Have We Already Witnessed the Best?

As we all know and would fully admit, music is definitely subjective.

In regards to recent American VGM composers being untalented hacks I'd like to bring up the following recent franchises (quickly off the top of my head)...

God of War
Civilization IV
Warcraft
BioShock
Halo
Medal of Honor
Mass Effect
Oblivion
Afrika
Myst


It's completely fair to say that people here may not agree with that list. But along that same arguement I also don't think it is fair to say that American VGM has no merit.

I actually think it's a little silly to categorize VGM by country. Each country has its great composers and not so great composers... but what may be "not so great" to one person may be the "best thing ever!" to someone else.

I feel the same way about different "eras" of game music. There was a lot of great VGM in the 80's/early 90's and there was a lot of annoying crap as well. Every era has the good and the bad and I personally don't believe that one is better than the other... just different.

Just my thoughts. Thanks.

Rock On.




Tommy

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by Denicalis

I've got to side with Mr. X and Tommy here. If you can't wrap your head around how good the Lucasarts soundtracks have been, you are out of your damn mind. The rework of the Monkey Island: SE alone was glorious.

Have my favourites come and gone? Probably. I'm a grown man now, and I know enough to find fault in things more than I did as a child. So the simple nostalgia just isn't around anymore. But to say there's no talent left is just asinine.

Ah yes! Forgot the LucasArts boys. Pure genius. Thanks Mr. X & Denicalis.

T.T.



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Originally Posted by wvlfpvp

Tommy, let me just say that you are about the only American composer who didn't make muddy crap using the Genesis chip; instead there was a clarity that seemingly only existed with the Japanese folks doing it. Props for that.

Thanks for the kind words. I definitely loved working on the Genesis. One of my favorite consoles to compose for (and play).

Yuzo Koshiro's Streets of Rage is still one of my favorites (Enigma FTW!)



T.T.

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