This is kind of making me hope they play at some point during the big climate storms if you get too close. Would be perfect to accentuate the ferocity of the climate effects.
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The Battlefield 2042 soundtrack has leaked and it features the absolute worst rendition of the Battlefield musical theme
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The original and many of the iterations of the Battlefield theme is by far my favourite in gaming.
Unsure what on earth this is though haha
Unsure what on earth this is though haha
I mean, ehhhh for a battlefield theme it's just, doesn't work.
But then you look at her work in Chernobyl and can see how some of the other track in this leak work in a thematic way.
Like at 23:42 you can hear it's similar to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDnT_ORAnVg
By itself in a vacuum having never seen Chernobyl maybe?, it's aight; but with the cinematography, cheff kiss.
But then you look at her work in Chernobyl and can see how some of the other track in this leak work in a thematic way.
Like at 23:42 you can hear it's similar to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDnT_ORAnVg
By itself in a vacuum having never seen Chernobyl maybe?, it's aight; but with the cinematography, cheff kiss.
So I listened to the rest of the soundtrack on good headphones, and while not exactly a fan, it does sound ok, but that Main theme? Lol. The rest is accentuated and works as a soundtrack. The main theme is just
It's a mess of distorted classical instruments with electronic elements that just doesn't work unlike the rest of the tracks.
It's a mess of distorted classical instruments with electronic elements that just doesn't work unlike the rest of the tracks.
This is fucking awesome you nerds. Legit experimental score in a AAA title. Modern BF has been pushing this heavy tech sound for years, and it's š„
That happens when you hire composer who primarily deals with soundscapes and forced to write an actual melody *runs*.
To be fair, they should've gone full synthetic like BF3 and BF4, this just feels half-assed.
To be fair, they should've gone full synthetic like BF3 and BF4, this just feels half-assed.
It honestly sounds like bits are missing. Like I keep expecting to hear something that ties it together and then nothing happens.
Having said that, I'm not judging it for now: I think it's the kind of thing you have to hear in context, especially since music for games aren't just "time to play mp3 file", but are complicated live mixes in their own right. Also this is a leak, so who knows what that means in terms of audio quality / output / draft to final level.
Having said that, I'm not judging it for now: I think it's the kind of thing you have to hear in context, especially since music for games aren't just "time to play mp3 file", but are complicated live mixes in their own right. Also this is a leak, so who knows what that means in terms of audio quality / output / draft to final level.
Having never even ever played any Battlefield, but hearing the original Battlefield 1942 theme and then 2042...it makes sense? A hundred years later, the same heroic-sounding theme is now a twisted-up dark, version of its former self. Again I know nothing of Battlefield and what happened in any of the games, but even if the song itself sounds like shit, it's appropriately shitty.
War is not heroic - It's twisted and dark - One of the reasons I don't like V is the music it feels wrong
When I hear that theme I don't think 'end of the world' at all. Like people have mentioned, it's just sounds like an overproduced remix. Are people suggesting it's going for an apocalyptic vibe? Because songs like In the House in a Heartbeat evokes a better sense of dread and 'the world is over' vibe. If you watched 28 Days Later then you know the song. Even Metro Exodus remixed and tried to modernize it to fit the theme of their game.
Idk. Maybe this song delves too hard into the horror aspect, but I think it does a much better job at letting the user know that shit ain't sweet.
Idk. Maybe this song delves too hard into the horror aspect, but I think it does a much better job at letting the user know that shit ain't sweet.
Sorry, but this new theme rules. I really like what they made of it.
It is blatantly obvious that this is just a shitty ass mic recording of the soundtrack (or something like 16 kbps) and I am pretty confident that it will sound great with better sound quality.
it really baffles me that plenty of you seem to think that this might actually be the "final" theme song of a ~20 year running multi million dollar franchise, tbh
It is clearly either a mic recording of a cinema or badly encoded or something
It is blatantly obvious that this is just a shitty ass mic recording of the soundtrack (or something like 16 kbps) and I am pretty confident that it will sound great with better sound quality.
it really baffles me that plenty of you seem to think that this might actually be the "final" theme song of a ~20 year running multi million dollar franchise, tbh
It is clearly either a mic recording of a cinema or badly encoded or something
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The more I listen to it the more I like it. I think this will be very good for crazy end match where you are leading 9 tickets to 6, when the muisic will start playing this will be very stressing.
but I also think this is a bit overproduced and that this leak sounds like a 64kbps MP3 from 1997. I need to hear it during gameplay with correct sound resolution and my usual audio gear. But I think it will work.
but I also think this is a bit overproduced and that this leak sounds like a 64kbps MP3 from 1997. I need to hear it during gameplay with correct sound resolution and my usual audio gear. But I think it will work.
