Wild Arms is the answer to the question ”what if Japan had invented Westerns instead?”. From quiet guitar and harmonica-driven tunes like 'Law Approach' to louder, orchestral tracks such as 'Allied Battle', the soundtrack effortlessly jumps between different styles to create a nicely varied score. The composer, Christopher Lennertz, did an admirable job with the soundtrack, creating a score that contains quite a few different styles but mixes them together expertly. Its music captures the darker tone of this particular subgenre very well, eschewing the heroic tunes that would often accompany many a classic Western film in favour of a more sombre style of music. The game is stylistically more of a revisionist Western, rather than a straight old-school American Western. The music tries so hard to emulate the sound of ”the west” that I can't help but love it, despite how cliched it may be.īefore Red Dead Redemption there was a game called Gun, which tried to make Western styled video games a thing again, and to be honest it wasn't a bad attempt at all. It makes for a really fun and memorable score that just oozes nostalgia for me. The soundtrack for Sunset Riders is this wonderfully weird mix of classic western style music that you would hear in old American Western, and the kind of fast-paced electronic music that was so typical of Konami in the early 90s. This is a game that is just plain fun to play, especially in co-op with a friend, but we're talking about music here. The SNES version in particular was an excellent version of the original arcade title. One of the many arcade to home console conversions of the early 90s was Sunset Riders, a side-scrolling run-and-gun game set in the American old west. Going back almost three decades now, to a time when the name Konami on the cover of a game was still generally seen as a positive thing. The entire score is a beautiful homage to the Western genre Tracks like 'The Shootist' (above), 'Dead End Alley' and 'El Club de los Cuerpos' would feel right at home in a Sergio Leone western. Red Dead Redemption is a game that proudly shows its love and appreciation for the old west and the Western genre in general, and nowhere is that more obvious than in its excellent soundtrack.įor me, the music in Red Dead Redemption is easily among its finest points, capturing the style and tone of the 1960s Spaghetti Westerns in particular.
The American old west has inspired countless different video games and produced some amazing pieces of music over the years, so let's have a listen to just a few such tracks.īefore we dive into the deep end of video game Westerns, let's start with one that pretty much everyone is at least aware of at this point. With that in mind, let's start with a theme that's quite timely and relevant right now thanks to the recent release of Red Dead Redemption 2. Each article will highlight between five and ten different tracks from various games, in no particular order. Also, at the end of each of these articles, I will pose a video game music related question on something usually related to the theme of the article, which you can answer in the comments below if you so wish. The only goal I have with these articles is to feature a number of great tracks from a variety of different video games that we can listen to, enjoy, and appreciate for a moment.Įach of these articles will be centered around a specific theme, whether that's a style of music, a specific console, or just something completely different.
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Welcome to Video Game Music Spotlight, a new series of articles focusing on highlighting some of the great music we've been able to experience over the years in the world of video games. By Taneli Palola, posted on 15 November 2018 / 3,932 Views
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