Why don't western games have good soundtracks?

>>380428934
Undertale does. It might be the only good thing that game got though.

Oh op, I see what you're doing. You just want people to post good soundtracks right? Here's a couple off the top of my head.

https://youtu.be/oLA0vB9LCTM
https://youtu.be/oKD-MVfC9Ag
https://youtu.be/dEFcpyy_vq8
https://youtu.be/H-baHj9N6dM
https://youtu.be/_Xu30tYn0D0

Because they pretend to use regular music and movie music instead of proper videogame music.

Before 5th gen hard-were limitations forced every developer to make videogame music. Still Japanese developers aced it with few exceptions (DKC's David Wise) from westerns.

>>380429437
Well, your modern examples have a retro or Japan inspired style. They're the exception that confirm the rule.

>>380428934
There are games that do but a lot of them aren't AAA titles

Virt

Timesplitters 2

>>380429980
How are these Japanese inspired?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6D4Yr3ebNoQ

>>380428934
FTL was good

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>>380428934
There are western games with good soundtracks, though usually games on a smaller scale. Also Touhou music sucks. At least post Darius music or something.

>>380430275
They are Japanese inspired because they imitate good soundtracks.

>>380430625
I'm so sorry the ZUNpets make you sensitive ears bleed.

>>380428934
Serious answer: Because western games tend to have voiced dialogue more often so the music needs to be ambience rather than a strong melody that overpowers dialogue.

Japanese / indie games often have melodic soundtracks while western titles have "hollywood movie" soundtracks.

>>380431724
To clarify I mean dialogue over gameplay. Japanese RPGs for example generally have atmospheric music for cutscenes but good music for roaming around and battles. Western titles often combine dialogue, gameplay and scripted events into "cinematic gameplay" so they don't have this divide.

>>380430625
2hu music does not suck.

I think DKC2 has the best soundtrack of AAA western games. Conker's Bad Fur Day is pretty great too while I'm praising Rare. There's a lot of great stuff to find in indies as the above posters have pointed out.

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>>380431569
Oh

>>380432086
of course an imitation can never surpass the original. Why do have western games mediocre soundtracks at best?

They're a little less common.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ew0XWd-blwE

But they always hit just right when hit home.

obviously not true
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uyOA7F9fTx8

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How can western soundtracks compete with these?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3fidO0CpGE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exEzskteysk

Hotline miami, plebs

>>380435843
>How can western soundtracks compete with these?
they can't.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6qdalup2s4

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>>380435843
>Eschatos
My fucking nigga

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ioHeBLBxapY

>>380429437
not bad

>>380428934
imo Japanese soundtracks are better on average, but the best western soundtracks surpass the best japanese ones
anyway some western shit
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2evIg-aYw8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5FzUD1A_FM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2MFv2xe8yQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mzfnUIdzq4

>>380428934
Literally can't compete, even in Japanese made western games.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZNbabKjKpA

Pierre Estève is the shit

https://youtu.be/HSdLPsNjsSc

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They do.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKyB51o9AJg