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"Game soundtracks, what do you think?"

One thing that is often not good enough to satisfy gamers in a game is the soundtrack. What is your favourite type of soundtrack? What types of music should be used for what types of games? Should futuristic racers like F Zero X have techno soundtracks or heavy rock? Should adventure games like Zelda have classical soundtracks? What type of music do you like in your games?

What brought this on was the realisation one day, that I did not listen to the game soundtrack on most games after having heard the full range of sounds. I noticed that for nearly all my games I listened to CD whilst playing the games. What I listened to the most was Bon Jovi and Oasis. Is it the good tunes and the guitars? Is it something else?

I think that game developers should pay more attention to the sounds in games. Often the graphics are wonderful and a lot of time and effort are spent on them. But rarely is the soundtrack good enough to keep me listening for long. What do you think? What is it that spurs you on to listen to a particular soundtrack for a game or a CD (or tape or vinyl or MP3 etc)?

Frankly I do not think that enough is done when it comes to the music and sound effects on games nowadays. Lastly what games do you think have the best soundtrack? My favourite is actually FIFA97. Worms was also quite good. What is your opinion. My only hope is that the developers actually read forums like this and find out what the gamers themselves want.
Thanks for reading
Biggles

The sound tracks need to be good. They add to the atmosphere, which does help you enjoy the game.

Zelda's sweet and lovely lullabys!

Conker's almighty poo song and so much more

The Nintendo 64 may not have CD quality sound but what they have is excellent!!!!!!!!!!!

Now That's What I Call Gaming 46:

Rollcage: Pumping garage tracks from Fat Boy Slim to get your adrenaline going.

Phantasy Star Online: One of the best opening title themes you will see for a long time.

Grandia 2: Quality vocal work and some lingering melodies for your RPGing pleasure

Final Fantasy: This series is always guaranteed to get you in the mood, no matter what stage you are at in the game with it's perfectly fully-orchestrated in-game music.

Gran Turismo 2: Some nice ambient trance tracks for those endearing endurance races. Music at the speed of sound.

Metropolis Street Racer: Varied and tasteful, 'music to drive by' in it's purest form.

Grand Theft Auto: Street Flava came to the PSX with each car having it's own unique radio station, a wonderful idea, later taken up by imitators (see MSR above).

Road Rash 3D: Thrash metal at it's most quintessential, with the likes of Sugar Ray, The Mermen, CIV, Kid Rock and others hammering their guitars for your delight.

Metal Gear Solid: The music 'became' the gameplay, fully orchestrated emotion to shoot people by.

And finally:

Parappa the Rapper: Who could forget the likes of Chop Chop Master Onion's Rap, Instructor Mooselini's Rap, Prence Fleaswallo's Rap, King Kong Mushi's Rap, and last but not least Cheap Cheap the Cooking Chicken Rap?

Mantis wrote:
> What?

I mean you could buy the musci form the game on its own.
> Just the musci, not the game.

I know you did, I was just joking!!!

Yes, you have :-D

I have got to type slower.

What?

I mean you could buy the musci form the game on its own. Just the musci, not the game.

Mantis wrote:
> I remember seeing the GTA music in the shops available to buy
> seperatly on its own.

Seperatly on it's own? That means you couldn't buy it seperatly!







Double negative...

An 8GB hard drive could hold approximately 1600 MP3 audio tracks. Of course youll need some space for the games, but even 1GB being given to MP3 saves means 200 audio tracks which is easily enough.

I remember seeing the GTA music in the shops available to buy seperatly on its own.

Agreed. I think GTA2 was the best.