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Post by chronotigger65 on Oct 4, 2015 10:26:14 GMT -5
Loved the use of "Disco Inferno" at the disco/bar in Bulletstorm.
Superman in Tony Hawk's Pro Skater
You Got The Touch in Saint's Row 4
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Post by Neo Rasa on Oct 4, 2015 10:56:30 GMT -5
The HEALTH song in the airport level in Max Payne 3 almost makes up for every other flaw in the game.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 4, 2015 11:47:13 GMT -5
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Post by hummy on Oct 4, 2015 12:03:48 GMT -5
Does Korobeiniki count for Tetris since it wasn't made for the game? I think it's a great choice for the series, but that might be because it's iconic at this point.
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Post by Ryzuki on Oct 4, 2015 12:07:29 GMT -5
Guitar Hero...?
I couldn't give many examples off the top of my head, but DeadRising played some kick-ass tunes during boss fights.
One of my personal favorites:
Edit: Ooo oo oo! I just remembered, Left for Dead 2 had Jonathan Coultan's 'Re your Brains' playing on a jukebox you find in one of the levels.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 4, 2015 12:24:48 GMT -5
Does Korobeiniki count for Tetris since it wasn't made for the game? I think it's a great choice for the series, but that might be because it's iconic at this point. It's public domain, therefore it cannot be licensed.
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Post by Colonel Kurtz on Oct 4, 2015 12:48:31 GMT -5
Grand Theft Auto is the absolute example. Electronic Arts sports and racing games are also usually soundtracked with licensed songs. WipeOut became famous for its licensed EDM soundtrack. Forza Horizon 1 and 2 have a sountrack entirely made of licensed songs.
Spec Ops: The Line did something more interesting with licensed songs, which usually accompany the firefights; an idea that should be used more often. Sega's Moonwalker was of course soundtracked by michael jackson tunes. Lumines is all licensed tracks.
Rock Band and Guitar Heroes are a perfect example of it; ... And of course, Crazy Taxi would not be the same without its licensed soundtrack.
There are soo many other examples! The phenomenon started as soon as games came on CDs, so it dates back to the PS1 days. I just listed my favorite ones; games where it really works.
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Post by Sturat on Oct 4, 2015 12:50:49 GMT -5
Best is Mexican Flyer in Space Channel 5.
Worst would be the dance music Activision added to Bio Metal and X-Kaliber 20X6.
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Post by Neo Rasa on Oct 4, 2015 12:58:49 GMT -5
Bio-Metal's Japanese soundtrack owns, but Sword Maniac's is really generic to me. I actually like the SNES' take on the Psychosonik tracks more.
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Post by 16bitter on Oct 4, 2015 13:19:43 GMT -5
Grand Theft Auto is the absolute example. Yeah, pretty much. I was introduced to a ton of stuff between Vice City and San An, especially Vice City. I remember some cool tracks in some of the Gran Turismos too. And White Zombie's "Grease Paint and Monkey Brains" was a cool track for the last level of Twisted Metal 4.
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Post by hummy on Oct 4, 2015 13:20:12 GMT -5
It's public domain, therefore it cannot be licensed. Yeah, I knew about that, which is why I asked whether it counts. I guess whether it does depends on the OP's intent (looking for popular modern music being used in games, or just good examples of games using music that wasn't made for them). It's probably an issue in semantics.
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Post by Ryzuki on Oct 4, 2015 13:34:08 GMT -5
GTA reminded me, Flatout 2 (and the other Flatout games I assume) had a handful of tunes that were popular at the time, and somehow it made launching people from cars even more enjoyable. Also how I discovered The Vines.
Does the Fallout series count? That music was old and all, but damn if it didn't get stuck in my head.
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Post by cambertian on Oct 4, 2015 13:49:04 GMT -5
Quake and Quake 2 both had music by actual bands or band members, but I don't think it counts because they were made for the games rather than licensed.
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Post by ZenithianHero on Oct 4, 2015 14:04:21 GMT -5
Offspring in Crazy Taxi. I really cannot see the two apart from one another.
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Post by 🧀Son of Suzy Creamcheese🧀 on Oct 4, 2015 17:09:44 GMT -5
Crazy Taxi, hands down. I'm usually not a big fan of putting licensed songs in games, but in Crazy Taxi, it's like ZenithianHero said, you can't seperate them from each other. Plus it helps that it's a game with only good songs (which isn't very hard to accomplish since it doesn't have a lot), including two from one of my favorite albums of all time (The Offspring's Ixnay on the Hombre).
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