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Amnesia: A Machine For Pigs Discussion Topic Part 2
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RE: Amnesia: A Machine For Pigs Discussion Topic Part 2

(06-14-2013, 08:20 PM)Zgroktar Wrote:
(06-14-2013, 07:52 PM)Bridge Wrote:
(06-14-2013, 07:31 PM)Zgroktar Wrote: This song is excellent in its own right regardless does it fit the AAMFP theme or not, and I fail to see the reasons why anyone would think differently.

To name a few: It's completely stagnant (it has no sense of beginning or end or progression), the orchestration is imbalanced (you can't even hear what most of the instruments are doing), there is a complete lack of any strong thematic material, the harmonic textures are extremely boring, there is no subtlety in any regard whatsoever, the list goes on. And this has nothing to do with how it "fits" with AAMFP, these are technical issues that have to do with the music itself.

Wrong. It does have clearly defined beginning, progression and even and the ending

Uh huh. So what is this "clearly defined beginning, progression and even and the ending"? Starts out with a boring ostinato that remains constant throughout. Nothing in the way of development, just more instruments get added into the mess.

Quote:and there is anything wrong with the orchestration in itself I can easily hear ''what the the instruments are doing''.


Can you physically hear all of the instruments? Yes, of course. But does each individual voice sound in such a way that it is a meaningful contribution to the overall soundscape? In my opinion, no. The instruments are all tripping over each other, and instead of complementing each other in such a way that all of their timbres combine to form one coherent sound, they just all contribute to this cacophonic mess. You have to strain your ears to be able to make out the individual voices, which is not good orchestration.

Quote:I might say your way of dissecting the song and analyzing its bits is quite boring and pointless and does not change the fact that this track is very effective on its own right and serves its purpose. It is very dark, unnerving, very morbid and only objections I can state are those that it didn't deliver everything it could have in that manner.

Assuming of course that I did any "dissecting". These were problems I noticed by listening passively. There is no analysis going on here at all.

You are free to disagree, but there is literally no such thing as a good score which completely relies on what it accompanies to work. At best it will become unnoticeable while playing the game. Do you guys seriously not care about the music? Because you keep saying things like "it will serve its purpose" and "it may blend well with the game" like it's a sauce that just goes with the main course.
(This post was last modified: 06-14-2013, 08:48 PM by Bridge.)
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RE: Machine for Pigs no inventory? - by Yuhaney - 05-03-2013, 10:59 PM
RE: Machine for Pigs no inventory? - by Ossie - 05-03-2013, 11:02 PM
RE: Machine for Pigs no inventory? - by Tiger - 05-03-2013, 11:29 PM
RE: Amnesia: A Machine For Pigs Discussion Topic Part 2 - by Bridge - 06-14-2013, 08:45 PM
Why? - by Boogaloo - 07-17-2013, 03:14 AM
Machine for Pigs no inventory? - by Capt.TNTXx - 05-03-2013, 10:05 PM
RE: Machine for Pigs no inventory? - by Tiger - 05-03-2013, 10:07 PM
RE: Machine for Pigs no inventory? - by Diz - 05-03-2013, 10:11 PM
RE: Machine for Pigs no inventory? - by WALP - 05-03-2013, 10:39 PM
RE: Machine for Pigs no inventory? - by Tiger - 05-03-2013, 10:48 PM
RE: Machine for Pigs no inventory? - by felixmole - 05-03-2013, 10:56 PM
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RE: The images on aamfp.com - by eskrow - 05-22-2013, 03:50 AM
RE: The images on aamfp.com - by Kman - 05-22-2013, 04:44 AM
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RE: Your AAMFP dream - by TwiK999 - 05-22-2013, 08:03 AM
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