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 Member 1218 Level 30.33 Mar 2006 
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I'm a bit confused over the need for a "Music of the Year" and a "Best Original Soundtrack of the Year" distinction. Can a Music of the Year winner also be the Best OST of the Year? I'm thinking there are some differences between the two categories but the ones I can think of now are not very strong.
I've always been a bit disappointed with the selection of games the GA.N.G. awards highlight. While I am rather supportive of Western VGM, the G.A.N.G. awards are much too heavy on Western VGM. While I can understand the slant for Western material for the Oscars/Emmys, it's not like games from the East don't reach the mainstream population in the West. It's a pity only big name/popular Japanese games ever make it to the awards. And even then, I was rather surprised SotC even made it (then again, SotC didn't seem to make so big an impact where I come from). Perhaps, as some have pointed out, the awards are very fixated on orchestrated material. I do think it makes more sense for the G.A.N.G. awards to have a few categories for "foreign VGM." With regards to the Best OST winner, while I do like Jack Wall's work, Jade Empire didn't really impress me that much. Admittedly, it's pretty good. I appreciate how Wall strived for an authentic oriental sound and some of the traditional Chinese nuances were nice. But after a while, Jade Empire isn't particularly impactful, creative and original. Save for a few exceptions, there isn't enough variety in the soundtrack. I do think Wall did more interesting work in the Myst games. Then again, my opinions are based without game context so I might be missing something. In hindsight, I think I'm somewhat underwhelmed by the score for Jade Empire because it doesn't quite live up to what I've come to expect for a wuxia (roughly translated as "martial arts") game. Having been raised on a plethora of wuxia flicks and drama serials for as long as I can remember, I've come to expect all things wuxia to have a certain style and spirit. I don't quite hear that in Jade Empire. Sure, it captures a traditional Chinese sound but where's the soul of the swordsman? Not substantial enough, I fear. On that note, I think Hirota's and Nakano's use of the cymbals is a bit more interesting and impactful. :P Jam it back in, in the dark.
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Last edited by Elorin; Apr 1, 2006 at 02:31 AM.
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