What happened to great music in games ?

My Favs from fairly recent games:

Batman Arkham City Main Theme:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXKrsJZWqK0

Mass effect trilogy has a few great ones but this is my fav:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGHA9oO1Ybg

Far Cry 3 main theme:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsbbGUKAq0M

Deus Ex Human Revolution:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ns7fNPiNiNc

Dead Island:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CzcOcBb_ms

Max Payne 3 - Airport level:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEH_LSL4rVw

Planetary Annihilation - Prepare for war:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPeRhT3PS3w
 
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No love for the LoZ series? Some of the most easilly recogniseable and epic tracks around. My personal favorite is the Wind Waker; there's not a single melody in that game that I don't know by heart. Just makes the game so much fun to play. TP was good, too, but had an overall less optimistic tone.

I also have a soft-spot for the older Castlevania themes. "Vampire Killer" or "Bloody Tears" were both amazing. They really knew how to get the most out of the NES!
 
Obligatory Halo mentions


Noisia


Crysis 2


There is still good music out there, but I think games no longer rely on a decent sound track to make their sales. It's a shame.
 
Glad someone stuck hell march from Red Alert in there, definitely a classic although not necessarily great. ;)

Not a PC game but a friend of mine told me about the soundtrack to Buck Bumble on the N64. The game is terrible but the music is catchy


For actual great music in a modern game though I'd have to recommend the soundtrack from Risk Of Rain. Really adds to the game
 
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