I've heard rumors that since Uematsu has left Square to start his own company he wants to release stuff over here State Side...so we'll see.

Video Game Nerds Unite!

--Brian

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It is a little bit of both. Some people are not aware. For example...

I was a naive 16 year old when I went looking for the soundtrack to Metal Gear Solid 2. Finding the title for a meager 9.99 I snatched it up without thought. Then later on when looking for another import title, I stumble across the facts that many labels produce these illegally in Taiwan (some DVDs have been known to be pressed in boats off of Taiwan's coast to avoid ANY kind of legal action). Many people follow this route.

The other is the group that does not care...

They see the item for cheap, it looks markedly similar to the real item, and in most cases sounds identical to boot ( pun intended).

Some also have no choice if they wish to obtain the music. I mentioned earlier that they produce many titles which have fallen completely out of print, and their similarity + low price make it the only option as opposed to waiting on EBay where it will be more than it's worth.

With all that activity, you'd think there would be a label in the U.S. which could license the music here.

I wonder if it's like Japanese DVDs which are not released in the U.S. because in most cases, ours are cheaper to just import. Many Godzilla titles have suffered this fate

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Originally posted by AaronR1074:
Ok then, I understand the problems associated with getting the music, how about setting up a seperate video game forum then?

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That'd be great! Not sure how much activity it could garner, but there are certainly not enough outlets to talk about the burgeoning style of music.

What do you guys think?

Topics posted in the Classical and Movies only forum don't get near the exposure that they used to when those same topics were posted in the General Forum. PeterK can probably give you actual figures, but I would bet that it's a 5 to 1 ratio. Think about it, how often do you go to those forums?

- There is a discussion on the subject at least weekly

- There is major distinction between that subject and "movie soundtracks"

Now, considering game soundtracks, there isn't yet a big weekly discussion on it, although there is a difference between "game" and "movie" soundtracks. At this point, I think the best thing I can do is rename this forum simply as "soundtracks." That way, game music, television music and movie music will all co-exist peacefully. The real answer is keeping the subject of the thread focused. Most of the time it is, which is great - I search for "game" on the message board search page and all kinds of stuff comes up that is very relevant.

As for a game section of the MovieMusic Store, you guys have touched on the major issues. Most stuff comes from Asia, has only thin supplies, is expensive, and disappears from supplier catalogs quickly. Plus, I am thinking there are some great sites that already cover game music. My intent with the MovieMusic store is to keep it focused. Right now, that is what sets it apart from major retailers, and that's why people who love buying soundtracks keep coming back.

Brute Force

Freelancer

Crimson Skies

Hitman Contracts

Rise Of Nations DVD-A

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Originally posted by BMikeJ:
Peter, you might want to list these game soundtracks as well.

Brute Force

Freelancer

Crimson Skies

Hitman Contracts

Rise Of Nations DVD-A

These are soundtracks for popular Microsoft games. The label is Sumthing Else. They have their own distribution.

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All CDs from sumthing else:
http://www.moviemusic.com/search/label.asp?id=207

All games soundtracks in the store can be found by searching for "(game)" in the site-wide search up there in the blue box.