Yahtzee and the Music

[Skylarm]

Am I the only one that misses the different songs that would begin and end an episode of Zero Punctuation? I enjoyed hearing new songs and old favorites that my mind long since decided to forget. I do know that copyrights are touchy about music, but I was just wondering if anyone else missed the music.

 

[SwampCandle]

Nah, I like the current theme, it's really catchy, and me and my friends made it on GH.

 

[Lord Mountbatten Reborn]

I liked it, but you can't really bring it back now. :/

That doesn't mean the theme song is bad though.

 

[Armored Prayer]

I liked the different songs that match the theme of the game. But I'm more fond of his current theme song.

 

[Caliostro]

Yeah I do. I like the current music, Ian Dorsch is quite good at it, but the context sensitive musics did add an extra layer of character I miss.

 

[MowDownJoe]

Ehh, I could go either way. Though I want The Escapist to host the full version that Yahtzee showed off on the 100th episode.

 

[John Funk]

Ehh, I could go either way. Though I want The Escapist to host the full version that Yahtzee showed off on the 100th episode.

Ask and ye shall receive? [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/content/music.php]

 

[NeckStabber]

He did use amazing songs....c'est la vie!

 

[Ammadessi]

I was just thinking that the other day, actually. Nothing wrong with the current theme, but it gets repetitive and I liked to hear what songs Yahtzee picked to tie into the theme of the review.

 

[TheSanityAssassin]

I was just thinking that the other day, actually. Nothing wrong with the current theme, but it gets repetitive and I liked to hear what songs Yahtzee picked to tie into the theme of the review.

+1

 

[PureChaos]

occasionally i'll think of a song that would have gone well as the into but i quite like the intro

 

[ssgt splatter]

Eh...it was alright but I like the new theme.

 

[Kollega]

I do,in a way. Context-relevant songs added extra layer of variety.

 

[ryai458]

ya i miss those old theme songs, but ya what you said about copyrighting is probably right

 

[SomethingUnrelated]

I like the theme song, the current one. Really fits the series.

 

[Queen Michael]

My brother and I agree that the new music isn't as good, partly because it has no relevance to the topic and partly because we simply don't like that particular piece of music.

 

[Raregolddragon]

I swing both ways on this topic.

Both are win win.

 

[cleverlymadeup]

the old music was good as it added some humour but the cost was probly too much to get permission for everything.

tho i do like the newer theme

 

[happysock]

I miss the music I found some of them to be funny

 

[JohnJacobJingle]

I miss the music, but I don't think he could keep putting it in as more and more people started watching. There are people who really don't want their songs used in any context without their permission, even when it might technically be permissible under Fair Use, Parody or other exemptions, when it makes money. If they think they can gain money by suing, they will.

If, on the other hand, they thought that the videos were actually promoting music they were having a problem selling anyway, they would probably let it keep going, and just refrain from prosecution because it would serve as free marketing.

Hypocritical? Yes. But good business practice.

So, in short, while I think the artistic merits are there, I don't think having Yahtzee sued would help Zero Punctuation. Better to have most of what you want, rather than none at all.