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post #1 of 10
3/4/10 at 2:45pm
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Inspired by the Burnout Paradise thread. Probably my favorite, underutilized feature in modern gaming. A few games, like Burnout, beg for this, but I've seen some great games elevated by the right choice of background music, and I've been meaning to have a one stop shop of suggestions/experiencesa/whathaveyou created by telling the built in score/soundtrack to take a hike.

I'll start with one I brought up not long ago: I still have very little concept what the actual music for the first Assassin's Creed sounds like, because any time I see Altair stalking victims from the rafters, all I can hear is The Fountain score. And it's spectacular. Raises an interesting, but flawed experience into tense, beautifully atmospheric piece of work. Like any good score should do.
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post #2 of 10
3/4/10 at 3:09pm
I have some playlists set up for my MMOs. I turn down the in-game music and let my film scores roll. Many a keep raid in Warhammer Online had Basil Poledouris' Conan score pounding away behind it.
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post #3 of 10
3/9/10 at 5:10pm
Fallout 3: I had to delete a couple tracks, but NIN's Ghosts works wonders.
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post #4 of 10
3/9/10 at 5:15pm
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Originally Posted by Justin Clark View Post

I'll start with one I brought up not long ago: I still have very little concept what the actual music for the first Assassin's Creed sounds like, because any time I see Altair stalking victims from the rafters, all I can hear is The Fountain score. And it's spectacular. Raises an interesting, but flawed experience into tense, beautifully atmospheric piece of work. Like any good score should do.
For Assassin's Creed 1 I alternated between The Fountain score and Peter Gabriel's score for The Last Temptation of Jesus Christ. Both were really quite wonderfully evocative and really helped lift the game. I've been playing a lot of modern quartet music for Assassin's Creed 2, stuff like Philip Glass's work with the Kronos Quartet, some Steve Reich, even got the Moon Soundtrack for certain points which works beautifully.
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post #5 of 10
3/9/10 at 6:21pm
It's dated as hell, but Carpenter's soundtrack for The Fog worked wonders on the original Quake.
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post #6 of 10
3/9/10 at 6:36pm
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For Assassin's Creed 1 I alternated between The Fountain score and Peter Gabriel's score for The Last Temptation of Jesus Christ. Both were really quite wonderfully evocative and really helped lift the game. I've been playing a lot of modern quartet music for Assassin's Creed 2, stuff like Philip Glass's work with the Kronos Quartet, some Steve Reich, even got the Moon Soundtrack for certain points which works beautifully.
I had a lot of Dream Theater and Opeth, but among the random traCKS dropped in there, Radiohead's A Wolf At the Door would always come on at just the right moment. And the shittiness of the final boss fight was elevated somewhat by Rob Dougan's Furious Angels coming on. oddly enough, the only time it kicked in on its own, even though I had it in that playlist the whole time.

Also, this was brought up in the official thread, but anyone wondering, yes, Arkham Asylum's more or less a perfect game with the actual film scores from '89, Begins, and TDK going.
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post #7 of 10
3/9/10 at 6:54pm


"Alright! It's Saturday night, I have no date, a two-liter bottle of Shasta and my all-Rush mix tape. Let's rock!"

And thats how you beat Space Invaders, people.

In all seriousness, unless a game's soundtrack complete ass, i rarely use custom tracks; although i did use original NIN music with Quake.
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post #8 of 10
3/9/10 at 8:16pm
Having The Rock soundtrack blasting out while playing Red Faction: Guerrilla's multiplayer instantly made it a lot more awesome.
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post #9 of 10
3/10/10 at 9:53pm
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Having The Rock soundtrack blasting out while playing Red Faction: Guerrilla's multiplayer instantly made it a lot more awesome.
I concur.
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post #10 of 10
3/10/10 at 11:28pm
I had Hendrix's Watchtower blaring as I entered the Mass relay to take back the Citadel at the end of Mass Effect. It was fucking glorious. Actually, Watchtower's perfect for just about any game.

Some others:
Scorpronok from TRANSFORMERS
The Battle from GLADIATOR
Muse - Map of the Problematique
Heart of the City by Jay-Z off the Dynasty album is pretty awesome for Burnout or GTA. You may remember it from the AMERICAN GANGSTER TV spots.

Also any Powerglove, Minibosses, or The Advantage is perfect. As wacky as it sounds, video game cover bands lend themselves quite well to custom game soundtracks. A few standouts:
Omnishred (Boss Music from Final Fantasy VII): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NH9u3wpmxwA
Metal Combat for the Mortal Man (a mix of the Immortals' MK theme and the Metal Man stage music): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4B0P4...eature=related
Vanquish the Horrible Night (FUCK YES): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdD3J...eature=related
Batman - Stage 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXN-p14cg74
Duck Tales - Moon Stage: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OKOAgffd8s
Wizards and Warriors: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FK5YDCsmVSs
All the albums are available on Amazon. Worth every cent.

Finally, the killer remixes from Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix, along with the b-sides, are available for free at OCRemix. They can be found here and here. All the videogame music I listed also makes for a good workout playlist. If you've been listening to these tunes since you were a kid as I have, your brain will be automatically programmed to be in the fucking zone.

Enjoy!
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