The Best Game Music Of 2021

Welcome back to The MinnMax Show! On this week's episode, Ben Hanson, Kyle Hilliard, and special guest Jacob Geller are joined by the master of music (and host of Level with Emily) Emily Reese to break down our favorite game music tracks from 2021. I'm sure we all missed some great games and music, so feel free to leave any biggies in the comments for other folks to find. Then we talk about Solar Ash and Exo One before answering questions submitted on Patreon by the community and award the iam8bit question of the week! You can win a prize and help make the show better by supporting us on Patreon and leaving a question! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax

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00:00:00 - Intro

00:01:19 - Level with Emily's Half-Life: Alyx podcast

00:04:24 - The best game music of 2021

00:06:31 - Mega Man X Dive - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQ20iMba0-c

00:09:23 - Twelve Minutes - https://youtu.be/rwKkroWaI1g

00:13:51 - Forza Horizon 5 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KY7ex_4y_Qs

00:18:02 - Halo Infinite - https://youtu.be/IDaCfMKNlXc?t=1381

00:23:19 - Unpacking - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnqqO3aZC9s

00:25:42 - The Artful Escape - https://youtu.be/xHTDGp_MZ0Q?t=335

00:30:13 - Chicory: A Colorful Tale - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8mh5zHr_Sg&list=PLsHVdpXZRVOe97dTxNYOdKEkTY_YWJnuB&index=9 and https://youtu.be/qJqB_x5AQLM?t=40

00:32:51 - Twelve Minutes - https://youtu.be/H9zTDKu9UiM?t=2697

00:35:46 - Narita Boy - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u62-hQaf7ss

00:39:04 - Sable - https://youtu.be/ej5-CHAGr34

00:43:55 - Cyber Shadow - https://youtu.be/sI8OT_GTBGQ

00:45:55 - Psychonauts 2 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOeTH9lwchg and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqSrhCY8TXc

00:51:53 - Half-Life: Alyx - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rRAaUa_VAQ

00:55:34 - Community suggestions

• Jordan Brown - Timberborn - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iw-5_dUu3uE

• Lewis K - Deltatune Chapter 2 - https://youtu.be/B_RiMVupDCY

• Nick from Atlanta - Persona 5 Strikers - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezqqRrPoC9M

• Doreen Cleyre - Final Fantasy VII Intergrade Intermission - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7ioTqXJIQc

• DarkFishDays - Stonefly - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3TqRiDLenk

• Tactical Dreamer - NEO: The World Ends with Wtih You - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACvoeqllrZo

• DominicCichocki - Nier: Replicant - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjuNBPA4TIY

00:59:02 - Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart

01:00:56 - Kid A Mnesia Exhibition

01:05:11 - Aerial Knight's Never Yield - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttL9zgcFyWo&list=PLuX1dXf1Zu0nNyNtuzUkpKNqmWXCJQrH2

01:06:39 - Super Monkey Ball: Banana Mania - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iObKtuGwqiE

01:09:24 - Solar Ash

01:17:11 - Exo One

01:21:29 - Thanking MinnMax's biggest supporters

01:23:36 - Thanking iam8bit

01:25:00 - Community questions

01:57:01 - Get A Load Of This

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