How important is PlanetSide's Music to You

[Hamma]

As a followup to this thread (http://www.planetside-universe.com/forums/showthread.php?t=37209) I wanted to have a thread dedicated to how important the Music in PlanetSide is to you.

For me it was one of the best musical scores in a game, it was music that immersed you in the game and when you heard it you knew it was PlanetSide.

We all know Don Ferrone was the composer of the original music, and he's been floating around recently doing some remixes of those classics. How important is it to you that he return and do the music for PlanetSide 2?

[Crator]

I agree, I liked the music in PS1. However, I did disable it after a while. Screws up situation awareness too much imo. I like to play other music while I'm playing the game tbh. But I usually turn the music volume down enough so it doesn't drown out the in-game sounds.

[Quovatis]

Yeah, the music was awesome, but I too disabled it after a while as you miss battle queues with it on. I do always have it enabled in the caves, however, as the music changes when there is a hotspot and makes knowing when an enemy is nearby easier.

[Ninetailed]

Unlike the above, I never turned the music off. And to date, I have not come across a piece of game music that has stuck with me more than the title loop.

[SgtMAD]

who plays video games for the music?

I always turn off any music as soon as I load any game the first time,I am playing a game that needs my full attention,I don't need some silly soundtrack distracting me, or playing while I am trying to lead a platoon and having to talk over the damn music.

I would rather hear what is going on around me.

[Valdae]

who plays video games for the music?

I always turn off any music as soon as I load any game the first time,I am playing a game that needs my full attention,I don't need some silly soundtrack distracting me, or playing while I am trying to lead a platoon and having to talk over the damn music.

I would rather hear what is going on around me.

I respect your opinion, but I think you're confusing video games with actual war.

[Tigersmith]

Would love to see his music back in the game.

But as always im Open to hearing some other submissions. :)

[Senyu]

Planetside music was something I could just listen in loops over and over. Especially the theme song. To me it was a defining peice of music with power in it. Back when I played WoW I even imported some of Planetsides music for the zones in WoW and actually fit well. Definitly a strong choice to pick Don or at least heavily consider. I'm open to new people to direct the music but I hope they at least give Don a good chance since tha majority of the players it seems loved his music. Maybe even have a team of Don and others working together

[OpolE]

When you start up the game for the first time that music hits you, when we start up the game for the last day of Planetside i shit u not, it will be just as epic as it was 8 years

[Rbstr]

I think it'd be cool to have incidental music, more than continual music. Like, you fly through a gate, some music...come up on a base, capture a base you're at, lose a base you're at.

Who actually composes it matters little, as long as they're good (do Don would be a good choice...but someone else could be fine).

[Pillow]

I turned off the planetside music because listening to 1-3 minutes short tracks looping just gives me headache.
Make the tracks longer 4-10 mins would be optimal.

[Miir]

I think Planetside music was great. I probably left it toggled on longer than any other game music. Eventually it was disabled. Which is my normal practice for multiplayer games.

Music is much better used for single player games, game trailers or cinematic type scenes.

I hope they bring Don back at least for some trailer type scores.

[Bags]

The music was good but I never had it on.

Voted yes anyway.

[SniperSteve]

The music in planetside, especially the music on the install CD and the first Menu Intro/Loop set the stage that PlanetSide the original was an EPIC game with EPIC combat and everything was going to be EPIC. That initial stage-setting is really important IMO. Hopefully PS2 delivers more of the same up-front feel of EPIC that PS the original had.

[Redshift]

I always kept the music on, it was easy enough to hear weapon sounds and boomers being armed over it.
Plus after swapping in the newer versions of ferrone's music i litterally jizzed my pants in the caves "new Hades tunnel....."

[Legion]

I don't think I ever listened to the music in PS1, I was going through a Metallica phase so I just kept a playlist of that on repeat.

