That track is a great example of why I love video game music. I mean, they start with distorted synth, then on top of that they layer heavy percussion, and then they bring in a pipe organ. And then after the 3 minute mark they bring in some trancey piano. It's a musical chimera. Where else can you hear those kinds of bizarre mixtures?
That track is a great example of why I love video game music. I mean, they start with distorted synth, then on top of that they layer heavy percussion, and then they bring in a pipe organ. And then after the 3 minute mark they bring in some trancey piano. It's a musical chimera. Where else can you hear those kinds of bizarre mixtures?
The only other group I've found that does music like this is the Pat Metheny Group. Here's an example of one of his songs from the album Secret Story:
I listened to a lot of Pat Metheny growing up and was always disappointed that sound tapestries seemed to be hard to find. Classical music touches on elements of this, but tends to limit itself to a specific range of instruments. Luckily video game music leans heavily on the sound tapestry style of composition.
Another good example of a sound tapestry that I just adore, is the soundtrack to Mech Warrior 2.
Composed by Gregory Alper and Jeehun Hwang, it's probably the album that turned me on to what video game music could be. The neat thing is, the Mech Warrior 2 CD is actually just the game CD, but it could be played in a regular music CD player.
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That track is a great example of why I love video game music. I mean, they start with distorted synth, then on top of that they layer heavy percussion, and then they bring in a pipe organ. And then after the 3 minute mark they bring in some trancey piano. It's a musical chimera. Where else can you hear those kinds of bizarre mixtures?
The only other group I've found that does music like this is the Pat Metheny Group. Here's an example of one of his songs from the album Secret Story:
I listened to a lot of Pat Metheny growing up and was always disappointed that sound tapestries seemed to be hard to find. Classical music touches on elements of this, but tends to limit itself to a specific range of instruments. Luckily video game music leans heavily on the sound tapestry style of composition.
Another good example of a sound tapestry that I just adore, is the soundtrack to Mech Warrior 2.
Composed by Gregory Alper and Jeehun Hwang, it's probably the album that turned me on to what video game music could be. The neat thing is, the Mech Warrior 2 CD is actually just the game CD, but it could be played in a regular music CD player.
I had that disc for the Sidewinder Pro pack-in version of MW2 and it had 2 "hidden tracks" at the end of the CD that I cannot find anywhere on the internet. And since my disc went missing I've wanted to hear one of them really bad. It's this really sick, rapid progression of piano music.
That track is a great example of why I love video game music. I mean, they start with distorted synth, then on top of that they layer heavy percussion, and then they bring in a pipe organ. And then after the 3 minute mark they bring in some trancey piano. It's a musical chimera. Where else can you hear those kinds of bizarre mixtures?
The only other group I've found that does music like this is the Pat Metheny Group. Here's an example of one of his songs from the album Secret Story:
I listened to a lot of Pat Metheny growing up and was always disappointed that sound tapestries seemed to be hard to find. Classical music touches on elements of this, but tends to limit itself to a specific range of instruments. Luckily video game music leans heavily on the sound tapestry style of composition.
Another good example of a sound tapestry that I just adore, is the soundtrack to Mech Warrior 2.
Composed by Gregory Alper and Jeehun Hwang, it's probably the album that turned me on to what video game music could be. The neat thing is, the Mech Warrior 2 CD is actually just the game CD, but it could be played in a regular music CD player.
I had that disc for the Sidewinder Pro pack-in version of MW2 and it had 2 "hidden tracks" at the end of the CD that I cannot find anywhere on the internet. And since my disc went missing I've wanted to hear one of them really bad. It's this really sick, rapid progression of piano music.
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If you're embarrassed by watching people get really into their metal arrangements of low-key romance songs, you should let this run in another tab
Real nice take on the song
Why didn't my edit take the first time
The only other group I've found that does music like this is the Pat Metheny Group. Here's an example of one of his songs from the album Secret Story:
I listened to a lot of Pat Metheny growing up and was always disappointed that sound tapestries seemed to be hard to find. Classical music touches on elements of this, but tends to limit itself to a specific range of instruments. Luckily video game music leans heavily on the sound tapestry style of composition.
Another good example of a sound tapestry that I just adore, is the soundtrack to Mech Warrior 2.
Composed by Gregory Alper and Jeehun Hwang, it's probably the album that turned me on to what video game music could be. The neat thing is, the Mech Warrior 2 CD is actually just the game CD, but it could be played in a regular music CD player.
I quite liked a few of them back then
Or something? I'm sure I've heard that before.
I had that disc for the Sidewinder Pro pack-in version of MW2 and it had 2 "hidden tracks" at the end of the CD that I cannot find anywhere on the internet. And since my disc went missing I've wanted to hear one of them really bad. It's this really sick, rapid progression of piano music.
yeah I know that I just could swear I've heard it somewhere before in another context
Was it MW2 or MW2 mercenaries?
https://timothy-seals.bandcamp.com/album/a-new-dawn-cover-edition
It's basically up-rezzing MW2 themes and it's spectacular