The COOLEST Video Game Soundtrack Of 1997 | Need For Speed II
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What was that one game you grew up with that you played CONSTANTLY and couldn't get enough of the soundtrack?? Best ones might get a video...
All the FIFA's
Divine Bloodlines from Castlevania: Rondo of Blood. It has so many instruments and is insane.
Shenmue
Gran Turismo 1-7
So many more but these stand out!
lego batman
World of Warcraft - Wrath of the Lich King
i LITERALLY cant believe what i am seeing right now. charles cornell doing a video about NFS2?!?!?! you have no idea how much i love this soundtrack. for me, NFS2 and NFS3 with rom diprisco are the very best soundtracks that captured a moment in time for car culture/90s culture perfectly.
This and WipeOut 1 and 2097 have crazy soundtracks as well!
Don't forget NFS4 - Paradigm Shifter menu song.
Facts.
Hearing that menu music made me turn into a wide-eyed child again. It’s still so cool and I’m pretty hype to see how many people appreciate this soundtrack like I always have lol
So glad im not the only one blasting that soundtrack, BANGERS everywhere
Yup
Charles normally: *Nerding out about music*
Charles here: *Grooving, vibing, having a good time*
While nerding out about music
YOU NOW : Embarassing yourself
@5:43 - the game actually has dynamic looping music so yes, it can play specific sections during certain parts of the track. Way ahead of its time. Such a great game and such a cracking soundtrack.
And all that was dropped due to budget, companies don't invest into that anymore, now you will most likely get a licensed generic song that will put you to sleep or some nonsense made in 5 minutes on a kiddy app ...
I lost all interest in game music so as games too, it's so predictable and all off the shelf, no more actual soundtracks for most of them.
Heck I remember Resident Evil 2 Remake won best soundtrack award on an event meanwhile that game doesn't even have an actual soundtrack, it have generic drones, one boss battle theme that sounds like some generic score of 20 seconds stuck in a loop while the original iconic RE2 soundtrack from the 90s was locked behind a paywall (which most of the buyers didn't had access to and was hard to obtain too due to an error) and even that was missing more then half of the tracks since the remake game was completely cut left and right and changed so much to the point it's an entire different game with zero effort involved ...
AND THAT WINS AN AWARD?! F THAT!!! Later someone wonder why all of us quit video games and especially don't care who wins what when it's all just a sad joke and irrelevant, it's lost upon us for a long time now.
Soundtracks that are iconic like the Chrono Cross, Need For Speed 1234, Silent Hill 1234... All is gone for a long time now.
Reminds me of how often when I throw a kids party for relatives etc and let some of the old music on from old PS1 PS2 era games, the kids beg me to make them a CD or copy it to USB so they can listen to it at home ... says a lot that even new gen love the old stuff more not just music but the games itself.
@@minmogrovingstrongandhealthyas part of your frustration, try to remember your dad was ranting probably the same way, about something of his time. Time changes, and contrary to what your gut tells you, it does NOT decline. It’s called nostalgia.
Yeah, ever listened to Need for Speed The Run to not even go out of the game series? It's an absolute banger fully dynamic track and composed by Brian Tyler (a very renowned composer of lots of movies as well) who even used stuff like closing doors, blinkers, and even lowering window sounds in the mix in genius ways. This is just pure nostalgia talking from you, there are many cool game sounds long after this the period you're describing. They just didn't happen when you were a kid and therefore don't have the child memories attached to the music. There's a whole documentary on how he made the track somewhere, and it's really cool. Art isn't dead, and as long as there are humans alive, it won't die.
