Noob_Tube said:
1. Would your favorite game, that you know and love, be the same without the soundtrack backing it?
2. Games rely heavily on the composer they use.
3. In closing, would your favorite games be your favorites without the soundtrack? Would it have touched you differently? How would your experience have changed? Probably a lot.
4. Post your favorite moment in a game, where the music could have made or broke the scene.
1: My favorite games (plural(!)) would definitely not be remotely the same. Fallout 2, F-Zero GX, Unreal Tournament, Total Annihilation, SupCom, Starcraft, Duke Nukem, the list goes on and on, and the soundtracks for all of these games were awesome - anywhere from orchestral to midi to industrial rock.
2: Yeah, they do! My current favorite is Jeremy Soule - he did the soundtracks for Total Annihilation, Supreme Commander, Guild Wars, and plenty of other games and movies.
3: (see 1 for first part) - certain cutscenes go very well with music, but as for touching me differently, I suppose not since most of my favorite games are much less story-driven, tear/emotion-jerking games.
My experience would have changed very much so, though. Imagine Starcraft without classic Terran Theme 1. Imagine Duke Nukem (which I can't even think of without hearing the theme song) accompanied by a slow, melodic piano piece. Imagine Fallout 3 accompanied by Hannah Montana. It just
doesn't work.
4: This one is real tough. Going by how it affected the game itself and not personal experiences (ie: music coincidentally syncing the snares and heavy guitar hits with my rocket launcher explosions, hearing some music, getting motivated, and kicking ass)...
I guess I'd have to go with Kingdom Hearts 2... (Yes, I'm serious.) Several cutscenes were made much more emotional, moving, and touching when accompanied by the haunting, depressing, yet sadly beautiful melody of "Dearly Beloved."
And at the same time, the music certainly BROKE the game as well. If you don't think so, just go to Atlantis and try to not turn the sound off as you "play" there.
C0RV4L0U5 said:
Im trying to imagine any of the ssx series with out the kickass sountracks... the thought scares me
Yeah, this definitely deserves an honorable mention. SSX Tricky especially.