Anybody feel like game music is an afterthought now in the majority of new games? Western, japanese, whatever they all just forgot how to make music? Did all the composers leave the industry?
ratchet and clank 1 was something specialthe soundtrack is pure SOVL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Go4_grJPFiQ
This one kills me the most https://youtu.be/WkCHFSCtkUk?si=KmLUvFP8MtDysobVVShttps://youtu.be/unGSdZBaDMM?si=msljNVad5-Yx2J7-
>>719576940>Small character wielding big guns Why didn't this get more popular!?
>>719576940No. It's just that most of it's generic orchestral slop because that constitutes your game being "high quality art".
>>719576940>Anybody feel like game music is an afterthought now in the majority of new games?No?This came out like two years ago.https://youtu.be/lvQqUOGz6MM
it doesnt help that a lot of soundtracks try to specifically appeal to brown people these days.
>>719576940Good music is patriarchal and white supremacist or something...
>>719576940For western audiences the more "game-ish" a game is the less artistic it is. Therefore gamey music that loops and has hooks and a real beat is less artistic than film scores or regular music that is featureless enough to superficially resemble film scores
>>719576940E33's soundtrack was pretty great.
>>719579114>Watching the game awards when mortal kombat 1 got revealed >Cool cutscene that slowly builds up tension to a fight happening>Some mumble rap shit starts playing
>>719580053ive never heard anyone complain about music sounding too video gameish. but thats certainly what marketers think.
>>719580053Even veteran composers like Grant Kirkhope make the mistake of overusing orchestra to overpower a main melody. Its not used when appropriate and thats the biggest problem with modern songs. Its like if Mario Galaxy never dipped into synth or midi.
>>719576940The shift started when voice acting was introduced and it's been pretty much at the same spot for 15+ years
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7Hji0z9Rkw
>>719581830Have you ever considered that overpowering the melody with orchestration might be part of the point of a given track?Uematsu was already attempting similar shit with MIDIs in FF7
>>719581915Metal Gear Solid has good music
>>719577509both of these suck
>>719578049orchestra jap slop isn't good
>>719582825Accused of plagiarism too.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yd3zMu707XUhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_v7t2p7FR0
>>719576940A few games with decent, distinct music come out once in a while but yeah on a macro scale vidya music is fucking dead. >>719577509for me it's >>>/wsg/5963444>>719578049>generic, indistinguishable orchestraslopI bet you are the fan of Hans Zimmer's works.
>>719576940Most video game composer are just trying to copy the feel of the overall industry instead of trying to create something actually good.https://youtu.be/lESYUsrKICE
SF and Tekken, two iconic franchises, have such bad music now that they just give players a jukebox which is also becoming a trend with other IPs too like Sonic. Like we have to invent worse music to justify paying a composer but heres the older better music you can listen to. Companies love to cut costs but not in this area weirdly.
https://youtu.be/lDQ7hXMLxGc?list=RDlDQ7hXMLxGc
>>719578049i've been listen to ultima's theme. its chilling and exciting once he fights clivve
They simply don't make 'em like they used to...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94HbKkpL758
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tcqhfFoXI0
>>719576940Ace Combat still makes sure the music is just as good if not better, Ace combat 7 was delayed for a month so the final boss music could be perfect. I don't have the screencap of the interview even though it's been posted to hell and back.
>>719583948yeah that theme was awesome
https://youtu.be/7Cchm94ODKs?si=OEgkIwBMktIrWnL8Medievil remake may not be to your taste but its 10 times more faithful music wise. And you can unlock the PS1 version of the game too if you want. Which no remake is ever gonna do again.
>>719583856https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ueRpihDmk8c
>>719584173Scarecrow fields is such a perfect track for that game, if it were the only music track and played on every level of the game there isn't a single level where it wouldn't fit perfectly.
>All of pikmin 4's best tracks are a few specific caves, the final boss and olimar's mini campaign>In a soundtrack with hundreds of songs with dynamic variationsDid nintendo fire all their composers after wii u?
>>719577509Crafted World was a better game, but it always makes me laugh remembering how Woolly World's composer shat on its OST. He's not getting work with Nintendo again lmao
>>719579114They're just appealing to the exaggerated swagger of black teens
It's still funny that some of the best vidya music tracks came from people who had no background in music, like R&C trilogy composer and Nobuo Uematsu.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8l3XNtu1nQ
>>719580147This. I didn't really car for the gameplay but the OST was so good it really kept me playing. Imagine E33 without music; it's a core part of its identity.
>>719585075Well whoever Good Feel hired for Bakeru did a great job considering that game isnt a nintendo game and clearly had a low budget.https://youtu.be/Xws0cebZCVo?si=4sND2Rgn8pqkBM24Better game than peach showtime and crafted world too.
>>719581830>Even veteran burps and farts conductors like Grant Kirkhope made the mistake of using the Teddy Bear picnic theme 5 million times
>>719584173The PS1 version of the game in the PS4 remake barely functions
>>719585668I wanna get that game but can't justify paying 60 dollarydoos for it or even its sale price of 40
>>719585458What do you mean? Both these guys were seasoned musicians.
>>719585681The best version of Jungle Hijinx is in DK64 and grant composed it sorry david.
>>719585543Was honestly expecting it to be Aquatic Ambience or Stickerbrush Symphony, but was pleasantly surprised.My favourite track in the whole series.
>>719582161>Almost 3 hours longToo short
>>719585543>Mining Melancholy is a fake name from a bootleg DKC2 OST>The real name in the nintendo music app is Kannon's KlankingMy view of the world is ruined....
>>719586304>Kannon's Klanking>Not Kannon's KlaimExcuse me, what the fuck?
>>719586304music app is irrelevant who cares
https://youtu.be/J_PqqYdIh3w?si=n-Yh6SYQ5QSPX6h-I like lounge music
>>719582161https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43OTSQ2k2eI