@@minmogrovingstrongandhealthySH3 soundtrack is goat
@@minmogrovingstrongandhealthyit does have a soundtrack…
Dude, such a pleasant surprise to see you review the music from this game!!! I did a ton of bass sessions for EA Sports in the late 90’s (including nfs I II and III: hot pursuit and nba live 98/99/2000), but didn’t have a PS 1 so never got to play the game so never knew what they used lol. The guys that I got to work with for the NFS soundtracks (Saki Kaskas (RIP), Jeff Dyck, Alistair Hirst, and Traz Damji) were all absolute geniuses who were way ahead of their time, and the sessions were some of the most enjoyable (and musically challenging) that I’ve ever done. Thanks so much for the blast of nostalgia from my past ❤❤❤
This track from NFS I was the first session I did with Saki for the franchise, and it will forever be burned in my brain as the most scared I’ve ever been playing music lol…showed up to the session and had to learn all these unisons in the studio (Saki didn’t write music so I had to transcribe them myself in real time…I was 23 and I’ve never been so sweaty on a session lol)
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That's awesome man. Love the song you linked. Its an honor to meet someone who contributed to these amazing soundtracks. Could you link me to any songs from NFS3 which your bass was featuted on? I only played NSF2, 3 and high stakes. Did you play on high stakes?
@@underscoreisnotvalid hey thanks! I think the only track on NFS III that they used me on is this one:
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@@underscoreisnotvalid unfortunately I left Vancouver before they did the music for ‘High Stakes’.
Dude did you do the bass in Hometown? Love that tune. I guess its Little Sweaty Sow not hometown lol
Please, please, PLEASE make a video on the musicality of engines! I always thought I was the only one who thought of them in that way and I honestly find it unfathomably interesting!
up!
Coincidentally I watched Hagerty’s video on the best sounding drag race ever last night, so now I’m really stoked for this! I’ve always been fascinated by different engine configuration noises.
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It would be one big old Yamaha episode!
@@paulanderson9650That’s actually a great concept. How Yamaha brought two seemingly unrelated things together. The automobile and music.
"Is this what it's like for you guys who have history with these games!?"
Oh yeah, this is exactly how it feels whenever you hear something really good while playing a fantastic video game. Like, you don't expect it, but when it hits, man it's soooo good.
I could still remember most of the track he went over even though I haven't played the game in over a decade
rom di prisco is a legend, he made most of the tracks in nfs 2, III, 4 etc even the porsche game he was under an alias Morphadron, thank u for making this vid
The NFS II soundtrack was legendary. It was made by Saki Kaskas and Jeff van Dyck as you said, but also Rom di Prisco and Alistair Hirst.
Rom di Prisco (who composed the menu music) also wrote the NCIS title music, and he has some amazing boppy music on Bandcamp that proves he's still got it.
I watched my dad play Need for Speed Hot Pursuit 2, one of my most memorable childhood moments ❤
That game was SO fire, especially on ps2
I remember playing HP2 on my uncle's laptop everyday until he finally stopped me😂😂
That was my first game...at age 31!
I bought it on a whim at CompUSA and that was that. Been hooked ever since.
Chemical Brothers soundtrack was life changing.
53 now.
I played the first two hot pursuit games as well. I adored them for their overall ambience, including their soundtracks.
Bro same, my dad playing NFS when I was a kid got me into racing games, we used to play together and try to break each other's lap records!
YES, VINDICATION! At long last somebody decided to make a proper video on NFS2's soundtrack. Playing this game so much as a kid definitely shaped my musical tastes in some manner, and eventually, several years later, after getting unlimited access to the internet, I got to listen to this soundtrack on its own, it's aged like fine wine. All killer, no filler. The tune "Hellbent For Lederhosen" deserves special props for the incredible unexpected switch to polka instrumentation, with the musical motif repeating later with harmonised electric guitars. And of course, it took me well over 20 years between growing up, learning English properly and becoming a metalhead for the play on words in the song title to finally land on me.
Hellbent is my favorite track too. #2 would be Nashat. Vindication is the perfect word. I'm beyond stoked to see this video up.
@@joshhummel9819 So many great songs! Nashat, Feta Cheese, Sanoqoua, Pavlova, Corroboree, Heinerklingle... Siwash Rock is probably my favourite of the bunch though. The groove at the beginning in 6/8 grouped in 7 and 5 is wild. I might have stolen it for my own compositions here and there.
