While whaching the 1hr movie I noticed cultural music in the "city-dweller" stage of the game. What I want to know is whether or not that music was created from the game, or just added to the CD to be played during certain events?

I hope they don't just brush over the music, a game this great should have a soundtrack to match. Interactive music would be great. It would be cool if there was just one theme for each stage, but the instruments and mood change depending on what's happening. Like in the cultural stage, the music suits the kind of culture you've made, and what your city looks like. To answer your question, I don't think it's likely that you can customise your culture's "theme music", but it is possible that they will have music to suit how your culture acts.

0_0 i think both of u are right. it's a really good idea to have music go with the game, whilst u might ger bored of it, so it's also a good idea to have a few different soundtracks to switch from...

I forgot about interactive music, that would be really nice. Actually it will. If you remember the "mating" part of the one hour movie with Will Wright, the music swiched to (if I remember right) Berry White music. :D

Music can get a bit more interactive than that. If you've ever played Banjo-Kazooie or Monkey Island, you'll know what I mean. It's like one big symphony and when you do different things, different instruments come in and play their rendition of the theme that's running. I hope they do that (but it's unlikely, not many games do this, even though it was done 12 years ago).

yea i think it will be like alot of action games, the music changes depending on wats going on, like fast paced music for fighting, and the romantic music for the mating, and wat not.

uh...i don't think they have that in action games... :blink:

wat kind of games do u play? lol. kiding.

i'll answer that anyways: rpg, sonic, SPORE!!!! (tis in a leage of it's own! :blink: ), figjting, and something else...Oh, and i play any game that lets you creat a creature....

I hope that they let you add custom music

meh, to...for mating:

Mi ya hee! Mi ya ho! Mi ya ha! mi ya ha ha! RAISE DEBRAZE LA RUMA RUMA YAY!!! RUMA RUMA RUMA YAY!!!!

okay. . .

that was REALLY WEIRD, SporeFox. I no longer doubt that anyone can be wierder than you. Even though I am pretty darn weird in my own special way.

Why do you need your own music for mating.....I WON'T ASK. Ignore the post, please.

Maxis has never been one to skim over music. So no worries.


As for this topic - I would ask that you would PLEASE stay ON-topic. It's not that the topics are SORT of staying on topic, but some of the posts have questionable things in the spam area. Don't mean to be a spoilsport, but I'd rather not have the forum look nonsense-ical.

Remeber in gdc 05 vid where he comparing his civ to the other tech race and he said it would be like more industrial sounding...

Sorry to bump but HUGE NEWS!

The music, like everything else, is going to be generated PROCEDURALLY. Brian Eno is doing the score for it. Read more here:
http://www.planetspore.co.uk/

Hm, thats a really interesting bit of News... Thanks Cheese!

I'm wondering whether it's going to be completely random or have some sort of structure. Like if it will be told at certain points to have a set out beat or tempo, or note configuration rules, like jazz. Or the more simple, but equally important matter of whether music that makes itself will sound good.

They REALLY have procedural on the brain for Spore.

LOL, yeah I guess Will Wright's trying to make a point :lol:

I hate jazz.... XD

They REALLY have a big time "feature creep" at the dev camp.

They just keep on announcing more and more stuff about it.

Spore is probably gonna release with Duke Nukem: Forever if this keeps up.

Or maybe Duke Nukem: Forever is a MINI GAME in spore? :lol:

what's that 1h movie everybody's talking about?Haven't been here in a while.

You mean the first video released about Spore? It was a speech Will Wright gave a few years back about procedural gaming, then proceeded to play the game from cell all the way to space.

saw the vid version of this on youtube.

Very old now, too! Alot of what was displayed in that video is now out of date... though still interesting!

SPOREFOX IS BACK!!!

Lol, yes he is. Thank you Dragonspore. ;)

hmm..i have no clue!..i just like the numa numa song!

LOL, man that song came out of nowhere. Some guy with a weight problem pretented to sing it into his webcam then a few days later it has well and truly taken over the internet.

Back on task; now that we know the music is created procedurally, it probably means we won't be able to add our own music due to the system.

The song was getting popular in eastern Europe up until you get into the Asias. Then with the New Jersey ( i think it was) Kid singing it on the webcam and editing it. It became extremely viral. The kid got on Good Morning America, several local news casts, and even in the paper! Amazing. The kid's 15 seconds of fame.

Does anyone want to add any thoughs on music that makes itself? It sounds like it could be either really simple or really complicated. If the coding includes rules like chords and rhythm, I'll be really impressed.

http://garybrolsma.net/ 'tis the new numa!



me: likes all music, exept for modern country, rap, and some pop(i just don't like britany spears and those lip-syncing idiots)...and i only like some classical...but everything else is really good

the music from Alien Breed for amiga plz.

its a cold, COLD world and the next step might be your last if these fuckers are around.

I dont know ilike the old numa numa alot better

??? what the heck are you talking about? :huh:

Its a game made for the amiga 500 which had some cool music. Old computergame that had alien music. Like the music. Its really gives you chills down your spine.

Yeah, music from games is really underrated. Has anyone here played Curse of Monkey Island? That game had great music. If we could add our own music to Spore, I'd use it.

(soundtracks.mixnmojo.com) Third one down.

Hey Spore-addict, did you know your game had a soundtrack CD released? Couldn't find you actual music but here ya go.

http://www.lynnemusic.com/alienbreed3d.html

Wait, no! Track 19 here:

http://www.amiga-immortal.com/cds/immortal1/immortal1.htm