MaybeMattis

Hi, it's great that you've found your way to this site and are taking the time to read this text. In fact, I don't want to keep you for long, there's a lot to discover (not necessarily just here, the Internet is vast and full of wonders). But if you want to take a look around here, I'd be very happy if you did. What you can expect: a bunch of texts about video games and most importantly soundtracks. Being born in 92 I was blessed growing up with gems like The Settlers 2, Half-Life 2, and the Flight Simulator 98 . Back then, I played pretty much everything on the PC that my gaming fingers could get their hands on.

What has always fascinated me most about video games, films and series was the music. Because of the music from The Sims I began playing the piano. Unfortunately, my talent was at a similar level to my strategic understanding of Anno 1602I started collecting soundtracks when I got my first PC. My collection now comprises almost 2800 albums (as of April 2023), and my goal is to have heard them all - heard and rated them. Why? A simple collecting instinct and the desire to make musical discoveries.

But because this really does involve a lot of work and, above all, time, I would like to share my experiences with you. Of course, like any form of art, music is subjective. But if you hear Call of Duty 2 does that make you think of good music? Or did you know that the same composer of Dragon Age: Origins and Crysis ? Or that the piano pieces from the above-mentioned Sims was in fact freestyled? Well now you do. I promise no revelations, no ultimate ratio. Just my opinion and my knowledge. Partly nostalgically glorified, always subjectively colored. If that's enough for you, you'll find a few tips and hints for good and bad music on this website. For a condensed impression of the wonderful world of game music, I recommend taking a look at my list of Top 100 video game tracks, in which I (obviously) list the my 100 best titles from video games. Have fun browsing!

soundtracks, video games

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City

23. April 2020 /

GTA – muss man noch mehr sagen? Rockstars spielgewordenes Open-World-Gangsterepos, das Jugendschützer schneller auf die Barrikaden bringt als das Tempolimit einen Porschebesitzer. Angefangen als popelige Top-Down-Ballerbude entwickelte sich die Serie über die Jahre zu einer 3D-Ballerbude mit unsagbar viel Umsatz, die auf herrlich zynische Art das Amerika der jeweiligen Zeit persifliert und ihm den Spiegel vorhält. Im Fall von Vice City ist das eine überzeichnete Version der Floridametropole Miami an der Ostküste der USA. Wenn der Mann im weißen Anzug und das „Vice“ im Namen nicht Hinweis genug sind, gibt es im Spiel darüber hinaus zahlreiche Anspielungen auf die Serie Miami Vice. Tatsächlich hat es sogar einer der Tracks („Crocketts…

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007: Nightfire

30. December 2019 /

Was wünschte ich mir manchmal die naive kindliche Freude zurück, die so ziemlich jedes Game erzeugen konnte, einfach weil’s ein neues Spiel war. Dazu gesellt sich noch der Thrill des Verbotenen, wenn auf der Verpackung das „ab 16 Jahren freigegeben“ oder gar das 18-er Logo prangte. Beide Faktoren halfen mir dabei, den Verrat zu verkraften, den 007: Nightfire an meiner jugendlichen Leichtgläubigkeit begangen hatte. Denn das Spiel um den damaligen Bond Pierce Brosnan war eine Lizenzverwurstung, die sich dankenswerter Weise nicht an der Story einer der Filme orientierte – gerade deshalb war sie aber auch besonders leicht zu vergessen.

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