Video game soundtracks have come a long way as the industry has matured, evolving from compositions limited by primitive hardware into magnificent examples of creative audio engineering that help give a game its identity. The best scores are the ones that instantly help you recognize a particular game, slot well into the design of those titles, and live rent-free in your head long after you've put a controller down: elements that 2022's best soundtracks achieved.
So, how do you choose the...