Ren 77 Posted July 8, 2012 Posted July 8, 2012 Sweet! Question for you Lee, what previously released track would you think is the type of cue that McCartneys songwriting style would marry with?
Quintus 6,496 Posted July 8, 2012 Author Posted July 8, 2012 Well, due to the annoyingly structured track editing of the Halo albums, it's difficult to point to a single track, but I'd definitely say:In Amber CladThe first three minutes of Tsavo Highway - Out of ShadowThe Ark - Farthest OutpostUnder Cover of Night ONI Sword Base (pure McCartney intro!)Overture (from Halo Reach) Walking AwayAt Any CostAnd of course, Halo Theme [Mjolnir Mix] All very experimental McCartney imo (well, apart from the metal-esque last one), which is my favourite McCartney sound.
Wojo 2,458 Posted July 11, 2012 Posted July 11, 2012 Anybody played Deus Ex? That game's got some sweet music...Aside from the Main Title, of course, this is my favorite track. Blume has posted it before, but it deserves it.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkjrDZ3ZWck
Ren 77 Posted July 11, 2012 Posted July 11, 2012 Well, due to the annoyingly structured track editing of the Halo albums, it's difficult to point to a single track, but I'd definitely say:In Amber Clad, LOVE THISTsavo Highway - Out of ShadowThe Ark - Farthest OutpostUnder Cover of NightXXXXX - mehOverture (from Halo Reach) - heard this before it's wonderfulWalking Away - heard this before, it's ok - not my favoriteAt Any CostAnd of course, Halo Theme [Mjolnir Mix] - HOTAll very experimental McCartney imo (well, apart from the metal-esque last one), which is my favourite McCartney sound.I really enjoyed 1-4 and the last. I enjoyed all but 5. I'm going to listen again and PM you the rest of my thoughts......
Not Mr. Big 5,011 Posted July 14, 2012 Posted July 14, 2012 Just got finished playing KOTOR. The music works very well in spite of it's synthetic-ness. This track is a personal favorite of mine.
m0hawk 1 Posted July 14, 2012 Posted July 14, 2012 Have you guys ever heard of Nier? It's a fairly recent JRPG. Without playing the game, I listened to the soundtrack, and it has become my favourite soundtrack from any game. Ever. Listen to these two tracks.Snow In Summer Song the Ancients (Devola)
Henry B 51 Posted July 14, 2012 Posted July 14, 2012 Just got finished playing KOTOR. The music works very well in spite of it's synthetic-ness. This track is a personal favorite of mine. Yes, it's so good! And Soule's custom synths were some of the best for their time. I'm actually putting the finishing touches on an expanded soundtrack now (lots of added cutscene music and other things).
jtwfan 1 Posted July 19, 2012 Posted July 19, 2012 I'd have to say Michael Giacchino is the king of the video game music arena. Of course he's well known for the Medal of Honor series (see my take on the beautiful War Theme below), but my favorite is from a lesser known WWII LucasArts title - Secret Weapons Over Normandy (second clip below).
Muad'Dib 2,059 Posted December 7, 2012 Posted December 7, 2012 Hey guys, just very recently I discovered the game Wolf from 1995, and not only was the gameplay superb and inmensely creative, but it also had a soundtrack that really surprised, and as I couldn't find anything about it on YT, it decided to upload it myself: It's simply fantastic.
Cantus Venti 13 Posted January 9, 2013 Posted January 9, 2013 I love the theme at 1:37. It makes me want to do the Egyptian dance. Probably my favorite VG soundtrack if not 20th Century Zelda.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXPgKEqZddQI'm quite into the lyrical and thematic -focused. The Americanized 'orchestrated' sound doesn't really do much for me.
Marc 1,071 Posted January 17, 2013 Posted January 17, 2013 Here is my brand new Final Fantasy Medley !A 17min progressive rock piece featuring myself and musicians from all over the world crocodile 1
alicebrallice 134 Posted May 8, 2013 Posted May 8, 2013 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ztVWUk5wAIYES! what a classic. actually seeing these guys on saturday can't wait.
Rachael Foley 10,162 Posted January 28, 2014 Posted January 28, 2014 My first and only Final Fantasy score, and I love it!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9Gk7J-bNDgI really like the "medieval" sound with the Recorders and whatnot.
King Mark 3,975 Posted January 28, 2014 Posted January 28, 2014 This is the best Final Fantasy Track, or at least the best orchestrated one
Jay 46,244 Posted January 28, 2014 Posted January 28, 2014 Faleel, you need to listen to more Final Fantasy music stat! There are some compilations on Spotify.
