“What’s the best OG Xbox soundtrack?”
Welcome back to Soundtrack Showdown! We are officially past the halfway point for this ten-week event! Thank you to everyone who participated so far. I thought it’d be a good idea to do a miniature recap. These are the winners from every previous week for best soundtrack for each system:
NES: Mega Man 2
Genesis/MD: Streets of Rage 2
2600: (canceled)
TG16: Castlevania: Rondo Of Blood
SNES: Chrono Trigger
Saturn: NiGHTS Into Dreams
PS1: Final Fantasy 7
N64: Super Mari 64/The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (tie)
Dreamcast: Jet Grind Radio/Jet Set Radio
PS2: Katamari Damacy
That’s right, the winner of last week’s PS2 poll was the soundtrack for Katamari Damacy! Congrats! What a unique soundtrack.
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 OG Xbox soundtrack. That’s the original Xbox! Darn those naming conventions. Microsoft has entered the fray and it’s time to get green! All nominations received will appear in a poll open from Wednesday through Saturday when you’ll be able to vote for the best OG Xbox 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 original Xbox.
Xbox may have taken a different stance on exclusives more recently but new IPs were born into the world of gaming with their original system, and it’s time to remember many of them. X marks the spot!
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 OG XBOX OST
(updated throughout the day)
Blinx 2: Masters of Time and Space
Fable
Halo: Combat Evolved
Halo 2
Jade Empire
Jet Set Radio Future
Panzer Dragoon Orta
Stubbs the Zombie in Rebel Without a Pulse
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.
