2021 in Video Game Music

A year-in-review musical medley created by Ryan Zhao featuring some of the outstanding music from the games of 2021. See how many of the tracks you can identify on your own.

0:00 Everhood

0:15 Just Dance 2022

1:07 Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy

1:46 Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl

1:58 Bravely Default II

2:10 Madden NFL 22

2:33 Cris Tales

2:53 Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin

3:00 Pokémon Brilliant Diamon / Shining Pearl

3:21 Lost Judgmennt

3:35 Narita Boy

4:13 Forza Horizon 5

4:35 Tales of Arise

4:46 FANTASIAN

4:57 Griftlands

5:11 PAC-MAN 99

5:25 Mario Golf: Super Rush

5:36 Bowser's Fury

6:01 NEO: The World Ends with You

6:27 GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE-

7:20 OPUS: Echo of Starsong

7:25 Lake

8:35 Cloud Gardens

9:07 Sable

9:59 Unpacking

10:19 The Forgotten City

11:17 The Gunk

12:08 Call of Duty: Vanguard

13:08 Twelve Minutes

13:39 It Takes Two

14:10 Before Your Eyes

15:36 Axiom Verge 2

16:42 Inscryption

17:01 Outer Wilds: Echoes of the Eye

18:11 DEATHLOOP

18:28 HITMAN 3

19:16 Genesis Noir

19:47 ENDER LILIES: Quietus of the Knights

20:12 Lone Echo II

20:21 Psychonauts 2

21:09 Say No! More

21:45 MELTY BLOOD: TYPE LUMINA

22:23 Chicory: A Colorful Tale

22:41 Overboard! (2021)

22:50 FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE INTERGRADE

23:27 Halo Infinite

23:57 Little Nightmares II

24:30 Impostor Factory

25:02 MONSTER HUNTER RISE

25:40 No More Heroes 3

25:40 Townscaper

26:16 Kena: Bridge of Spirits

27:01 Returnal

27:28 Riders Republic

28:01 New World

28:12 The Wild at Heart

28:30 TOEM

29:04 Hunie Pop 2: Double Date

29:30 Eastward

29:44 DELTARUNE Chapter 2

30:04 HOT WHEELS UNLEASHED

30:22 BALAN WONDERWORLD

30:35 Curse of the Dead Gods

31:01 Battlefield 2042

31:25 Death's Door

31:44 Metroid Dread

32:02 SCARLET NEXUS

32:30 The Artful Escape

33:20 WarioWare: Get It Together!

33:37 New Pokémon Snap

33:38 Exo One

34:32 Jurassic World Evolution 2

35:02 NieR Re[in]carnation

35:32 The Medium

35:55 Subnautica: Below Zero

36:09 Cyber Shadow

36:36 The Hero Slayer

36:47 Loop Hero

37:08 UNSIGHTED

37:30 Disgaea 6: Defiance of Destiny

39:19 Cozy Grove

39:46 Age of Empires IV

40:28 HUMANKIND

41:01 Mundaun

41:34 Backbone

42:09 I Expect You to Die 2

42:43 Evil Genius 2

43:05 The Jackbox Party Pack 8

43:29 FIFA 22

43:51 NARAKA: BLADEPOINT

44:35 The Vale: Shadow of the Crown

45:22 Wildermyth

45:53 Cruelty Squad

46:14 Golf Club Wasteland

46:17 Boyfriend Dungeon

46:52 Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart

47:08 Lost in Random

47:26 Far Cry 6

47:53 SPOOKWARE

48:04 Bright Memory: Infinite

48:25 Solar Ash

48:58 Game Builder Garage

49:06 Back 4 Blood

49:13 Biomutant

49:33 No Longer Home

50:02 GTFO

50:02 Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach

50:05 Resident Evil Village

50:25 F.I.S.T.: Forged in Shadow Torch

50:39 Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon

51:03 Echo Generation

51:16 Praey for the Gods

52:03 Knockout City

52:28 Destruction AllStars

52:39 Shin Megami Tensei V

52:47 Samurai Warriors 5

53:01 Outriders

53:31 The Ascent

54:01 Life Is Strange: True Colors


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