i still haven't listened beyond track #4 'cause i'm stucked at #2 listening it again and again, but the score really seems to be excellent...
not sure why i posted this... maybe someone else is interested
Factions Soundtrack on DirectSong
Dav85
i just noticed that factions soundtrack has just landed on directsong and i've insta-purchased it.
i still haven't listened beyond track #4 'cause i'm stucked at #2 listening it again and again, but the score really seems to be excellent...
not sure why i posted this... maybe someone else is interested
i still haven't listened beyond track #4 'cause i'm stucked at #2 listening it again and again, but the score really seems to be excellent...
not sure why i posted this... maybe someone else is interested
Teelana Singh
I just downloaded the score as well. It's beautiful. I love that they included the trailer music but I am disappointed that they didn't include the music from the cinematic trailer. Oh well, can't be too choosy...
Asrial
Anyone notice the beginning website music has a hint of that FF7 song in Cosmo Canyon? When you're in the area with the materia
Also, this music is supposedly available on Direct Song only. Is that currently or ever? What's coming on the CD with the CE?
Also, this music is supposedly available on Direct Song only. Is that currently or ever? What's coming on the CD with the CE?
Align
I miss the old login music. It was so... epic.
Weezer_Blue
I don't really like it. The vast majority of the music in Guild Wars, and on all those sample tracks sounds ambient and boring. Maybe it's because the game is limited in that it can't change tunes at a boss fight, or whatever, but they should definitely try to do that. Music can made good games great, and bad games mediocre.
Omega X
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I don't really like it. The vast majority of the music in Guild Wars, and on all those sample tracks sounds ambient and boring. Maybe it's because the game is limited in that it can't change tunes at a boss fight, or whatever, but they should definitely try to do that. Music can made good games great, and bad games mediocre.
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AND I agree, they really need some battle music when a boss or something special comes up that needs to be faught. Right now Factions music is more of the same.
Hella Good
I was actually excited to try Direct Song back in the day but it began lagging me severely when I would enter an area which triggered it. So I got rid of it. It wasn't all that great anyways. Not that there is anything wrong with ambient music... as long as it is made not to jump at you and, like the people above said, it quickens/slows pace depending on what it is you are doing.
Nevin
Personally I dislike the fact that you have to buy additional music for the game... It makes me wonder, did that guy compose a bunch of songs pick and choose from them then go- I'll put these into Factions and then sell these on the side for 10 dollars. Sure 10 dollars isn't alot but I believe that the complete audio package is within the right of the purchaser of the game. The way I see it, Factions is incomplete with only 50% out of the 100%.
Guild Wars is definitly lacking in the music department, not in quality, but in quantity. I wish music would change when you engage in combat, or become much more epic when you fight a boss; But alas, GW isn't FF. :P
Guild Wars is definitly lacking in the music department, not in quality, but in quantity. I wish music would change when you engage in combat, or become much more epic when you fight a boss; But alas, GW isn't FF. :P
Dawnspire
I am almost positive, but the Factions Pre Order disc has ALL of the Direct Song songs on it.
I remembered after I got the Direct Song pack :/
I remembered after I got the Direct Song pack :/
Omega X
Wasn't the DS soundtrack pak free when you buy the game? Is it not the same with Factions? If so, then they won't be getting my money for bland classic music.
Rhedd
So is this how rumors get started? :P
No, they didn't compose a bunch of music and then withhold half of it to sell later. Only Bethesda and Microsoft do stuff like that. (With Oblivion. SHAME on them!) Hiring a composer takes money (probably a decent amount of it for Mr. Soule) and GW came out of the box with more music than many games. The DS deal means that there's enough money to hire the composer to make MORE music. You can't make it out to be a bad deal, no matter how hard you try. Of course, they don't need to be raising the price anymore than they already have. Music isn't exactly worth a full 1/5 of the game's total price.
The pre-order CD has 7 tracks. The actual soundtrack (as purchased from Direct Song) has 24.
Omega X, there have been four song packs released for GW so far:
Guild Wars soundtrack: The original Prophesies soundtrack so you can listen to it outside of the game. Includes a handful of new songs that are added to the in-game music.
Sorrow's Furnace music: Free. Adds new in-game music to the new areas of Sorrow's Furnace, etc.
Battle Pack: Doubles the amount of in-game music in GW.
Factions Soundtrack: The Factions soundtrack so you can listen to it outside of the game. I don't know if it adds any extra in-game music to Factions, but a retail copy of Factions WILL come with all the Factions in-game music. You don't have to buy the soundtrack from DS to be able to hear it in-game.