[Talek Krell]

I'd say he's the go to man for new music. He did a great job of creating a sound that was distinctive but not intrusive. I'd forgotten the Planetside music until it first got brought up here, but I still recognized that title track instantly.

[TheRagingGerbil]

Music also let you know when enemies were in your soi.

[Trolltaxi]

Don did great job with the music! TR themes were the most amazing. Sometimes I listen to them in my car and most of my ringtones on my cell phone are PS music.

Fingers crossed for Don!

[basti]

I never turned the music off, ever. Put the volume down to have it in the background and have everything else louder, but i always had it running. It was fantastic, and Don should really do the music for PS2.

[NapalmEnima]

I never turned the music off, ever. Put the volume down to have it in the background and have everything else louder, but i always had it running. It was fantastic, and Don should really do the music for PS2.

This.

If you head over to his site (http://www.donferronemusic.com/index.php?s=listen), you can download all the remastered PS1 music as MP3s.

My current playlist is:

all Don's stuff (ps1 and 2)
Terminator 1 music (theme, tunnel chase, and love scene, written by Brad Fiedel if you want to search for it)
Tron Legacy sound track by Daft Punk (VS music bitches!)
Some Skrillex music (syndicate, first of the year, kill everybody, scary monsters and nice sprites, more VS music)
Star Wars' "Imperial March"
"Night on Bald Mountain", the version used in Phantasia.

All Epic Music with basically no vocals ('cept the occasional clip in the Skrillex stuff). I'm a programmer, and vocals can distract parts of the brain I need for Important Work (like writing posts here... sheesh)

[Gandhi]

Somehow the music in PS never got annoying, even after listening to the same songs for what must be hundreds of hours by now. But if it's making a comeback for PS2 I'd like to see more diversity. For example, the only time I turn the music off is when I'm playing cloaking games in an enemy base, because there I need to be able to hear everything from doors opening to people switching weapons and activating implants. What's missing is a 'cloaking theme' that's much quieter and methodical.

Or how about an armor column theme that starts playing whenever you're near 2 other friendly tanks? Things like that. Even if they're just short 1 minute tracks, it really helps give you cues about what's going on. Plus it makes things more fun :D

[Atuday]

The 2 people that voted no are evil heretics and should be burned alive by plasma spam.

[Raymac]

Of all the things I've forgetten the last few years, I can still distinctly remember first logging into Planetside. The music was so epic, it really set the mood for what I had in store. I can still see myself sitting there glancing through the instruction book in my lap, trying to decide which empire I should fight and die for.

Sadly, I eventually turned off the music because it literally gave me an extra 1-2 fps, and I was doing everything I could to get that game to run the best I could with what I had. Now, I just listen to my own music when I play, but Ferrone's tune still sticks with me. If they don't bring him back, the composer they get to replace him has some large shoes to fill.

[Bruttal]

Yeah i enjoyed the music for a long while in planetside before i ended up disabling it, and even then id turn it on agian some times. Id like to hear something fresh and new though nothing based off the current planetside theme.

[CrystalViolet]

I wouldn't mind seeing Don do the music again, but I don't view it as being completely necessary to bring him back. There are a lot of talented composers out there. If SOE has a different vision for the music of PS2, then let them do what they think fits the game best. Remember this is more of a reimagining than a sequel.

[Graywolves]

Planetside's music is the one thing everyone can agree on. Don Ferrone is the man!

[Crazyduckling]

Thread Subject and Poll are two different questions, so I didn't vote in the poll.

The music is important.

Don did a great job with PS1, the music fit perfectly with the feel of the game. If he came back to do PS2, that would be great, but I can't imagine the same feeling and tone as PS1.

I wouldn't mind seeing Don do the music again, but I don't view it as being completely necessary to bring him back. There are a lot of talented composers out there. If SOE has a different vision for the music of PS2, then let them do what they think fits the game best. Remember this is more of a reimagining than a sequel.

Basically, what CViolet said. He said it better.

