Oh yes... I am a huge fan of Jeremy Soule's work, and I feel that a well written soundtrack can improve a game's playing experience a thousandfold. He is a modern benchmark for aspiring composers to study, emulate and perhaps even idolise.
That being said, I do feel that a bit more could have been done with the soundtrack in places. Prophecies is just great, especially with the extra sound paks, so I'll leave that at that. Factions started to get a little repetitive. Without the bonus tracks, you only hear *one* backing track while in the Kaineng City area that just loops over and over, which makes it rather boring, and that's not the only area in Cantha where there's a lack of variety. Nightfall got back on track with a much more epic sounding soundtrack, although I feel that the sudden spikes of dramatic music during combat were a little sloppily implemented (though I can live with the dramatic music in there - it does add something extra, even if it can sometimes start after combat is finished).
I'm really looking forward to the Eye of the North soundtrack. I know Soule is going to come up with something wonderfully new and fresh, and I already have a formal letter of complaint to ANet drafted if they recycle old music from previous campaigns.
Do you enjoy the music in Guild Wars?
Toutatis
Nurse With Wound
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. I'm more into the eerie sort of darkwave that Chris Vrenna did on A.M.'s Alice.
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Amazing soundtrack was also in Fallout 1 and 2, Mark Morgan really did awesome job.... Not to mention Deus Ex, or System Shock 2 soundtracks. Real gems.
J. Soule is not really my cup of tea, but he made some amazing pieces to Guild Wars as well. Especially Proph and Factions opening tracks. Of course, after two years of playing the game I have music turned off
Tahlia Tane
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I'm really looking forward to the Eye of the North soundtrack. I know Soule is going to come up with something wonderfully new and fresh, and I already have a formal letter of complaint to ANet drafted if they recycle old music from previous campaigns.
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Calen The Civl
The music for the game is not bad at all, but I very much prefer the work of Nobuo Uematsu (the composer of most of the Final Fantasy game music) over the Guild Wars soundtrack. The sheer power of his work is astounding. I would love it if Guild Wars had some music of the same vein as "Dancing Mad" and "Suteki da ne."
But then, I have always been fond of Latin chants during battles and other interesting instrument mixtures.
But then, I have always been fond of Latin chants during battles and other interesting instrument mixtures.
Neo Nugget
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I actually wouldn't mind some recycled pre-Searing music for the Charr homelands in GW:EN.
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lacasner
Best music in game=shiverpeaks, especially warcamp. No comparison.
Dirty Savage
I enjoyed the music in pre-searing a lot. I thought it was a nice companion to the flow of the story. But then one day I left Winamp running in the background and I found my own collection of mp3's much more enjoyable. So truth be told, I haven't even heard the soundtracks from either Factions or Nightfall, but I can tell you that playing Tombs while listening to the new Queens of the Stone Age album is great fun.
Phantom Gun
I never really payed much attention to it. However the battle music in Nightfall was nice. I think it was the same music that they have during rollerbeetle racing. Could be wrong but whatever. 
Other then that nothing really pops out at me right now. After playing so long usualy i'm tempted to play with my own music, but I like to hear when i'm getting attacked. I know I can see it, but I hate spending more time watching my health bar, then looking at the scenery. Which is one of the 3 reasons I don't play a monk.
Other then that nothing really pops out at me right now. After playing so long usualy i'm tempted to play with my own music, but I like to hear when i'm getting attacked. I know I can see it, but I hate spending more time watching my health bar, then looking at the scenery. Which is one of the 3 reasons I don't play a monk.
Molock
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I like GW music, but tbh; I have itunes on when Im playing anything.
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Molock
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Best music in game=shiverpeaks, especially warcamp. No comparison.
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Taiyz
Prophecies and Factions' soundtracks were kind of weak, in my opinion. Nothing in particular that was intense; it was all atmospheric. Kinda hard to get in the mood to be fighting infected monstrosities in the slums when there are chimes and bells in the background and nothing else. (I don't know how to describe the track, honestly.)