Nice to know you think clasical music is bland. ^_^ Luckily, not everyone agrees.
Oh, and Teelana Singh: The cinematic trailer music is on there. It's "Day of the Jade Wind", track #20.
No, they didn't compose a bunch of music and then withhold half of it to sell later. Only Bethesda and Microsoft do stuff like that. (With Oblivion. SHAME on them!) Hiring a composer takes money (probably a decent amount of it for Mr. Soule) and GW came out of the box with more music than many games. The DS deal means that there's enough money to hire the composer to make MORE music. You can't make it out to be a bad deal, no matter how hard you try. Of course, they don't need to be raising the price anymore than they already have. Music isn't exactly worth a full 1/5 of the game's total price.
The pre-order CD has 7 tracks. The actual soundtrack (as purchased from Direct Song) has 24.
Omega X, there have been four song packs released for GW so far:
Guild Wars soundtrack: The original Prophesies soundtrack so you can listen to it outside of the game. Includes a handful of new songs that are added to the in-game music.
Sorrow's Furnace music: Free. Adds new in-game music to the new areas of Sorrow's Furnace, etc.
Battle Pack: Doubles the amount of in-game music in GW.
Factions Soundtrack: The Factions soundtrack so you can listen to it outside of the game. I don't know if it adds any extra in-game music to Factions, but a retail copy of Factions WILL come with all the Factions in-game music. You don't have to buy the soundtrack from DS to be able to hear it in-game.
Nice to know you think clasical music is bland. ^_^ Luckily, not everyone agrees.
Oh, and Teelana Singh: The cinematic trailer music is on there. It's "Day of the Jade Wind", track #20.
Caelus The Fallen
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a retail copy of Factions WILL come with all the Factions in-game music. You don't have to buy the soundtrack from DS to be able to hear it in-game.
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The Special Edition of Prophecies came with the soundtrack and the DS key for the soundtrack because the game does not by default feature the whole score. I believe the same is going to be true of the Factions - you will get part of the score in-game, CE owners will be able to DS the rest of it in to their game for free using the special key, normal edition owners will have to buy it from DS. CE owners will also get a CD with all the music.
Tark Alkerk
i haven't down loaded the music yet cos i am one poor arse, but in general i enjoy istening to the music in GW, and like many people have said music can make or break a game ... sometimes
Rhedd
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I dont think this is quite right.
The Special Edition of Prophecies came with the soundtrack and the DS key for the soundtrack because the game does not by default feature the whole score. I believe the same is going to be true of the Factions - you will get part of the score in-game, CE owners will be able to DS the rest of it in to their game for free using the special key, normal edition owners will have to buy it from DS. CE owners will also get a CD with all the music. |
Andy_M
As I'm playing Oblivion I am currently Soul'ed out at the moment..
Seef II
One song in this pak differs from the Factions Preorder version ("Kaineng City"), which was probably one of the best songs in the FPE. Grr. At least you can have it on CD, still.
Omega X
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So is this how rumors get started? :P
No, they didn't compose a bunch of music and then withhold half of it to sell later. Only Bethesda and Microsoft do stuff like that. (With Oblivion. SHAME on them!) Hiring a composer takes money (probably a decent amount of it for Mr. Soule) and GW came out of the box with more music than many games. The DS deal means that there's enough money to hire the composer to make MORE music. You can't make it out to be a bad deal, no matter how hard you try. Of course, they don't need to be raising the price anymore than they already have. Music isn't exactly worth a full 1/5 of the game's total price. The pre-order CD has 7 tracks. The actual soundtrack (as purchased from Direct Song) has 24. Omega X, there have been four song packs released for GW so far: Guild Wars soundtrack: The original Prophesies soundtrack so you can listen to it outside of the game. Includes a handful of new songs that are added to the in-game music. Sorrow's Furnace music: Free. Adds new in-game music to the new areas of Sorrow's Furnace, etc. Battle Pack: Doubles the amount of in-game music in GW. Factions Soundtrack: The Factions soundtrack so you can listen to it outside of the game. I don't know if it adds any extra in-game music to Factions, but a retail copy of Factions WILL come with all the Factions in-game music. You don't have to buy the soundtrack from DS to be able to hear it in-game. Nice to know you think clasical music is bland. ^_^ Luckily, not everyone agrees. Oh, and Teelana Singh: The cinematic trailer music is on there. It's "Day of the Jade Wind", track #20. |
#2. I know about the paks. It was a question to get someone to ping in since I don't use the paks exclusively.
