Prophecies has the best music as far as I'm concerned. I have to say, Jeremy Soule rawks. I've played Neverwinter Nights before playing Guild Wars, and I had the feeling Jeremy Soule did the music of Guild Wars, too. I love the music in Neverwinter Nights. And I also love it in Guild Wars. It's realllly good. Especially the pre-Searing music.
So I'm hoping he does the music in Guild Wars 2, as well.
By the way if you have the Guild Wars music disc that came with the Guild Wars 2006 1 Million edition, track 15 is my favorite. :P
Do you enjoy the music in Guild Wars?
Tahlia Tane
JeniM
I can't really comment as I don't useually play any games with sound, i always put iTunes on or add a playlist to WMP
Larqh
I love the music too! Wishing I had a CD of it as well. Kinda broke now though. ^^;;; But yes, definitely hoping they use the same composer for GW2
Mike_version2
I like GW music, but tbh; I have itunes on when Im playing anything.
MrFuzzles
The music is great, but no matter how superb the music is, you'll always get sick of it after listening to it for hours on end. I don't think many of us still have the music on in any game after playing it for more than a month.
I'm a big fan of game music, and always leave it on in singleplayer games. It took me a good while to turn it off in Lineage 2, and I still occasionally turned it back on when I went to areas I hadn't been to before.
I'm a big fan of game music, and always leave it on in singleplayer games. It took me a good while to turn it off in Lineage 2, and I still occasionally turned it back on when I went to areas I hadn't been to before.
Henchman
I can honestly say that the music in Guild Wars is very average. Its like something very small in the background. It is required, its absence will be very noticable, yet its presence is very unnoticable.
The only complaint I have is that Nighfall music is too repetative.
The only complaint I have is that Nighfall music is too repetative.
Sophitia Leafblade
I love the presearing music, the rest of the music is still very good but to be honest like someone above said, i too prefer to play Itunes in the background the majority of the time (except when in pre)
Larqh
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Originally Posted by Sophitia Leafblade
I love the presearing music, the rest of the music is still very good but to be honest like someone above said, i too prefer to play Itunes in the background the majority of the time (except when in pre)
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Fire Childe
Jeremy Soule's best score by far is the soundtrack he did for Icewind Dale. I dont much like the production for the NWN2, Oblivion and GW soundtrack, but that won't be anything to do with Soule.
MirandaKali
I think the music is well done, but it's really not my cup of tea. I'm more into the eerie sort of darkwave that Chris Vrenna did on A.M.'s Alice.
Yaga Philipe
It's not bad, but I usually listen to my ipod or am on vent with all the sound on GW lowered drastically.
Caoimhe
I like the GW music, (as someone said above) especially when going into a new area. For awhile, after finishing Prophecies the first time, I turned the music off and went to the Internet Radio for my background sounds. Did the same with Factions. Curiously, though, I had a better appreciation for the music when I turned it back on after a long period without it. It really is artfully done.
Miral
the music in granite citadel just rocks.
Bryant Again
I used to like it, but it's gotten far too old for me. Can't stand it now.
placebo overdose
my CDs>GW soundtracks
all the sounds in the game happen to iritate me alot
all the sounds in the game happen to iritate me alot
EternalTempest
I really like the GuildWars soundtrack.
One of my top favorites is "Crystal Desert" from the original guildwars.
I have every directsong music pack (including the "Special Edition" track aka Direct Song Original Sound Track + 4 extra songs not found anywhere else)
When they had a poor music track sheet that played the same direct songs over and over ... it did drive me nuts and disabled it, but they have since fixed that.
One of my top favorites is "Crystal Desert" from the original guildwars.
I have every directsong music pack (including the "Special Edition" track aka Direct Song Original Sound Track + 4 extra songs not found anywhere else)
When they had a poor music track sheet that played the same direct songs over and over ... it did drive me nuts and disabled it, but they have since fixed that.
Neo Nugget
Prophecies has THE BEST songs. I bought the soundtrack
Best song is opening theme(ahhh good times) and Autumn In Ascalon
Shakkara
I like the music but I absolutely HATE the combat music in Nightfall. I wish they made it able to be troggled off.
*soothing music*
mob 1...
*BAM BAM BAM PAhAHAHAHA!*
mob 1 dead...
*soothing music starts from the beginning*
10 sec later, mob 2...
*RAMBAM RATATATA!*
*soothing music*
mob 1...
*BAM BAM BAM PAhAHAHAHA!*
mob 1 dead...
*soothing music starts from the beginning*
10 sec later, mob 2...
*RAMBAM RATATATA!*
CDittric77
I returned to Ascalon for the first time in a long time and can honestly say I loved hearing that music again 
Diddy bow
i liked how nf had battle music when you enterd battle, and i also like the music in the jade sea. But other than that i found it a bit boring most of the time.
