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

Old World

16. July 2023 /

Old World smells like Civ, looks like Civ and - according to online reviews - tastes like Civ. But does it also sound like Civ? As a fan of Geoff Knorr's work on Sid Meier's epochal strategy game series Civilization, I wanted to answer this question. So will Christopher Tin, the American composer responsible for Old World, manage to match the brilliance of his compatriot and present us with an acoustic gem? The stars are certainly aligned, as Tin has already composed the fantastic pieces "Baba Yetu"(Civ IV) and "Sogno di Volare (The Dream of Flight)" for Civ VI.

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soundtracks, video games

Age of Empires

29. November 2021 /

Diese Review schiebe ich nun ein paar Wochen vor mir her. Ich weiß nicht warum, aber ich hatte nicht das Gefühl, dass ich eine informative oder angemessene Rezension hätte schreiben können. Wer ein paar meiner Texte gelesen hat, wird erkannt haben, dass sie im Aufbau einem gewissen Muster folgen: Das Spiel, der Soundtrack, Fazit. In einer meiner ersten Reviews, der zu Anno 1602, konnte ich diesem Schema F nicht folgen, da einfach alles für mich so eng miteinander verzahnt ist. Das Spiel ist der Soundtrack, der Soundtrack ist das Spiel und die Nostalgie hält alles zusammen.

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