Videogame music has been such a huge presence in my life from such a young age that I rarely stop to consider how many people go through life without ever hearing any of it. They probably know the classics (your Tetris, Mario, etc) but forever be oblivious to the incredible scores and vocal pieces that lie in some of our favourite games.
Welcome to Critical Hit (formerly known as Soundtrack Sunday), where I celebrate and lament all things videogame music, audio design, and the ways our favourite games make our ears tingle.
I stumbled across this Reddit post over on r/gamemusic asking which OSTs people would use to get non-gamers hooked, and it had me thinking about times where I've tried to sneak in cool videogame tracks to people in my life who don't tend to play much. My Dad's a gamer—hell, he's basically the reason why I'm here...
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