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!

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Top 15 Saddest tracks

24. October 2021 /

Manchmal hat man Phasen oder Tage, an denen man einfach nicht in der Lage ist, Freude zu empfinden. Das Schlauste wäre natürlich, etwas dagegen zu unternehmen, sich abzulenken und positive Gedanken zu suchen … oder man ergötzt sich an seinem eigenen Elend und suhlt sich mit passsenden Musik in Traurigkeit. Weil ich am vergangenen Wochenende so einen Tag hatte, habe ich meine Sammlung nach Tracks durchforstet, die so richtig schöne Tränenstarter sind. Vielleicht wirkt das aber auch nur bei mir so, weil mir die dazugehörigen Spiele viel bedeuten. Wenn ihr also gerade in der Stimmung für ein Experiment seid oder noch kommen wollt, hört mal in die Liste rein. Und…

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Spiritfarer

20. October 2020 /

Spiritfarer ist vor Kurzem erschienen und meines Wissens nach ein nettes, kleines Adventure mit Kloß-im-Hals-Potenzial und Melancholie-Overkill nach Schema Indie-Artsi-Fatsi wie Seasons After Fall, Gris und Konsorten. Aus irgendeinem Grund hatte ich gerade Lust, mir den Soundtrack ‚zu geben‘, wie man Neudeutsch so schön formuliert. Gesagt, gehört. Für die schnulzige Gefühlsachterbahn – nur echt mit Klaviergeklimper und Pan-/Quergeflöte – zeichnet Max LL verantwortlich, der bei der Schaffung seines Künstlernamens wohl nicht übers spanische Doppel-Der hinausgekommen zu sein scheint. Musikalisch ist er allerdigns deutlich kreativer unterwegs und präsentiert einen bunten Mix, der fröhlich zwischen beschwingt sorgenfrei und deprimierend bodenständig hin- und herspringt.

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