I have noticed that I have been acquiring more and more video game soundtracks over the past 3 years. Has anyone else had their music library tip towards being primarily game related?
I wouldn't say primarily video game music, since I still listen to a fair bit of metal/electronica, but I have my fair share of video game music. There are some really stellar soundtracks out there, especially from games around the late 90's / early 2000's.
too much, to the point where, first time I heard Kayne West was throught Saints Row 3rd. And right now with Weird Al's new album I have to look up who these artists are that I have no idea because Pop music doesn't compare to boops and beeps of NES chip tunes.
I find myself mostly leaning towards video game music when I'm actively listening to music now. Like, most of my exposure to music is passive, in that I'm listening to whatever's on or whatever friends are listening to, but when I'm listening to music while- say- exercising or when I just feel like listening to music, I find myself seeking out whatever video game music is stuck in my head.
Been listening to a lotta Rhythm Heaven music lately, for some reason.
Only a few soundtracks I've kept in rotation. Braid, Limbo, Super Meat Boy, Hotline Miami, Fez, The Floor is Jelly, FTL. Really recent stuff, I guess. Generally, I like the instrumentals because they're good painting tunes.
I occasionally listen to stuff on the train, mostly Hotline Miami, Dustforce, and Jazz Jackrabbit 2, but with all the Humble Bundle soundtracks there's plenty of good stuff for me to choose from.
Persona 3 and 4 and Hotline Miami. Honestly don't even notice most other video game music. I did really enjoy the vocal tracks in MGS3 and MGS Peacewalker though.
Now that most new artists tend to avoid signing to labels it's really hard to find good music, so almost all of the music I've aquired in the last 6 years is atleast tangentially related to movie, tv show and videogame soundtracks. Hotline Miami and Drive were godsends for finding amazing electronica.
I don't tend to listen to instrumental stuff though, just vocal tracks.
A lot, it's really the majority of the music I listen to. Though I don't go exclusively for game soundtracks, I am also a big fan of remixes found on sites like Dwelling of Duels and Overclocked Remix.
Just the chaos theory soundtrack, max payne 3 soundtrack, hotline miami soundtrack and Bastion soundtrack. Now I just tend to listen to different albums by the same artist though. So overall not a whole not
For awhile, game soundtracks made up the majority of my music library due to a few music bundles I got cheaply and my lack of desire to purchase music (instead of just listening to it on Youtube). Nowadays, JPOP/KPOP make up a far greater percentage of my (vastly increased in just a year or so) library. I really like some of it, like the Nier soundtrack, but I feel I get tired of game music if I hear too much of it back-to-back.
Hotline Miami and Bastion have great soundtracks. Playing through Persona 4 for the first time right now, and I feel as though by the end of it the soundtrack will end up on my .mp3 player. Really wish I could get my hands on the official Killer7 soundtrack CD, instead I'm just stuck with listening to the songs on Youtube in the background while I browse.
Mass Effect 2 Soundtrack and Hotline Miami I actually listen to. I have the Halo Reach and Dragon Age soundtracks on my iPod and I never listen to them.
A lot, but I mainly listen to stuff that sounds like it could be a normal album by an artist/group as opposed to an album that clearly sounds like it's a soundtrack to something. Stuff like Anarchy Reigns, Hotline Miami, Persona 4 (well, most of it anyway), Metal Gear Rising, Shatter, etc
It's a fantastic way to mentally relive parts of a game without having to replay it, although it sometimes makes you want to play that game again as soon as you listen to it, lol.
I've found that game music is best when trying to fall asleep. Games have some of the most relaxing songs ever. Those who have a hard time trying to sleep I recommend giving it a try.
I don't find myself listening to OSTs too often, but occasionally if one really sticks with me I'll revisit it on its own after the game or movie. Hotline Miami and The Yawhg to mention a couple recent games.
Whilst I can appreciate a good soundtrack, I'd much, much rather listen to music that was made for listening to, not music that was made to go in the background of something.
Almost 0% of games I've played. In most games I kill the music, I don't know when I started this. So getting the music after the fact is going down and down. Old games.... yes... new game, not so much. Hot Line Miami and stuff that you HAVE to get is about all.
A lot. I generally can't listen to music with lyrics while I work, and I prefer podcasts at other times, video game music fits the billl perfectly.
That said, I don't actually buy any of it, since I am at work and have internet access I just stream it from various sources. I think I've gotten a few through humble bundles, but I haven't synced my iphone to a computer in years, so I don't have access to any of it offline.
Its a pity, because those composers deserve my money. Maybe I should buy more merch.
The only game music that is part of my music collection is Far Away from Jose Gonzales off the Red Dead Redemption soundtrack but that is a legit song.
Some months it's more than non-video game music, sometimes it's the other way around. Depends on what new music there is to listen to, and what I feel like listening to!
I appreciate and love some game music but I don't really enjoy it outside the confines of playing the game. Outside of gaming I do listen to wide variety of music I'm just not a huge fan of instrumental music.
I have Persona 3 and 4, all of Mass Effect, and Katawa Shoujo on regular rotation. Sometimes I'll load up an EarthBound playlist on YouTube when I'm feeling nostalgic.
Mass Effect 1 and 3 are my favorites to listen to front-to-back, just because the tracks are so evocative it's almost like playing the games again.
Love me some video game music. Lately I've been listening to a lot of Fez, Transistor, and Journey. Used to listen to a TON of Final Fantasy piano albums, but haven't much within the past few years.
Very little, to be honest, because I hardly ever listen to in-game music - I find it distracting instantly forgettable. Turning the music volume down is one of the first things I do with a new game - i prefer to listen to the effects and dialogue and have my own music in the background.
The only ones I have made a point of buying and listening to are the soundtracks for Transistor and The Last Of Us because they are excellent albums in their own right and something I would buy regardless of their origin.
I listen to most of my music on Spotify now, and while I wouldn't say that most of my music is geared towards videogame music, I do have several playlists of game soundtracks. I listen to things such as Fez, Bastion, Transistor, Final Fantasy (various games), FTL, Dragon Age. I listen to a lot of instrumental tracks when I am reading or doing stuff that requires much more concentration.
Not mostly, but I do have a lot I listen to. Much of it has been mentioned already, but I still want to say that the Super Meat Boy album is my favorite. But I also enjoy some older stuff, like Fallout and the Curse of Monkey Island Theme. Maybe a bit odd to mention those two in the same sentence, as all the Fallout music is moody and makes me think of arid deserts filled with bones while the CoMI theme is so damned happy.
None. I more often than not turn in-game music off after I'm tired of it during long games as well. I find most video game soundtracks to be repetitive and forgettable, and definitely almost never something I would want to listen to on their own.
Quite a lot, actually. If a game sounds good, I go buy the soundtrack. I have Bastion, Sword and Sworcery, Persona 4, and Spelunky on my phone right now, and I've been listening to Guilt Gear Xrd tracks on YouTube.
I'll listen to the Persona 3/4 soundtracks when I'm missing those games, but that's it. I end up turning game soundtracks off an often lot in favour of my own music if it's not a story driven/atmospheric game.
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