My childhood game obsession was Need For Speed III: Hot Pursuit. Bought it at a Scholastic book fair for $12 and played it every day after school. That entire soundtrack is absolute 90s fire. The menu music ("Romulus 3") was my jam
They remastered it! I just bought it for Switch
Romulus is one track nfs 2 and 3 share (with minor changes).
nfs 3 was the pinacle
@@BrofUJu huh??? when did this happen??
@@slipangle3027 2020. Look it up lol. It exists and it rules
NFS2 and 3 were both great. Then we had Flat Out 2 with an outstanding soundtrack and can we just not forget Need For Speed Underground 2? When you mentioned how much fun you had driving around in a t-rex or toilet stall. I had so many good memories popping up with my friends and my brother. We had so much fun with NFS2. It's hard to put into words.
Underground 1 has a better song selection, if we have to be honest. U1 and MidnightClub2 are kinda on the top when it comes to racing game soundtrack. But yes, U2 is very good and comes very close as well.
@@ThePortuguesePlayer My bad. I thought I mentioned both NFSU titles. Of course both are good.
I recommended NFS 2 & 3 Soundtracks to many RUclipsrs who do music analysis, and I can't believe somebody finaly did the composers justice !
NFS 3 basicaly shaped my taste in music introducing me to DnB / Acide Trance on the EDM part and Rock / Metal, and amplified my love for folk music, as some songs feature exotic scales and instruments.
The fact that the music is made out of sections to fit the part of the track it is played on added so much to the feeling speed, pressure, urgency, and the style !
to this day I still got some songs of NFS 2 & 3 in my playlist that I comback to as my comfort zone.
Thank you for the theory behind this track.
And R.I.P Saki Kaskas.
Was so sad to find out when he passed, I couldn't believe it. Thankfully Rom is still alive, well, and composing his own stuff to this day!
This channel definitely needs more RomDiPrisco/Morphadron content! NFS4 and NFSPorsche have such insane pieces by him.
agree but dont forget nfs 3
@@broncoxy Saki Kaskas was a fucking legend
I still dream about Porsche Unleashed. Epic across the board.
RIP Saki 😢
Agree man! Nfs 4 especially. Great soundtrack! Photon rez, quantum singularity, road warrior and others)
I grew up playing NFS III and that soundtrack is god tier. Saki Kaskas was too good
100% agree! RIP SAKI .
09:32 In this section I am absolutely convinced that it is an "homage" to the main theme of the 80's television series, "Knight Rider".
In the game you drive a black car in the dark of night, a McLaren F1, in the TV series, KITT is also a car of the same color, but it is based on a third generation Pontiac Firebird Trans-Am V8 from 1982.
NEED FOR SPEED II, AWESOME MUSIC, LEGENDARY VIDEO GAME!!!
I can say with 100% guaranteed, full, emphatic honesty that nostalgia does indeed make an already great song exponentially more enjoyable.
Can't believe you're doing a video on nfs2! Love this soundtrack and always come back to it.
RIP Saki Kaskas
If you thought that NFSII had an insanely groovin OST, you *definitely* need to check out the whole of "Command & Conquer" series....most specifically C&C: Red Alert. "Hell March" is absolutely insane in all of the best ways! I literally wore out the special soundtrack CD I got as a kid, it was *that* good. Thank you so, so much for giving game soundtracks their much deserved due~
just listened, very dope
Yes! Frank Klepaki should never be overlooked.
HM, HM2, Meat Grinder, etc from the red alert series are soundtracks to my childhood
Tiberian Sun had the most atmosphere for me, really creating a mood for the fictional setting
I was a NFS3 kid! Glad to see these games get the attention they deserve!
Riders on a storm! Same!
MUST HAVE that engine musicality video!
Saki Kaskas might have been the most underrated guitarist of all time. For me he certainly was. Siwash Rock is sooo good! RIP Saki Kaskas!
7:39 That piano over that soundtrack sounds so good.
The actual soundtrack CD is sold under the name, "Excessive Speed! The Music from NFS2. It's incredible.
