EPTAnyone else miss SC1 music? - Page 4
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SiN]
United States540 Posts
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Spyridon
United States997 Posts
On June 22 2010 00:55 Captain Peabody wrote: 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. The fact that they shortened the patches is what makes it seem like it's not the same to me. That gives it only "somewhat" of a Zerg feel here and there, where the majority of the music is actually bass and drums. Sure the Guitar pops up here and tehre... but only for a few seconds and then fades out. Bass and drums really dont give me a "Zerg" feel. The only part of SC2 Zerg in that video that really gives me a Zerg feel is around 8 minutes of the video. That really doesnt last long though, and the same part repeats a few times, rather than gradually transitioning as it did in SC1. The part of the SC1 music that I recall having much bass was done completely differently. The part around 5 minutes, and to be honest I cant say ANY part of the SC2 is reminiscent of that at all. Different guitar style, and it had much more of an "interstellar" feel. Same with the part around 8 minutes, but the descending synthesized sounds around then are what gives it a more distinct "Zerg" feeling in my opinion. I just kinda miss that "feel". It just feels right when I play SC2 to the SC1 Zerg music at the moment. But to be honest, I've probably felt that way about every Blizzard game that came after SC and Diablo 2 LoD. Back when those games came out, I felt the music in EVERY blizzard game was an instant classic. I havent been impressed since... I wish they used the same composers. And I hope they do so with Diablo 3 even more than SC! Since mood was a very integral part of the Diablo games. | ||
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Pablols
Chile519 Posts
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tfmdjeff
United States170 Posts
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TRAP[yoo]
Hungary6026 Posts
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Rah
United States973 Posts
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Chaoz
United States507 Posts
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wankey
98 Posts
We haven't heard the entire protoss pieces and zerg probably will get a bit of overhaul (since their sound had the most feedback) I'll reserve my judgement. THe new soundtracks are brilliant on their own as well. | ||
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404.Delirium
United States1190 Posts
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7mk
Germany10157 Posts
Also theres only one single protoss track in SC2 and that one isnt that bad... .so come on obviously therell be a lot more in the full game. | ||
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Chained
United States137 Posts
Terran SC1 = Terran SC2 Zerg SC1 > SC2 Protoss SC1 < SC2 imo | ||
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Bey
United States78 Posts
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Shiladie
Canada1631 Posts
edit: I'm now having to listen to them back to back. I just clearly remember the zerg music in SC1, and can't even bring the SC2 zerg music to mind. Listening to it right now it is better then the little I remember, but it is overall not very notable/memorable. I think it's the starting on a high note that really set the SC1 zerg music apart from the SC2 music, as you get that immediate zerg feeling | ||
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SoL[9]
Portugal1370 Posts
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slothiest
United States25 Posts
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soverRR
Sweden348 Posts
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Xapti
Canada2473 Posts
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Cow
Canada1104 Posts
Personally I prefer to turn off the BGM, and have a playlist running. | ||
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synapse
China13814 Posts
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ForKvatch
United States54 Posts
I think the SC2 music is a pleasant variation on SC1 music and will eventually grow on me like SC1 music has. | ||
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