[CrystalViolet]

Thread Subject and Poll are two different questions, so I didn't vote in the poll.

This kind of bothered me as well, and I didn't vote for the same reason. An edit of the thread title would probably be a good idea.

[Logit]

The Planetside music was phenomenal. It fit with the game so well, and hearing it these days brings back so many great memories.

[Hamma]

Thread Subject and Poll are two different questions, so I didn't vote in the poll.

This kind of bothered me as well, and I didn't vote for the same reason.
Priceless.. sorry for the false advertising.. :rofl:

Reading indicates exactly what the poll question is. The poll and thread are the exact same thing because Don Ferrone = PlanetSide Soundtrack

[Xyntech]

I'm always in favor of bringing people back for sequels. I hate when a movie gets a new actor in a role.

It's great that TRay is back from PS1.

I think that PS2 could have great new music with a new composer, but why bother? Planetside had awesome music.

Bring the guy back.

[Captain B]

PlanetSide's the only MMO I've ever kept the music on while playing.

[MasterChief096]

Keep Don. He already proved to all of us that he can create music that feels and sounds like PlanetSide. Why take a chance with a new guy that might mess it all up? Just because its a re-imaging doesn't mean that we should sack one of the best people that contributed to the game.

[Brusi]

Don't know if he should be installed as the sole composer, but I think he should be part of the production process...

When i logged back into my NC character after being away for years and walked out into the sanctuary... FUCK YEAH!

[Graywolves]

If you don't want Don Ferrone, then cearly Planetside music is not important to you...

and that also makes you a ***-nazi-terrorist-mexican-american-european-*****

Oh and a Hamma-hater.

[CrystalViolet]

Reading indicates exactly what the poll question is. The poll and thread are the exact same thing because Don Ferrone = PlanetSide Soundtrack

You should be a politition.

[Naeadil]

Back when I was a youngster playing the game when it was brand new and didn't care about winning every fight, I had it on. It added to the suspense and excitement tenfold. Planetside had some of the best video game music I've ever heard when it came out. Obviously gaming has blown up a lot since then and there are a lot more emphasis put into the "cinematic feel" of games, but it still competes easily.

In the trailer, we heard a small tidbit of the main theme. I'm sure they'll bring some of it back, even if they don't bring back Don.

[Rbstr]

Sometimes I think "Gosh, I'm a nerd"
Then someone on the internet comes along and beats me by a mile.

(Yay, music, the more people that like good music the better. So not to knock you much
...but PS music being what got you interested in it? It's quite decent, but if those were your gateway-pieces your prior listening must have been really sparse...or you were super young)

[Valdae]

The thing about Planetside is that without music, it has no emotional triggers. Sure the game has a premise, but not much of a story. No real characters, no long term deaths to worry about, and no global loss situations. The music is the only thing that really adds any sort of emotion to it, otherwise its just a bunch of friends fighting on a massive scale (which is still awesome).

I very much doubt they'll be using internal music sourcing, so Don really should get the nod. Then again Steve Jablonsky got the contract for Command and Conquer 3 and shunned fan favourite Frank Klepacki. Incidentally Steves music turned out to be awesome, but I cant see anyone recreating the PS vibe as well as Don.

[Xyntech]

Well it sounds like they may be aiming for a little more depth to the story than Planetside had, so we'll see if there is a stronger sense of atmosphere. Still, music is a big contributor to atmosphere in any game, so it should still be an important part of Planetside 2.

[Tapman]

Don understood and still understands how to translate the scale, the emotions, the intensity of battle, and seemingly Auraxis itself into the perfect score. I recommend giving him more money to do more music for different types of situations and areas. Seriously, his music completely set the tone and felt like the type of music they might play in movies starring us. If the developers don't listen to the community on this issue (one of the most-voted upon and most agreed upon suggestions for PS2) then we will completely lose trust in the promise of community interaction and participation.