Does this rearranging also apply to the Partial Soundtracks list?

If you're going to rearrange the lists, I'd prefer it if:
-- the list of games we're still seeking content for comes first - isn't that the purpose of this thread after all?
-- the list of games with partial soundtracks is kept separately since there's already some content included - it also helps with not-cluttering the other list which is my priority at this point (i.e. I haven't yet searched for those game titles ;-P).

I'd also consider introducing some sorts of abbreviations (like you already did for commercially available soundtracks), for example OST=(Original) Soundtrack, DE=Deluxe Edition, IE=Imperial Edition - we need to come up with something for "selected tracks" and "compilation soundtrack" (maybe Comp-ST?). I'd also get rid of the word "available" where ever the soundtrack is sold only as part of some kind of special edition.
That way you could save on characters which could come in handy when moving titles from one list to another, plus it would look a bit more condensed.

It's apparent that the more content we find, the more difficult it gets to keep the lists in order within the character limit per post. Maybe it's time to ask support if there's a way to grant you a couple more posts in the first page?
If that's not possible, maybe you could start another thread when the order and way of presentation is finalized? And to reserve posts, you could just type anything in them after you've waited the required time to avoid auto-merging.
Hmm, I'm going to send you a PM with a thought I had.

It is for us researchers, but for most visitors I assume the priority is for them to find the soundtracks in question. Hence "here is the stuff you can get" supercedes "here is the stuff you can't (yet)" for them.

Agreed, and I wanted to highlight cases where GOG tried to provide at least something in regards to the soundtrack. And it did turn out that at least one of those "partial" ones was in fact all the music in the game.

Excellent idea. I'll replace soundtrack with "ost", and use "sel" for selected tracks and "comp" for compilations. I will add a brief key to the beginning post.

Received and it's a good idea. More on that in a bit when I've thought on it further.

I think we've agreed that the lists are a bit all over the place already, so the thread is not particularly "manageable" either way ;-P
You should probably wait for more input. I have no problem with going with "here's the stuff you can get"; in this case though, shouldn't the Partial Soundtracks and Further Releases also be moved to the first posts - or not?

And speaking of the Partial Soundtracks, a forum member posted here about the OST for Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal missing (though I haven't checked out if a proper OST was ever released).


XD, that's a bit Spartan, but it can work ;-P

I am holding off on the Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal until there is more confirmation that such an independent soundtrack exists and can be had. Until then GOG gets a pass on listing BG2 as including the soundtrack. :)

I agree that there's not much point in revising the layout now, better to keep collating and then see what we end up with. Probably need to clean slate it at that point, format-wise.

And I agree that I may have gone a little too minimalist. But it will have to suffice for now. I'd actually like to use little icons, but the available dingbats would probably be even more confusing.

Some more:

-- Runaway Games - Selected tracks for listening on Pendulo Studios site. I suggest putting those in the Further Releases list as it's not clear which tracks are from which game, plus a couple of tracks are remixes.
Though the tracks are for online listening, it's possible to also download them with a little effort (mp3 format in varying quality from 128kbps to 192kbps).
And I must say that the Runaway Games have some really nice tracks.

-- Runaway 3: A Twist of Fate - Selected tracks for online listening on Pendulo Studios site. Same as above regarding download. The OST is also available for purchase on Amazon.

-- Sam & Max: The Devil’s Playhouse - Apparently a proper soundtrack CD was never released (source).

-- Sang-Froid: Tales of Werewolves - According to this post here, the music can be found in the game folders (apparently in wav). He's of course talking about the Steam version, but I assume it won't be much different than the GOG one. The only problem is that the titles of the in-game tracks and the titles of the original tracks that were used are not identical, but that Steam thread seems like a good source to match them.
Artifice Studio also said in the same thread (link) that the actual soundtrack is not sold anywhere.

-- Septerra Core: Legacy of the Creator - Two tacks on one of the composers' (Michael Salvatori) site. You need to click on "Listen" and scroll down quite a bit to find the tracks of interest. Sadly, I've found no way to download them. And I've been unsuccessful to find any tracks anywhere else.


EDIT: spelling - why do I have the tendency to write 'for" as "fro"?

Good updates, I've added the links. I suspect we won't find much more on Septerra Core since it apparently uses dynamically-assembled music. I am installing Sang-Froid now in order to confirm that the WAVs are included in the GOG installation.

I've been thinking that someone should put together Bioshock soundtracks that include all the old licensed music. Or has someone already done that?

I've done that, armed with the tracklisting. Easy enough to find most of the music. I did the same thing with Fallout 3. It helps that I already listen to and collect quite a bit of old music. :)

Where?

On my hard-drive. I don't have the rights to distribute the collection, naturally. :)

Since I have the game installed at the moment I checked that out. Yes, the music is all there. Just look into the subdirectory "media" inside the Sang-Froid directory and you will find all of the games music and sound effects in .wav format. You'll also find all videos (even the tutorial videos) in .wmv.

Thanks Geralt, we can strike this one off the list :-)

And since you're, any other games you got installed that fall into the same category (music in game folder)?

I forgot to mention: Everyone interested in game soundtracks should definitely get the current Humble Bundle. Even if you don't go for the 'beat the average' games Antichamber and Monaco you not only get four kick ass games (Dust - An Elysian Tale, Giana Sisters - Twisted Dreams, Guacamelee! Gold Edition and The Swapper) but also their soundtracks in MP3 and FLAC.

And the soundtracks for Dust, Giana Sisters and Guacamelee are fantastic. These should be in every soundtrack collection.

Especially the Giana Sisters soundtrack, which is a cooperation of the original sound wizard Chris Hülsbeck who's been famous for video games music since the C64 and Machinae Supremacy.

Yes, but my understanding is that the music files are pieces, rather than tunes. And the dynamic music engine assembles these into what you hear in the game. So at a given moment the game might be playing String Attack #3 over Drum Loop #5 with Flute #1, then when the monster appears swap out String Attack #3 for Keyboard Crescendo #6. Thus there isn't a soundtrack per se, but a whole lot of permutations. I suspect the songs on his site are felicitous arrangements of the pieces that he likes.

That's a good idea as well. I would definitely like to separate out the games which have complete OSTs (free or commercial) from those which just have stray tracks. And likewise as you suggest differentiate the proper OSTs from the files included with the game or whatever.

I did check my Sang-Froid installation and, as Geralt_of_Rivia has indicated, the WAV files are indeed there. Quite the wealth of them in fact, including sound effects and possibly voice tracks too. It's a ton of resources.

Geralt is also correct that the HB is worth getting for the soundtracks alone. That was a large part of what settled me on it, being the soundtrack fiend that I am. And I too praise the musical talents of Chris Hülsbeck, whose music brightened my C64 days as well. I also have enjoyed the work of Machinae Supremacy, on top of being a fan of chiptunes and game remixes too.