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Post by windfisch on Oct 20, 2019 8:33:58 GMT -5
I'm looking for music (from games, movies or otherwise) that resemble Michael Land's wonderful compositions for the adventure classic The Dig. Most of the tracks are calm and relaxing, while also having and underlying sense of mystery. I like listening to it in the background while doing work that requires a lot of reading, like studying.
Any suggestions would be very welcome, as I've got lots of work ahead of me  |
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Post by ommadawnyawn2 on Oct 20, 2019 15:52:50 GMT -5
They're only kind of similar but you might like Homeworld, Skyrim (Masser), Colony Wars (Beauty of Space), Riven, Heroes of Might and Magic series or Starcraft (Protoss themes).
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Post by windfisch on Oct 20, 2019 19:28:00 GMT -5
Starcraft aside I haven't played any of those, so it's a good thing you have - thanks!
Will check those out more in-depth as soon as I can, some quick samples already seemed promising.
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Post by Chezni on Sept 1, 2020 18:33:06 GMT -5
Michael Land's soundtrack for The Dig employed a Kurzweil K2000 synthesizer and a lot of short samples from the works of Richard Wagner, and as far as musical genres are concerned would be considered a mixture of ambient and musique concrète. The only music I personally know of that employs a similar approach is Biosphere's album Shenzhou, which incorporates synthesizers and samples from Claude Debussy's orchestral works, and The Caretaker's album An Empty Bliss Beyond This World, which incorporates distortion and samples from various musical genres of the 1920s.
The following albums diverge stylistically from Michael Land's work, but are broadly similar and would probably be of interest to you as well:
Biosphere
Biosphere and The Higher Intelligence Agency
Biosphere and Deathprod Brian Eno
Tim Hecker
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Post by Chezni on Sept 3, 2020 13:08:08 GMT -5
To add to my last post, and sticking with the overall topic of video game soundtracks, Jim Gurthrie's soundtrack for Below would probably pique your interest. It's a lot darker, and some tracks contain faster instrumentation, but I think it contains some elements similar to The Dig's soundtrack as well. |
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Post by windfisch on Sept 4, 2020 8:04:35 GMT -5
Wow, that's a lot of info I wasn't aware of before, which is very much appreciated! I'll definiety check out your recommendations.
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