9 Incredible Soundtracks That Were Almost Better Than Their Games
4. Super Meat Boy (2010)
Composer(s): Danny Baranowsky Prior to writing this list, I was actually unaware that the PC/Xbox 360 and PS4/PSVita versions of Super Meat Boy were composed by different musicians. By all accounts, after a disagreement over licensing, composer Danny Baranowsky and Team Meat parted ways, leaving the development team to hire Matthias Bossi, Jon Evans, Laura Shigihara and Scattle to compose an all new soundtrack for PS4/PSVita versions of the game. Seeing as how all the musicians involved have had experience working on other projects (such as Plants vs Zombies and The Binding of Issac: Rebirth), I was curious to see which version of the Super Meat Boy soundtrack I would prefer. With that in mind, I set aside some time to sit down and listen to the second soundtrack (which I had never heard) in order to make some determinations. My experience was mostly bad. Now, thats not to say that the second soundtrack was substantially worse than the original. In fact, both share similarities in terms of speed, tone and repetition. But, thats not what this list is about. No, Im looking for soundtracks that excel independently, and besides from a few songs - namely Coming to a deli near your title screen and Throw another banjo on the fire forest boss - the rework just doesn't hold up on its own. Its too intrinsically tied to the levels in the game, and without any visual motivation, becomes tiresome quickly. So in conclusion, be sure to listen to the original version composed by Baranowsky. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZhoE9S5YbQ Plus, the new soundtrack doesn't even feature The Battle of Lil Slugger, so it was doomed from the start. Further Listening: The soundtracks to either The Binding of Issac (2011) or Castle Crashers (2008) may service your desire for fast paced video game music.
