What percentage of your music library is from gaming ?
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I often have music on in the background while working and if I'm exercising outdoors. My playlist is roughly 50-70% game music.
Perhaps noteworthy that not a lot of the game music is from the last 15 years. They don't make great standalone game music much anymore.
Perhaps noteworthy that not a lot of the game music is from the last 15 years. They don't make great standalone game music much anymore.
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I've listen to GTA and Tony Hawk soundtracks on Spotify, but I wouldn't categorize them as "video game soundtracks," but rather than music that was featured in a video game
I like a lot of original music in games, but I wouldn't want to listen to it outside of the game. Same applies to film scores.
I've listen to GTA and Tony Hawk soundtracks on Spotify, but I wouldn't categorize them as "video game soundtracks," but rather than music that was featured in a video game
I like a lot of original music in games, but I wouldn't want to listen to it outside of the game. Same applies to film scores.
Not a great deal to be honest (physically anyway).
I had a brief spurt of buying some soundtracks on vinyl (I NEEDED to own the Hohokum 12") but then the prices seemed to skyrocket and I noped out of there.
Glad I managed to grab a copy of the Hotline Miami OST from Kickstarter though, I even ended up with 2 copies as the first got damaged in the post!
I had a brief spurt of buying some soundtracks on vinyl (I NEEDED to own the Hohokum 12") but then the prices seemed to skyrocket and I noped out of there.
Glad I managed to grab a copy of the Hotline Miami OST from Kickstarter though, I even ended up with 2 copies as the first got damaged in the post!
I put 0% only because I don't buy music anymore. I just listen to it thru YouTube or Spotify. Gaming music is about 30% of what I listen to if I had to guess though.
0.0 percent, but the poll choice for that is ridiculously insensitive to people who do enjoy it. It's possible to not like it and also to not insult those who do.
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Recently I listen to many of the Forza Horizon 4 station playlists on Spotify. Especially Hospital (which is a great Drum and Bass playlist period) and timeless which is maybe the best greatest hits classic playlist I have found.
Using Spotify, I have added:
Ace Attorney 1-4
Castlevania: Circle of the Moon/Harmony of Dissonance
Castlevania: Aria/Dawn of Sorrow
Command & Conquer: Tiberian Dawn
Command & Conquer: Red Alert
Final Fantasy I, II, and IV-XV
Frozen Cortex
Halo
Jet Set Radio
Jet Set Radio Future
Mega Man 1-3
Mega Man X-X8
Shatter
SimCity 3000
Transistor
Ys Origin
Ys: The Oath in Felghana
Ace Attorney 1-4
Castlevania: Circle of the Moon/Harmony of Dissonance
Castlevania: Aria/Dawn of Sorrow
Command & Conquer: Tiberian Dawn
Command & Conquer: Red Alert
Final Fantasy I, II, and IV-XV
Frozen Cortex
Halo
Jet Set Radio
Jet Set Radio Future
Mega Man 1-3
Mega Man X-X8
Shatter
SimCity 3000
Transistor
Ys Origin
Ys: The Oath in Felghana
A good chunk of it actually, from old games mostly which had the most memorable soundtracks. Most of those are remixes or covers.
This thread neatly explains why no one knew who Travis Scott was when the PS5 collab was announced.
Also 0%. To those answering 50%+, expand your musical horizons seriously.
Also 0%. To those answering 50%+, expand your musical horizons seriously.
Like, not even 1%. A couple songs from Persona 5 have ended up on playlists and I loved The Heavy since before Borderlands so the Borderlands opening themes by them as well, if those even count.
Oh, and a couple songs from the Red Dead soundtrack now that I think of it.
Oh, and a couple songs from the Red Dead soundtrack now that I think of it.
I hear almost every music genre. Gaming music is so broad and so good it doesn't need to hide from more mainstream music, at all.
Or this guy's music simply ain't their jam, maybe, hence why they'd not heard of him before.
Count me in this pack.
About 90% of my library is from video games. I still use mp3's and FLACs because streaming services like Spotify don't have OCremixes or those hidden gem arrangements I found on Newgrounds back in 2007.
I remember the dark times when it was 50% Anime and 50% Game Music lol. It's zero Anime Music these Days and with Games it's a bit hard.
I tend to listen to a lot of Videogame Music during Work or when i write or read, because i can't concentrate while listening to lyrics. I don't really listen to Videogame Albums though only ambient tracks with the exception of the Silent Hill OSTs (which don't feature alot of vocal work)
There are many Games where i just listen to some ambient Tracks while working for example the Save Room Themes in Resident Evil or Breath of the Wild.
So it's hard to properly give a percentage answer because i obviously listen to a ton of VG Music but only use it as a backdrop to concentrate, but when i actievly want to listen to music i rarely look for Game Soundtracks maybe 1,5% of the time.
I tend to listen to a lot of Videogame Music during Work or when i write or read, because i can't concentrate while listening to lyrics. I don't really listen to Videogame Albums though only ambient tracks with the exception of the Silent Hill OSTs (which don't feature alot of vocal work)
There are many Games where i just listen to some ambient Tracks while working for example the Save Room Themes in Resident Evil or Breath of the Wild.
So it's hard to properly give a percentage answer because i obviously listen to a ton of VG Music but only use it as a backdrop to concentrate, but when i actievly want to listen to music i rarely look for Game Soundtracks maybe 1,5% of the time.
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100% club. Like, I actually have some kind of brainworms that makes me avoid putting any other type of music in my library, even if I think it sounds decent. Lyrical songs kind of put me off most of the time and even the few I do like feels like a guilty pleasure, emphasis on guilty. It's kind of weird, I can't deny.
I've got a couple, Jet Set Radio and We ♥︎ Katamari, but those are hardly "gamey" and don't even make up 1% of my library.
Not that I wouldn't listen to game music, but when I'm out looking to listen to music I'll stick with what I got, even play it when I play racing games and the like since their soundtracks tend to be hot trash.