#3. I didn't say that Classical music was BLAND. I SAID THAT GUILD WARS MUSIC WAS BLAND. Pay attention. There is a difference between powerful classic music and what Guild Wars uses. Jeremy needs to put more of himself into his music and not repeat the same patterns all the time with every track.
Rhedd
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#1. I didn''t start any rumors so don't presume anything.
#2. I know about the paks. It was a question to get someone to ping in since I don't use the paks exclusively. #3. I didn't say that Classical music was BLAND. I SAID THAT GUILD WARS MUSIC WAS BLAND. Pay attention. There is a difference between powerful classic music and what Guild Wars uses. Jeremy needs to put more of himself into his music and not repeat the same patterns all the time with every track. |
#2: Okay. Just imparting information, because you asked the question.
#3: Actually, you just said, "bland classical music". Obviously I misunderstood. I PROMISE that in the future I'll pay ever so much more attention. ^_^
Nevin
7 tracks for the entire game, thats not very much..
EagleEye33
Another note on the soundtrack from DS is that its 320kbit, for better listening outside of the game. Some ppl might not notice the difference or even care, but it does make a difference 
Align
It's not so much that it's bland music as that it's ambient. When you can't control when a track plays, that's what you HAVE to go with. Imagine hearing adrenaline-rush boss music omghaqr while... running across a field in presearing.
Weezer_Blue
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Nice to know you think clasical music is bland. ^_^ Luckily, not everyone agrees.
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Arena.Net needs to allow for better music placement (epic music in some areas, tense music in others, panicked music while fighting huge bosses, etc.), and then they need to put Jeremy Soul to his best.
ETSubmariner
Anyone else having problems with the Factions music not playing at all? It played for a few days when I was on Shing Jea Island, but after a ton of new builds/updates, it stopped playing.
I sent in a tech support inquiry, and of course they told me to contact DirectSong, who told me to contact GW! lol
I bought the pak, and so I just listen to it in Media Player under GW.
I sent in a tech support inquiry, and of course they told me to contact DirectSong, who told me to contact GW! lol
I bought the pak, and so I just listen to it in Media Player under GW.
EternalTempest
I've seen ZERO integration between the purchased GW:F DirectSong OST and guildwars. I did get the response from GW support, call DirectSong, and I'm still waiting on there tech support to respond (48 hours into "up to 72 hour" response time).
I think the slight run around is that it's NCSoft's tech support trying to resolve a issue with GW <-> DS issue.
I noticed this issue when I bought the GW:F and checked the que sheet was not updated (the file that gw checks and if it's in the list plays the music file instead).
SideNote: The 30min bonus pack that CE users get from DirectSong (you can't buy it) does integrate in to GuildWars.
I think the slight run around is that it's NCSoft's tech support trying to resolve a issue with GW <-> DS issue.
I noticed this issue when I bought the GW:F and checked the que sheet was not updated (the file that gw checks and if it's in the list plays the music file instead).
SideNote: The 30min bonus pack that CE users get from DirectSong (you can't buy it) does integrate in to GuildWars.
ETSubmariner
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SideNote: The 30min bonus pack that CE users get from DirectSong (you can't buy it) does integrate in to GuildWars.
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Silent Coyote
http://www.directsong.com/zip/
You can download an updated que sheet from there. I was having a problem that no DS music was playing in game and they told me to download the GuildWars.ds file from there, not sure if it will work for Factions soundtrack but it was released same day as factions.
You can download an updated que sheet from there. I was having a problem that no DS music was playing in game and they told me to download the GuildWars.ds file from there, not sure if it will work for Factions soundtrack but it was released same day as factions.
Sheriff Bullock
What are the four bonus tracks that are included with the Factions (320kbit) soundtrack?
ETSubmariner
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http://www.directsong.com/zip/
You can download an updated que sheet from there. I was having a problem that no DS music was playing in game and they told me to download the GuildWars.ds file from there, not sure if it will work for Factions soundtrack but it was released same day as factions. |
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This is controlled by the file GuildWars.ds in the DirectSong folder.
This file is controlled and edited by the Guild Wars Audio Team. The file is accessible via the following ZIP file. http://www.directsong.com/zip/GuildWars_ds.zip You will have to unzip the GuildWars.ds file from inside of it and place it into your DirectSong folder overwriting the existing one. Just right-click on GuildWars.ds and copy the file into your DirectSong folder and overwrite the existing one. At this time the Guild Wars Factions Original Soundtrack isn't mentioned inside the GuildWars.ds file. The Guild Wars Audio Team has been made aware of this, and we expect an update to the file soon. When we get an updated GuildWars.ds file, we will make it available for download. Best Regards, Casey |
Get it together DirectSong + GW = would ya?