Zero Kirby wrote:
I find Grant's work quite dull in general. I'll admit the man has a way with transforming leitmotifs, highlighted quite well in Donkey Kong 64 (which did have a pretty good soundtrack; I love how the boss theme for each stage is a remix of the level's music). So for consistency and tone, I think he's pretty dang good. (He also did a pretty stellar job capturing the style of GoldenEye's soundtrack in the 64 game, even with all the technical limitations he was under.) But his work is generally not something I'd listen to in my leisure time.
Now, other-famous-Rare-composer David Wise is able to get consistency and tone, while putting them in a fantastic sounding track as well. His music fits the levels they're for, and they're great to listen to outside the game to boot. The guy took Aquatic Ambience and Lockjaw's Saga - two totally disparate sounding tracks in their original games - and married them together into one as if they'd always intended to be that way. That right there's a genius.
He also transformed Aquatic Ambiance into Waterworld for the GBA port of DKC3. Both versions give completely different atmospheres.
[quote="Zero Kirby"]I find Grant's work quite dull in general. I'll admit the man has a way with transforming leitmotifs, highlighted quite well in Donkey Kong 64 (which did have a pretty good soundtrack; I love how the boss theme for each stage is a remix of the level's music). So for consistency and tone, I think he's pretty dang good. (He also did a pretty stellar job capturing the style of GoldenEye's soundtrack in the 64 game, even with all the technical limitations he was under.) But his work is generally not something I'd listen to in my leisure time.
Now, other-famous-Rare-composer David Wise is able to get consistency and tone, while putting them in a fantastic sounding track as well. His music fits the levels they're for, and they're great to listen to outside the game to boot. The guy took Aquatic Ambience and Lockjaw's Saga - two totally disparate sounding tracks in their original games - and married them together into one as if they'd always intended to be that way. That right there's a genius.[/quote]
He also transformed Aquatic Ambiance into Waterworld for the GBA port of DKC3. Both versions give completely different atmospheres.