Worst OST in gaming?

[B-Cell_v1legacy]

So all my friends here, we have seen many threads about best OST in gaming. now about worst. what is the worst OST you have heard?

Id go with


theres lot of terrible ones but this is worst.

 

[CritialGaming]

Just gonna leave this here.

Personally I'd vote for Ride to Hell. It barely has an OST.

 

[Diablo1099_v1legacy]

...I don't even like that game but if you are going to tell me it has a bad OST, I'm going to have to disagree.
Hell, even in the bad FF games, the music is still one of the best parts about it.

OT: King of Fighters 2002 (Original Version)
The game itself was pretty Meh already but compared to the iconic sounds of the games that came before it, it just feels so disappointing as most of it is just droning midi sounds.
Rugal's Theme "Last Dance" [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BG5yyGdTkF8] especially, I mean, you hear it and thing "They went from "Showdown R&D" [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mo4tasdvqM0] in 98' to THIS?!"

Granted, SNK was kinda going out of business around that time IIRC and thankfully they went back and fixed it when they re-released the game as "KOF 2002: Unlimited Match", which I own on Steam, which has a AMAZING OST and my favorite version of Rugal's theme: "Unlimited R" [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjWmSa1DQ1A].

 

[Silentpony_v1legacy]

I remember thinking the Witcher soundtrack was absolute balls. Just mawkish, and over-wrought and some chick singing 'OoooOoooAaa' and then melody-less horns doing the sad mournful horns shit.

But then again, it was the Witcher. We shouldn't expect much.

 

[Zombie Proof]

Earthbound and Chakan the Forever Man had soundtracks so bad that they repelled me from playing the games like a punch in the face. I find those soundtracks borderline nauseating.

This song literally sounds like my hangovers feel

...and this one sounds like a robot elephant farting robot elephant farts all over the place.

I can't say enough how much I hate these two ost's.

 

[Saelune]

Technically, any game that relies on licensed music. Sure the music may be good, but Id argue that a good ORIGINAL Sound Track should be original and unique to the game.

 

[monkeymangler]

Posting in a B-Cell thread? Posting in a B-Cell thread.

The worst OSTs are (in no order)

Doom (2016)
Shadow Warrior 2
Inner Chains
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
Sniper Elite 4

Though your mileage may vary.

 

[Objectable]

None of you have played crazy bus.
I am so jealous
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Nor indeed did you have to listen to this for more than five minutes.
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[Nuuu]

[Edit: Crap, Objectable took both Crazy Bus and Hong Kong 97]

On the note of actual games of worth. I don't really know any off the top of my head that I completely disliked.
The ones I notice that annoy me are ones with a decent/good OST but the songs are too short and loop poorly (Ty The Tasmanian Tiger, Undertale to a lesser extent).

I do remember some of the music in the more Fel infested areas of World of Warcraft really got on my nerves sometimes. I can't remember which one REALLY forced me to mute the music in the area, but Felwood was always a bit grinding in cataclysm.

Spoiler

 

[MrCalavera_v1legacy]

This song literally sounds like my hangovers feel

Not an OST, but if i had to pick The hangover theme, it'd be: Damn, now i think a "Describe your hangover with a song" thread would be an interesting idea.

OT: Sorry B-cell, but i have to /thread this:

 

[Hawki]

So all my friends here, we have seen many threads about best OST in gaming. now about worst. what is the worst OST you have heard?

Id go with


theres lot of terrible ones but this is worst.

Oh God, this is my doing isn't it? I used the FFX credits theme in my nomination for relaxing music. B-cell disliked it, now we have this thread, and...

...WHAT MONSTER HAVE I UNLEASHED?!

 

[Zombie Proof]

@ Mr Calavera:
Ha! That song works great for illustrating hangovers as well

I think a "Describe your hangover with a song" thread is in order all right lol

 

[Glongpre]

So all my friends here, we have seen many threads about best OST in gaming. now about worst. what is the worst OST you have heard?

