XCOM Official Soundtrack Suggestions

[classlion]

Hello. In time when 2k choose soundtrack for XCOM, (They told this in facebook) I can recomend some songs for game. Everybody soundtracks must be like game in themes. The Bioshock - Game about sea and broken dreams, about monsters and war. Soundtrack reflect rapture's world like songs who be writen specially for game. And XCOM have new time and new story - about UFO, science, top-secret files and FBI.
In early 60's been popular next songs:

Linda Scott - I've Told Every Little Star
Connie Francis - Robot Man
The Spotnicks - The Rocket Man


Songs About Happines and "Paradise in the earth":

Paul Anka - Love Land
Helen Shapiro - Walkin' Back To Happiness.
Ray Charles - "Georgia On My Mind"

And others:
The Shadows - F.B.I

And what you can recomend for XCOM?

[classlion]

I accidentally made ​​a mistake in the title theme. I'm sorry. Can I edit it.

[Codex]

No, you can't - but I did just so that it wasn't so confusing

[classlion]

When I wrote the first message a bit wrong - then I'm sorry. I am not live from English speaking countries.

[classlion]

Yes. Thank About Edition.

[ShanDaMan]

Ray Charles - "Georgia On My Mind"

XCOM Soundtrack should have the Kanye West cover version of "Georgia On My Mind."

[Greycut]

My music wishlist for XCOM. (50's to late 60's)

Stranger in Paradise - Tony Bennet
The Purple People Eater - Sheb...somebody
All Shook Up - Elvis
Fever - Little Willie John
It Is Only Make Believe - Conway Twitty
Back in the USA - Chuck Berry

Time of the Season - The Zombies
Green Onions - Booker T and the M.G's
The Kingston Trio - Where have all the Flowers Gone
The Dark End of the Street - Percy Sledge
Suspicious Minds - Elvis
Paint it Black - The Stones

[Nosmirc]

Sample One
Remix of first sample (lol @ comments)
Heavy Metal version of above
For the base
On a mission

Problem?

Ray Charles - "Georgia On My Mind"

I see what you did there!

[classlion]

The XCOM takes place in 1962 and Music must be late 40's - 1962 or 1963.
Nosmirc: this is good idea: Orchestra cover version of classic 8-bit x-com's themes.

[Nosmirc]

Using period music is so '08. Heard enough of that from Fallout lol...really, they should be using music that crafted to fit the scene, not necessarily the era. Listening to some of the tracks from the Inglourious Basterds soundtrack atm, and some of those are decidedly NOT 40's era music.

So I pfwah on the notion that it HAS to be late 40's to 60's era music.

[classlion]

Hallo. Some songs for x com:
"Debbie Reynolds - Aba Daba Honeymoon" (Been popular in 1959)
And next song been popular in 1963, but one year music tradition not changing.
"Skeeter Davis - The End Of The World" or "Bobby Darin - The End Of The World."
Pat Carroll - One Fine Day
Johnny Cash - Ring of Fire (This song can be about this ring on XCOM General Discussion's icon)
Doris Day - Move Over Darling
Billy J Kramer & The Dakotas - Do You Want To Know A Secret?
The Dakotas - The Cruel Sea
Matt Monro - From Russia With Love (When cold's theme war will be in game)
Cliff Richard and The Shadows - "Don't Talk to Him"
The Ronettes - "Be My Baby"
Donna Lynn - Navy Blue (This song can be about ingames UFO's blue light )
Cliff Richard - "It's All in the Game"

[classlion]

Hello. Maybe you should use a songs of "Happy Days" soundtrack playlist.
http://www.youtube.com/user/LucaC199...797565F3A98224 - you must see it!

[AnoleisBR]

I prefer something like the X-Files soundtrack:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cIADV6kfTw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kimrhwS3VlU&feature=fvst

[Nosmirc]

Hello. Maybe you should use a songs of "Happy Days" soundtrack playlist.
http://www.youtube.com/user/LucaC199...797565F3A98224 - you must see it!

Ugh...dude, seriously, no. The whole period music thing sorta worked for Fallout because it was a kick back to the ideal world envisioned from that era, which was destroyed by nuclear fire. It just doesn't fit for a game like this. It'd be like having a bard follow you around in Skyrim, singing about your exploits like you're the Brave Sir Robin. Sure, that's how music was back then, but it really doesn't help the game at all.

