It's finally time to celebrate the music of the (last) year! As you know by now, a great deal of incredible games released in 2023, and with them, many notable soundtracks. Our panel today brought some of their favorite songs of 2023, featuring music from some Square Enix heavy hitters to some lovely indie titles and others in between.As usual for Music of the Year, this episode is longer than usual, as each of us picked one more song than usual, giving us a total of 12, plus two special bonus tracks from Rhythm Encounter's co-founders. It still isn't enough to cover it all, but we packed in as much musical greatness as possible! What are some of your favorite songs and soundtracks from 2023?Featuring: Mike Salbato, Hilary Andreff, Michael Sollosi, Patrick Gann; Edited by Jono LoganPat's Picks0:05:05 - Toto’haha (Yasunori Nishiki) - Octopath Traveler II0:08:38 - The Apotheosis (Brandon Boone) - Slay the Princess0:11:21 - Celestial (Toby Fox Remix) (comp Ed Sheeran, arr Toby Fox) - Pokémon Scarlet & Violet - The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero DLCMike Salbato's Picks0:38:00 - Dedicated to Moonlight (Masayoshi Soken) - Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker0:43:44 - World Map (Reo Uratani) - Meg's Monster0:45:53 - Colgera Battle (Manaka Kataoka, Maasa Miyoshi, Masato Ohashi, Tsukasa Usui) - The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the KingdomBonus Track 1: Stephen Meyerink1:11:33 - Normal Battle I (Yasunori Nishiki) - Octopath Traveler IIMichael Sollosi's Picks1:17:30 - Preserved Realm (D’Anthoni Wooten) - Dave the Diver1:20:56 - Ascension (Masayoshi Soken) - Final Fantasy XVI1:25:04 - Mr. Top Player (Shigeyuki Kameda) - Street Fighter 6Hilary's Picks1:48:14 - The Way I See (Andrew Jeremy) - Coffee Talk Episode 2 - Hibiscus and Butterfly1:54:46 - Down by the River (Borislav Slavov) - Baldur’s Gate III1:57:05 - Lux Tizer (Norihiko Yamanuki) - The 7th Saga Soundtrack Composer’s EditionBonus Track 2: Derek Heemsbergen2:33:17 - Main Theme (Tsutomu Narita?) - Granblue Fantasy Versus: RisingAlbum links for places to buy, stream, and more are available in our post on RPGFan.Get in Touch:RPGFan.comRPGFan ShopEmail us: music@rpgfan.comTwitter: @rpgfancomInstagram: @rpgfancomThreads: @rpgfancomFacebook: rpgfancomTwitch: rpgfancom