However, the Sorrow's Furnace pack had some awesome tracks in it that made fighting stuff in Grenth's Footprint more welcome. Some of the Jade Sea areas reminded me of the calmer locations of Jet Force Gemini which was nice...But there was still a lot of intense fighting going on, so stronger music really helps.
Nightfall, however, fixed this for me. The dynamic music triggered by aggro was a HUGE bonus and the tracks outside of battle were pretty nice, too. Not really atmospheric, more what you'd expect in a tribal or market environment.
However, the Sorrow's Furnace pack had some awesome tracks in it that made fighting stuff in Grenth's Footprint more welcome. Some of the Jade Sea areas reminded me of the calmer locations of Jet Force Gemini which was nice...But there was still a lot of intense fighting going on, so stronger music really helps.
Nightfall, however, fixed this for me. The dynamic music triggered by aggro was a HUGE bonus and the tracks outside of battle were pretty nice, too. Not really atmospheric, more what you'd expect in a tribal or market environment.
Guardian of the Light
The Soothing Music rocks.
The combat music sucks..
It also bugs me that there's no boss music in GW. It's a little thing but it's one of my favorite parts of a video game
The combat music sucks..
It also bugs me that there's no boss music in GW. It's a little thing but it's one of my favorite parts of a video game
Seissor
I love the music! :-) always play with vent/ts OFF when I start a new chapter etc, just to soak up the atmosphere and the music.
After a bit I turn it off and get on ts/vent. Or I listen to my own stuff. Or I turn off GW music and make a giiiiiiant playlist of jeremy soule and lotr music and play that
Cant wait for the GW:EN soundtrack to be realsed on directong ;p
After a bit I turn it off and get on ts/vent. Or I listen to my own stuff. Or I turn off GW music and make a giiiiiiant playlist of jeremy soule and lotr music and play that
Cant wait for the GW:EN soundtrack to be realsed on directong ;p
Alleji
I had it off since about the second week of playing.
Hyper.nl
I like the music of Factions a lot. The Prophecies soundtrack is nice as well. Nightfall disappoited a little tho.
Zaganher Deathbane
Can anyone tell me where I can download GW music? Thank you
Redfeather1975
Music can really enhance gameplay. Some people like a games' music and some prefer playing something on their computer in the background.
In Everquest 2 they give you a music folder where you can put your own music to replace the in game music. It's one of the features I'd really wish Anet would consider for GW2.
As for the type of music I'd like to see in the future in GW or GW2 please go to this site http://www.esposthumus.com/ and select the Pompeii soundtrack. Really epic sounding music does so much to enhance any RPG game experience!
BTW, when I first heard the music in the Elonian startup screen I got goosebumps.
Just for fun so far my favourite video game music tracks are EQ2 Stormhold (gives me shivers!), Darklight Palace and Runnyeye, Fable's Guild Day and Night tracks and Fable's Temple of Skorm track. Super fun.
In Everquest 2 they give you a music folder where you can put your own music to replace the in game music. It's one of the features I'd really wish Anet would consider for GW2.
As for the type of music I'd like to see in the future in GW or GW2 please go to this site http://www.esposthumus.com/ and select the Pompeii soundtrack. Really epic sounding music does so much to enhance any RPG game experience!
BTW, when I first heard the music in the Elonian startup screen I got goosebumps.
Just for fun so far my favourite video game music tracks are EQ2 Stormhold (gives me shivers!), Darklight Palace and Runnyeye, Fable's Guild Day and Night tracks and Fable's Temple of Skorm track. Super fun.
Doomus
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Cebe
I LOVE the background murmering music to Kaineng City. It's amazing - and UBER relaxing to listen to.
I'm also a fan of music in the Echivold Forest, Sorrows Furnace and Istan...also when a battle breaks out in Elona, the Battle Music is cool.
I'm also a fan of music in the Echivold Forest, Sorrows Furnace and Istan...also when a battle breaks out in Elona, the Battle Music is cool.
Redfeather1975
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I totally forgot how incredible Morrowind's music is!