If I do play this game, I'm gonna have a hard enough time enjoying it, I don't need the Happy Days OST pulling me more out of the game

[AnoleisBR]

I agree with Nosmirc. XCOM needs a soundtrack that reminds the music of that time but with a darker tone.Or something like the soundtrack of Jericho ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-s87D6SVHFI ). The music of that game gives me creeps!

[classlion]

Ugh...dude, seriously, no. The whole period music thing sorta worked for Fallout because it was a kick back to the ideal world envisioned from that era, which was destroyed by nuclear fire. It just doesn't fit for a game like this. It'd be like having a bard follow you around in Skyrim, singing about your exploits like you're the Brave Sir Robin. Sure, that's how music was back then, but it really doesn't help the game at all.

If I do play this game, I'm gonna have a hard enough time enjoying it, I don't need the Happy Days OST pulling me more out of the game

Sorry, bro, but 2k will use retro music (like bioshock). In E3 gameplay you an see in 8:58, in cafe, one early 60's song... Problem?

[AnoleisBR]

Great! I HATE retro music from the 60's!

[Nosmirc]

Sorry, bro, but 2k will use retro music (like bioshock). In E3 gameplay you an see in 8:58, in cafe, one early 60's song... Problem?

Says who? Neither of the trailers featured such soundtracks. The music was very B horror movie sort, which, really, is one of the few things that I'm not being too critical on. Maybe a bit too much on the "epicy" side for my tastes, but it's certainly not retro 60's music.

The only time we'd likely to hear such music is if there's a radio in a house somewhere, ie background ambience, not specifically a soundtrack per se.

Heck, I doubt we'd hear such music in the base.

[Codex]

You know what, I'm torn on what I want the music to be. Tarrantino just showed recently how "quirky" music can work in certain settings with Inglorious Basterds, but as many have mentioned before movies aren't 100% translatable to videogames. I get the feeling that music could be falling in to the gap there.

I don't dislike 60's music at all - in fact I am a huge fan of jazz and motown and stuff like that. I just don't know what I would like from it. Quirky could work in the setting of the rest of the game if the game is quirky and b-movieish. However... I don't know if it will be like that. :P

As for the score - I'm not concerned at all. Gary Schyman says on his website that he's scoring the game, so that's one point in it's favor. He writes amazing scores, in my opinion.

[AnoleisBR]

Says who? Neither of the trailers featured such soundtracks. The music was very B horror movie sort, which, really, is one of the few things that I'm not being too critical on. Maybe a bit too much on the "epicy" side for my tastes, but it's certainly not retro 60's music.

The only time we'd likely to hear such music is if there's a radio in a house somewhere, ie background ambience, not specifically a soundtrack per se.

Heck, I doubt we'd hear such music in the base.

If so, then I'm relieved!

You know what, I'm torn on what I want the music to be. Tarrantino just showed recently how "quirky" music can work in certain settings with Inglorious Basterds, but as many have mentioned before movies aren't 100% translatable to videogames. I get the feeling that music could be falling in to the gap there.

I don't dislike 60's music at all - in fact I am a huge fan of jazz and motown and stuff like that. I just don't know what I would like from it. Quirky could work in the setting of the rest of the game if the game is quirky and b-movieish. However... I don't know if it will be like that. :P

As for the score - I'm not concerned at all. Gary Schyman says on his website that he's scoring the game, so that's one point in it's favor. He writes amazing scores, in my opinion.

Now I'm doubly relieved!

[IllusionOfLife]

I can almost guarantee that any "retro" music in this game will be used, at most, in the same way it was used for BioShock; atmospheric music coming from radios, jukeboxes, etc. but not actually part of the soundtrack.

[AnoleisBR]

Good! So they will have enough space to put those cool musics in the style of X Files/B horror movies!

[Greycut]

Research, upgrade selection, development and general strategic tinkeration... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xF-4XjGYdBA \

Alien Crash Site loading screen... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V90Nkmyj5s0

[classlion]

I can almost guarantee that any "retro" music in this game will be used, at most, in the same way it was used for BioShock; atmospheric music coming from radios, jukeboxes, etc. but not actually part of the soundtrack.

Yes. I say about it! "Two side" soundtrack - best tactic: if you like licensed tracks - you can have it! If you like orchestra - you can have it too! Bioshock 2 have "Best licensed soundtrack award" and XCOM must be "best" too.

[AnoleisBR]

Research, upgrade selection, development and general strategic tinkeration... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xF-4XjGYdBA \

Alien Crash Site loading screen... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V90Nkmyj5s0

Hmmm... with the exception of the music of this "Igorrr", your song selection is good.

