Fierce_LiNk Posted July 15, 2007 Posted July 15, 2007 This is going to be either a bit hit or miss, but I'll give it a shot anyway. Basically, do any of you attach music to certain games or memories. For example, Rock 'n' Roll Star by Oasis reminds me of my first run through of Majora's Mask, as I had that song on in the background whilst playing along to that game. Whenever I listen to that song, it reminds me of the fun days of the N64. Also, City of Delusion by Muse reminds me of The Gerudo's Fortress in Ocarina of Time. The acoustic guitars, baby!
mr_bogus Posted July 15, 2007 Posted July 15, 2007 I try not to play games with music on in the background (except maybe picross), but if this was about vivid memories of music _in_ games, i'd probly have loads to talk about.
ViPeR Posted July 15, 2007 Posted July 15, 2007 Hmm i'm going to mention some bands but I doubt many of you know who they are. Rammstein reminds me of playing Halo on co-op mode with my mate as it was on in the background. I also get reminded of Soulfly when I play Smash bros because it was on in one of the best multiplayer matches i've had.
Fanelia Posted July 15, 2007 Posted July 15, 2007 hell yeah! i always listen to andrea bocelli when i'm playing diablo 2. it's been quite some time though. obviously the music in diablo 2 sucks ass. there is no specific reason for the andrea thing, guess i just picked him out the first time and stuck with it... as for the rest, most games i play(ed) offer decent music and if the game is actually good the music becomes inseparable, so why listing to anything else? and even then, it is often impossible to turn off music on a game without turning of the sound effects. so you either play mute with music of your own choosing, or you play at volume and you get a mixed bag of shit.
Retro_Link Posted July 15, 2007 Posted July 15, 2007 Don't listen to music whilst playing games, I find it annoying as it distracts from the game music/voice overs etc... and therefor the atmosphere. Would much rather listen to the games music as I feel you get more absorbed in the game.
Cube Posted July 15, 2007 Posted July 15, 2007 Some of the songs on my SD card remind me of Excite Truck. That is all.
Acidyl Posted July 15, 2007 Posted July 15, 2007 With the risk of somewhat ruining the topic, I mostly remember some excellent videogames music, like batman stage 1-1 for the nes or the woodman stage in mega man 2.
triforce_keeper Posted July 15, 2007 Posted July 15, 2007 Oh god... One night stand by Misteeq reminds me of playing Creatures on the pc, and also Scandalous by Misteeq for Ocarina of Time :/ don't ask Also Im a genie in a bottle by Christina Aguilera reminds of center parcs. yay!
Maiky-NiSuTe Posted July 15, 2007 Posted July 15, 2007 i dont listen regular music mush only game music for me thank you
Hero-of-Time Posted July 15, 2007 Posted July 15, 2007 Don't listen to music whilst playing games, I find it annoying as it distracts from the game music/voice overs etc... and therefor the atmosphere.Would much rather listen to the games music as I feel you get more absorbed in the game. i dont listen regular music mush only game music for me thank you What they said!
darksnowman Posted July 15, 2007 Posted July 15, 2007 Hmm, I really associate the games music with it and my memories of them get all knit together like that. I only tend to listen to music if I'm levelling up in something but even still, that doesnt replace the memory of the games actual music, if you know what I mean. Even in Excite Truck, although I used music from an SD Card, I never really have heard one of the songs since then and thought of Excite Truck. Strangely though, and I was only after saying in the Paper Mario discussion, that I strongly associate the song Screenager by Muse to the desert level of that game. The clippidy-cloppidiness of the song just takes me back to that for some reason.
david.dakota Posted July 15, 2007 Posted July 15, 2007 I never listen to anything but the game music. I'm sure Kondo would be rather insulted if he heard people were listening to Oasis while playing Ocarina of Time.
Gizmo Posted July 15, 2007 Posted July 15, 2007 Some of the songs on my SD card remind me of Excite Truck. This. A very old Gorillaz album which I used to listen to alot reminds me of the Chronicles of Narnia books. Recovery by Funeral For A Friend reminds me of playing GvG's in Guild Wars, used to listen to it before the gates opened to pump me up a bit and get a bit of frenzyhealsigging going (people who played Guild Wars at least semi-competitively will get that ) My guildies weren't that happy about it though, because I couldn't hear them on ventrillo:p
Ashley Posted July 15, 2007 Posted July 15, 2007 Yeah Yeah Yeah's first album (Fever to Tell? Forget its name) reminds me of Worms 3D.
kiwikid Posted July 17, 2007 Posted July 17, 2007 The Shamen's En-Tact album reminds me of Super Mario World. Enigmas first album (MCXCAd whatever) reminds me of Super Castlevania 4. I never listened to the music while playing the games I just picture the levels when ever I hear certain songs. My mind is a pea soup of strangeness.
AshMat Posted July 17, 2007 Posted July 17, 2007 Oh i know what you mean, and i know there are some, when i play certain games a song will pop in my head that i listened to while playing that game.. Can't think of any though =/ Oh no, Counter Strike Source reminds me of Panic! At the disco thanks to Ramar last summer.
GMC Posted July 17, 2007 Posted July 17, 2007 Great topic! My two are Sexx Laws by beck. Just remember going round the wario course in N64 with that on repeat. Was great kart music... it has been transferred to the SD card for excite truck nowadays. Also, leisure suit larry and every track on everything must go my the manics. Alt+tab into "cd player" back in the glory intel 486 days (i think)
Charlie Posted July 17, 2007 Posted July 17, 2007 The whole of What's The Story (Morning Glory) reminds of PGR2. It was the only album I put onto my Xbox so the only music I could listen to whilst playing that game.
Guest Stefkov Posted July 17, 2007 Posted July 17, 2007 When I was playing Animal Crossing on the cube I was into Razorlight. Whenever I hear Golden Touch I always want to play some Animal Crossing. When I used to play Guild Wars I had hellogoodbye playing, so I always remember this one bit on a bridge listening to touchdown turn around and call n return.
steggy Posted July 17, 2007 Posted July 17, 2007 When ever I think of playing Quake I remember listening to Alisha Attic whilst playing (Music in the first Quake was pretty much non existant, from what I remember). This always put me in a happy go lucky killing kind of mood
gaggle64 Posted July 17, 2007 Posted July 17, 2007 I only associate music with games really because I sometimes like to daydream about what the film version would be like if I got a big Hollywood budget to make one. The most common association would be Red Hot Herman remix of Dagula with the Starfox franchise. Fox & co are stranded on Lylat after a sudden invasion by a mysterious alien force destroys their operation. Key scenes include a bar shoot out, a crashing space liner, an Armada battle and Krystal diving from the top a crumbiling skyscraper and through several ceiling windows to save Fox.
Gizmo Posted July 17, 2007 Posted July 17, 2007 Even though I have no music-related specific memory of it, this thread makes me want to play Banjo Kazooie.
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