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MTV Nominates Game Tracks, Misses Point

Posted by Zonk on from the feh dept.

1up.com is reporting that MTV's Video Music Awards has a 'Best Video Game Soundtrack' in the mix this year. However, as usual, MTV misses the point. From the article: "Dance Dance Revolution Extreme, Madden NFL 2005, Midnight Club 3: Dub Edition, Def Jam Fight for NY, and Tony Hawk's Underground 2 have all been nominated. Unsurprisingly, the reason these games have been nominated isn't because they feature charming, interesting, moving symphonic scores." Good job for highlighting more cookie cutter Top 40's crap, MTV. Way to go.

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  1. There's a reason it's top 40 by BlackCobra43 · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Some people, brace yourself for this, enjoy it. I hate this illogical "If nobody likes it then it must be good" "underground" mentality shared by "counterculture" advocates. Get your favorites out there instead fo whining how nobody is giving your unpopular tastes the attention you feel they deserve.

    Man, this IS going to be a flamewar.

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    1. Re:There's a reason it's top 40 by ZephyrXero · · Score: 5, Insightful

      That's not the problem... That music is fine for a "licensed video game music" category...but we'd all much rather see actual video game scores nominated. Nominating those soundtracks is like nominating the NOW CDs and other compilations... When you see best soundtrack at the Oscars, they're talking about original music made specifically for that movie...but then again, Mtv's not that credible of a source for anything these days :P

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  2. Don't you get it? by ivan256 · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Good job for highlighting more cookie cutter Top 40's crap, MTV. Way to go.

    It's not about whether you like the music or hate it, or if it's popular or original or whatever... They get paid to advertise this music.

  3. Different Meaning by Nytewynd · · Score: 4, Informative

    MTV isn't handing out the award for best video game composition or score. They are handing out an award that best represents the types of music that the audience of MTV would like in a video game.

    They are essentially awarding the song that is best licensed to be in a game that is already a favorite song of the MTV population. You can't fault them for it either. If this were a video game awards show, it would be different. This is a show about music videos though. People watching want to see Eminem get an award, not some random Japanese dude. You have to play to your target audience.

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  4. Top 40 crap by 77Punker · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Sure, most of that is boring standard MTV fare. However, some of the songs on the Tony Hawk games are incredibly obscure, although the latest version doesn't include anything that's all that hard to find. Go looking at any top 40 and see if Dead Boys or the Germs ever had a single hit song.

  5. Is this really news? by Beer+Moon · · Score: 4, Funny

    People still watch MTV? That's news to me!!