Id go with

Spoiler

theres lot of terrible ones but this is worst.

Nice try, but I won't fall for your trolling!

Disappointed no one has posted SF1 Sagat yet.

Spoiler: Muay thai music of your nightmares

In before B-Cell claims it is better put together than Suteki Da Ne.

 

[ManutheBloodedge]

AHA! Whenever someone talks about OSTs, I am there! ...At least on this site. ...When I notice it. ...And can be asked.

Well, there is an interesting discussion to be had about what makes an OST the worst. Eargrating and annoying or forgettable and without impact?
I think that an OST doesn't fully works on his own. It may be a beautiful piece of music, but the full effect is only achieved in conjunction with the game's content it accompanies, and it is that effect that sticks with us everytime we hear it.

For example, by playing an unsettling, strange-sounding OST during a bossfight, this will affect the player and make him more tense. The OST is not something you would listen to on your own, but it does what it sets out to do by creating a certain mood the game designers where going for, so I wouldn't call it a bad OST. A bad song maybe, but not a bad OST.

So logically, I think a bad OST is one that fails at what it is made for, strengthening a scene by affecting the player's mood and feelings.The songs that we barely register and phase out completely after a while. I would post an example, but - and this is not a joke, honestly - I can't remember any.

 

[Bad Jim]

Candice Debebes' Incredibly Trick Lifestyle.

Here is a prime example of why the job of a videogame critic isn't all fun and games.

Spoiler

 

[DeliveryGodNoah_v1legacy]

Earthbound and Chakan the Forever Man had soundtracks so bad that they repelled me from playing the games like a punch in the face. I find those soundtracks borderline nauseating.

This song literally sounds like my hangovers feel

Awwwwww, dude...I actually dig the Earthbound soundtrack. It's certainly not compositional beauty or anything, but I'd argue that was the point. The entire game was weird and sporadic.

 

[DeliveryGodNoah_v1legacy]

So all my friends here, we have seen many threads about best OST in gaming. now about worst. what is the worst OST you have heard?

Id go with


theres lot of terrible ones but this is worst.

No. That's a good song. In fact, FFX has plenty of great tracks. The song you chose is actually beautiful, if a bit niche. I think you're associating it with the forced romance scene from the game, which was a bit awkward, but still had merit.

 

[Zombie Proof]

Earthbound and Chakan the Forever Man had soundtracks so bad that they repelled me from playing the games like a punch in the face. I find those soundtracks borderline nauseating.

This song literally sounds like my hangovers feel

Awwwwww, dude...I actually dig the Earthbound soundtrack. It's certainly not compositional beauty or anything, but I'd argue that was the point. The entire game was weird and sporadic.

You know, on the surface I totally get that.

That mess fall on the opposite side of what I'm into musically though. It feels like my nerve endings are being seared in acid whenever I hear those tunes hahahaha.

Here's a fer'instance. While typing my reply to you, this was the first thing that came to mind in terms of OST's I'm TOTALLY in to.


It's not all about the classical genre though. I dig stuff that I can only describe as pretty. Here's another for the sake of variety.

 

[DeliveryGodNoah_v1legacy]

You know, on the surface I totally get that.

That mess fall on the opposite side of what I'm into musically though. It feels like my nerve endings are being seared in acid whenever I hear those tunes hahahaha.

Yeah, I understand. I can listen to the Lisa soundtrack for hours, so I don't know if my taste in music qualifies for a lot of people.

However, the final boss music in Earthbound is eerie as hell, and I love it for it.

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[CaitSeith]

I have to admit I wasn't sure who the OP by the title. There has been recently a "favorite OST", so it wasn't so tacky to have a least favorite. I should have noticed that it wasn't "least favorite".

OT: Resident Evil 1: Director's Cut has already been said. So I go with The Slaughtering Grounds. It's lazy, short, never stops, and worse, it sticks in your head for the rest of the day.