Lately I have gotten seriously into original soundtrakcs (OST).
I started when i bought Bastion on sale during christmas. I wasn't expecting much of it, but it turned out to be a fantastic gaming experience. The gameplay was a lot of fun, and slightly challenging as well, and the story was okay, but what really struck me was the soundtrack. Had it not been for the amazing soundtrack I might not have cared much about the game at all, really. (If you haven't played it you should listen to this so you know what I'm talking about: Youtube.com)
Anyway, ever since Bastion I have been hooked on soundtracks. I even bought the soundtrack, which is something I rarely do since I've been using Spotify to sooth my musical needs for a few years now.
I then went on to download/stream the soundtracks for games such as Oil Rush, Portal 1 & 2, Mass Effect 1 & 2, and a few others as well. I have never noticed how great soundtracks are until now, and I'm grateful that Bastion opened my eyes to them.
I have also found that I much prefer soundtracks as opposed to normal music while I'm working. Since soundtracks are mostly instrumental they won't distract me like a normal song with lyrics would. I have a bad habit of focusing on the song lyrics and singing along, which often causes me to loose all my focus, or completely forget what I was doing.
So that's my opinion on soundtracks, and I would love to hear other people's opinion on them, and especially which soundtracks that you recommend.
I really liked the OST from Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney.
Also, the restored Vampire the Masquarade: Bloodlines OST (created by modders who obtained cut tracks from the original composer), is excellent. Really melancholy pieces.
JRPGs are always good. Final Fantasy, particularly the older ones before Square changed composers. The film Final Fantasy: Advent Children has an OST which is probably the apex of the franchise.
Thanks, I'll check those out :)
The OST from Bloodlines was fantastic! Thank you so much! :)