This is my frustrated face when it comes to superhero MMO soundtracks. I don’t know what it is, but it seems that none of them can really pull of the epic excitement of superhero movies (or television shows, for that matter). Champions Online and Marvel Heroes were disappointments in the soundtrack department, and even City of Heroes was more on the moody than the miraculous with most of its score. Then we get to DC Universe Online, a game which draws upon the comic book universe that contains such classics like Batman, Wonder Woman, and Superman. And it still manages to put out one of the more unpleasant and dour soundtracks that I’ve ever heard from an MMORPG. Maybe it was trying too hard to be dark and edgy, but DCUO doesn’t have any bona fide classics in its rather extensive OST. So instead of pointing out highlights, we’ll have to settle today for midlights — notable if not excessively great tracks from Daybreak’s multiplatform MMO. 1. The Vault (Joker’s Funhouse) This is perhaps the creepiest MMO track I’ve ever heard, with a genuinely disturbing format. It begins with the sound of a cassette tape being loaded before going into this demented soundtrack for some sort of dark ride. With notes being unduly drawn out, the tempo adjusted, and numerous background sound effects of people on the ride, it puts the listener on edge. I could have done without the canned audience laughter, but it wouldn’t be a Joker production… [Read full story]
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