 Five God of War soundtracks have been commercially released and have featured several composers , including Gerard K. Marino , Ron Fish , Winifred Phillips , Mike Reagan , Cris Velasco , Winnie Waldron , Marcello De Francisci , Jeff Rona , Tyler Bates , and Bear McCreary . On March 1 , 2005 , God of War : Original Soundtrack from the Video Game was released on CD by SIE as an exclusive product for the Sony Connect Music Store . It has been praised for its well @-@ developed orchestral themes , and the creative use of ancient and ethnic instrumentation . The composers were also praised for avoiding the production of never @-@ ending action themes . God of War II : Original Soundtrack from the Video Game was released on CD by SIE on April 10 , 2007 . Praised as strong , the album features ominous orchestral pieces , and each composer 's contributions are slightly more distinctive than the previous soundtrack . God of War III : Original Soundtrack from the Video Game was released on CD by SIE and Sumthing Else on March 30 , 2010 . It was also included as downloadable content in the God of War III Ultimate Edition and Ultimate Trilogy Edition collections . The soundtrack was praised as an orchestral success and the best score in the series . 