And i can understand the "non battle" music of nf gets very repetitive just drum beats over and over :/
And i can understand the "non battle" music of nf gets very repetitive just drum beats over and over :/
garethporlest18
Nope haven't had the music on in over a year.
Big_Iron
I love the usic from GW and even got the upgraded music packs. But yeah, Propheices is by far my favorite. I like the others, but you can't beat the music in Pre IMHO.
Likelytodie
Not bad music, I prefer to listen to my own though.
Darksun
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Originally Posted by MrFuzzles
The music is great, but no matter how superb the music is, you'll always get sick of it after listening to it for hours on end. I don't think many of us still have the music on in any game after playing it for more than a month.
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I've been playing since it was released, I hate playing without the in-game music & sounds. They are just as much a part of the game to me as the graphics. I have the bonus music packs installed so it's not as repetitive, but either way it's great.
Gargle Blaster
i don't listen to the in game music. itunes solves any of my music wants. For there is no Psy-Trance in Guild Wars 
MrFuzzles
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Speak for yourself, some of us have much longer attention spans & patience.
I've been playing since it was released, I hate playing without the in-game music & sounds. They are just as much a part of the game to me as the graphics. I have the bonus music packs installed so it's not as repetitive, but either way it's great. |
I still play with sounds on, I feel disconnected without them, but all music gets repetitive to me. No matter how awesome the tune is, I get tired of it after listening to it for months and weeks on end for hours at the time.
Grunntar
I love the music. It sounds better with DirectSong, of course. (And you get more music with the purchase.)
Vinraith
Like all of Soule's work, it's excellent. 760 hours later and I still don't feel any need to put on something else and turn the music off, that pretty much says it all.
Eiri
I love the Guild Wars music and all of Jeremy Soule other works and i have it always on.
What i don´t like in Nightfall is that the music is less catchy compared with Factions or Prophecies and that it is constantly interrupted by combat music as Shakkara said.
What i don´t like in Nightfall is that the music is less catchy compared with Factions or Prophecies and that it is constantly interrupted by combat music as Shakkara said.
Nevin
I love the music, just never bought the additional packs.
agrios
I bought the music expansion pack long ago. It has some really nice stuff. But overall, GW is boring to death. Sometimes I have to turn it off to avoind falling asleep. They are incredibly well composed and performed, but they are boring.
They should go something more epic, like Michael Hoenig's work on the Baldurs Gate series.
Theres games - worse by far - than GW, but they got good music (like Rappelz).
They should go something more epic, like Michael Hoenig's work on the Baldurs Gate series.
Theres games - worse by far - than GW, but they got good music (like Rappelz).
Tahlia Tane
How can some of you TURN OFF the music? It's a huge part of the game. Sound and music is PART of the game. WTFFFFFFFFFF
IlikeGW
I'm not much of a Soule fan. He gets maybe 1 great track out of 10 awfully meandering and dull ones, and for some reason the great ones don't even get frickin play in the games. It's like an unwritten law or something if Jeremy Soule makes a good tune for your game you'll only play all the junk ones during the actual game.
Tahlia Tane
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Originally Posted by Shakkara
I like the music but I absolutely HATE the combat music in Nightfall. I wish they made it able to be troggled off.
*soothing music* mob 1... *BAM BAM BAM PAhAHAHAHA!* mob 1 dead... *soothing music starts from the beginning* 10 sec later, mob 2... *RAMBAM RATATATA!* |
A perfect example of a game with excellent dynamic music and sound is The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (or The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess). But in contrary to Guild Wars, it's not made up of pre-recorded tracks.
MrFuzzles
Anarchy Online had something similar. The music was made up of hundreds of these short snippets of basically 2 or 4 bars, and the engine pasted them together as you went. It allowed them to seamlessy change the mood of the music without just crossfading entire tunes into eachother. Pretty cool.
Series
I love the music in Guild Wars, Immortal is awesome.
...oh, you mean the music that comes with it? What's that sound like?
...oh, you mean the music that comes with it? What's that sound like?
Diablo???
Best Soundtrack for a game I've ever heard for a long time...
Pompeyfan
Always have GW music turned right down as prefer MP3's in the background or have the TV on.
Darksun
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Originally Posted by MrFuzzles
I'm not sure what listening to the same tunes on repeat has to do with patience and attention span.. If anything, music gets *more* repetitive if you're constantly "attentive" towards it. Kinda unneccesary to lash out and ninja-insult my attention span over our preferences in music, isn't it? :/
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Cynicide
The soundtrack in Guild Wars is pretty good, although Soule's best work is Icewind Dale without a doubt.
I'd purchase the extra music but I'd rather have it in cd format.
I'd purchase the extra music but I'd rather have it in cd format.