Love For Video Game Music!!!

Post by **D.D.D.** » Sat May 24, 2008 10:02 pm

Johnny Mnemonic wrote:Just curious, how do you guys feel about video game music remixes? (http://ocremix.org)

I love remixes, when done well~

And everyone should check out http://dod.vgmix.com/ Highly recommended!!!

Post by **RyaNtheSlayA** » Sat May 24, 2008 11:19 pm

D.D.D. wrote:
Johnny Mnemonic wrote:Just curious, how do you guys feel about video game music remixes? (http://ocremix.org)
I love remixes, when done well~ And everyone should check out http://dod.vgmix.com/ Highly recommended!!!

Some can be okay but I prefer the originals.

Post by **nateup2** » Sun May 25, 2008 2:33 am

I love Chrono Trigger soundtrack.

I was jsut listening to Zeal theme todyay

Post by **Mozgus** » Sun May 25, 2008 3:06 am

Everyone listen to the 40 minute chrono cross track of win over here:

http://kiddcabbage.scott-bloom.com/arrangements.html

Angelus Errare (remastered)

Tell me that's not amazing.

Post by **Doctor Fugue** » Sun May 25, 2008 6:35 am

I can't imagine listening to game music outside of its context. Maybe it's because I don't play RPGs but I haven't heard anything that makes me feel the need to hear it elsewhere. Like the Streets of Rage or Radiant Silvergun soundtracks, they're cool but really they just get me pumped to play Streets of Rage or Radiant Silvergun...I've never even thought about trying to listen to that music while not playing the game.

Mozgus, I listened to that 40 minute track just now. It didn't do anything for me. Is it because I've never heard the original, nor even played the game? If so, then maybe video game music does require the game context to provide at least a little bit of interest in the music. To me it just seemed like a lifeless mix-and-match medley of too many styles with little or no direction or cohesion.

Really, it shouldn't require me to know the game to enjoy the music. There are lots of instrumental arrangements of operas that work very well even without knowlegde of the characters or plot in the original.

Anyway, thanks for the link.

Post by **D.D.D.** » Sun May 25, 2008 9:58 am

Mozgus wrote:Everyone listen to the 40 minute chrono cross track of win over here:

http://kiddcabbage.scott-bloom.com/arrangements.html

Angelus Errare (remastered)

Tell me that's not amazing.

Kiddcabbage always does great stuff.

And just off the top o'me head, I also like Ashane, Norg, and Snappleman for remixers~

Post by **Mozgus** » Sun May 25, 2008 12:22 pm

doctorfugue wrote:Mozgus, I listened to that 40 minute track just now. It didn't do anything for me. Is it because I've never heard the original, nor even played the game? If so, then maybe video game music does require the game context to provide at least a little bit of interest in the music. To me it just seemed like a lifeless mix-and-match medley of too many styles with little or no direction or cohesion.

Congratulations. You're deaf.

Post by **Doctor Fugue** » Sun May 25, 2008 9:40 pm

Mozgus wrote:
doctorfugue wrote:Mozgus, I listened to that 40 minute track just now. It didn't do anything for me. Is it because I've never heard the original, nor even played the game? If so, then maybe video game music does require the game context to provide at least a little bit of interest in the music. To me it just seemed like a lifeless mix-and-match medley of too many styles with little or no direction or cohesion.
Congratulations. You're deaf.

I had a feeling something was terribly wrong with me. I guess I'll have to find a new job!

Post by **Mozgus** » Sun May 25, 2008 9:55 pm

doctorfugue wrote:I had a feeling something was terribly wrong with me. I guess I'll have to find a new job!

Heh, I just cant imagine how a person can be immune to this stuff. I always prefer instrumental over vocal music. That's the most common gripe about game music; that no one is singing. It's "just" background music. There are so many people that feel like a song is incomplete when no one is singing. They only seem to "feel" something, if there's a person singing to them on what they should be feeling. These people seem like they'd be more suited for poetry then music.

I listen to game music both before and after I actually play a game. Sometimes I never even play the game. I just liked the music enough to keep it.

Also, human voices just aren't pretty. Sorry. They can't replace an instrument.

Post by **Doctor Fugue** » Sun May 25, 2008 10:35 pm

I totally agree with you about vocals...their perceived importance is one of a hundred things wrong with popular music. I've always been a strong supporter of pure instrumental music; although singing can be quite engaging if used properly (Portishead for me would be useless without Beth Gibbons).

I generally refuse when asked to perform with a singer because I can't stand the sound. Classical singers would say the human voice is the most perfect instrument and the one most capable of nuance, but they also think rhythm is less important, and that is unacceptable to me.

Back on topic, voice music in games can be especially annoying. The first time I heard some of the music in Sega CD games, I had to turn it off. I actually yearned for the bleeps and blips of digitally-made music.