Games Are the Next MTV? 51
Gamespot has up an article looking at the possibility, suggested by composer Marc Canham, that videogames may be 'the next MTV'. That is to say, with the popularity of modern videogames bands may be able to make or break their careers based on their contribution to a gaming title. From the article: "The industry needs to be more adventurous when it makes up soundtracks for its games, Canham believes, attesting that this is something he personally tries hard to do. He said: 'Games are quite guilty of placing obvious choices in their licensing. It's such a shame you don't seem to have the support to make brave decisions. Game producers seem to think a game doesn't have a soundtrack unless they have bands like The Killers in it... Or, bizarrely, Limp Bizkit.'"
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games may help, but why such a niche? (Score:2)
I've often wondered, never heard any logical explanation why there isn't more "exposure" for bands and music with attribution on many levels. It makes sense music exposed anywhere serves to enhance the bands' chance of reaching wider audiences and collaterally ratcheting up their fame and fortune a notch.
But, why video games? I guess, why not? I don't play video games, so I'd never be exposed to that music. I know many who also don't play video games... they won't be reached either.
The video gamers de
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Best TV soundtrack: Freaks and Geeks (Score:2)
This may be a little off topic, but I just wanted to chime in and say that if any TV producers want to see how a show soundtrack should be done, they should look to Freaks and Geeks.
With F&G, the creators picked the songs perfectly... they fit the mood and added to the stor
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The best background music is when you hear it, but you don't really notice it. The music fits the mood of the show so seamlessly.
Some shows, particularly Bruckheimer produced shows, really over do it. They use music to get you into feeling
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True, in another sense (Score:3, Insightful)
Increasingly, less of a game (MTV) involves your input (music) and instead has little parts where you watch some cheesy cinema (sitcom).
Then, those movies (sitcoms) take up more and more of the game (MTV), to the point where it no longer has much of a game (music videos) left.
Then those videos (sitcoms) become increasingly sex- and celebrity-oriented.
Yep, sounds about right.
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Then they'll launch a new platform (channel) that actually has games (music videos) and the cycle will repeat again.
What? (Score:2)
Yes, who did the music in Japanese games is sometimes a selling point for the game, and you can buy the soundtracks for them. But in a western game? (what is generaly refered to as the "game industry" by use americans after all)
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But there are MANY games that produce a soundtrack at the same time as the game now. Phantasy Star Universe came with a soundtrack as pre-order from EB. Peter Gabriel has been featured on a few games recently. And I'm sure there are other US-based artists in that position. There are even games (Guitar Hero, DDR) that the entire point of the game is the music.
And as for GTA... Music is game music if it's in the game. Just because it's not use
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I remember loving the music collection included with the various Wipeout games [wikipedia.org] , people like Prodigy and FSOL.
Even now I think of those first when it comes to soundtrack albums for games - I know I bought a couple of albums, second-hand.
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Jeremy Soule [wikipedia.org]
Bethesda in particular promoted his soundtrack for The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion.
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-Rick
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The Fat Man (Score:2)
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Whatever (Score:2)
No, games are not the next MTV.
MTV? As if. (Score:1)
We all like music, we all like bands, but unfortunately for bands who may be interested in making a name for themselves through video games they might as well buy lottery tickets.
Games like Tony Hawk feature many different bands and great talent. I've beaten a good number of games with music straight from bands. Do I have any more idea about these bands when I started? No. In my mind, the music is now associated with the game, not the band even if their name and label are displayed.
Barring
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Civ 4 (Score:1)
Maybe if they fix the soundtracks (Score:2)
I'm a HUGE music game fan. I've even picked up a band or two that I listen to because of exposure through games (like Freezepop). The problem as I see it though is the soundtracks. You want a soundtrack for that music game? Good luck, many of the best don't have them (like ANYTHING by Harmonix). Other games may have soundtracks, but they are pathetic (SSX 3 had great music, but the "soundtrack" was just a handful of tracks). The same thing happened in both Jet Set Radio and Jet Set Radio Future.
GTA has don
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No, not really... (Score:2)
No. (Score:2)
The Yes track for Homeworld was kinda cool... (Score:2)
Oh god please no... at least be careful (Score:2)
Lastly I fear a lot of great music composers would loose out to big money and trashy bands, I'd hate to have never been able to experience the music of Nubuo Uematsu of Final fantasy or Yamitsu Mitsuda of Chrono Trigger, Xeno gears, FF Tactics, etc.
I'd also hate to hear typical band stuff in a game like Freespace 2 for instance. Need for speed undeground or racing I can understand bec
Statements are the new questions? (Score:1)
Or should that be Questions are the new statements?
It helped White Zombie and Soundgarden in the 90's (Score:1)
If games are the new Mtv ... (Score:2)
I hope not (Score:2)
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http://www.joystiq.com/2006/10/28/warm-tea-the-bu
Bands need to avoid games... (Score:2)
Not entirely inaccurate. (Score:2)
I myself am an independent composer/musician, and occasionally do soundtrack work for game mods (plus a brief stint on a commercial game doomed from the start). That alone has been enough to really boost the popularity of my music - My TES IV: Industrial Oblivion soundtrack project has really pushed the bandwidth of my hosting plan for my music sites (link withheld for bandwidth reasons :P). I have also received requests to go play live more often now that I started producing it - and heck, the music isn'
Games are the perfect launch platform (Score:2)
The only party left out in the cold is the RIAA,
EA sports (Score:1)
Games != The Next MTV (Score:1)
With a music video, the video portion exists for the purpose of enhancing the music. If you take away the music, the video portion alone is pretty much useless. Furthermore, because the musical artist [usually] has creative control over the music video, the content of the video is usually related to the content of the music. For example, a song about war will probably have war imagery in the video, and a song about getting laid will probab