King Mark 3,975 Posted January 28, 2014 Posted January 28, 2014 Most of the FF videogame underscore is boring , so you have to listen to a lot of it and weed out a lot. And the OST's of most of the scores played with minimal synths and sound like midis. It's mostly the same themes that get orchestral re-recordings ,Final Fantasy 13 is one of the better ones over all even if it's not Uematsu
Marian Schedenig 11,695 Posted February 5, 2014 Posted February 5, 2014 Here's a nice article about the 20 year (and counting) collaboration between Peter McConnell and Tim Schafer, which most recently brought us the wonderful Broken Age.
karelm 3,271 Posted February 6, 2014 Posted February 6, 2014 Here's a nice article about the 20 year (and counting) collaboration between Peter McConnell and Tim Schafer, which most recently brought us the wonderful Broken Age.Good article. I was the orchestrator on this game and will add that Peter is a terrific guy - very talented and wonderful to work with.
karelm 3,271 Posted February 7, 2014 Posted February 7, 2014 You orchestrated Broken Age?Yes. crocodile 1
Marian Schedenig 11,695 Posted February 7, 2014 Posted February 7, 2014 You orchestrated Broken Age?Yes. Cool! karelm 1
karelm 3,271 Posted February 7, 2014 Posted February 7, 2014 You orchestrated Broken Age?Yes.Cool!Thanks!
Jay 46,244 Posted February 11, 2014 Posted February 11, 2014 Karelm, what else have you worked on that we might have heard?
karelm 3,271 Posted February 11, 2014 Posted February 11, 2014 Karelm, what else have you worked on that we might have heard?I worked on Star Wars-the old republic, Disneyland kinect, lost, Spider-Man, Dante's inferno.
karelm 3,271 Posted February 12, 2014 Posted February 12, 2014 The LOST and Spider-Man games?TV show and movie crocodile 1
Koray Savas 2,260 Posted February 12, 2014 Posted February 12, 2014 The LOST and Spider-Man games?TV show and movieGot any sessions for the series?
karelm 3,271 Posted February 13, 2014 Posted February 13, 2014 Ok, damn you. One more....maybe...just maybe one more. Marian Schedenig 1
Marc 1,071 Posted March 26, 2014 Posted March 26, 2014 After a year of work I'm excited to finally present the first part of my Final Fantasy VIII Medley, featuring many talented musicians from the US, Japan, France, Spain and Egypt !
DreamTheater 131 Posted July 14, 2014 Posted July 14, 2014 Ok, let's start off with this monumental sounding score for the PS Vita game.SOUL SACRIFICE (YASUNORI MITSUDA & WATARU HOKOYAMA)It's big ! It's bold ! It's full on orchestral excellence !https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gh1WxJWro9chttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4yEtJK42exQhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-3sFQm5ib8https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdivae6NrAc
Koray Savas 2,260 Posted July 14, 2014 Posted July 14, 2014 Resistance: Burning Skies and Gravity Rush both stood out to me, musically, on the Vita. The former being a full on orchestral action score. It's available on iTunes but I've yet to pick it up.
DreamTheater 131 Posted July 15, 2014 Posted July 15, 2014 Resistance: Burning Skies is great, I totally recommend it ! Kevin Riepl and Jason Graves are the composers. Riepl knows his way around an orchestra and since Gears of War he is on my radar. His action music is excellent for the most part (Aliens Colonial Marines is a good example)Graves is the one behind the Dead Space scores, which I don't like too much from a musical standpoint, mostly just orchestral textures and stingers and ambient noise. Though it creates an ambience in the games that is appropriate and creepy as hell.There's so much talent working for games nowadays, it really is a source of constant inspiration where Hollywood now has too little of.
Koray Savas 2,260 Posted July 16, 2014 Posted July 16, 2014 Yeah when I looked it up after beating the game I wasn't surprised to see Graves' name. I love his work on the Dead Space games. Not familiar with Riepl.
Quintus 6,496 Posted July 16, 2014 Author Posted July 16, 2014 Resistance: Burning Skies is great, I totally recommend it ! Kevin Riepl and Jason Graves are the composers. Riepl knows his way around an orchestra and since Gears of War he is on my radar.Koray doesn't listen to scores on the competing platform.The original Gears was a fantastic brass heavy score packed with character. A really brawny work! Then for the sequels they replaced Riepl with Jablonsky and the music turned into some of the blandest generic shite I've ever heard in a game.
Code 000. Destruct. 0. 4,262 Posted July 16, 2014 Posted July 16, 2014 My video game music familiarity doesn't extend much beyond the borders of The Elder Scrolls, Halo, and old Super Mario franchise stuff. I haven't even heard Giacchino's MOH.I love this. Think I've posted it before.
DreamTheater 131 Posted July 16, 2014 Posted July 16, 2014 The original Gears was a fantastic brass heavy score packed with character. A really brawny work! Then for the sequels they replaced Riepl with Jablonsky and the music turned into some of the blandest generic shite I've ever heard in a game.The third Gears is generic and way too long on album, totally agree with that, but I like the second Gears a lot. It served as a continuation of the first Transformers, which was all about themes and power anthems.My video game music familiarity doesn't extend much beyond the borders of The Elder Scrolls, Halo, and old Super Mario franchise stuff. I haven't even heard Giacchino's MOH.You need to hear MOH: Frontline on the double. Get up on your feet soldier, dive into the trenches and steal, borrow, buy or get it in any way you can. His best score IMO.
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