EPTAnyone else miss SC1 music? - Page 3
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Marou
Germany1371 Posts
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NeoScout
United States103 Posts
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alucardme87
Vietnam25 Posts
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Demolisher31
Bulgaria25 Posts
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gauauu
United States47 Posts
I think in both SC1 and SC2, the terran music was awesome, and the other races were just ok and not as memorable. I actually slightly prefer the zerg music in SC2 to SC1, but the protoss music in SC2 is completely unmemorable. Terran is awesome in either game (I do really enjoy the firefly-esque cowboy feel in SC2). But like others said, the bigger issue is the sound effects. They feel SO weak and quiet in SC2. Everything in SC1 had big loud sound effects that made it sound like they were out there kicking butt. In SC2 it just sounds like all the units are competing to be a winner in the quiet game. | ||
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ckw
United States1018 Posts
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bummer3000
Taiwan10 Posts
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NeonGenesis
Norway260 Posts
On June 22 2010 00:23 bummer3000 wrote: wow. am i mental? i hate the starcraft 2 terran sound track, the fiddle part gets on my nerves and the whole hill-billy vibe just doesn't fit the grit of space. it's like Brooklyn Terrans in SC1 and inbred, teabagger Terrans in SC2. I also feel the Zerg music was by far the most advanced and fitting with the original theme. anyone with me? I actually agree with you. The Terran themes are impressive and beautifull musical scores by themselves but they really don't fit the game imo. | ||
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Ocedic
United States1808 Posts
Ultimately, about 50% of those who voted yes are doing so out of nostalgia. SC1's Terran music was okay, but otherwise I don't remember it anyways because who doesn't CTRL + M. | ||
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kajeus
United States679 Posts
SC2's terran music, yeah, is amazing. Totally amazing. But SC1 terran's music is classic. It embodies Starcraft. The SC2 protoss theme is really distinctive, as well -- anyone who has actually played protoss will remember it. The SC1 zerg music is not that good. It's ok, but it's actually much more "ambient" than the SC2 stuff. I can't believe you would say otherwise! Most of the SC1 zerg track is wind noises and insect noises, with just a hint of guitar. Large parts are arguably not even music. The SC2 stuff, by contrast, boasts plenty of pained guitar licks over, yes, a persistent war drum-like thump. I like it a lot. SC1 music is ok, but to recap: SC1 terran music is classic. But SC2 terran music I like better -- it's generally better written and less... nerdy? SC2 protoss music is wayyyyy better than SC1 protoss music. SC2 zerg music is more what I'd call "music," but it's a toss-up between SC2 and SC1 on this one. | ||
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rS.Sinatra
Canada785 Posts
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Qualm
721 Posts
Look at 0:34 in the first video you have. Now that's amazing. I'm not sure why they didn't just remix it instead of making something different. | ||
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Wings
United States999 Posts
DADADADADA DA, DA DAAAA.... DADADADADA DAA - DA - DAAA. | ||
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kajeus
United States679 Posts
On June 21 2010 22:38 Licmyobelisk wrote: starcraft 2 terran theme music is sex incarnate. part 4:11 that's my favorite, and man that is one bad ass mofo song! love this part is 5:30 (man so much romance on that guitar) well after that I miss the Zerg SC 1 music and the protoss is kinda in between for me. You nailed it. This music is fucking gooooooooood. On June 22 2010 00:23 bummer3000 wrote: t's like Brooklyn Terrans in SC1 and inbred, teabagger Terrans in SC2. Uh... did you play SC1? There definitely ain't no "Brooklyn Terrans"... | ||
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Captain Peabody
United States3126 Posts
Terran music in SC2 is very, very good. It's probably not as definitive as the SC1 Terran; but what is? The Protoss SC1 music had the opposite problem...it was a too chill and ambient, though with very strong themes buried in it. I feel like SC2 music could have picked up some more of the themes and "signature sounds" of SC1 Protoss music rather than going with all-new ones...in places, I think it sounds a little too much like Zerg music. In terms of pacing, tempo, and overall memorableness, though, it's probably ahead of SC1. The Zerg SC1 music is also quite ambient, I think: a large portion of it is just synthesizer and Zerg sounds with light electric guitar. There are very strong themes in there, but they don't come out as often as they could. Where SC1 Zerg music does succeed is in creating an atmosphere of subtle weirdness and "wrongness" while playing Zerg. SC2 Zerg music is actually almost identical in terms of theme; it reuses most of the most prominent Zerg themes from SC1 practically verbatim, and adds a few more of its own. It does, however, shorten the patches of just "insect," synthesizer, and electric guitar ambiance that made up a big part of the SC1 Zerg music...though there are definitely still patches of it, especially towards the end. It in general feels very, very similar, but a lot "stronger" and higher tempo than the SC1 music. Really, listening to the two themes back to back, I find it hard to understand what people are complaining about...of all the different themes, the Zerg one seems closest to its SC1 counterpart. It uses the same themes, the same instruments... and the main difference is that it is less, not more ambient than its counterpart. I could see it being somewhat annoying listening to it over and over again, though. | ||
