Personally, I’m a huge fan of Hollow Knight, Ori and the (Blind Forest/Will of the Wisps), and Kingdom Hearts. Orchestral soundtracks are just something else…

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    Legend of Dragoon soundtrack composed by Dennis Martin.

    Bajo Kazooie soundtracks by Grant Kirkhope.

    Donkey Kong soundtracks by David Wise.

    Sly Cooper soundtrack (first game) by Ashif Hakik.

    Ratchet and Clank soundtrack (first game) by David Bergeaud

    Metroid soundtracks by Kenji Yamamoto.

    All made insanely long lasting impressions where I could hear just a bit from one of the songs and instantly know what it is. Having played lots of video games, these seem to be the ones that have created the most lasting memory. They also absolutely slap as well.

    The Legend of Zelda games BOTW and TOTK get mention here as well, though I don’t find it as memorable. the sound design in these games is just top notch though.

    Tetris definitely deserves a shoutout.

    LA Noire by Simon Hale is fantastic though it’s mostly just riffing off of Chinatown’s soundtrack and I wouldn’t say it really implants itself in the memory like the ones mentioned above.

    Other honorable mentions

    Vice City

    Jet Set Radio – Hideki Naganuma

    Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater