The best game soundtracks of 2023: ZELDA: TOTK, BALDUR'S GATE 3 & more

We listen back through this incredible year of games with our friend Meena Shamaly, musician, composer and host of ABC Classic's The Game Show. It's Shamaly Selects 2023 and boy are there some incredible pieces to listen to. Here is what delighted and made the top eight this year.

• STRAY GODS: THE ROLEPLAYING MUSICAL - Adrift & Challenging a Queen (Red Edition)
• TCHIA - Main Theme
• BALDUR'S GATE 3 - Down by the River
• MARVEL'S SPIDER-MAN 2 - Greater Together
• ASSASSIN'S CREED MIRAGE - Mirage Theme
• MORTAL KOMBAT 1 - A New Era (Main Theme)
• VENBA - Raasa
• THE LEGEND OF ZELDA TEARS OF THE KINGDOM - Main Theme

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