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

To the Moon

31. January 2023 /

2011, als die ersten Indie-Games aus dem Schattendasein traten und anfingen, den großen Produktionen Konkurrenz zu machen, war auch ein kleines Ein-Mann-Projekt namens To the Moon unter ihnen. Programmiert wurde das Spiel von Kan Gao, der dafür den RPG-Maker nutzte, weshalb der Look gerade Fans früher japanischer Rollenspiele begeistern dürfte. Ich selber habe das Spiel tatsächlich nur gespielt, weil es mir als Geschenk in die Bibliothek gespült wurde – danke dafür, Jacko!

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Mass Effect

17. February 2020 /

Zu Beginn möchte ich ein kleines Stimmungsbild zeichnen, ein bisschen Kontext geben, warum ihr gleich wieder einmal Lobeshymnen auf Musiken alter Spiele hören werdet. Denn Mass Effect war nicht nur ein Game mit Top-Grafik und Top-Story – nein, es hatte auch einen der besten Einstiege in ein Videospiel. Wie einem Weltraumepos gebührend beginnt das Spiel mit Texteinblendungen vor einem dunklen Hintergrund, das Setting, ja das Universum des Spiels wird umrissen. Während die Worte erscheinen und wieder verschwinden wummert ein Synthie-Beat, der stereotyper nicht „Space“ proklamieren könnte. Entfernt ertönen Strings, die aber nicht nach 80-ern, sondern Zukunft klingen. Während die Musik langsam ihrem Höhepunkt entgegenwabert, verschwindet die Schrift, der Umriss eines…

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