/me smacks head
Seef II
GW music is good, bought all the soundtracks so far. There's a way, however, to pull the music directly out of the game so I'm not sure whether I'll buy the Eye of the North thing unless it has extra goodies. DRM = meh.
Some music is quite misplaced (Kaineng Center song in the sewers), others horribly boring (most of Istan & Desolation) but overall I really like the GW soundtracks. I don't mind the battle music, and in fact wanted that feature after Factions, but it could've been better implemented.
Some music is quite misplaced (Kaineng Center song in the sewers), others horribly boring (most of Istan & Desolation) but overall I really like the GW soundtracks. I don't mind the battle music, and in fact wanted that feature after Factions, but it could've been better implemented.
Matfei
Personally I love GW's music... Its epic and grandiose, sad and full of despair, upbeat and lively, etc.
The composer (Jeremy Soule) has done most of my favorite music in videogames... His work on the Elder Scrolls was marvellous too!
Hire him again Anet!
The composer (Jeremy Soule) has done most of my favorite music in videogames... His work on the Elder Scrolls was marvellous too!
Hire him again Anet!
BuGi
Mostly it's great, I like especially Prophecies and Factions CE music. Two of the most annoying things about the music are: sometimes it's too quiet to hear from other sounds, even though I have the music volume at max and the others around 75%. [rant] The other thing is DRM, why do I need to get the "license" every time I reinstal windows, and when they run out I have to contact directsong support to get more licenses. What's the point in that, especially when there are ways to get around the DRM for those who want to use them. Just another thing to annoy paying customers. [/rant] :P
cce
I absolutely hate "battle music". It has completely ruined the music experience of Guild Wars and is really irritating. I just want the regular music, combat or no combat. A checkbox to turn this "feature" off would be so welcomed. At this time, I just have the music off -- during Prophesies I let the music stay on most of the time, by contrast. It seems I'm not alone in this assessment...
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The Soothing Music rocks.
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in Nightfall it is a little rough on the edges sometimes. I can understand how this annoys over time. The combat music should have been a little more subtle.
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I like the music but I absolutely HATE the combat music in Nightfall. I wish they made it able to be troggled off.
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Mister Overhill
To me, background music kills the reality factor, and I shut it off in all of my games.
Foxiel
I enjoyed the music of Prophecies a lot, and it helped a lot to create an epic feeling.. kinda :P
But I just hated the music in Factions, I even got annoyed by it. And Nightfall.. it's a bit too early to say but I think that the music has definitely improved from Factions. Though I agree that the battle music gets sometimes disturbing.
But I just hated the music in Factions, I even got annoyed by it. And Nightfall.. it's a bit too early to say but I think that the music has definitely improved from Factions. Though I agree that the battle music gets sometimes disturbing.
MMSDome
dpends on my mood sometimes I listen to prophecies and factions music (Nightfalls sucks) but most of the time I got my zune player on in the background, rather kill stuff to Skinny Puppy, KMFDM, or Slipknot then to some cheery classical music.
Darkobra
I LOVE Prophecies music. Jeremy Soule is amazing. Crystal Oasis is a favourite of mine and my girlfriend's. There was another one that I loved, though. Can't remember the name of it. I know it was Prophecies though.
pamelf
I've got to admit, I turn off the music and put on itunes...
Mr.Deflok
I just bought the EOTN OST and have been blown away several times already by it. I think it may be the best score he has done so far. It's amazing.
Apharot
Not really. I wish they'd let you tell the program to play a certain song or a certain directory of songs LOL
Omega X
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I absolutely hate "battle music". It has completely ruined the music experience of Guild Wars and is really irritating.
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Battle music adds atmosphere to the battles. Without it, fights in-game would be a lot more boring.
Mr.Deflok
Yeah, I love it! GWEN's battle music is phenomenal.
artay
I absolutely LOVED the first games music, it was, epic. I even have it, and nightfalls on my ipod.
If jeremy is reading,
HAVE MY MAN BABIES
If jeremy is reading,
HAVE MY MAN BABIES