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Sanabi.
The main theme opener is a striking arrangement of synth notes, which admittedly end up being a bit skippable after hearing them quite a few times. However, there is a reveal moment in the story that makes it hit way harder. It stuck with me after that 😁
Some of my favs were already listed, I’d add Cyberpunk 2077, Max Payne 2, and Dark Souls 2 (that portamento).
Sierra's "Red Baron II" (1998) might not be my favorite but it had some of the most memorable music for me. Repetitive military marches with the main theme being rather jaunty. It didn't hurt that it was my first flight sim and the first PC game I'd ever played online. I was around twelve at the time so it's hard not to remember how cool it all was to me.
Defcon
Not a menu, but NES Battletoads wins best pause music for me.
It's called a pause "menu," so I think it counts.
It was never called a pause menu in my experience unless there was an actual menu. Otherwise it's a pause screen.
Main Menu screen for The Twin Snakes remake of Metal Gear Solid on Gamecube.
Kirby Air Ride
ARD1FT menu music got me a bit into classical music
Some of the jrpgs like final fantasy are great, octopath traveler, dwarf fortress menu is up there as a minimalistic folk. I'll go with pillars of eternity
The Anno games always had really good music. Anno 1602 for example had this as the title music
Anno 1503's title music is engrained in my memory as well
Night in the Woods, which has one of the best sound tracks, hands down