Top listing.... oh boy. I could give you a top song from every band and game and I still wouldn't be hitting 25% of my favourites.

I feel you there. Though, I don't often think of game music, even though I like it. Hard time coming up with names and such.

I suppose if I had to give you some kind of "definitive" list, I'd give you this one.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/.....it?usp=sharing

Which is the one I'm using to determine what art I plan on getting next!

That's a pretty good list, mix of songs i know, songs i don't, and bands of the same category.

I guess out of all video game music, I've really fallen in love with the new Civ VI theme, but Civ IV was also pretty epic.

I've actually never played or listened to any of the Civ songs.

Here's a link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQYN2P3E06s

Anything by Queen, can't pick a fave though!

Queen is definitely awesome, and quite difficult to choose a favorite from.

And then of course, you have things like Brian May singing Too Much Love Will Kill You, that only makes choosing even more difficult.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ce1GPVDC02M

For some reason my recent favorites have been Gilbert & Sullivan pieces.

As for no reason in particular I've recently erred between Highbrow and weird random music.

Always a difficult question to answer, as music fits a particular mood, so what hits me the most is always dependent on what I'm thinking or feeling at the moment.

Because of that, those songs which are my favorites, are not the most exciting or energetic, but rather the ones that I listened to during various times in my life when they were either the most fitting, or the most comforting.

There are many songs that at a given moment I may enjoy more, even by the artists I've selected here, but the following songs are a few that will always have a special place for me:

- Lonely Wind by Kansas: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fyn8IeOdxlY
There were many times, especially when I was away at school (before the internet was a thing), where songs like this helped pull away the occasional loneliness.

- Man in the Wilderness by Styx: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XRTbGCFLl4
Another song that just seemed to hit all the right notes back when I needed it in my life, and because of that, it will always have a place in my heart.

- Tubular Bells by Mike Oldfield: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iedAGvCnGbA
There are many moments in Mike Oldfield's 40+ years of making music that have hit emotional notes for me, but his original, 25 minute long album side, will always be one of my all time favorites. His composition and orchestrational skills are simply amazing.

- Circus of Heaven by Yes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgP88XY-Tto
I consider myself as agnostic in terms of religion, and this song just so beautifully captures the innocence of not being seduced by the glamour that religions will often offer. I have always just loved that unique, refreshing take that it portrays.

- In the Year 2525 by Zager and Evans: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N03Uoj6p9QA
Every time I hear this song, it spurs my imagination into wondering what the world will indeed be like in the thousands of years to come, while at the same time, disheartening me in knowing that I will not be around to see it.

- Puromesyume by Kitaro: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZX2yOVh0x0
The piano just compliments the synthesizers so perfectly, that I always loved this song.

- Puff the Magic Dragon by Peter, Paul and Mary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7lmAc3LKWM
Seemingly so charming and innocent, this has to be one of the saddest songs ever written, and I'm simply a sucker for such things.


I really could go on and on, but I'll stop here. Music can have a way of reaching into our souls and how a song affects us at the time that we hear it, will always determine if or how we might cherish that song. For those who spend their lives listening to many different songs and types of music, it will never be possible to have only one or two favorites. There will be one for every one of those moments we remember and hold onto.

All very good songs. It also seems like we share an enjoyment of Progressive.

Oh, most definitely. I grew up on Progressive. :)

As can be seen from my old, song list journal, which I update from time to time as other bands/songs come to mind. Heh.
http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/874539/

That's a really comprehensive list. I'll have to check some of those out.