OH I DIDN'T EXPECT THIS TO BE IN YOUR CHANNEL... this is by far (with NFS III) the game of my childhood. Thank you so much
btw, There is a Racing 2D game which was released by Virgin one year before (1996) called " Ignition ". I really invite anyone who reads this comment to check some YT videos and take a listen to the soundtrack of every track (specially 'Snake Island'), or even play the game. Trust me, you won't be dissapointed
NFS2 was such a great game especially in music. When I was a kid, I sometimes used to turn on the game and then just listen to its soundtrack and enjoyed the visuals of the menu and the videos about cars. Truly a masterpiece of its genre!
6:29 yes, that is EXACTLY how it feels Mr. Cornell ❤😌
The menu theme and the first track song has lived rent free in my head for most of my life.
The OST that always gave me chills was always Chrono Cross, by Yasunori Mitsuda. But the track you analyzed here remembered a lot of StarCraft's "Terran One", by Glenn Starford. I would love to see your reaction to it.
I replied Chrono Cross to his pinned comment. Definitely my favorite soundtrack.
Great idea! StarCraft soundtrack is something!
I still to this day listen to the OST CDs on my system. Can't say the same for new music in a long while that had such impact for me.
Next to Chrono Cross are some Final Fantasy music, Need For Speed 1234, Silent Hill 1234 (occasionaly some later ones too), Muppets Race Mania (kids love this one), are the most that I listen to but usually PS1 and PS2 era music is what I listen to the most.
Nice suggestion, Chrono Cross (along with Chrono Trigger) and StarCraft have amazing soundtrack.
I actually had the NFS music recorded to cassettes I'd listen to on the bus to school. My favorite from NFS II was "Gore" from the Monolithic Studios track. Over all though "Aquila 303" and "Cetus 808" from Hot Pursuit I still listen to with modern games.
Please do make videos on car engine sounds! My favorite car game of all time still is Midnight Club 3 Dub edition. The music wasn't super original, most of the soundtrack was just real music from the time, but damn there are some boping tracks on that soundtrack that I still listen to today.
More importantly tho, you mentioned seeing those concept cars and the sounds of the engines fueling your love of cars to this day. I feel that so hard. My bubble these days is mainly music, board games, climbing, and studying, but nobody in my immediate circles have the passion about cars I do. I still love it tho.
It really comes thru how much you're just geeking out about something you loved as a kid and now get to rediscover in a new light and I love that for you! Keep exploring the things you love! I'm here for it.
For me it was Need For Speed High Stakes. I played it for years and the soundtrack was really good too!
I don’t have a connection to this game, but it did remind me of the Sega GT 2002 OST. That garage theme is forever stuck in my brain. Not to mention the fact that this OST was on the same split disk as Jet Set Radio Future…formative stuff for me looking back now.
yes, nfs II!! and then SE, 3, porsche, Colin Mcrae rally 2, motorhead, incoming, quake3arena, unreal tournament. The music of motorhead racing game was and still is my fav, and nfs3! used to play it on a regular cd player and amp :)
I have so much history with this game same here I played it in windows pc . I still go back and listen to it on RUclips. And it’s huge for me seeing you post this video talking about it. Thanks for this bro NFSII best sound track ever!
I would absolutely love to see you breakdown some of the music from Wave Race 64. It's got 80s jump synths (Sunset Bay), smooth jazz (Options Menu theme) and absolutely thrashing hard rock (Port Blue, Marine Fortress).
Omg I was coming to the comments to suggest this same thing, but never thought anyone else would remember that game! It's one of my earliest musical memories and the music was SO GOOD! I'm just so happy someone else remembers!!