It sounds like it was purposefully made to sound bad and annoying. How could anyone green light that thinking it sounds even remotely decent?
ITT we pretend like aesthetic preferences are objective? This happens all the time with visuals around here as well.
Gudnadottir usually goes beyond the generic and excpected, and is all the better for it. I love her work with Sunn O))) as well.
Gudnadottir usually goes beyond the generic and excpected, and is all the better for it. I love her work with Sunn O))) as well.
Feels on point with the setting of the game but not something I'd listen to again repeatedly, unlike Battlefield 5's take on the main theme (Which is AMAZING, and sounds ingame during matches on Rotterdam, causing me to sprint into enemy lines and get obliterated every time it plays).
It fits the theme of 2042 and is kind of interesting.
But compared to the remainder of the Battlefield themes it's pretty unlistenable when divorced from the context of the game.
Sounds like their instruments were broken but they decided to record it anyway.
But compared to the remainder of the Battlefield themes it's pretty unlistenable when divorced from the context of the game.
Sounds like their instruments were broken but they decided to record it anyway.
Listened to OST more and when mirrored against what are supposed to be themes and tones of 2042's setting it really works.
Twisted, broken, dark... Can't wait to listen proper release so bitrate isn't total garbage.
Tho I can see why people want old good upbeat heroic and light tunes that is original theme.
Twisted, broken, dark... Can't wait to listen proper release so bitrate isn't total garbage.
Tho I can see why people want old good upbeat heroic and light tunes that is original theme.
Ok, after listening to the whole thing: I don't hate it? I might even like it?
The sound quality is obviously garbage, which is the leak for you. It reminds me of some of the weirder music I listened to back in the mid 2000s. Most obviously and mainstream-ly like a more ambient / esoteric version of the already somewhat odd Amon Tobin, who did the Chaos Theory soundtrack. Which is something.
I also think it's much more interesting and coherent than whatever the fuck was going on in the reveal trailer. To me that sounded like it was mixed by at least three different people fighting over the controls, who at various points were very inspired by Red Alert, Mad Max: Fury Road, and Tenet, didn't agree on anything and were contractually obliged to put a remixed pop song in there.
I'll check it out once a good quality version is available. Whether it works for the game in context is impossible to say.
I definitely like that something so mainstream as battlefield is getting a soundtrack this weird.
The sound quality is obviously garbage, which is the leak for you. It reminds me of some of the weirder music I listened to back in the mid 2000s. Most obviously and mainstream-ly like a more ambient / esoteric version of the already somewhat odd Amon Tobin, who did the Chaos Theory soundtrack. Which is something.
I also think it's much more interesting and coherent than whatever the fuck was going on in the reveal trailer. To me that sounded like it was mixed by at least three different people fighting over the controls, who at various points were very inspired by Red Alert, Mad Max: Fury Road, and Tenet, didn't agree on anything and were contractually obliged to put a remixed pop song in there.
I'll check it out once a good quality version is available. Whether it works for the game in context is impossible to say.
I definitely like that something so mainstream as battlefield is getting a soundtrack this weird.
Can't lie, first thing that came to mind in that initial opening was the Jurassic Park flute theme meme. As it went on though and got to the main parts of it I started to feel it more and think it works well. The opening does still tickle me though lol.
Well, sort of, the BF4 theme is more melodic than the BF3 theme for example.
Man, hearing some of the older themes back to back with this new one makes it sound even worse.
It doesn't sound like a Battlefield theme at all .
Battlefield 1 had excellent music! It's disappointing with the new sound direction they went with.