Sonic Colors (Wii, DS)

[Protoman Blues]

No, but it's certainly an annoying song after awhile listening it.

LoL, again I disagree!

Also....

yyyyYYYYYYYO 

[Bueno Excelente]

LoL, again I disagree!

Also....

yyyyYYYYYYYO 

Blame me for being incredibly averse to canned sounds trying to act like real music.

[Protoman Blues]

Blame me for liking silly music! 

[Bueno Excelente]

Blame me for liking silly music! 

Hey, nothing wrong with tastes. I do admit I am a huge music nazi when it comes to tastes.

[Protoman Blues]

Hey, nothing wrong with tastes. I do admit I am a huge music nazi when it comes to tastes.

To each their own I always say!  Plus, I like everything cept country & gospel.

[Bueno Excelente]

To each their own I always say!  Plus, I like everything cept country & gospel.

Never heard country before. I pretty much think all music genres have potencial, except most stuff in trance, house and techno. And emo. Always emo.

But for good, GOOD game soundtracks, I've always found the best stuff in the most unusual places. Check this track, for example:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsls2Uz-kyM&feature=related

Or even this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3B7OiGCkpc&feature=related

Incredible songs, that come from the most unsuspecting games. I honestly didn't expect either of those to have award-winning soundtracks, but they're better than ALOT of the stuff I find.

[Protoman Blues]

That's kinda how I felt with Zone of the Enders 2.  In terms of Anime, it's pretty much anything Yoko Kanno does.

[Bueno Excelente]

That's kinda how I felt with Zone of the Enders 2.  In terms of Anime, it's pretty much anything Yoko Kanno does.

Ooooh. See, there? Yoko Kanno is good. Mostly because she's a crazy-assed [chameleon sting]er who's not afraid to completely change her style and do something completely different, but she's got CLASS.

[Protoman Blues]

Ooooh. See, there? Yoko Kanno is good. Mostly because she's a crazy-assed [chameleon sting]er who's not afraid to completely change her style and do something completely different, but she's got CLASS.

Absolutely.  She's awesome.  I'd love for her to do a game soundtrack, if she hasn't already.

[Bueno Excelente]

Absolutely.  She's awesome.  I'd love for her to do a game soundtrack, if she hasn't already.

She's scored 14 games to date. Obscure japanese stuff. The one I'd recomend is Napple Tale. Another great artist/singer/voice actress plays the main character and does a few of the songs, Maaya Sakamoto.

[Protoman Blues]

I love Maaya Sakamoto.  She has such a beautiful voice.

[Hypershell]

Hey, nothing wrong with tastes. I do admit I am a huge music nazi when it comes to tastes.

At least you admit it.  The gaming journalism community loves to wrap "80's rock sucks" together with their Sonic bandwagoning and somehow claim that's a matter of objective quality.

The occasional Sonic game taking a different route is okay, I suppose, but it does kinda bug me that both this and STH4 abandoned it at the same time.  Sonic on Wii, WiiWare, and DS, and no Crush40 among all three?  It's just not right.

[Bueno Excelente]

At least you admit it.  The gaming journalism community loves to wrap "80's rock sucks" together with their Sonic bandwagoning and somehow claim that's a matter of objective quality.

The occasional Sonic game taking a different route is okay, I suppose, but it does kinda bug me that both this and STH4 abandoned it at the same time.  Sonic on Wii, WiiWare, and DS, and no Crush40 among all three?  It's just not right.

What's so bad about a change? Rush introduced techno, Adventure introduced 80's metal, and Unleashed brought orchestral-ish-at-times instrumental music.

Frankly, I CANNOT imagine STH4 with an 80's metal soundtrack. It would be horrid, the way they're trying to make a classic kind of tune sounds much better. And as for Colors, they're trying new tunes. I kinda wish they were more experimental, Yoko Kanno-like, and brought new styles of music to each game. Why not a Daft Punk-like tune for a space game?

