!Nekko! Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 Spore's soundtrack is also going to be procedural. 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linkspast Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 Awesome, When is this game expected to come out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CE Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Jazz Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir_NutS Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Mage Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steben Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 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? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xerol Oplan Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 So how do you ReMix it? My question exactly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The wingless Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 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! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CE Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 Fucking wingless stole my reply. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linkspast Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 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.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirbyMeister Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 Automated procedural music composition... does that mean I can set it to compose parodies of the latest schlock on the radio? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimberWolf Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 Fucking wingless stole my reply. Fucking CE stole my reply. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watkinzez Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fire in the Hole Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 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? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watkinzez Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 Posting from a Wii are we? I freaking hate that thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I-n-j-i-n Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 I'm afraid the music composition will be boring, "GENERATE RANDOM SOUNDS" techno/ambiance garble. I hope that's not the case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zylance Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 Hell, I'm still playing SimCity 4; that game has amazing music as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KWarp Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 Posting from a Wii are we? Fucking Fire in the Hole stole my reply. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgx Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 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 then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bucky o'hare Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 If this wasn't posted with a source, I probably would've thought it was a joke. Props for doing something different! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakthielbar Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raziellink Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 Fucking wingless stole my reply. And mine..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazygecko Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 Eno? Brian Eno? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fire in the Hole Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 Eno? Brian Eno? You bet your ass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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