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Hans Zimmmerman clones, right?  But seriously, have any devs struggled to find music in a particular style? I'm always up for trying out new things, so far most of my stuff is emotional or RPG-style stuff. |
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rj
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« Reply #1 on: February 20, 2015, 07:52:57 AM » |
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songs with vocals
hip hop
"idm" (terrible genre name, good genre)
post-punk
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Kaustek
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« Reply #2 on: February 20, 2015, 07:56:03 AM » |
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There's not enough music, period.
I'm getting pretty sick of playing AAA titles that only have music going 10% of the time.
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« Reply #3 on: February 20, 2015, 07:58:46 AM » |
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dont worry im gonna force Sólstafir to make theme song for submarine gam in 4 years
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« Reply #4 on: February 20, 2015, 08:00:51 AM » |
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hip hop
Pretty much this - even only just hip hop BEATS would be nice. (I hoped "Catacomb Kids" would go down this route, considering the name) |
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~Tidal
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« Reply #5 on: February 20, 2015, 08:01:46 AM » |
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Post punk
Post rock
Punk rock
Ambient
and yes, something with good vocals
I'm stunned by Nuclear Throne OST by the way, that is really good.
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« Reply #6 on: February 20, 2015, 09:57:49 AM » |
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~Tidal
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« Reply #7 on: February 20, 2015, 09:59:46 AM » |
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Europe
there is not enough europe in video games
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Legit like pasta al pesto in a Chinese restaurant
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« Reply #8 on: February 20, 2015, 10:03:01 AM » |
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« Reply #9 on: February 20, 2015, 11:48:53 AM » |
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For the life of me at the moment I can't think of any game I've played that focused their music style on Jazz genre of music.
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Boreal
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« Reply #10 on: February 20, 2015, 12:13:09 PM » |
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Neurofunk or techstep. Most games with drum & bass tend to just use liquid.
Something like this:
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« Reply #11 on: February 20, 2015, 12:48:59 PM » |
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For the life of me at the moment I can't think of any game I've played that focused their music style on Jazz genre of music.
there are a few but its usually just lounge type stuff. hotel dusk and its sequel last window are an example a lot of 90s japanese game music is also fusion influenced but the the kind of fusion they take influence from is barely even jazz to begin with |
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« Reply #12 on: February 20, 2015, 01:02:20 PM » |
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anyway i guess more than anything id like to see music being used more creatively. use of music in videogames is dominated by tropes & stereotypes.
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Boreal
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« Reply #13 on: February 20, 2015, 01:15:58 PM » |
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anyway i guess more than anything id like to see music being used more creatively. use of music in videogames is dominated by tropes & stereotypes.
Also this. Metal Gear Rising's use of instrumental/vocal cues was mindblowing. |
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« Reply #14 on: February 20, 2015, 01:23:31 PM » |
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For the life of me at the moment I can't think of any game I've played that focused their music style on Jazz genre of music.
Yeah, there jazz-sounding stuff as atmosphere, but not much jazz. I don't think that's an accident, though; jazz takes a lot of attention to follow, and it's one of the most difficult genres to appreciate unless you've got experience listening to it. But I guess I'm thinking more about later jazz styles. The earlier you go in jazz, the more it would fit in a videogame; something like "In the Mood" could be game music and no one would bat an eye. And going earlier, ragtime is downright foundational to game music; that's a key part of Mario's and Nintendo's sonic style. |
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« Reply #15 on: February 20, 2015, 01:54:37 PM » |
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Just good music in general. Seems to me like most games opt for generic orchestral instead of focusing on anything with lasting appeal, more of a background element compared to something that actually sticks with you.
The exception is in the indie scene of course, better attention is paid to stuff like music.
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« Reply #16 on: February 20, 2015, 02:42:18 PM » |
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For the life of me at the moment I can't think of any game I've played that focused their music style on Jazz genre of music.
there are a few but its usually just lounge type stuff. hotel dusk and its sequel last window are an example a lot of 90s japanese game music is also fusion influenced but the the kind of fusion they take influence from is barely even jazz to begin with capcom loved some jazz in their fighting games |
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« Reply #17 on: February 20, 2015, 04:33:55 PM » |
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For the life of me at the moment I can't think of any game I've played that focused their music style on Jazz genre of music.
Yeah, there jazz-sounding stuff as atmosphere, but not much jazz. I don't think that's an accident, though; jazz takes a lot of attention to follow, and it's one of the most difficult genres to appreciate unless you've got experience listening to it. But I guess I'm thinking more about later jazz styles. The earlier you go in jazz, the more it would fit in a videogame; something like "In the Mood" could be game music and no one would bat an eye. And going earlier, ragtime is downright foundational to game music; that's a key part of Mario's and Nintendo's sonic style. to be honest, anything from the bop era and beyond, with the exception of (some) fusion and smooth jazz, just doesnt make for good soundtrack music. it can be done (miles davis's ascenseur pour l'echafaud soundtrack for instance), but its very hard to get right. heres a challenge: make a game with a free jazz soundtrack |
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« Reply #18 on: February 21, 2015, 01:38:35 AM » |
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heres a challenge: make a game with a free jazz soundtrack
This got me thinking... Developers usually add soundtracks in after the gameplay and plotline are in place. It would be interesting to see some games that are actually based on/inspired by a soundtrack (or even a specific style of music) rather than other away around. Are they any examples of this already? |
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battlerager
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« Reply #19 on: February 21, 2015, 01:54:07 AM » |
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heres a challenge: make a game with a free jazz soundtrack
This got me thinking... Developers usually add soundtracks in after the gameplay and plotline are in place. It would be interesting to see some games that are actually based on/inspired by a soundtrack (or even a specific style of music) rather than other away around. Are they any examples of this already? I think "Journey"'s composer was always closely working with the rest of the dev team at all stages of the development. I might be wrong though. |
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