[classlion]

Some early 60's songs for XCOM!

Roy Orbison - only the lonely
Brenda Lee - fly me to the moon
Connie Stevens - Sixteen Reasons
The Brothers Four - Green Fields
Nat King Cole - Mona Lisa
Doris Day - On The Sunny Side Of The Street
Louis Prima\Keely Smith - Twist
Louis Prima - Angelina

[Spleenslitta]

I want metal. But that's just me.

Anyways i'm fine with just about anything. Just don't put anything like this in the game. A hot candidate for the most untalented bands in the history of music.
(yes these guys actually wanted to make a living out of this).
Their sense of rythm must be worse than a caveman beating the crap out of a turtle. XD
And don't get me started on their lyrics.

http://www.facebook.com/Dreamslain/app_2405167945

[tazong]

great funny thread - made me chuckle


Boney M - One Way Ticket
Babylon Zoo - Spaceman
The Carpenters - Calling Occupants Of Interplanetary Craft
David Bowie - "Starman"
Def Leppard - Rocket
Deep purple space truckin
Elton John - Rocketman
E L O - Ticket to the moon
The Beatles - Here comes the sun
Sheila B. Devotion - Spacer
Hot Gossip - I lost my heart to a starship trooper
Rah Band - Clouds Across the Moon

[classlion]

I want metal. But that's just me.

Anyways i'm fine with just about anything. Just don't put anything like this in the game. A hot candidate for the most untalented bands in the history of music.
(yes these guys actually wanted to make a living out of this).
Their sense of rythm must be worse than a caveman beating the crap out of a turtle. XD
And don't get me started on their lyrics.

http://www.facebook.com/Dreamslain/app_2405167945

This be good for Enemy Unknown! But i speak about XCOM shooter soundtrack, who set in 1962!))

[Spleenslitta]

This be good for Enemy Unknown! But i speak about XCOM shooter soundtrack, who set in 1962!))

Pardon me. I didn't notice.
Oh well i just hope that band doesn't show up in any game...or movie. Except as a comedic relief.

[AnoleisBR]

I think the shooter (and the turn based XCOM:EU) deserve something like the soundtrack of The X-Files.

[classlion]

I think the shooter (and the turn based XCOM:EU) deserve something like the soundtrack of The X-Files.

Maybe. But i think this game be have soundtrack like bioshock - cool licensed soundtrack and orchesta music. This is 60's, my friend! This is Jive and Rock'n'Roll!

[AnoleisBR]

I agree about the orchestra music, but I disagree about the Rock'n'Roll part... I hate 60's Rock!

[Kine]

James Hannigan = Problem Solved

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAQbQHmkjBM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ol50O...eature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeYpL...eature=related

[Nosmirc]

I want metal. But that's just me.

Anyways i'm fine with just about anything. Just don't put anything like this in the game. A hot candidate for the most untalented bands in the history of music.
(yes these guys actually wanted to make a living out of this).
Their sense of rythm must be worse than a caveman beating the crap out of a turtle. XD
And don't get me started on their lyrics.

http://www.facebook.com/Dreamslain/app_2405167945

They have lyrics? I thought it was alll "AAAAAAAARGHARGGAARGHARGARAGAHAAARRGHARGHARAGHARGH ARAGH!"

[AnoleisBR]

I think for a Heavy Metal singer (?), this "AAAAARGH!" is a lyric...

[Oathbreaker]

So many flashbacks from growing up: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGyknMeDwRg

Oolite music by PAgroove:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13bq-...feature=colike
http://www.myspace.com/pagroovemusic

[tazong]

wow firstly thank you for the oolite link - never knew that exsisted gonna try that now - second that first link - what programme was it - it was never televised in the uk - well not to my knowledge anyway?
Was it a french only series?

[AnoleisBR]

Oolite??? what is this?

[Spleenslitta]

They have lyrics? I thought it was alll "AAAAAAAARGHARGGAARGHARGARAGAHAAARRGHARGHARAGHARGH ARAGH!"

No. There were lyrics just very badly...pronounced because the vocalist wanted to make a hoarse voice.
But i do think it's in english.

A buddy of mine heard all their "songs" for laughs and it actually gets worse further on when they have to make a (i don't know the english term) bridge between two parts of the "song".

He has an evil side to him so he tried to encourage that band to get on stage.
Imagine how the audience would have reacted to the spectacle