5 Outstanding Original Game Soundtracks

By Edward Smith /

1. Max Payne 3 - HEALTH

Beating tribal drums, wailing guitar riffs and trippy electronica are the soundtrack to the best Max Payne outing to date. Gunning down bad guys in super slo-mo has always been cool: doing it backed by HEALTH€™s pounding noise-rock score is one of the best game experiences of the past five years. From the frantic nightclub shootout, to the climactic airport showdown, HEALTH€™s twenty-seven piece OST is the perfect fuel for Max€™s insane, one-man vendetta. Pinned down by the entirety of Sao Paulo€™s corrupt Elite Squad, it€™d be easy to just sit in cover and pick your shots. But then €œTEARS€ swells up, and you can€™t help but dive gun-first into the thick of it.And then there€™s the shimmering night time sniper duel.And the tortured scenes of Max drinking in his apartment.It€™s impossible to pick just one great track from the Max Payne 3 album. From start to finish it€™s the perfect accompaniment to Rockstar€™s drunken shooter, giving every level its own distinctive sound, and setting the pace for ensuing gunfights. And it€™s a brilliant record by itself; even non-gamers will appreciate HEALTH€™s Max Payne 3 soundtrack. Fast, furious and powerful, HEALTH€™s music makes for the most impressive harmony of sound and action ever accomplished in a computer game. Here€™s one more to play us out.So, what do you think - did we miss any of your favourite original gaming score? Share your own thoughts and picks below...