On bringing back previous songs...
The Sims as a franchise has had some of the most memorable music composed by several brilliant composers in its (ever expanding) life. Many of us can easily remember the new age songs by composer Jerry Martin, or the more child-like approach Mark Mothersbaugh brought to the IP with The Sims 2.
However, many of us remember some of the lesser known games and their songs. I mean the spin-offs of course! Composers like Ian Stocker, providing music for handheld spin-offs and John Cobbett, who provided music for Urbz on console.
Recently EAxis included songs from past games, even going as far as to revive Pressure by Paramore, a song only heard in the console versions of The Sims 2 (and a heavily edited version in the PSP version).
Does anyone remember Kitty Shack? Or what about some of the unnamed/unknown tracks from the Nu Metal or Industrial stations? Are they simply not good enough to be revived? Is it a copyright or licensing issue? If so, what is the excuse for using a song recorded and composed by a third party? Surely if they can bring one song back (and a few others from TS2 and 3 respectively) they can add a few more… right?
Regardless, it would be really lovely to hear these songs in much better quality and I can’t see any negatives. They were truly great memorable pieces for a lot of people, and hearing Another World in TS4 at 320KBPS would feel like a dream.
However, many of us remember some of the lesser known games and their songs. I mean the spin-offs of course! Composers like Ian Stocker, providing music for handheld spin-offs and John Cobbett, who provided music for Urbz on console.
Recently EAxis included songs from past games, even going as far as to revive Pressure by Paramore, a song only heard in the console versions of The Sims 2 (and a heavily edited version in the PSP version).
Does anyone remember Kitty Shack? Or what about some of the unnamed/unknown tracks from the Nu Metal or Industrial stations? Are they simply not good enough to be revived? Is it a copyright or licensing issue? If so, what is the excuse for using a song recorded and composed by a third party? Surely if they can bring one song back (and a few others from TS2 and 3 respectively) they can add a few more… right?
Regardless, it would be really lovely to hear these songs in much better quality and I can’t see any negatives. They were truly great memorable pieces for a lot of people, and hearing Another World in TS4 at 320KBPS would feel like a dream.
