You can own these iconic video game soundtracks for cheap

polygon.com:

A soundtrack can make or break a video game, fading into the background enough to be put on mute (looking at you, Quiplash) or becoming an iconic and indelible part of a franchise (The Legend of Zelda, Doom, Metroid, Sonic...). And now that game scores aren’t limited to a few electronic-sounding tones, the world of video game music is vaster than ever. These days, the songs we play games to are often plain old good songs. Ones that make you want to work hard to get to the next level, or remind you to relax and take in the view, or get you to bop your head to the beat.

Lots of video game soundtracks are available on YouTube, and you can always just listen to the music by playing the game itself. But owning the soundtrack to your favorite game means you can play the music offline, transfer it to your other devices without paying a fee, or rip it to a CD to play in your car. You can buy a slew of official soundtracks, or OSTs, on Steam and Bandcamp to listen to while you work, do chores, drive, or play other video games — and it’s a nice way to throw a few bucks at your favorite developers, too.

Here’s our round-up of must-listen soundtracks available for cheap on Steam — and often even cheaper if you already own the game.

1000xResist’s soundtrack ranges from ethereal and dreamy to futuristic and, at times, unsettling (just like the game) — in my mind, the perfect combination for getting shit done. The beats are excellent, but the lyrics and melodies are soft spoken, so the songs aren’t distracting at all — an admittedly tough feat for a video game soundtrack. Composer Drew Redman wrote 85 songs for the game, and did I mention they all have unique and thematic names?

Stairway Games composer Yugo Pratomo matched the optimistic vibe of life sim Coral Island perfectly with this 174-song soundtrack. It’s a huge catalog of music, but the game is huge, too — and that’s part of what makes Pratomo’s work on this project so impressive. The tracks are genuinely distinct from one