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What was the last game with a proper "iconic" main theme?
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JeremyEtcetera
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I believe these 4 are considered iconic. These 4 have made it to mainstream audiences. Also these 4 are at least last gen. The rest in this thread(Aside from Skyrim)...
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This. I remember hearing this for the first time and just being in awe at how amazing/beautiful it was/is.
Agent X
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Good choice. The music is fitting for a grand adventure.
Fare thee well
Neophyte
Some games are so expansive, that they really have a whole soundtrack of themes now. That being said I have three pieces off the top of my head.
Witcher 3 - Kaer Morhen theme
Red Dead Redemption 2 - Unshaken
Zelda: Breath of the Wild - Hyrule Castle theme
Witcher 3 - Kaer Morhen theme
Red Dead Redemption 2 - Unshaken
Zelda: Breath of the Wild - Hyrule Castle theme
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JeremyEtcetera
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Morrowind and Oblivion's versions were a bit too soft-hearted with the instruments that were used. The drums, vocals, and speed in Skyrim's version really gives it that kick and sets it apart from those two and makes you feel more hyped to play.
Elysion
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Skyrim is a good pick. The only other that could maybe qualify is ‚Somnus‘ from FF15, if only because we‘ve been hearing that theme for nearly a decade before the release of the game, since it was part of pretty much every single trailer for FF Versus 13 since the game was first unveiled in 2006, lol. And it‘s a really good piece too.
harmny
Banned
I understand cyberpunk not being nominated for goty awards after the controversial launch but I don't understand how the soundtrack got snubbed like that. It's one of the best soundtracks ever and it should have been rewarded.
The amount of work that went into it along with the amount of original songs from independent artists that cdpr hired and also hiring refused to make like 5 songs as samurai is just incredible.
MaddMatt
Neo Member
Damn I forgot how good this was. I wish the story of V could have come together a bit better.
Sonic The Fighters
Member
Recently ? This theme for sure.
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Reality Czar
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UnravelKatharsis
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Soodanim
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Don’t forget the context. A direct reply to those 3 Doom tracks, comparing and contrasting the relevant attributes for the purpose of a particular point. I’m not saying Maiden didn’t make memorable songs.
SkylineRKR
Member
Were the fuck is Days Gone.
Its by Nathan Whitehead and it sounds very fitting and desperate.
Its by Nathan Whitehead and it sounds very fitting and desperate.
WoodyStare
Member
Wouldn’t say it’s “iconic”, but I would sometimes just sit in the main menu and let this play.
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UnravelKatharsis
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Ok then... None of them qualify I guess
but if it wasn't memorable then it isn't iconic.Ok then... None of them qualify I guess
zaanan
Banned
“Metal by its very nature is chaotic”
No amount of context can save that statement. You have semi-redeemed yourself with your correct stance on Maiden tho
FWIW, I am a big metal head, and I think the Doom reboot soundtrack sucks ass. It’s really more dubstep than metal to me.
MiguelItUp
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I'd wanna say DOOM 2016 or DOOM Eternal, but while decent OSTs there was no "iconic main theme", just songs that people associated with as a main theme. If anything it was that tiny E1M1 jingle that'd play throughout the games.
Ghost of Tsushima had a great main theme, but I'll be honest and say that I don't know if it was iconic per se, Hades as well.
As it's the last game I played that I thought had a phenomenal soundtrack, I think I have to say...
Like all things, it's subjective. To say something is "iconic" is pretty damn heavy, I think to a certain degree this theme, and it's OST, most certainly is.
However, the immediate last experienced no brainer that is indeed iconic IMO is Skyrim by a land slide. It was very epic, symphonic, and catchy. Really encapsulated the Skyrim experience in music form IMO as well.
Ghost of Tsushima had a great main theme, but I'll be honest and say that I don't know if it was iconic per se, Hades as well.
As it's the last game I played that I thought had a phenomenal soundtrack, I think I have to say...
Like all things, it's subjective. To say something is "iconic" is pretty damn heavy, I think to a certain degree this theme, and it's OST, most certainly is.
However, the immediate last experienced no brainer that is indeed iconic IMO is Skyrim by a land slide. It was very epic, symphonic, and catchy. Really encapsulated the Skyrim experience in music form IMO as well.
