The best videogame soundtracks of 2024 - Meena Shamaly's top 21 tracks from 13 games

One of my favourite things each year is when Meena Shamaly host of Game Show on ABC Classic sends me the big list of tracks that have made a massive impact. These games might not be winning massive awards, a lot of them do of course, but you know every piece of music you’re going to hear has made an impact on Meena’s heart. 

Meena Shamaly who is a composer, musician, Australia’s biggest Oud fan boy really loves game soundtracks. 

So much so that every year I’ve asked, and this is the third time we’ve done this I say give me a top ten, and I get no joke double or triple that and here they all are plus bonus honourable mentions. Twenty one pieces of music from thirteen different games.

It's a lot of fun so take a step back through 2024's best soundtracks in this massive special episode.

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Meena's top tracks for 2024, yes there are 21 pieces of music in this top ten.

• Wilbert Roget II
  
  • Helldivers 2  - A Cup of Liber-tea (Helldivers 2 Main Theme)
  • Pacific Drive - The Remnant (Pacific Drive Main Theme)
  • Star Wars Outlaws - Kay Vess, The Outlaw
• Cody Matthew Johnson
  • Star Wars Outlaws - Kisses and Spotchka
  • Star Wars Outlaws - Warm Jungle, Cold Heart
  • Star Wars Outlaws - Inside an Exogorth
• Gareth Coker, Samar Rad AKA Mentrix
  • Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown - Main Theme
• Danny Asadi AKA ASADI
  • The Rogue Prince of Persia - Last Wind
• Nainita Desai
  • Tales of Kenzera: ZAU - The Boy and Death
  • Tales of Kenzera: ZAU - Every Story Begins at the End of Another
• Michael Allen
  • Solium Infernum - Psalmus Solii Inferni XI. Infernal Throne
• Andrew Burford AKA One Above
  • Max Mustard - Mustard's Adventure
• Tom Thum
  • Max Mustard - The Beat Boxer
• Kenny Young
  • Astro Bot - Bot of War
  • Astro Bot - Drake's BOTune
  • Astro Bot - The Strength to Stand Alone
• Shoji Meguro, Keisuke Honryo
  • Metaphor ReFantazio - Warriors in Valour
• Jonathan Eng, Daniel Olsén, Linnea Olsson
  • Lorelei and the Laser Eyes - Titles
• Agnieszka Wlazły, Sebastian Syczyński
  • The Thaumaturge - Sweet Poison of Hope
• Olivier Esman, Lou Corroyer, Alexandre Bucas-Français
  • Symphonia - Concerto for Flute and Violin

Listen to the full list here, plus 90 billion honourable mentions.