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Taking suggestions for VGM Vibes 13 | Licensed Soundtracks
🕑 Added 2025-05-08 02:30:53 +0000 UTCPip pip.
Yes, I'm taking suggestions for two different episodes, the other being Credits themes (post for that is here -> https://www.patreon.com/posts/127334652 )
But I'm also going to work on the next episode way ahead of time.
For this theme, I'm doing something a little different, and that is giving some shine to the games that feature music from known artists. Think sports / racing games etc. As long as MOST of the soundtrack is licensed, it can be considered.
This episode is about the soundtracks as a whole, not so much single songs.
There probably won't be any reactions for this one, and my talking in between each entry will probably be minimal unless I played the game myself.
The comments for this post can consist of:
- The game title
- Notable songs / artists / bands from the track list
- Any examples I've done on the channel already?
If there's a nuance, feel free to elaborate like "this famous band made this one song for the game but the rest of the OST is original music" etc. Maybe others will comment and we can come to some consensus. 🤷♂️
Please, one suggestion per comment !
You can comment multiple times, just one suggestion per comment please, this is for me to check likes and engagement on it later. (I pay attention to these.)
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Licensed songs, radio station, jukebox, popular music, album, DJ setlist
Comments
Yoshi
Death Stranding has a good number of licensed songs, there are also original songs done by bands, but also a fair number of licensed ones. Pretty much all of the licensed songs, except for a few, are from the band Low Roar (RIP the lead singer and founder, Ryan Karazija, who died three years ago. They released their final album a few months, they still managed to record the vocals before his passing and have finalized it) In Death Stranding the songs for the most part play during certain moments, scenes which often will get stuck in ones mind. One walks a lot in the game, so when for instance reaching a big mountain and then during a mission having to decent it, while being able to see far into the distance a song triggers, leaving a location for the first time, crossing a river, passing a landmark etc. When those songs play aren't random though, they're predetermined and play only once while doing a specific mission in the game. They are definitely very memorable and add quite to the experience and feelings one feels. Some where also used during the marketing of the game. Kojima has mentioned one reason for picking Low Roar in an interview: "[the music] would match this harsh but beautiful and pure environmental setting. I also felt somewhat of a connection to Low Roar and the game, the matching of Low Roar's acoustic but digital futuristic sound and the concept of Death Stranding." The most popular and often most liked ones are: Don't Be So Serious - Low Roar Asylums for the Feeling - Silent Poets I'll Keep Coming - Low Roar Bones - Low Roar I'm Leaving - Low Roar Give Up - Low Roar Easy Way Out - Low Roar
Jazz_Lafayette
The Hotline Miami 2 OST is maybe even better but also like five times the length so I'm less familiar.
Jazz_Lafayette
Suggestion: The obvious pick for me here is Hotline Miami, I think. Just a tremendous, driving selection of electronic - bangers and ambient included.
