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This is a subject that often fascinates me, and personally I'd love to see a GRecommends topic solely for game music - it'd be really interesting to see which games come out on top. Music is obviously really subjective, yet there are clearly, objectively, some songs and albums widely considered great and others widely denounced... But with gaming, the music is rarely truly judged on its own merits. For example, the overwhelming number of Sonic music contributed so far is only because the listeners in those cases enjoyed their time playing the associated game - some of the tunes submitted, quite frankly, don't stand up on their own merit!
It becomes difficult to draw a distinction between music we consider great because it is great music, and music we consider great because it accompanied great experiences (and this is true outside of gaming, to a certain extent). I loved the creative use of a minimal soundset in the original Game Boy Pokemon games, I loved the sparse and minimalist approach adopted in Red Dead Redemption, I loved the varying music each hour in the GameCube Animal Crossing... but are any of these objectively great soundtracks? I'm not certain.
I know that Ocarina of Time's soundtrack is very good (Forest Temple! Gerudo Valley! Zora's Domain!) but its lofty place in my affections is likely due to the stature of the game itself. I loved Wind Waker's gaelic-inspired soundtrack, but I loved the game itself, too.
Banjo Kazooie's adaptive tunes were wonderful. And it's one of my favourite games.
I thought DKC2's songs were stronger than DKC1's, which in turn were far superior to DKC3... and that's how I'd rank the games overall, too.
Other honourable mentions... I thought the Coltrane-inspired soundtrack to The Sims: Hot Date was the strongest overall in the series, but then I also enjoyed constructing downtown spaces more than anything else before or since in The Sims. I think the GTA3 soundtrack remains the best of all the GTA games, but then it remains my favourite GTA.
Civilisation IV does a wonderful job of weaving its own compositions with classic real-world music to create a true sense of place and time - you really feel like you're progressing through history. And Smash Bros Ultimate kind of does something similar, but with Nintendo history.
Also, there are some games with licensed soundtracks rather than original scores, so while the arguments about the quality of the gaming experience still apply, you'd only be likely to enjoy the soundtrack if you're partial to the genres on offer. So I really enjoyed Burnout 3, SSX3, 1080 Avalanche, THPS3, for example... I loved all those games, but I also liked a lot of the bands featured. (With JSRF, I disliked the music at first but came to love it... but the exact same thing can be said about the game overall!)
tl;dr - do I like game music or do I just like games?
This is a subject that often fascinates me, and personally I'd love to see a GRecommends topic solely for game music - it'd be really interesting to see which games come out on top. Music is obviously really subjective, yet there are clearly, objectively, some songs and albums widely considered great and others widely denounced... But with gaming, the music is rarely truly judged on its own merits. For example, the overwhelming number of Sonic music contributed so far is only because the listeners in those cases enjoyed their time playing the associated game - some of the tunes submitted, quite frankly, don't stand up on their own merit!
It becomes difficult to draw a distinction between music we consider great because it is great music, and music we consider great because it accompanied great experiences (and this is true outside of gaming, to a certain extent). I loved the creative use of a minimal soundset in the original Game Boy Pokemon games, I loved the sparse and minimalist approach adopted in Red Dead Redemption, I loved the varying music each hour in the GameCube Animal Crossing... but are any of these objectively great soundtracks? I'm not certain.
I know that Ocarina of Time's soundtrack is very good (Forest Temple! Gerudo Valley! Zora's Domain!) but its lofty place in my affections is likely due to the stature of the game itself. I loved Wind Waker's gaelic-inspired soundtrack, but I loved the game itself, too.
Banjo Kazooie's adaptive tunes were wonderful. And it's one of my favourite games.
I thought DKC2's songs were stronger than DKC1's, which in turn were far superior to DKC3... and that's how I'd rank the games overall, too.
Other honourable mentions... I thought the Coltrane-inspired soundtrack to The Sims: Hot Date was the strongest overall in the series, but then I also enjoyed constructing downtown spaces more than anything else before or since in The Sims. I think the GTA3 soundtrack remains the best of all the GTA games, but then it remains my favourite GTA.
Civilisation IV does a wonderful job of weaving its own compositions with classic real-world music to create a true sense of place and time - you really feel like you're progressing through history. And Smash Bros Ultimate kind of does something similar, but with Nintendo history.
Also, there are some games with licensed soundtracks rather than original scores, so while the arguments about the quality of the gaming experience still apply, you'd only be likely to enjoy the soundtrack if you're partial to the genres on offer. So I really enjoyed Burnout 3, SSX3, 1080 Avalanche, THPS3, for example... I loved all those games, but I also liked a lot of the bands featured. (With JSRF, I disliked the music at first but came to love it... but the exact same thing can be said about the game overall!)
tl;dr - do I like game music or do I just like games?
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Balladeer wrote:<]:^D wrote:i think if you listen to Chrono Triggers soundtrack you will acknowledge its bloody good.
i decided to try and play the game after listening to the songs, and i still havent actually finished playing it. i have 'false' memories of the game just from listening to the ost. it is a masterpiece.
I’ll be honest - I don’t like Chrono Trigger or its music that much. Corridors of Time is all right but the soundfont’s aged like milk left out in the sun.
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<]:^D wrote:Balladeer wrote:<]:^D wrote:i think if you listen to Chrono Triggers soundtrack you will acknowledge its bloody good.
i decided to try and play the game after listening to the songs, and i still havent actually finished playing it. i have 'false' memories of the game just from listening to the ost. it is a masterpiece.
I’ll be honest - I don’t like Chrono Trigger or its music that much. Corridors of Time is all right but the soundfont’s aged like milk left out in the sun.
Rather weirdly, after reading that post I was watching a YT video of someone playing PS2 games upscaled to 4K and they used that phrase to describe Gran Turismo 4.
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