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quite a few modern Sonic the Hedgehog games
some of the games have been quite mid (though i still enjoy anything sonic for the most part, thankfully i dont look at things very critically and can just enjoy a piece of media) but the soundtracks rarely fail to get me in a good mood!
Turok 2 for GBC. Mediocre game, but man, the OST is a banger.
Tron, any of them. Would hesitate to even call them mediocre though lol
A Rose in the Twilight. Pretty unexciting and quiet puzzle platformer with a main character that’s slow and hard to control and dies easily.
Then past the main credits, it pulls out a secret final boss fight with this banger.
Depending on who you ask, Tron: Legacy.
(I personally love the movie and rewatch it every couple years but it didn't do well, IIRC.)
I murdered a lot of reapas in Mass Effect 3 Multiplayer to some of those songs.
| Depending on who you ask, Tron: Legacy.
The last real Daft Punk release.
Depending on who you ask, Tron: Legacy.
The movie was OK, but I vastly prefer the original. It has a certain 80s "Gee whiz aren't these newfangled computers the greatest" feeling that you just can't recapture.
The fountain (2006). The soundtrack was partially produced by the band Mogwai.
Spawn movie.
If Spawn counts as a mediocre movie with good music, then you'd think Flash Gordon would be in the same category. But I don't think either of those movies are mediocre.
I mean, cool, I fucking loved it, but let's be real that outside of John leguizamo, the performances were mid. And it had almost no lasting impact. It's just kind of an "oh yeah that was a movie wasn't it" mid 90s comic book schlock.
But that album was like, actually peak 90s metal/ hardcore.
I might have a strange definition of mediocre, but basically, I think that if I had seen the movie once, and then I decide it's worth watching again, then somehow it must not be mediocre. I've seen Spawn several times.
Imagine slotting
into your SNES in 1993 and hearing THIS. The game kinda sucks but the music keeps you going.
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World has an awesome soundtrack.
The movie itself, has aged towards somewhere between mediocre and good.
Oh I still like that movie
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Movies
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Star Trek Enterprise
Not again! I refuse to let that get stuck in my head for a week. I REFUSE! runs away screaming
It's been a long road...
If karma truly exists you're going to get it stuck in your head longer than I will.
I want to mention like three different games, but for each one someone would rightfully come after me for saying the game itself is mediocre. So I'll just say I personally love these games, but I see with pretty clear eyes that aspects of them haven't stood the test of time.
Mirror's Edge, The Neverhood, and Yuri's Revenge all have amazing soundtracks.
And after that disclaimer if you still try to pick a fight about how they're not mediocre games, I'm going to also pretend I'm fighting the person who called them mediocre and then crawl out of our cartoon fight cloud.
Terry Scott Taylor has an incredibly deep back catalogue on his Bandcamp page - some pretty middle of the road, and some totally weird, worth having a rummage and seeing what you get... For those who don't want to play lucky dip, there's the full soundtrack to Neverhood, plus a couple of related albums (Songs from the Neverhood Vol 2 which was the platformer sequel, and Return to the Neverhood - which was released as a companion to the graphic novel).
I was honestly remiss in not mentioning him, his bandcamp is a treasure trove.
Never played Yuri's Revenge, but the first two are certified bangers. I need a Neverhood Remaster.
Jeez. I must be getting old. Mortal Kombat from 1995.
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5S7GSgBgqcQzcDaNokY7rvibI_N6hDmQ
Huniepop is a porn game with the barest of stories between the titties, juvenile humor, and honestly the porn itself is just so-so. This is all wrapped around what is admittedly a pretty good match 3 puzzle game, but the soundtrack! For chill atmospheric music, that shit is fucking incredible.
Lazarus, it was an anime written by the same guy that made Cowboy Bepop. It was alright, but they hired Bonobo to do the soundtrack for it and it's just amazing...
The ‘80s Conan the Barbarian film with Arnie.
Utterly awesome soundtrack by Basil Poledouris.
I wouldn't say mediocre, it was a pretty fun game for its time, but the Sanctum soundtrack by Coffee Stain Studios was fantastic
Batman & Robin
A mediocre movie, but the soundtrack featured Smashing Pumpkins, Bone Thugs n' Harmony, Jewel, Goo Goo Dolls, Underworld, and Moloko among others. Incredible collection.
Also, R. Kelly with a great song, but, well...
Just thought of another answer.
Queen of the Damned movie.
Wore out the CD back in the early 00s. Had some pretty damn big names doing songs for the OST, Kidney Thieves: Before I'm Dead is still something I listen to on occasion to this day.
Might be a bit of nostalgia and bias in this answer though.
Remember Me. See for yourself:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYXfIgywXknHjMdirPIkDaEOM4cCyceDE
https://tidal.com/browse/album/41708231?u
If I remember correctly, they blew too much budget on the orchestra and it affected the game quality.
Not exactly the soundtrack, it was fine, but nothing special and overall forgettable
But I want to give a small shout-out to Morbius for having really good sound mixing. I definitely expected it to be a "whispers and explosions" kind of movie where you couldn't hear the conversations, and action scenes blew your eardrums out, and the background music was all over the place
But no, everything was at a reasonable volume, I could hear everything crystal clear.
There was just nothing worth hearing unfortunately.
Plok (SNES) The boss theme in particular.
I forget the guy's name but he did both OSTs for the above two games and he has a reputation for giving bad games amazing soundtracks.
Mechanicus Not a bad game by any means but the music and sound design punch way above their weight for a game of this scope.
Tunic (Also very good but probably very niche)
EDIT:
Void War Probably not bad but self-admittedly very derivative of both its inspirations (FTL and Warhammer 40K)
Crysis 2. I don’t think the game would’ve been much without the bombastic Hans Zimmer theme.
There's a game for the SNES called Act Raiser, I think it was by Quintet or Taito or Square, one of those. You play Actual God taking back the world from Probably Satan, you do this partly in a side scrolling platforming combat style, and partially in an overhead city building style. Surprisingly good soundtrack for a game as weird as it is.
Actraiser is one of my all time favorite games; I replay it every couple of years.
The combination of Sim & Platformer always kind of apealed to me because I play a variety of genres and weird combos like that are always interesting.
Actraiser 2 dropped the city building and I lost interest.
I liked Stealth's soundtrack when it came out. Radio had gotten quite corporate-stale at the time, and the tracks had a upbeat rock personality I did not know I wanted to explore. I'm no audiophile, and it is not something I actually pursued. It was just something I noticed at the time. I rarely take notice of stuff like that.
In terms of movie music in general, anything from John Williams is amazing to me. I think it is because John has a knack for communicating logical empathy and emotions in music that tells a parallel story within the scenes of the movie. He is not creating a simple background soundscape or echoing the emotions the visual storytelling. Instead, he is sneaking in behind you from the shadows and taking on a staring role in your experience without ever announcing himself or allowing you to see how he expands the performing stage. After that initial experience of the film, when you hear any small part of John's score, that entity he conjured comes to life again, reminding you of his unspoken staring role in ways no one else I know of is capable. Some others certainly create beautiful backgrounds and soundscapes, but I have never experienced anyone else that conjures a presence in the same way as John Williams.