Remember: Killing is just a means of communication. It sets a mood, though its soundtrack isn’t the only music EVE Online’s developers bring us: make sure you save some space in your library for their in-house band: Permaband. Gone are the French horns and classical instruments of the previous sountracks, in their place is a heavy reliance on synths. EVE’s music, which is rooted in almost an EDM quality at times, reminds one of the futuristic setting of New Eden. It can be chill, framing your ears with subtle notes when simply mining space rocks, yet it can pick up when the action does around you. If there was one game where the type of music fits the gameplay, EVE Online’s electronica-fueled ambiance is that game. It’s a mood that is heard throughout, consistently conveying the world around you through its audioscape in a way few other MMOs can. Exhilarating, though still restrained enough to not dominate the moment when the music swells in-game. The opening motif of the “Overture” is simple, yet powerful: seven rising and falling notes on strings, accompanied shortly thereafter with a powerful French Horn section, Soule is setting the tone for what your ears can expect to hear in the countless hours spent running around Guild Wars’ world. That legacy is alive and well in Guild Wars. Guild Wars is written by game composer Jeremy Soule, who has created some of the most iconic game soundtracks in history, especially his work on The Elder Scrolls series. It definitely will keep you on your toes, however, every time you stop and pay attention to it while beating up on Red Nose that next time. It’s an odd mix of floaty guitar, penny whistle and French horn on one track to a Gothic choir surrounded by a cacophony of low brass sound the next. What we’re left with is a great mix of relaxing music to write or study to when we’re not in Black Desert, or rousing songs to push us towards victory in that next node war. Yet also features a choir adding to the “ Medieval-lite” flair the developers were going for when composing the soundtrack. It’s ethereal, almost eerie sounding in spots, with moving trombone pieces that help to pump one up during battle. Pearl Abyss’ Black Desert is hard to describe. It sets the tone for what was a rather unique MMO. All the while the flamenco guitar sits in the foreground, rousing the player amidst the electronica flairs, playing well to its Wild West/Sci-fi feel. The ethereal-turned triumphant log-in music is stuck in my mind forever, starting with a solitary French horn yet turning into a rousing brass section featuring trumpets, trombones and more. The soundtrack is one area where those who wish for its return can reminisce on the world that was. WildStar, while it wasn’t long for this world, lives on in the hearts of many of its most ardent supporters.
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