NFS: High Stakes has everything done by Rom Di Prisco effin amazing. However, Liquid Plasma takes the cake. This troper refuses to race in any other tune after listening to it (especially since NFS:HS has a song select function built-in).
Yes, that, Road Warrior makes you feel like you're not driving fast enough.
How can you forget the song used for the game's intro cinematic: 'Going Down on It' by Hot Action Cop. If you get it, be careful though; the game version is insanely different, and worlds better, from the very dirty album version.
Fever For The Flava, also by Hot Action Cop. Which is also much different from (and better than) the very dirty album version.
For This Troper, Headless Horse, Pavlova, Heinerklingle and Sanoqoua from NFS II. Besides their perfect match with corresponding racing circuits, these tracks were clearly meant to be played while you are driving in high speeds. Surely some Tropers would find the rock/metal selections just as appropriate for similar or different reasons (take thesenumbers for examples).
Also, "The Mann" by the same guy: Part 1 and Part 2. Especially when the orchestra kicks in.
Criterion Games didn't waste a second invoking this trope in Hot Pursuit 2K10, having invoked it- twice, no less!- in the reveal trailer. First, there's the Covered Up version of "Tainted Love" by Marilyn Manson, followed by "Edge of the Earth" by 30 Seconds To Mars.
All six of the pursuit themes are pretty epic on there own.
This trailer features a song from a band called !!! (yes, that's the name of the band) called "The Hammer". Criterion is good at picking music for their racers.
Also, "Bombshock" by Hadoken! and the two songs from the Klaxons ("Echoes" and "Twin Flames" off their 2011 release, "Surfing The Void") worthy of mention.