Dude I had to come back and write another comment. I just looked up the soundtrack - hadn't listened to it in at least 20 years years before this video reminded me of it! That title track! Oh my God, the memories! I had chills and it literally brought tears to my eyes! All I can say is WOW
God please YES
@@Esgelrothionit is so damn good bro. ❤
YES I actually blasted this soundtrack in my toyota yaris hatchback for the 5 years I was in the Army. Techno heaven 🏆🥇 THANK YOU 🎵😎
0:59 - Simply awesome. That music is perfect
I love that you made a video on this and that it popped up in my feed! One of my favorite videogames as a kid too. And RIP Saki Kaskas. So much musical talent across genres and styles, instruments and production techniques. Thanks for putting this fantastic soundtrack in the spotlight Charles!
NFS II's "Headless Horse" piano cover is something I didn't knew I need in my life, and yet here we are! What an amazing surprise and blast of nostalgia!
I was not expecting this video, but I love the music in this game. There’s so many good soundtracks from obscure old racing games. I’m thinking about listing them out but that may take awhile and I’m lazy.
The Need for Speed 3 was my favorite for music during this era.
The off the cuff segment about engine sounds at the end was very appreciated. Sometimes your enthusiams seems a bit over the top to the point it seems forced but the engine segment, it was obvious that was genuine joy. I'd love you to make that video.
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE DO A VIDEO ON NFS3!!! That game had an even better soundtrack imo, specifically the songs by Matt Ragan, and even more specifically Atlantica/Aquatica. Rom and Saki are both on that soundtrack as well and their tracks are all phenomenal
The NFS3HP ones did not just loop but were also dynamic, as a first to this series?
They changed dynamically depending on where you were on the track and the speed you were going.
I figured this out the hard way trying to record the tracks directly from the game back in the day, and being utterly confused waiting forever for those good parts (that never appeared because the car wasn't moving).
I think this was exclusively for the Aquilla 303/Hydrus 606/Cetus 808, tracks.
Also I think with some tools you could get the samples out of the game ... and even edit the maps. Those were crazy times.
Absolutely legendary stuff.
Finally a title that's not a clickbate
I can no t describe how much I agree with everything you sayd about nfs2. Indeed, it was one of the 2 games I had on pc. There was not much options to play, so this game turn in to a piace of my childhood. The feeling, the music, the concept. I still hear all this soundtracks to Get work done at office.
I remember hearing this music and I didn't want to leave the menu screen even cuz it was so good. Since the early 90s as a kid, I fell in love with techno.
I was just like you. living on a farm no access to consoles/technology. I had NFS High Stakes. I played it religiously and obsessed over the soundtrack. I still listen to it to this day.
Still got NFS 2,3,4 and ug1,2 and mw in my playlist, but the 2,3,4 are really special 😊
A friend had this game and we spent hundreds of hours around his house playing it. That main menu music...
Other 30-year-old earworms are Theme Hospital and Sim City 2000
6:33 "is that what it's like for you?" totally!! ESPECIALLY the goldeneye 64 video. that's exactly what it's like for me. Thanks for the content!
Man I remember this game so fondly , one of my first NFS games. The game also introduced me to so many obscure cars like the isedra commendatore and the Ford GT90 among others.
Suprised and pleased to hear you are a petrolhead too!
My music tatste from racing games mostly comes from the first Driver (PS1) NFS Hot Pursuit 2, Underground 1 & 2, Most Wanted and Carbon, and most Burnout games (especially Burnout Revenge)
Wouldn't be surprised if this vid got you some more car enthousiasts visiting the channel. Awesome man 😄
I would love to see Charles compare and analyze “Baba Yetu” from Civ 5 and “Sogno di Volare” from Civ 6. Two of the best all time video game songs ever imo.
Oh man. Baba Yetu is soooo good.
Baba yetu yetu I mean uhh…
BABA YETU YETU AMINA BAAAABAAAYETUYETU
So many great soundtracks from way back: The Dig, NFS3, Red Alert 2, Crusader No Regret, StarCraft, Unreal Tournament
I actually STILL have my Windows copy of Need For Speed II SE in a CD wallet upstairs lol! I remember spending HOURS on this game after I'd finished my homework when I was in elementary school, thanks for sending me down memory lane!
Man, I haven't even thought about that game since the next one came out.... But as soon as you started talking, that beginning riff and engine rev popped into my head.
