The legitamacy of video game music

[dsheinem]

Why does no one bring up the score to Schindler's List when they mention John Williams?

Indeed, though I think of Perlman's excellence first when I think of that score.

[Bodmin]

hell i've been whistling Mike Tyson Punchout music for years

[Ziggy]

Why does no one bring up the score to Schindler's List when they mention John Williams?

Because I've yet to see Schindler's List... please don't flame me!

[MrPopo]

Why does no one bring up the score to Schindler's List when they mention John Williams?

Because I've yet to see Schindler's List... please don't flame me!

This is one of my personal things; I feel everyone needs to see this movie. If you can schedule 3.5 hours on a weekend I reall think you should watch it, depressing as it is.

[J T]

It wasnt all that special, but I believe that the music in Super Metroid for the SNES really put me in Samus's boots

This and original Metroid on the NES have always had some strange effect over me. Metroid's minimal little 8-bit score creates a rather profound ambience for the games setting.

[corn619]

It wasnt all that special, but I believe that the music in Super Metroid for the SNES really put me in Samus's boots

This and original Metroid on the NES have always had some strange effect over me. Metroid's minimal little 8-bit score creates a rather profound ambience for the games setting.

Yeah, Metroid music is pretty haunting.

[MrPopo]

It wasnt all that special, but I believe that the music in Super Metroid for the SNES really put me in Samus's boots

This and original Metroid on the NES have always had some strange effect over me. Metroid's minimal little 8-bit score creates a rather profound ambience for the games setting.

Yeah, Metroid music is pretty haunting.

That was the intent. Hip went in trying to avoid creating a standard "video game" soundtrack. He wanted things to be more ambient and not hummable. The soundtrack does some amazing things. When I first stumbled into Kraid's lair as an 8 year old I realized that I was about to get my ass kicked the second that music kicked in.

[Pulsar_t]

Whilst I believe the 'chiptune scene' is still in its infancy I don't think videogame music is going to become mainstream anytime soon, no not even iTunes releases are going to change much. Sure MW2 sold a billion but many of those who bought it don't know who composed the music (unless they sit through the credits )

I do prefer the old school days though.. Bringing in big names to the music composition scene has made today's soundtracks more generic than ever. That, and renowned composers usually don't care for games, unlike dedicated composers like Yuzo Koshiro and Nobuo Uematsu.

[Luke]

Sunsoft games had some really incredible scores. Batman, Blaster Master, and Fester's Quest stand out to me.

And of course I'm going to bring up Ninja Gaiden (nes). I adore every single arrangement in that game.