EverydayBeast
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UnravelKatharsis
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Exactly, that's almost...down to it's most basic....what iconic means.
Fbh
Member
It still became way better known and more Iconic than any previous version.
Go to google or youtube and look how many covers, videos, arrangements, memes, etc there are for the Skyrim version and how many there for the Elder Scrolls theme.
Yeah that ones pretty good too. Though I think it needed the game to be better received to really stick around
Also kinda random and off topic but this part of another FFXV has always sounded like the Skyrim theme to me:
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JeremyEtcetera
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It's simple. Iconic means "will people remember this specific theme 20-30 years from now?" And "will the general public remember this theme 20-30 years from now?" Not the game, the theme.
Mario, Halo, and Skyrim make sense, but the catch is they aren't PS4/XO gen.
With a lot of what's posted here, can you really say yes to the above two questions? Because I'd say no except for the four in my post above. I'd argue this thread needs to be made again in about 10-15 years with the question "what themes were iconic from the ps4/xo gen?" because right now people are just putting in videos from games they've recently played that managed to tug on their heart strings for a quick minute.
Mister Wolf
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If you know, you know.
UnravelKatharsis
Member
The problem with thinking you are right is that there are thousands of others who think you are wrong. Myself included. I disagree with 3 out of 4 of your picks. This is inherently an opinion topic, the moment you start saying yours is the only correct one is when you've lost the point. But hey what do I know I'm just some guy
Soodanim
Gold Member
I'm going to try my best to save it anyway, because I worded it poorly and got rightly called out for it!“Metal by its very nature is chaotic”
No amount of context can save that statement. You have semi-redeemed yourself with your correct stance on Maiden tho
FWIW, I am a big metal head, and I think the Doom reboot soundtrack sucks ass. It’s really more dubstep than metal to me.
"Metal" was using other dude's own wording for the music he posted. I agree with you, it's much more Dubstep than anything else. At most it's "Video game" Metal, which is nothing like proper Metal. Black Sabbath's Iron Man is an easy/obvious example of something of that invalidates the idea that actual Metal isn't fast and chaotic.
But to bring it back to the thread, I stand by the statement that the modern Doom soundtracks aren't iconic or memorable. They're not even trying to be. They're only there to feed the energy and pace of the gameplay, and they do a well enough job of that (although I did mute the game to listen to the original game's soundtrack for a while during Doom 2016).
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JeremyEtcetera
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Again only time will really tell who's right and wrong but I hope you understand my larger point. This thread doesn't work right now, keyword right now. You play that 3d dot game heroes theme you've in public and people will snap their fingers and say "isn't that the zelda theme or something? I swear I've heard that before." The ones I've quoted have potential at best to be remembered. Why? Because I've seen people who don't even care about video games use or recognize those themes. That's the big difference. But then again, maybe you're right. Maybe 3d Dot Game Heroes will live on to have the most iconic theme of PS3 gen, because what do I know, I'm just some guy tooThe problem with thinking you are right is that there are thousands of others who think you are wrong. Myself included. I disagree with 3 out of 4 of your picks. This is inherently an opinion topic, the moment you start saying yours is the only correct one is when you've lost the point. But hey what do I know I'm just some guy
UnravelKatharsis
Member
Again only time will really tell who's right and wrong but I hope you understand my larger point. This thread doesn't work right now, keyword right now. You play that 3d dot game heroes theme you've in public and people will snap their fingers and say "isn't that the zelda theme or something? I swear I've heard that before." The ones I've quoted have potential at best to be remembered. Why? Because I've seen people who don't even care about video games use or recognize those themes. That's the big difference. But then again, maybe you're right. Maybe 3d Dot Game Heroes will live on to have the most iconic theme of PS3 gen, because what do I know, I'm just some guy too
You got me there.But I didn't say I was the one with the only right answer.
The question was what was the last game with a proper iconic main theme. Not what games theme will be remembered in 30 years.
So by that metric I'd have to go with halo.
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Negotiator101
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As much as I think Halo is probably the most iconic, I keep going back to this....
Virt McPolygon
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A lot of people here posting their personal favorite? Because a ton of these posted aren't widely recognizable. "Iconic" really gets thrown around and misused almost as much as "UNDERRATED".
Guardian's Light
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This