Just awesome.
I started on NFS3 on the playstation. Great soundtrack in that one!
Alright, now you have to check out the Ridge Racer series! It has some of the greatest soundtracks in racing game history IMO. RR Type 4 and RR7 in particular have some absolute grooves that make you feel the same way you described the test track music made you feel.
My personal pick would be Naked Glow from RR Type 4, as it has a funky switch-up on the same level as the track showcased in this video.
Anyway, car related content in general is greatly appreciated for car guys like me and many others it seems, as cars and sounds of course go hand in hand. Great vid as always!
Agree on RR4. Motor Species is my personal fave but indeed Naked Glow is structurally more interesting.
This video needs more views, this guy gets it, and his enthusiasm is contagious.
Castlevania Symphony of the Night (PS1) was my go-to game (still is). Another gem from 1997 with a memorable soundtrack.
I like your videos a lot, but this one really spoke to me. NFS2SE was my "growing up" game as well that I'd play for hours. Screaming down the Mediterranean map in my Ford Indigo, but just flying off the world because the drop was so steep.
Would love a NFS2SE series on all the tracks.
Would also love that car deep dive as well (I drive an Audi S1, and used to have an Abarth 595, so I, too, love the sounds of cars!)
Love from Australia
You really need to check out the sound track to the SNES game Top Gear. Still remember it to this day
I 100% agree! My brother and I played Top Gear so much back in the day, and the soundtrack is awesome!
I just posted the same comment! Top Gear 2 is my fave
The logo for the test track was the logo for one of the production companies that made the game. "Pioneer Productions"
Thank you for making this video! This music brought back so many great memories of playing NFS2.
This whole soundtrack literally shaped my musical taste for LIFE. So much epic riffs, grooves, electronica, world elements - epic. I listen to the soundtrack to this day - and get goosebumps every time.
The composers did a stellar job here. (RIP Saki)
Love all this shit. Your appreciation, the joy you take from a funny transposition or passage rings so close to mine, but you know your charts and changes so well. Takes me further into it
I grew up with the Need For Speed series (specially the PS1 titles) and this video makes me so happy! What a franchise full of so many gems like this. Thank you for making this video! Glad to know some of us car enthusiasts all fell in love with similar things :D
It was on the PS1 that I played this game on also. Did you ever discover that secret Hollywood track when you played NFS2?
The opening scene gave me chills as a kid and still does as an adult. This game had such a vibe! I remember countless hours playing it as a kid.
Oh yeah, that game had an amazing soundtrack! The game I grew playing was NFS SE, but the best game music I've ever heard is hands down the Jaguar XJ220 showcase from NFS II... Man, I loved it! Thanks for this vid - brought many memories to me as well:)
Your facial expressions tell such a roller coaster of a story with the sound off in this video. I'm just glad there's a shot of a keyboard every so often to clarify said muted topic. Muted shot drinking entertainment right there!
So, i guess no one told you about Ridge Racer 4. Mostly Electro jazz and house soundtrack. I'd love to hear you break down some of those mixes!
YES TO THIS. Urban Fragments or Naked Glow would make for interesting breakdowns.
I am guessing this video popped up on my feed because I am still listening to this kind of music over 20 years later and of course because I also still love cars in general.
It’s so great to see that just like with me this game and its music started off the same kind of passion with so many others. Kinda feels like a reunion of like-minded people.✌️
Rom Di Prisco was the heart and soul of those early NFS soundtracks. Timelessly cool!
Amazing video… so much nostalgia. Thank you for making this video
Please do either the Trackmania soundtrack (really wacky but very cool) or Cars 2 (Michael Giachinnos most underrated work) I would love to see a breakdown of either!
Almost every 90's - 2000's games, including Racing Games, Always got *The Most Coolest and Memorable Soundtrack's* 💯
NFS2’s opening title is amazing. I played SO much of this game in my childhood.
Whoa whoa we need car content! This is the absolute definition of when my obsession with cars started. This is my favorite video of yours ever.
