Soundtracks to games you've never played

[dkm]

Sorry if this has already been posted, but I was wondering if any of you have bought VG soundtracks to a game that you've never played and never will?

For me, Final Fantasy X-2 and Final Fantasy XI I own soundtracks to, but never played the games. (and I don't think I will either :P)

[BigBoss]

I have all of the Guilty Gear soundtracks. But I've never been privileged enough to play any of them.

[Armoured Priest]

Phantasy Star Online, Dark Cloud, and Valkyrie Profile are the only three. All of the rest of the OSTs I own, I've played the games for (Dino Crisis is the only I own that I haven't finished the game for.)

Unless you count the fact that One can rip most Sega CD, and TG-16 CD game soundtracks directly off the CD because they're redbook audio. Then I'd have to add a couple more games ;)

[linkspast]

Ico. .......

[OverCoat]

There's no point if I haven't played the game.

[Guy In Rubber Suit]

There's no point if I haven't played the game.



You're missing out on a lot probably.


I don't have too many, stuff like Gitarooman and this collection of NES music from HAL, most of them I never heard of but I really dig this medley that comes from Eggerland. I can't find the original game for it and the NSF that I have is corrupted.

[Decoy Octopus]

There's no point if I haven't played the game.
I dunno. Listening to some soundtracks have inspired me to go out and play the game. I did this both with Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island and Shadow of the Colossus. The soundtracks were so good that I went out of my way to buy the games.

[Red Shadow]

i have all the Mother soundtracks

[Black Mage]

I don't have any "pure" game soundtracks, as there are usually only a few songs per game that I'd want to listen to. I do have Xenogears Light, and Xenogears Creid, though. Both very good albums. Then there's the ever elusive Nintendo Sound Selections albums, Final Fantasy Potions 1 and 2 and Final FAntasy S and N Generation albums.

[RKane909]

Jeremy Soule is one of the best VG composers out there. I own nearly every soundtrack by him that is available, even though I've played only a fraction of the games. I'm hoping that his score for Supreme Commander will be available at his online store(http://www.directsong.com) soon. Or possibly in a standard music format on the game disc. I can only hope that it's as good as Total Annihilation.

[Murmeli Walan]

I can't find the original game for it and the NSF that I have is corrupted.

Did you look in akumu's archive?

[chrono26]

katamari Damacy

i'd like to play it though

[Guy In Rubber Suit]

Did you look in akumu's archive?



I think that's where the corrupted one showed up and/or it was a different version.

[reelmojo]

I rented Wind Waker a while back and really liked the game, but the celtic music impressed me even more so I imported the OST and still don't own the game to this day. As far as games I've never played go though, the Star Ocean series and Chrono Cross come to mind. Hopefully I'll be able to play all those games soon but until then the music more than holds me over.

[The Coop]

Broken Thunder: Project Thunder Force VI

That's right, I own the soundtrack to a game NO ONE has played :lol:

[Cerrax]

Bought the Maximo Soundtrack. Bought the game cuz the soundtrack was pretty good. I have countless NSFs and GYMs that are from games I've never played.

On the flip side, I have Power Quest for GBC, but I can't find a GBS file anywhere :(. I'm too lazy to rip it myself :P

[OverCoat]

You're missing out on a lot probably.

Obviously. But if I don't know or care what I'm missing, it's no problem :) The whole point of why I'm remixing in the first place is out of nostalgia, so why pay homage to something I've never experienced? Hell, why even listen to the music designed around that experience?

[watkinzez]

Plenty. And I'd pick up Advent Rising if it existed anywhere.

[Ramaniscence]

Earthbound
Chrono Cross (I own it, but my discs are messed up so I can't play it)
Final Fantasy X-2
Xenogears
Xenosaga
Originally Jet Set Radio Future, but I've recently played it now
Devil May Cry 2
Most DDRs
San Andreas
We Love Katamari
Lineage II
Lunar 2: Eternal Blue
The Elder Scroll VI: Oblivion
Every Silent Hill game
Space Channel 5 Part II


Games I've never played, and have little interest in playing.
Games I've never play, but I'd MAYBE play one day.
Games I would LOVE to play and probably will eventually.

