With Microsoft having revealed its next generation console, the Xbox One, it feels appropriate to reminisce about the good old days of the Xbox brand. From 2001 up until now, the Xbox and the Xbox 360 have amassed a big library of games featuring titles like Mass Effect, Jet Set Radio Future, and the Halo series.
This month's music showcase highlights the best game music from these select Xbox titles. So what are you waiting for? Hear it now:
Sound Byte Radio Ep: 15 - Halo: Reach, Jet Set Radio Future, Viva Pinata
As per usual, download the music show here. If you have any suggestions for video game music or themes, do let us know on the comments box on this article or on Twitter (@MrToffee, @gs_soundbyte, @gamespot). Do check out our backlog of Sound Byte Radio episodes while you're at it.
Jet Set Radio Future Original Soundtrack
Song: The Concept of Love
Composer: Hideki Naganuma
Buy album from Play-Asia.
Beautiful Katamari Damacy Original Soundtrack
Song: Harvest of Love
Composer: Yuji Masubuchi
Vocals: Hitomi Ishikawa
Buy album from Play-Asia.
Viva Pinata Original Soundtrack
Song: Oven-Fresh Day
Composer: Grant Kirkhope
Buy from Sumthing Digital and iTunes.
Mass Effect Original Soundtrack
Song: Uncharted Worlds, Noveria
Composers: Sam Hulick (Uncharted Worlds), Jack Wall (Noveria)
Buy from Sumthing Digital and Amazon.
BioShock Orchestral Score
Song: Cohen's Masterpiece
Composer: Garry Schyman
Available at Cult of Rapture.
Halo: Reach
Song: Ghosts and Glass
Composers: Martin O' Donnell, Michael Salvatori
Buy from iTunes and Amazon.
Panzer Dragoon Orta Official Soundtrack
Song: Anu Orta Veniya
Composer: Saori Kobayashi, Yukata Minobe
Vocals: Eri Itoh
Buy from Play-Asia.