Have you ever noticed how incredibly good the theme song of Inspector Gadget is? That would be worth a video!
Facts
Spanish RUclipsr Jaime Altozano released a video touching on the subject a couple of days ago. Prior to it I had never noticed how much it was based on Grieg's Hall Of The Mountain King, brilliant stuff.
@@yr92_ just looked it up, but I don't understand Spanish and there are no subtitles available. Did understand a small bit.
Right on, Man. Saki Kaskas is a LEGEND for this (RIP)! So many wonderful tracks: Siwash Rock, Nashat, Hell Bent for Lederhosen, Romulus III, and on and on!
Dude, seeing how incredibly excited you got revisiting this made me remember how important the entire NFS series' soundtrack influenced my tastes. I didn't realize that video games would make me so into acid house. NFS IV (High Stakes) was probably my favorite of all of them. Brb, going to go race.
Please make a video on engine sounds, that sounds super interesting.
@CharlesCornellStudios not sure if anyone’s let you know, but there’s a telegram bot here.
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YESS! So glad I found your channel! 🎉
Your love for music is so pure bro, that’s what makes your content so great. Thank you for what you do and for who you are.
The one game I was obsessed with? I guess Final Fantasy IX. Fantastic score by Nobuo Uematsu. Ocarina of Time is another one I could not stop playing.
Nice video, man! Waiting for the engine sounds intervals video here
So amazing to someone who appreciates the genius of the early NFS soundtracks. Shaped my music taste more than anything else in my life, NFS High Stakes specifically. Would love to see you do a video on either high stakes or hot pursuit
Always have loved your videos despite me having absolutely no musical skills or knowledge, but man, i am now have much higher respect and regards towards you, because know you are also a car guy, Porsche driver/owner, and NFS2 gamer. I grew up in the late 90s with NFS2SE, and have always loved the soundtrack... This video is absolutely niche and very much kick ass... How many car gamer and or musician would have much appreciation for this?!? Thank you !
Oh. My. God! This is the most wonderful random video that I've seen period! I grew up playing that game and that too is what led me to love cars just like you! Oh man, you made my day. Thank you.
Whats crazy to me is how 1997 this soundtrack just... is. Go back to 007 Goldeneye and you can hear some similarities. There's so many examples of this type of soundscape, taking advantage of the industrial EDM influences that were everywhere at the time.
Need for Speed music analysis??? More of that please!!! NFS Porsche was my game growing up, would love to see you dive into that soundtrack.
Beatuiful stuff man, love seeing you having a great time making this video.
That menu music just slapped back in the day. Listened to it all the time. Such a great game.
I'm sure many have said before, but for me, seeing your love for music and how much joy it brings you is the kind of thing that makes the world go around. I love it. All the best to you!
I grew up with Need for Speed III - Hot Pursuit, and still listen to that game's soundtrack periodically to this day. I also recommend giving that a listen if you haven't; both games' OSTs are pretty similar.
Haha, nice to see you so enthused. Anyway, to answer your question: if you grew up in a household where music was important and you did have money for videogames, then: YES! It WAS that amazing! So many game soundtracks formed the way I experience music and the genres I love today. And I'm gonna ask you once again: do an analysis of the Sonic 3 chrome gadget zone. That song goes hard. Also: more golden era Final Fantasy music. Oh and Metal Gear Solid 2 music. Everything about that game is mega wild. I'd love to hear your take on the Arsenal Guts music.
In the late 90s, Road & Track compared various car exhaust systems to a trombone in an effort to define what makes a car sound good.
Just so you know... We'll be waiting for the engine musical intervals video. As for the video, as a 4 year old I never realised how complex this soundtrack is! Always loved it though and always will be coming back to hear this masterpiece. I totally dig you vibing to that, cause it's so freaking awesome!
I played this game almost 15 years ago. The intro soundtrack was like a remedy for me and it strucked in head since then
In regards to engines and their harmonic content, a buddy and myself ride mopeds and the sound of an e50 and a V1 together is wonderful!