & Punishment: Star Successor
48:32 inFAMOUS
49:19 Forza Motorsport 3
49:19 Guitar Hero 5
50:13 Half-Minute Hero
50:45 Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games
50:49 SingStar Pop Edition
51:07 A Boy and His Blob
51:47 Tales of Monkey Island
52:33 Scribblenauts
52:42 Trine
53:11 Trials HD
53:22 The House of the Dead: Overkill
53:40 Afro Samurai
54:20 Eufloria (Dyson)
54:38 Wii Fit Plus
55:03 New Super Mario Bros. Wii
55:04 Ghostbusters: The Video Game
55:43 The Path
56:34 Overlord II
57:01 Empire: Total War
57:42 Plants vs. Zombies
58:00 SingStar Motown
58:55 S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat
59:31 The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition
1:00:01 Katamari Forever (Katamari Damacy Tribute)
1:01:08 Baldr Sky Dive1 "Lost Memory"
1:01:48 Borderlands
1:02:13 Colin McRae: DiRT 2
1:02:42 DARIUSBURST
1:03:09 Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies
1:03:37 The King of Fighters XII
1:04:05 The Saboteur
1:04:54 Wet
1:05:16 Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver
1:05:32 WarHammer 40,000: Dawn of War II
1:06:01 The Sims 3
1:07:02 Little King's Story
1:07:49 LocoRoco Midnight Carnival
1:08:06 Disgaea Infinite
1:08:38 Wii Sports Resort
1:09:02 A.I. War: Fleet Command
1:09:18 Cities XL
1:09:46 Trackmania Wii (Trackmania: Build to Race)
1:09:53 Band Hero
1:10:40 Drawn to Life: The Next Chapter
1:11:32 Divinity II: Ego Draconis
1:11:56 Zuma's Revenge!
1:12:10 FarmVille
1:12:38 Battlefield 1943
1:12:54 Ys Seven
1:13:24 Star Ocean: The Last Hope
1:13:42 Boom Blox Bash Party (Boom Blox Smash Party)
1:14:11 Fat Princess
1:14:23 Atelier Annie: Alchemists of Sera Island
1:14:41 Doodle Jump
1:14:56 Batman: Arkham Asylum
1:15:19 Bionic Commando (2009)
1:15:36 Red Faction: Guerilla
1:15:54 Resistance: Retribution
1:16:17 Machinarium
1:16:46 Noby Noby Boy
1:17:27 3D Dot Game Hero
1:18:26 Art Style: PiCTOBiTS (PiCOPiCT / PiCTOPiCT)
1:18:36 Kingdom Hearts: 358/2 Days
1:19:20 The Maw
1:19:38 Tropico 3
1:19:50 Fight Night Round 4
1:20:10 Monster Hunter Tri (Monster Hunter 3)
1:20:36 Shatter
1:21:07 Tales of Graces
1:21:25 Tower of Heaven
1:21:40 7th Dragon
1:22:02 Final Fantasy XIII
1:22:43 MadWorld
1:23:05 SoulCalibur: Broken Destiny
1:23:44 Resident Evil 5
1:24:03 Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey
1:24:16 The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena
1:24:41 Halo Wars
1:25:07 Dragon Age: Origins
1:26:10 LEGO Rock Band
1:27:12 Another Code: R – A Journey into Lost Memories
1:27:57 The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks
1:29:03 Zeno Clash
1:29:22 Blazblue: Continuum Shift
1:30:02 FIFA 10 (FIFA Soccer 10)
1:30:27 Art Academy
1:30:42 DJ Hero
1:31:00 Pro Evolution Soccer 2010
