Spore to have Procedural Sound track.

[!Nekko!]

Spore's soundtrack is also going to be procedural. (http://www.joystiq.com/2007/01/16/eno-to-generate-spore-soundtrack/)

In a very interesting WMMNA article detailing one of Eno's recent lectures, it is noted that Will Wright and co. "wanted sound that is just as procedural as the game itself," preferring to avoid any looping tunes that change with each level. Eno is already working on a program called "The Shuffer," which will use sampled bits and pieces to craft Spore's soundtrack, without ever creating "the same composition twice within a lifetime."

Not that I need any more reason for getting this game, but this is a pretty sweet feature and I hope future games can use this to remove the infectiousness many soundtracks get.

[linkspast]

Awesome, When is this game expected to come out?

[CE]

Does this mean there won't be a Spore "theme" to get stuck in your head? :[

One Maxis game who's soundtrack still lingers in my mind to this day is the original The Sims. Man, those easylistening tunes from the Buy mode and especially the piano only Build mode tunes really got me in a creative mood.

[Jimmy Jazz]

Does this mean there won't be a Spore "theme" to get stuck in your head? :[

Ah, they'll probably still have a title screen theme song thing, just all the in-game music will be procedural.

[Sir_NutS]

All the Maxis games' OSTs are really great. I always grow attatched to them, I hope they do a good job with this idea though.

[Black Mage]

Awesome, When is this game expected to come out?

Sometime third quarter of this year. I'm more interested in what the system requirements are going to be. I need to know how much I'm going to have to spend on my computer so I can spend more money on the game.:rolleyes:

[Steben]

Eno is already working on a program called "The Shuffer," which will use sampled bits and pieces to craft Spore's soundtrack, without ever creating "the same composition twice within a lifetime."

So how do you ReMix it?

[Xerol Oplan]

So how do you ReMix it?

My question exactly.

[The wingless]

I would argue that you can now officially remix whatever you want, and submit it under Spore. The Judges can't touch you. All they can do is sit there while you blow marajuana smoke in their faces, groovin' on it, man!

[CE]

Fucking wingless stole my reply.

[linkspast]

or you done even have to remix it... Just pull a sound clip out of it, no one has heard it before anyway...

I want this sound track....

[KirbyMeister]

Automated procedural music composition... does that mean I can set it to compose parodies of the latest schlock on the radio?

[TimberWolf]

Fucking wingless stole my reply.

Fucking CE stole my reply.

[watkinzez]

This makes me happy. For once the sound is given just as much attention as the rest of the game.us Interested to hear results.

[Fire in the Hole]

This makes me happy. For once the sound is given just as much attention as the rest of the game.us Interested to hear results.

Posting from a Wii are we?

[watkinzez]

Posting from a Wii are we?

I freaking hate that thing.

[I-n-j-i-n]

I'm afraid the music composition will be boring, "GENERATE RANDOM SOUNDS" techno/ambiance garble. I hope that's not the case.

[Zoola]

Hell, I'm still playing SimCity 4; that game has amazing music as well.

[KWarp]

Posting from a Wii are we?

Fucking Fire in the Hole stole my reply. :rolleyes:

[sgx]

I would argue that you can now officially remix whatever you want, and submit it under Spore. The Judges can't touch you. All they can do is sit there while you blow marajuana smoke in their faces, groovin' on it, man!

Can one remix Electroplankton (http://www.sgxmusic.com/music/SGX%20-%20A%20Meal%20For%20a%20Whale.mp3) then? :)

[bucky o'hare]

If this wasn't posted with a source, I probably would've thought it was a joke. Props for doing something different!
:)

[artemisjaeger]

Oh, man. I was already completely sure that I had to buy Spore, but now I might even be willing to sell a kidney or something for it if I have to. I mean, shit. Brian freakin' Eno. He's my idol.

[Raziellink]

Fucking wingless stole my reply.

And mine.....

[lazygecko]

Eno? Brian Eno?

[Fire in the Hole]

Eno? Brian Eno?

You bet your ass.

[al3xand3r]

Hey guys, so how does "dynamic music" work again? =P

[Emura]

Can one remix Electroplankton (http://www.sgxmusic.com/music/SGX%20-%20A%20Meal%20For%20a%20Whale.mp3) then? :)

I imagine so, but you'd have to go all Roman Catholic and use only perfect 4ths and 5ths. Actually, maybe even throw in a 3rd to fill the "creativity" quote.

[zircon]

I'm skeptical that this will actually sound good. Probably will just be random bits of ambiance and textural stuff. :/

[Airwalker]

Each time I read something new about Spore, it keeps reminding me that I have stay alive long enough to play this game--no matter all the fun things like Sky-diving and reckless driving I would like to do.

[Orithil]

I preordered Spore in June '06, a full month before my wedding.

And still I have the recipt, I keep it in my windows XP booklet thingy, where I figure no one would ever look.

[FiremanJoe]

I'm skeptical that this will actually sound good. Probably will just be random bits of ambiance and textural stuff. :/

Even if that is the case, it's good to see someone doing something different with a vg soundtrack for a change. Even if it's not A+, the results will be interesting, and a good learning experience for those working on it.
...*dreams about Spore 2*

[The Orichalcon]

There was a song playing in the background of the spore website a while ago, before they updated the layout. I was hoping that'd at least be in the game. It was a nice relaxing ethereal piece.

[Azul v2]

Anyone ever listen to the Civilization IV Warlords soundtrack?