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Licenced music. That's what.
Everyone's aware of games like Wipeout, Rez, Tony Hawks, Frequency, the FIFA iterations and Vice City for their use of licensed music, but this is an area I feel is under-exploited in modern gaming, particularly as the hobby is oft compared to cinema.
One of the nice things about movies is their use of licensed music in the film's soundtrack. A song casually playing in the background in a cafe or bar, a tune randomly whistled by a character or something used to tie a particular scene together; licensed music is ubiquitous in films, and I really can't see why the same shouldn't apply for games (the aforementioned examples should give you an idea of the sort of context I'm referring to).
Does anyone else have any opinions on this? Do you agree or do you think using licensed music is a bad idea? Furthermore, are their any musicans whose contriubtions you'd like to see in a game?
Please share.
Licenced music. That's what.
Everyone's aware of games like Wipeout, Rez, Tony Hawks, Frequency, the FIFA iterations and Vice City for their use of licensed music, but this is an area I feel is under-exploited in modern gaming, particularly as the hobby is oft compared to cinema.
One of the nice things about movies is their use of licensed music in the film's soundtrack. A song casually playing in the background in a cafe or bar, a tune randomly whistled by a character or something used to tie a particular scene together; licensed music is ubiquitous in films, and I really can't see why the same shouldn't apply for games (the aforementioned examples should give you an idea of the sort of context I'm referring to).
Does anyone else have any opinions on this? Do you agree or do you think using licensed music is a bad idea? Furthermore, are their any musicans whose contriubtions you'd like to see in a game?
Please share.
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