The 10 best examples of video game music being completely amazing

Last week Tech Insider spoke with video game music aficionado Emily Reese. She loves video games, loves music, and loves to talk about the new and unlikely creativity that emerges when the two art forms meet. That intersection is the subject of her show "Top Score," a Minnesota Public Radio program that focuses on video game music. Really!

We asked Reese to send over a list of her favorite game soundtracks, and the results are absolutely overflowing with good ideas.

"There are so many more but I feel like this is getting out of control!" she wrote, "TOO MANY AMAZING SOUNDTRACKS!!!"

Collected here is a selection from that list. These scores broke technical or creative boundaries, and added depth to games - some of which weren't so great otherwise. Nearly all the soundtracks are available on SoundCloud, iTunes, or Bandcamp. Because each one was crafted for a particular mood and activity, we've included some suggestions as to how you might bring them into your own life.

If after reading this you want to learn more about the craft of video game scoring, you can visit the "Top Score" show page here.