retractingblinds on 19/3/2013 at 16:21
If I had to pick a color to describe this music, it would be greyish brown. It reminds me of that trailer from that one hollywood summer blockbuster from a few years ago, or was it last year? You know the one I'm talking about.
Really, I can't see this fitting Thief. It just has no identity, which is a real problem for a franchise with an image as prominent as the Thief franchise. Ideally they'd kick it off with that signature wind chime jingle, but that's asking for a bit much, maybe. (then again, (
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDw8IX5qbw8) the first DX3 trailer had the deus ex intro tossed in effectively...which in itself is not recognizable to the masses, but a charming nod to the fans. Thief 4 could use something like that, desperately at this point).
What I liked about Thief, is it had a clear medieval inspired fantasy setting, ripe in steampunk and industrial affairs, and heavy 90s hiphop beats and guitar riffs set the stage for what was clearly not your ordinary fantasy affair, and it fit. It didn't shout out "I'm different!" it knew it already, and made you know it the moment you heard that wicked tune, evoking dark ambient, hiphop, grunge and industrial music.
thiefobsessedgirl on 19/3/2013 at 16:35
Quote Posted by retractingblinds
What I liked about Thief, is it had a clear medieval inspired fantasy setting, ripe in steampunk and industrial affairs, and heavy 90s hiphop beats and guitar riffs set the stage for what was clearly not your ordinary fantasy affair, and it fit. It didn't shout out "I'm different!" it knew it already, and made you know it the moment you heard that wicked tune, evoking dark ambient, hiphop, grunge and industrial music.
Stop. You're making me cry dammit! :(
Spiders on 19/3/2013 at 17:48
At this point, we can't assume the music used in these video spots is even from the game's soundtrack. Some of the videos give music credit to Sam Keenan, who composes stock music but doesn't appear to be otherwise associated with the production of the game. I'm guessing the team that put the videos together (probably a crew from Game Informer) just snagged some ominous tracks from Keenan's library and dropped them in for effect.
van HellSing on 19/3/2013 at 17:57
Unlikely. When GI include music files with their articles, it's to showcase music from the actual game. Doing this with stock music would be entirely pointless.
Tomi on 23/2/2014 at 12:53
Hmm, I think it might be a good idea to put that tracklist in spoiler tags. These track names seem to reveal quite a lot about the story.
Thanks for the link though, where is this from?
Abysmal on 23/2/2014 at 15:06
trying to think how this soundtrack could be even more generic. drawing a blank
essentially with this snoozefest they brazenly assert the most critical and defining aspect of the series, audio, is not really that important
