Generic orchestra isn't memorable, but generic wub wub is?Black Arrow Officer said:
Personally, I think geneic J-Pop is the way to go.
Dubstep in game soundtracks
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Personally, I think geneic J-Pop is the way to go.
Please don't bring theory into this. It doesn't do what you think it does.The Almighty Aardvark said:
I've got nothing against Dubstep. While It's not something I'd actively listen to it can work quite well. Only game I've heard it in is in Borderlands and I have to say it does feel good gutting my way through a boss at the Underdome while this music is playing in the background:
It may be because other than the intro and credit songs (Ain't No Rest For The Wicked and No Heaven) the rest of the music in this game is just boring but that song is one of the things that pushes me on to make it to the next challenger who resurrected himself from the grave.
It may be because other than the intro and credit songs (Ain't No Rest For The Wicked and No Heaven) the rest of the music in this game is just boring but that song is one of the things that pushes me on to make it to the next challenger who resurrected himself from the grave.
My thoughts exactly.GethBall said:
OT: No. Dubstep is a decidedly non-interactive genre of music, and adds absolutely nothing to an already-present atmosphere. By its very nature, dubstep wants to be the center of your attention, and that's obviously not something you want in a game.
Also, Daystar: that Borderlands music isn't dubstep, it's straight up dance. No dubstep in that at all.
Reminds me of this video: (has brief language)
I have nothing against skrillex, in fact I think he's a great producer. I just hate how people hate him for being 'popular' or for the fact that he's the main reason people are getting into dubstep nowadays. It's the whole hipster attitude 'I used to like dubstep, but then skrillex happened and now it's popular so I don't like it anymore'
I personally can't stand Skream or Benga, it's much much too slow for me (before you even think it I thought this well before Skrillex every became popular. I still enjoy stuff like flux pavilion but I'm not as into dubstep as I once was.
The main issue with the heavy skrillex style dubstep is that it's good for a couple minutes but at a club just becomes noise after about 20 minutes, You need the rise and falls to make a mix proper.
OT: I think any type of music is good as long as it fits the tone of the game, it's a shame there isn't more rap music but I can understand why.
EDIT: I'm not saying some skrillex fans aren't idiots though, case and point:
I have nothing against skrillex, in fact I think he's a great producer. I just hate how people hate him for being 'popular' or for the fact that he's the main reason people are getting into dubstep nowadays. It's the whole hipster attitude 'I used to like dubstep, but then skrillex happened and now it's popular so I don't like it anymore'
I personally can't stand Skream or Benga, it's much much too slow for me (before you even think it I thought this well before Skrillex every became popular. I still enjoy stuff like flux pavilion but I'm not as into dubstep as I once was.
The main issue with the heavy skrillex style dubstep is that it's good for a couple minutes but at a club just becomes noise after about 20 minutes, You need the rise and falls to make a mix proper.
OT: I think any type of music is good as long as it fits the tone of the game, it's a shame there isn't more rap music but I can understand why.
EDIT: I'm not saying some skrillex fans aren't idiots though, case and point:
ah i forgot about that first piece, love that! i honestly love hearing orchestral parts combined with dubstep, it really brings it into the 21st century me thinks.Sougo said:
(no offense, but there is quite alot of orchestral pieces that sound so similar and are complete snorefests..)
Ragsnstitches said:
really? I thought it fit this fan made trailer kind of well...not necessarily filling up the whole track, sure, that would've been awkward, but for some of the intense fight scenes, i don't see how it wouldn't have fit?
It really depends on the game. I could imagine it in some type of fast paced cyberpunk action game, but not in many other things. Like I said, it really depends.
I think of dubstep kind of like rap; it's alright when mixed in with other genres, but on it's own I don't like it. That said, I like it more a bit more than rap.
I think of dubstep kind of like rap; it's alright when mixed in with other genres, but on it's own I don't like it. That said, I like it more a bit more than rap.
I just can't see it working, unless its used in some sort of club setting in a game. The music of a game reflects it, and dubstep is all about energy and chaos. I feel that if it was used in action parts of a game, a rock/metal piece simply would be better.
Despite having heard several dubstep tracks, I'm still in the minority in that I can't tell the difference between it and, techno/electronica/etc. That being said, sure why not. Not every game needs to be metal. Variety is a good thing after all.
I agree with you on this. I miss the good old days of Ghost Recon where it was you and the field and the fool who would try to run across an open area.Srkkl said:
Until the Borderlands one, here was my favourite trailer with that feel to it:
only correct way to hand out ass kickings like candy on halloween,
IS TO HARD ROCK!
IS TO HARD ROCK!
or thisBlack Arrow Officer said:
I would prefer less dubstep (forever wub wub in my mind) in games because I think they sound like ass, as in PFFFFFTTTTT! I can't stand commercials with all the wub wubs. The only good part about the wub wubs is usually the coherent parts at the beginning, but as soon as it starts sounding like a car crash, it starts to annoy the crap out of me.
Wub wubs have never sounded good and never will to my ears. I have listened to my "friends" wub wubs because they says that I'm just listening to the wrong ones. I listened and tried to be patient as they offered mesamples but I still hate their wub wubs. Some of them do have some nice beats at the beginning but it always devolve into the wub wub tradition of sounding like a car crash with burning victims.
Wub wubs have never sounded good and never will to my ears. I have listened to my "friends" wub wubs because they says that I'm just listening to the wrong ones. I listened and tried to be patient as they offered mesamples but I still hate their wub wubs. Some of them do have some nice beats at the beginning but it always devolve into the wub wub tradition of sounding like a car crash with burning victims.
I managed to find the dubstep song when you fight the Bodark enemies in Ghost Recon Future Soldier. Pretty badass if you ask me.