I don’t think I could have picked two more completely opposite games for this week’s music post, but hey, random can be good, right?
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, hailed by many as the greatest Star Wars game of all time, had a rousing score that didn’t merely insert old John Williams tracks, but tried to re-create the feel of the original movies soundtracks. I think it succeeded admirably and I chose the main theme to demonstrate.
Donkey Kong Country was the revival of the original Nintendo platformer, but updated to reflect the (at the time) modern aesthetics of the 16-bit generation. It’s not as pretty to look at these days, but the music was always memorable and just hearing the theme song got my nostalgia working into overdrive.
Which theme song do you like better?
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic – Main Theme
Donkey Kong Country – Theme Song
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It’s a bit of an odd versus, considering one game feels epic and the other laid back. The KOTOR theme feels generic to me. I guess, for nostalgic reasons, I’ll have to pick DKC.
It was a hard choice, but I picked KotOR just because I can remember the theme song by heart. DK, not so much. Sorry Nintendo-kids.
I can’t see how this one is much of a contest, but that might be because I dislike the old-school game music. As for the KOTOR music sounding generic, I actually found that to be more nostalgic and stand out. I must of played KOTOR at least 10 times or more so it is ingrained in my memory.