Comments on: Bleeps and Bloops: One of Gaming’s Greatest Virtues

By: Torrence Davis

Torrence Davis — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 02:06:45 +0000

Listening to ‘Eternity ~ Memories of Lightwaves’ right now. Good editorial!

By: Chad Betteridge

Chad Betteridge — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:09:01 +0000

You made good points which caused me to reflect on the subject a bit more. The Final Fantasy series music is appreciated worldwide, yet the majority of the music found in that series is the opposite of the type of music you mentioned previously. Uematsu’s (and others) scores are all comprised of very noticeable and memorable tracks that stay with you long after you set the controller down, rather than make it seem as if there is no music present at all.

By: Shazbotlex

Shazbotlex — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:30:52 +0000

I’m an avid listener to game soundtracks. I can feel your pain. But I think I remember watching a video interview or reading an article somewhere that stated that game composers have done their job correctly when someone doesn’t really notice that the game music is there. It’s almost like what jack black says in his brutal legends game about being a roadie; the fact that they’ve done their job smoothly when no one notices the roadie. This is why people don’t really say anything about the soundtracks. The music should really draw the person into the game at a sub-conscious level. Horrible audio in a game can really be a turn off for players, bore them to death and will have them rapidly sell their game back to gameSlut. But the final fantasy concert series’, which went around the world and sold out globally, is proof that the fans (the most important people) really do care about the music. This small fact, I think, is better than any silly grammy or oscar that any composer out there will receive.

By: Chad Betteridge

Chad Betteridge — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 06:27:21 +0000

Thanks, both of you. I second the God of War III comment bcbape, the fact that Dream Theater are composing a song for it alone is enough to make me anxious.

By: bcbape74

bcbape74 — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:58:32 +0000

I second that Spenny. Alot of the games I play. I get so amazed by the visuals that I overlook the music in a game. Im sure thats with other gamers. They be like “Did you just see want happened dude. I just ripped his face off.” Or something like that. To think about it music in a game has alot to do with the game. So the game im waiting for a good soundtrack would be GOD OF WAR 3 Ultimate edition. It comes with all the music works in the first 2 games on voucher or disc and it comes with Heavy Metal inspired soundtrack thats is going to be sick cant wait. Good job Chad B. this kind of content keeps me coming back to Thebitbag.

By: Spencer Thompson

Spencer Thompson — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:49:23 +0000

A good read.