“What is the best PlayStation 2 soundtrack?” – #SoundtrackShowdown Week Ten

“What’s the best PlayStation 2 soundtrack?”

Welcome back to Soundtrack Showdown! At the end of this week, we’ll be halfway through this event already. What happened to these ten weeks? They flew by!

Before we get into the PS2, I’m delighted to announce the winner of last week’s Dreamcast poll: Jet Set Radio aka Jet Grind Radio! It actually won by a landslide with nearly 40% of the votes. Congratulations! I’ll be checking out this soundtrack for the first time, myself, as I’ve never played the game.

You can visit the main event page here for more information but in short, we’re looking for nominations from you today and tomorrow (Monday and Tuesday) for the best PlayStation 2 soundtrack. That’s right, music from the best-selling home console ever! All nominations received will appear in a poll open from Wednesday through Saturday when you’ll be able to vote for the best PlayStation 2 soundtrack. We’ll determine the winner on Sunday!

Reminders

-Nominations can be left in comments on this blog or on Twitter, just tag @thewellredmage and/or use #soundtrackshowdown.

-Please keep it to ONE nomination per person but if your first choice is already taken then feel free to nominate a different soundtrack.

-If you name more than one soundtrack, I’ll have to ruin your day and ask you to choose! 

-We’re looking for exclusives, not ports, within reason. Timed exclusives are ok to mention provided they were originally on the PlayStation 2.

This one is going to be very difficult for me. The PlayStation 2 had a ginormous library and there are simply way too many games to pick just one for best soundtrack! Yet, we must press onward, and I think I do have one (or several) nomination(s) in mind… Good luck!

Name ONE soundtrack below or on social media! Share tracks, tell us what team you’re on, appreciate the artistry behind the music!

NOMINEES FOR BEST PLAYSTATION 2 OST

(updated throughout the day)

Ar tonelico: Melody of Elemia
Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance
Castlevania: Lament of Innocence
Devil May Cry
Dragon Quest VIII
Final Fantasy X
Final Fantasy X-2
Final Fantasy XII
Gitaroo Man
God of War 2
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Katamari Damacy
Kingdom Hearts
Kingdom Hearts II
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
Musashi Samurai Legend
Okami
Persona 3
Persona 4
Shadow of the Colossus
Silent Hill 2
Star Ocean: Till The End of Time
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3
We <3 Katamari

Red formerly ran The Well-Red Mage and now serves The Pixels as founder, writer, editor, and podcaster. He has undertaken a seemingly endless crusade to talk about the games themselves in the midst of a culture obsessed with the latest controversy, scandal, and news cycle about harassment, toxicity, and negativity. Pick out his feathered cap on Twitter @thewellredmage, Mage Cast, or Story Mode.