Friday, December 16, 2005

Status Ain't Hood: Game Soundtracks

My brother's buddy Tom Breihan writes in the Village Voice: Video Game Music Supervisor: Best Job Ever? And speaks with Activision's Tim Riley about compiling the massive soundtracks for True Crime and Tony Hawk titles. While its true that the expanded legnth and continued replay of a video game demands a more pleasing audio experience, I worry about the future. Custom Soundtracks come in handy for titles like racing games where your favorite upbeat music keeps you going, but very story driven games being given customs might ruin the experience. And even though a lot of this licensed music in games is getting good, is it better than having great original music?

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