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SenseOfTumour

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Who thinks 1930s rhythm n blues, early jazz, classic musical numbers and the like have no place in modern gaming?

The Fallout series and Mafia would like a word, is all.

Classical? Death Metal? Rap? Modern Jazz? Country? See almost any sandbox game with a 'car radio' system.

You can't just say a genre can't work in gaming. You can say a genre can't work for a specific game, however.

I sense Wipeout would have lost a certain something with Fallout 3's soundtrack.

Mortal Kombat may have been a little strange with Katamari's musical styles, too.

To me, Dubstep feels like an evolution of the Big Beat genre so popular in the 90s and 00s, Fatboy Slim, Chemical Bros etc.

I feel this, being a good ten or so years old, still has some kinda similarity to the dubstep of today -


(and it's got one of the creepiest videos of its time, too. Shows you can do horror without gore, imo)
 

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would somone mind showing me the differneces between electro and house?
 

Steinar Valsson

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First of all, I'm just happy the new teen-wave isn't visable in games.

But dubstep is just like any other music, tones mashed up in a sequence. Some like it, others don't. If dubstep would fit in a scene, it would be right for that scene in the game/movie/anime...
 

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shurikenshado4 said:
There is a similar thread like this somewhere on the interwebs but that one was far too messy and i'd rather not get into the details.

I'm not here to discuss whether Dubstep is good or not (for me, it clearly isn't) but i get the feeling its kind of trying to trap me by featuring in everything i do (like TV, hanging with my friends and maybe even Anime) and one by one, these outlets of my life are falling to Dubstep (im not sure if thats the right word)

Point is, id like to keep dubstep out of atleast one of these things (preferably anime and gaming. I know there is no dubstep in anime yet but you never know)

How i see dubstep: Dubstep is some creepy sex offender from across the street who keeps eyeing me up and he has already seduced many of my friends and when im alone and enjoying a hobby peacefully, its attempting to do the unthinkable and if i report what its doing to me to my mates, they'll just dismiss it and tell me to lighten up and enjoy it.

Where i am getting the idea that Dubstep is invading gaming: SSX and Tekken Tag Tournament 2 (I was really looking forward to both these games) aswell as other titles not worth mentioning

Its a long description so ill just cut to the chase. Keep Dubstep out of gaming. Idc if people enjoy it. Just enjoy it elsewhere.
Why compare a style of music THAT YOU DON'T GET to a child molester? I could understand if the "perp" were bubblegum pop, but it's not. I say MORE dubstep in gaming. Also: SSX and Tekken sux in my humblest of opinions so it's not like a fabulous gaming experience is being ruined. Now, if dubstep were to pop up in Dark Souls or Little Big Planet I may have a problem with it.

Not everyone likes the things you like. Similarly, not everyone hates what you fear what you don't understand. Calm down. Let's talk about NDAA or something.
 

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I don't think Dubstep will be "invading" video games. Sure, you might hear a couple Dubstep tracks here and there during certain fast paced games. In honesty it seems to fit in crazy situations (if done right). I thought the Dubstep song in the SSX trailer was pretty awesome.

The only time a certain kind of genre shouldn't be in a video game/scene is when it kills the mood. If you aren't open to certain genres it'll feel like the mood is being killed A LOT more often. Learn to love/respect all music; it's ALL good for something!
 

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i would love to see a remix of this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QyQ9PsOj6A&feature=related

anyway, i don't think dubsteb would work in games. why? because it may not suit the situation, and that is one of the main things about game music right?
 

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TomLikesGuitar said:
ryuksapple said:
First off, what is there to crusade against except for things you don't like?
The real question is, "Why do you feel the need to crusade in the first place?"

Secondly, since when was money a measure of talent or artistic ability. For example, Rebecca Black made more money than many Indy bands out there. That doesn't in any way make her more talented. As far as making art that appeals to the masses, I don't know if that should really even be considered a good thing. The role of art in culture is to channel the artists expression into something that challenges society, strongly held beliefs, or at the very least makes a cultural statement. Those goals often run in the opposite direction of appealing to the masses. I can respect their prowess as businessmen, but not necessarily as artists.
It's kind of offensive of you to compare Rebecca Black to some of the good dubstep artists out there. It shows that you really don't understand music, especially not electronic music.

Rebecca Black went into a studio and sang shitty for like an hour and then she left the studio and went home while other people tried their hardest to make her sound good. People like Skrillex spend days tweaking midi instruments to find the perfect harmonic synths through resonance and cutoff adjustments and tweak the LFO just right to get that perfect wobble that you hear. To ignore the creativity and talent involved is just, well, plain ignorant.

I've been making electronic music and playing guitar for a good decade now as well as teaching intermediate music theory, and I can safely say that I emote just as much through my electronic music as I do through my guitar. Making music on the computer is like shaping clay or painting a picture in that you keep working at it and making adjustments until it feels right. Listen to "With Your Friends" by Skrillex and tell me it's not artistic.

Tell you what, here's a dubstep song I made by sampling a shitty guitar riff I played. It's not groundbreaking or amazing, but I think it's alright. Even if it's the worst song in the world, it doesn't matter, if dubstep takes no talent to make, you should be able to make a song just as good or better. There are plenty of free DAW's out there, I dare you to download one and make something better than this.


You can't.

I've been working in Fruity Loops for years and I still am awed by how flawless and perfectly made some of the best dubstep songs are. I understand if you don't like it, but it's offensive to call us talentless just because you don't know what your talking about.

You're just as bad as the people who called rock soulless and "hate" music.
You're just as bad as the people who called funk the death of jazz.
You're just as bad as the people who called jazz the butchering of classical instruments.
You're just as bad as Roger Ebert.

Edit: There's also some Radiohead song I sampled, but I forget what its called.

I feel like you missed the entire point of my post. I was not in any way attacking dubstep or its creators (though let the record show that I do, indeed, dislike it). I was attacking that one person's argument that implied money is a viable measure of talent or artistic ability. It had absolutely nothing to do with Skrillix or Dubstep. I would say the exact same thing if somebody had replaced the name Skrillix with Madonna, Lady Gaga, or Maroon 5. All I said is that money is only an indication of business skills and has no bearing what so ever on artistic talent or ability.