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What games have you played that have a "perfect fit" soundtrack? (sopuli.xyz)
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Many games feature amazing music, but certain games take it beyond even that.

Games like DOOM are known for the "procedural" composition they use to marry gameplay and sound, and not only that, the way the music is a perfect tonal match to what is happening.

What games have you played that feature music that doesn't just make you notice it, but also pulls you further in?

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[–] [email protected] 23 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

FTL and Celeste have basically the perfect soft background music; once you’re played them it is remarkable how many YouTube videos reuse one or the other for their turned-way-down background music

That, and then Grand Poo World 2 has basically the best retro action game soundtrack I have ever heard. I for-real believe that the quality of the soundtrack is like 75% of why it comes across as more polished than any other romhack.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 months ago

The artist behind Celeste's soundtrack Lena Raine is really good at that kind of music, her Bandcamp is good for listening