[Lizz]

i have all the Mother soundtracks
I have more than you :P. Plus I have the Mother 3 soundtrack which I'll never really get to play. Lament lament.

I have the We <3 Katamari and the Me & My Katamari soundtrack. I used to have the Front Mission 4 soundtrack but I gave it to a friend.

[Soma]

I've got a crapload of OST's to games i never played. Star ocean 3, unlimited saga, valkyrie profile2, capcom vs snk chaos, grandia extreme, Guilty Gear X (though i think i own XX, i'm not sure). Panzer dragoon orta, Phantasy star online blue burst. That's all i can think of, mostly random rpgs.

[dkm]

I'm just curious, what makes you listen to the game soundtracks before playing them? I mean, what makes you listen to the specific game soundtrack? - and from not playing the game?

[watkinzez]

Word of mouth mostly. And Katamari Damacy wasn't released here. :\

[chrono26]

Obviously. But if I don't know or care what I'm missing, it's no problem :) The whole point of why I'm remixing in the first place is out of nostalgia, so why pay homage to something I've never experienced? Hell, why even listen to the music designed around that experience?

good music is good music man. sure the music is a lot better when you hear it in context or if you can think about the game associated with it, but if people like the musc by itself then maybe the composer did an even better job.

[Red Shadow]

I have more than you :P. Plus I have the Mother 3 soundtrack which I'll never really get to play. Lament lament.

I have the We <3 Katamari and the Me & My Katamari soundtrack. I used to have the Front Mission 4 soundtrack but I gave it to a friend.
you telling me you're not gonna play the translated hack?

[The Xyco]

Plenty of games. Though I'd like to point out that listening to the main theme from MGS3 alone made me go out and play the entire series.

[Seph-kun]

The only OST I own to a game I've never played is the Tales of Eternia Rearrange Soundtrack.

<<;; Motoi Sakuraba ftw...

[Cerrax]

Earthbound
Chrono Cross (I own it, but my discs are messed up so I can't play it)
Final Fantasy X-2
Xenogears
Xenosaga
Originally Jet Set Radio Future, but I've recently played it now
Devil May Cry 2
Most DDRs
San Andreas
We Love Katamari
Lineage II
Lunar 2: Eternal Blue
The Elder Scroll VI: Oblivion
Every Silent Hill game
Space Channel 5 Part II


Games I've never played, and have little interest in playing.
Games I've never play, but I'd MAYBE play one day.
Games I would LOVE to play and probably will eventually.

You don't want to play EarthBound? Why Rama, why?
Ugh, DMC2? The soundtrack sucked more than the game. Get DMC1 soundtrack. Some of the best stuff I've ever heard.
And Oblivion? The game: unforgettable. The music: eh, its nice filler.

[Murmeli Walan]

The Phoenix Wright series for me. Great old-school Capcom goodness there.

[Lizz]

you telling me you're not gonna play the translated hack?
We don't talk about that here ;)

[Geoffrey Taucer]

I got the xenogears OST and Xenogears CREID about three years ago, and I'm only just now playing the game for the first time.

[bucky o'hare]

Obviously. But if I don't know or care what I'm missing, it's no problem :) The whole point of why I'm remixing in the first place is out of nostalgia, so why pay homage to something I've never experienced? Hell, why even listen to the music designed around that experience?
For me, there is a nostalgia in chiptune and older vgm music formats, regardless if the tune or game its from are familiar to me. I've picked music from games I've never played for my band to cover... they're only a minority, but the homage still feels worth it. More are on the way too. :)

But the original question was if you've bought soundtracks to games you've never played before. Can't say I have. If I like a more modern soundtrack, it is probably because I played the game. And there's a good chance that if I played the game, I own it (I don't go out and game with friends enough). In which case, I'd just play the game to hear the music... or do like I did when I was a little kid and record the audio I REALLY like from the game (nevermind ripping the data or anything fancy like that).

[OverCoat]

But the original question was if you've bought soundtracks to games you've never played before.

Well, I don't buy soundtracks. To anything.:!:

[bucky o'hare]

Oh, snap...