I love Maaya Sakamoto.  She has such a beautiful voice.

My girlfriend introduced me to her. Never liked japanese modern music, but she, Yoko and a few from the same circle are the exception so far. Really good music.

[Protoman Blues]

My girlfriend introduced me to her. Never liked japanese modern music, but she, Yoko and a few from the same circle are the exception so far. Really good music.

Heh, it's one reason I like Seven Rings in Hand so much.  Steve Conte is a Yoko regular! 

[Hypershell]

Frankly, I CANNOT imagine STH4 with an 80's metal soundtrack. It would be horrid, the way they're trying to make a classic kind of tune sounds much better.

A lot of people say the same thing about NSMBWii and orchestras.  Doesn't stop the bitching.

I'm not saying EVERY track needs to be 80's metal.  But seriously, Super Sonic.  Nothing more needs be said there.

[Rayl]

She's scored 14 games to date. Obscure japanese stuff. The one I'd recomend is Napple Tale. Another great artist/singer/voice actress plays the main character and does a few of the songs, Maaya Sakamoto.

I swear i read that as Nipple Tale.

Maaya and Yoko are very good and i've had positive experiences with both of their stuff. I'm in the mind that anything can be good if given the chance... except rap. There is no such thing as good rap. Ever. And emo.

[Bueno Excelente]

A lot of people say the same thing about NSMBWii and orchestras.  Doesn't stop the bitching.

I'm not saying EVERY track needs to be 80's metal.  But seriously, Super Sonic.  Nothing more needs be said there.

But that's the problem. Every single Sonic game has been 80's metal for awhile. It's time to stop and change. Make it different, like it was when Rush introduced techno. I hate most techno, but liked Rush's stuff.

I'm in the mind that anything can be good if given the chance... except rap. There is no such thing as good rap. Ever.

I wonder... do you know good rap? Because most people just think rap is what you listen to on the mainstream. Drugs, pimps, hos...

And then there's stuff like this if you know good rap:

[Klavier Gavin]

[Bueno Excelente]

gameplay vid

Lawl, Rush 3 all the way. Well, confirmed for superior version.

[CephiYumi]

I'll probably have to get both

[Mirby]

...except rap. There is no such thing as good rap. Ever. And emo.

OHHH! Now it's on like Donkey Kong!

Get it? On like Donkey Kong?

Also, this is getting more and more intriguing.

[Ike-Mike]

A lot of people say the same thing about NSMBWii and orchestras.  Doesn't stop the bitching.

I'd say the bigger reason why people are bitching is because the sample quality is really low even for MIDI standards.

On topic, from what I've seen both versions of Sonic Colors actually look a lot better than Sonic 4!

[Jericho]

I think I'm going to be getting both versions of Colors at this rate. I'm really interested in the DS version though, more Rush based gameplay with tighter level design? Yes please. Now get Hideki Naganuma in this [sonic slicer]!

I'm in the mind that anything can be good if given the chance... except rap. There is no such thing as good rap. Ever.

Urge to prove this wrong rising, however not at adequate levels. So I'll say this, you aren't doing it (your first quoted statement) right.

My girlfriend introduced me to her. Never liked japanese modern music, but she, Yoko and a few from the same circle are the exception so far. Really good music.

Very huge sidetrack here, but what's your opinion on Mayumi Kojima? She's pretty awesome in my opinion. I was introduced to her after needing to find the song that played in that old Super Mario Advance 4 commercial and downloading the entire album (Me & My Monkey on The Moon) with said song (Hatsukoi) on it.

[Bueno Excelente]

Very huge sidetrack here, but what's your opinion on Mayumi Kojima? She's pretty awesome in my opinion. I was introduced to her after needing to find the song that played in that old Super Mario Advance 4 commercial and downloading the entire album (Me & My Monkey on The Moon) with said song (Hatsukoi) on it.

Consider me interested and will check out her stuff in the morning.

[Flame]

What do you consider "Modern" Music?