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IPlaySC
United States79 Posts
On June 21 2010 21:14 Tropics wrote: i think the music in sc2 is great but none of the themes touch the sc1 terran music sc1 terran music defines starcraft for me this exactly. i do like the zerg music in sc2 to be honest, but sc1 still has my vote | ||
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kajeus
United States679 Posts
On June 22 2010 00:55 Captain Peabody wrote: I don't know...I think I disagree. The Terran music in SC1 was very strong, exciting, and memorable, and really defined the SC universe in many ways for me and I think many others as well. However, at least for me, it was a little too intrusive as in-game music, and tended to get in the way of my enjoyment of the game after playing for a while...in fact, I got so annoyed by it that I ended up turning off the in-game music altogether. Terran music in SC2 is very, very good. It's probably not as definitive as the SC1 Terran; but what is? The Protoss SC1 music had the opposite problem...it was a too chill and ambient, though with very strong themes buried in it. I feel like SC2 music could have picked up some more of the themes and "signature sounds" of SC1 Protoss music rather than going with all-new ones...in places, I think it sounds a little too much like Zerg music. In terms of pacing, tempo, and overall memorableness, though, it's probably ahead of SC1. The Zerg SC1 music is also quite ambient, I think: a large portion of it is just synthesizer and Zerg sounds with light electric guitar. There are very strong themes in there, but they don't come out as often as they could. Where SC1 Zerg music does succeed is in creating an atmosphere of subtle weirdness and "wrongness" while playing Zerg. SC2 Zerg music is actually almost identical in terms of theme; it reuses most of the most prominent Zerg themes from SC1 practically verbatim, and adds a few more of its own. It does, however, shorten the patches of just "insect," synthesizer, and electric guitar ambiance that made up a big part of the SC1 Zerg music...though there are definitely still patches of it, especially towards the end. It in general feels very, very similar, but a lot "stronger" and higher tempo than the SC1 music. Really, listening to the two themes back to back, I find it hard to understand what people are complaining about...of all the different themes, the Zerg one seems closest to its SC1 counterpart. It uses the same themes, the same instruments... and the main difference is that it is less, not more ambient than its counterpart. I could see it being somewhat annoying listening to it over and over again, though. I'm trying not to spam, but I want to tell you that this is the absolute best post in this entire thread. A lot of this isn't even about musical taste -- you just flat-out perfectly described the two "musics" under discussion here. I wish I were either as eloquent or as musically sensitive as you. :D | ||
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Full
United Kingdom253 Posts
I think sc2 is better for zerg and protoss... And terran is just as good for both. So overall sc2 music is better | ||
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Torture
Canada221 Posts
I can't even think of how the Protoss music goes. | ||
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Rah
United States973 Posts
I like how the zerg tracks are designed to wildly skip between all of the ferocious metal and techno beats in a random order. One of them even has some hydra/ muta sound fx mixed low into the background if you're listening for it. The protoss it's like you can hear their psyonic network, if that even still exists. It sounds very mystic and out of this world which is exactly how I'd expect it to be. The Terran music has pretty much a touch of every faction so far that we've seen. It has that industrious powerful sound that makes me think of the dominion, and some classical instruments mixed in here and there like the violin which has me thinking about the UED. Then every once in a while you hear something that's just so out of place but entertaining like a little strumming of a banjo to remind you there's some redneck rebels out there running around too, making trouble. I think these and other subtleties were put into the tracks on purpose, so I like the way it came out, even if I won't be listening to them in my ride. It's hard to remake perfection and I think this was a valiant effort. | ||
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