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[Rahmiel]

I have to agree with the OP. But I also agree with Marsh to a point. It's not that I hate the ME2 soundtrack, I think it's very good but not necessarily fitting this series.

The soundtrack from the first game is just bang on. But they can't just reuse music from one game in an entire series, can they? I suppose that's a good question to ask.

Is there a place where you can listen to the music in Arrival? For the life of me, I can't even remember what it sounded like. And I just played it a few weeks ago. Obviously it didn't impact me the same way as the first game.

I swear though, I still hear the music from the presidium, the citadel, and vigil's theme. Those are just so soothing and really make you feel welcome or inviting to exploring, and you don't feel rushed. At least I never felt aggravated about having to listen to it.

I am in the minority on not liking the track at the end, during the credits. I didn't think it fit at all. I also do not like faunts. But that's not really a biggie, because nothing important happens during, or after the credits. If I don't like it, I can skip it and listen to whatever else I feel like.. like more vigil's theme!

[DRUNK_CANADIAN]

Agree...both games were great (especially compared to today's standards) but overall the music was much much better in Mass Effect than in ME2....I mean even the ending song fit the series so well as the credits rolled....Imma go listen to it now lolz

[MarchWaltz]

I prefer afterlife club music to the **** club music of the flux.

I mean, COME ON. REALLY.

Afterlife club music is ACTUAL dancing/club music.

Flux club music sounds like creepy old men trying to pick up on young girls. Naked.

[AdmiralCheez]

I liked both soundtracks about equally, as both greatly fitted the "flavor" of both games.

ME1's music felt very "spacey." It was old-school sci-fi with simple, powerful themes that everyone who played it can remember immediately (think Vigil and Saren). It had great atmosphere, but like the game, was a little lackluster and monotonous at times. It fit the universe ME1 was set in like a glove.

ME2's was much more "Hollywood." While loaded with powerful and distinct themes, it, like the game, took away that open feeling of spacey-ness and made the whole thing taste like a series of movie sets. However, what I DID like was how it continued the tradition of creating these tunes that can quickly be associated with a character or moment, and even re-used and jazzed up some of the old stuff (Vigil's theme starts up = I cry like a baby at the touching reunion). So basically it did the same thing ME1 did, only with an orchestra instead of a synth.

Unfortunately, any hack trying to impress someone with how epic something is will go for the orchestra, but it takes a real man to use a synth.

Looking ahead, I am 85% positive about Mansell. He's done so much work for the film industry (and in so many styles) that I'm fairly certain the fellow can do anything. He can do spacey (Moon) and actiony (Doom), has created immediately recognizable themes (Requiem), and can take an old classic and give it some new life (Black Swan), blending it to fit the situation and turning it into something new, but with enough of the old "flavor" to get the audience to go, "oh hey, I remember this!"

So basically, he's the Jack Wall of films, but with more street cred and experience.

But here's my favorite thing about Mansell: his close work with Darren Arnofsky means he's an expert at (to paraphrase a review of The Fountain) breaking your heart and blowing your mind at the same time. That is EXACTLY what I want ME3 to do. Here's hoping.

[DRUNK_CANADIAN]

MarchWaltz wrote...

I prefer afterlife club music to the **** club music of the flux.

I mean, COME ON. REALLY.

Afterlife club music is ACTUAL dancing/club music.

Flux club music sounds like creepy old men trying to pick up on young girls. Naked.

And their is something wrong with that? Its more intennnseeee

Although I did like how the club audio of afterlife was handled...faded in areas and w.e

[JukeFrog]

Aside from the Suicide mission and some of the DLC tracks, none of ME2's soundtrack stood out to me. The music in ME2 seemed much less prominent than in ME1. I could listen to any track from ME1's ost and have a distinct memory associated with it. The same can't be said for ME2's soundtrack (at least not for me).

[PARAGON87]

Well, from what I hear in the convention demos and the trailers, the music is coming along quite nicely; I don't think they are Mansell's (they seem to be recycled from ME2), but they could've been reworked by Mansell.

[marshalleck]

AdmiralCheez wrote...

But here's my favorite thing about Mansell: his close work with Darren Arnofsky means he's an expert at (to paraphrase a review of The Fountain) breaking your heart and blowing your mind at the same time. That is EXACTLY what I want ME3 to do. Here's hoping.

Cheers to that!

If the ME3 soundtrack can infuse Mass Effecty goodness with the passion of a score like The Fountain, Clint Mansell will completely destroy my reality.

[The Spamming Troll]

i want more ME1 in my ME3.

starting with the ME1 theme.

[AdmiralCheez]

marshalleck wrote...

Cheers to that!

I would but I finished my glass of wine thirty seconds ago.  Pity, because it was good wine.

If the ME3 soundtrack can infuse Mass Effecty goodness with the passion of a score like The Fountain, Clint Mansell will completely destroy my reality.

If ME3 can channel the best of both, I look forward to entering the next plane of existence.

Maybe it's an existence where donuts won't make me fat.

[KingNothing125]

My ears like good music and your ears like crappy music.

[el master pr]

I liked both OSTs. They're full of awesome! About ME3's OST? Just 4 words:

In Mansell we trust.

