It’s finally time to celebrate the music of the (last) year! As you know by now, a great deal of incredible games released in 2023, and with them, many notable soundtracks. Our panel today brought some of their favorite songs of 2023, featuring music from some Square Enix heavy hitters to some lovely indie titles and others in between.
As usual for Music of the Year, this episode is longer than usual, as each of us picked one more song than usual, giving us a total of 12, plus two special bonus tracks from Rhythm Encounter’s co-founders. It still isn’t enough to cover it all, but we packed in as much musical greatness as possible! What are some of your favorite songs and soundtracks from 2023?
Featuring: Mike Salbato, Hilary Andreff, Michael Sollosi, Patrick Gann; Edited by Jono Logan
Tracklist
Pat’s Picks
0:05:05 – Totoāhaha (Yasunori Nishiki) – Octopath Traveler II
0:08:38 – The Apotheosis (Brandon Boone) – Slay the Princess
0:11:21 – Celestial (Toby Fox Remix) (comp Ed Sheeran, arr Toby Fox) – PokĆ©mon Scarlet & Violet – The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero DLC
Mike Salbato’s Picks
0:38:00 – Dedicated to Moonlight (Masayoshi Soken) – Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker
0:43:44 – World Map (Reo Uratani) – Meg’s Monster
0:45:53 – Colgera Battle (Manaka Kataoka, Maasa Miyoshi, Masato Ohashi, Tsukasa Usui) – The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
Bonus Track 1: Stephen Meyerink
1:11:33 – Normal Battle I (Yasunori Nishiki) – Octopath Traveler II
Michael Sollosi’s Picks
1:17:30 – Preserved Realm (DāAnthoni Wooten) – Dave the Diver
1:20:56 – Ascension (Masayoshi Soken) – Final Fantasy XVI
1:25:04 – Mr. Top Player (Shigeyuki Kameda) – Street Fighter 6
Hilary’s Picks
1:48:14 – The Way I See (Andrew Jeremy) – Coffee Talk Episode 2 – Hibiscus and Butterfly
1:54:46 – Down by the River (Borislav Slavov) – Baldurās Gate III
1:57:05 – Lux Tizer (Norihiko Yamanuki) – The 7th Saga Soundtrack Composerās Edition
Bonus Track 2: Derek Heemsbergen
2:33:17 – Main Theme (Tsutomu Narita?) – Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising
Album Links
The 7th Saga Soundtrack Composerās Edition
Baldurās Gate III Original Soundtrack
Coffee Talk Episode 2: Hibiscus and Butterfly OST
Dave the Diver Original Soundtrack
Endwalker: Final Fantasy XIV Original Soundtrack
- Our Review
- VGMdb
- iTunes Store / Apple Music
- Spotify
- CDJapan
- Square Enix Store
- YouTube Playlist (Official)
Final Fantasy XVI Original Soundtrack
Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
Meg’s Monster (Original Soundtrack)
Octopath Traveler II Original Soundtrack
Nintendo Switch PokĆ©mon Scarletć»Violet + The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero Super Music Collection
Slay the Princess Original Soundtrack
- Our Review
- VGMdb
- Bandcamp
- iTunes Store / Apple Music – Part One, Part Two
- Spotify
- YouTube Playlist (Official) – Part One, Part Two
Street Fighter 6 Original Soundtrack
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