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Final Fantasy music legend Nobuo Uematsu thinks modern ‘movie-like’ game music is uninteresting | VGC (www.videogameschronicle.com)
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Legendary video game music composer Nobuo Uematsu says he doesn’t think some modern video game soundtracks are as interesting as those in older games.

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[–] brsrklf@jlai.lu 11 points 8 months ago (6 children)

Really depends. Orchestral pieces can fit certain games, or certain parts of a game. A set soundtrack with a few variations for changes of pace can work if it's a good fit for the game in general.

If it's a constant wall of music that's not really well integrated, sure it can be a bit annoying, even if the music itself would be very good in isolation.

But on the contrary some games have adaptive music, and interestingly it's a bit more like John Williams' view on movie soundtracks : it's made to adapt to what's happening in real time. When it's done right it's everything but boring.

[–] Shurimal@kbin.social 8 points 8 months ago (1 children)

But on the contrary some games have adaptive music, and interestingly it’s a bit more like John Williams’ view on movie soundtracks : it’s made to adapt to what’s happening in real time. When it’s done right it’s everything but boring.

Elite: Dangerous does this extremely well (IMO it has some of the best sound designs out there, not only music but everything else, too, including the dynamic range). The music is never this generic bombastic horn sections, and it's different in different environments and situations, always somberly haunting at the edge of consciousness and enhancing, not overpowering, the gameplay.

[–] OozingPositron@feddit.cl 3 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

What's that? Sorry friend, I couldn't hear you over An der schönen blauen Donau playing while the AI auto docks the ship.

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