[sympathy4saren]

Fiery Phoenix wrote...

All I know is ME2 lost the magic and epicness that made ME1 feel like an experience and not just another game.

This.

[Sgt Stryker]

MarchWaltz wrote...

I prefer afterlife club music to the **** club music of the flux.

I mean, COME ON. REALLY.

Afterlife club music is ACTUAL dancing/club music.

Flux club music sounds like creepy old men trying to pick up on young girls. Naked.

There's more to music in Mass Effect besides the ambient music in the clubs. Like the music in the rest of the game.

[Biotic Sage]

My hope is that we get new versions of all the greatest tracks from the first two games. That Therum battle theme popping up at a specific moment of grandeur in ME3 would be intrinsically orgasmic and also nostalgically satisfying.

[spirosz]

IsaacShep wrote...

Watch Moon and you'll know what the music in ME3 will be like (hint: absolutely stellar) I'm not worried in a bit. Mansell's amazing!

Agreed.

I prefer ME2 soundtrack over ME1 because ME2's soundtrack had a more personal feel towards the characters and I just loved the way Jack Wall implemented the horn and percussion instruments.  To me, ME1 had a great atmospheric sense to it, which mixed well with the story and epic sense of what's to come in the future, where ME2 was again more personal. 

It all comes down to personal taste, but I love them both and I cannot wait to hear Mansell's work.  

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[LPPrince]

Pockles wrote...

-Skorpious- wrote...

Pockles wrote...

Never really considered it. OP makes an excellent point. The music on Therum (I think it was Therum) that played as I was killing Geth made that damn mission.

You mean this track? 

Easily my favorite combat theme in all of the Mass Effect games. 

Oh baby.

Oh baby is right. This track also made Therum for me. GOD I loved it.

[LPPrince]

And by the way, slightly off topic-

The Deus Ex Human Revolution soundtrack/score is amazing.

Listen to it on youtube if you have the time. Just some of it, at least.

Track 1 with links on the sidebar to the rest

[Ramus Quaritch]

-Skorpious- wrote...

 I was reading an article on Kotaku a moment ago, and came across an interesting quote -

*the article is describing the vibe and composition of Deus Ex's soundtrack* 

"The UNATCO Theme is so terrific that I wish it played every time I entered my apartment. It's like the best parts of Harold Faltermeyer's "Axel F" combined with something out of Crusader: No Remorse. I truly miss that kind of synthy sci-fi goodness. Frozen Synapse channels Brandon's score to great effect, but I haven't heard anything like that in a AAA release since the first Mass Effect. And as I've frequently lamented, that game's sequel made the unfortunate, predicable move towards Hollywood orchestration and lost a lot of its charm along the way." Kirk Hamilton

And you know what? He is right. Sure, I have always preferred Mass Effect's synthesized vibe over ME2's blockbuster approach to an OST, but I never took the time to reflect on how much atmopshere was [i]truly lost when the decision to incorporate a more modern soundtrack was made. 

At the end of the day, when a friend asks me what my favorite videogame series is, or to describe a particularly fond moment I've had gaming, I now realize that I am constantly remembering one distinct detail whenever such questions are asked - Mass Effect's soundtrack.  The soundtrack truly brings the universe alive - tracks such as the Presidium, Citadel Security, Noveria, the Normandy, uncharted worlds, Vigil ect - these pieces have had such a momumental impact on my experience with the series, and it is sad that none of ME2's tracks (the suicide mission theme included) have had a lasting impression on me. 

Anybody else feel this way? Anbody else hope that Mansell will draw inspiration from ME's classic sci-fi samples rather than ME2's cinematic themes? 

THIS.  I loved the fact that ME1 was inspired and had the style of 1980's sci-fi movies.  Heck, you could even make the screen grainy to make it look like an older movie.  It was truly charming to see that old-style sci-fi influence.  ME2 dropped that completely and made it more like modern sci-fi like Avatar.

[Kaiser Shepard]

It's a shame we didn't get Christopher Lennertz and/or the duo that did Kasumi/Arrival for ME3.

Then again, that would be highly unlikely after they dumped Wall to get Mansell... at least, that's I assume they did.

[Whatever42]

Two very different atmospheres and styles. I liked them both. I thought both scores fit both games very well.

[Rahmiel]

Kaiser Shepard wrote...

It's a shame we didn't get Christopher Lennertz and/or the duo that did Kasumi/Arrival for ME3.

Then again, that would be highly unlikely after they dumped Wall to get Mansell... at least, that's I assume they did.

Your assumption is wrong.  So go forth, knowing that what you knew, was wrong.

[marshalleck]

Memmahkth wrote...

Kaiser Shepard wrote...

It's a shame we didn't get Christopher Lennertz and/or the duo that did Kasumi/Arrival for ME3.

Then again, that would be highly unlikely after they dumped Wall to get Mansell... at least, that's I assume they did.

Your assumption is wrong.  So go forth, knowing that what you knew, was wrong.

I doubt we'll ever know the truth of it. If Wall did get dumped, it's unlikely he'd go publicly slagging a former employer, assuming he ever wanted work in the industry again. 

That said, I can entirely understand why he might turn down ME3, not wanting to be forever remembered as "the Mass Effect composer."