what's the deal with the arab music?

[DONAR]

is there a way to get rid of it? why is it even in the game? doesn't fit at all, considering it's set in the USA

[portable cattleman]

literally the only thing about the music that doesn't fit is the vocals.

[DONAR]

Originally posted by portable cattleman:

literally the only thing about the music that doesn't fit is the vocals.

I think there's also a russian one. Just started playing this game yesterday. just find it weird.

[Jambie Lionheart]

I love the variable music and the the 'Arab' track in particular. I'd actually like one for each country <.< but the ability to turn them off would aso be nice for those that aren't so open minded :)

[maviscruet]

Originally posted by DONAR:

is there a way to get rid of it? why is it even in the game? doesn't fit at all, considering it's set in the USA

Why son, the game has both types of music. Country AND Western....

I prefer to play with the music turned off. Not because I don't like any of the tracks, but because I find it gives me a little bit more intensity when I'm in new areas and I don't know what's round the corner.

[Kaia]

I don't mind the stylistic choices of music, I think the bluegrassy banjer fits right at home, while the arabic tracks are evocative of the crapshow you the player are witnessing, so it doesn't register to me as out of place and i frankly don't see why there should or would be a polemic over it.

That said, i turn the music off, because 1000h of playtime in, i just cannot bear any of it anymore. My biggest gripe with the adaptive music is how it goes from 0 to 100 for all the wrong reasons and there is no in between.

You see your first zomble on day1 and you have the big loud track on? fine.
But sorry, witnessing 3 zombles on day x while driving your car triggering the orchestra just gets on my nerve now.

If anything, i feel like there could be more sandbox options for choosing the tracks you want to have in your game, as well as a slider for how fast you want the adaptive music to gear up.

[pzhda'tan]

I spoke to the boss. He said they'll replace the arabic music with arabic nokia music.

[Animalman]

if you are wondering. No the devs are not Arabic. But i do like that track.
It does fit the escapism vibe.
Especially when you are about to do something really epic.
or are face with an overwhelming challenge.

[FinalPhaseKiller]

I was just thinking this the other day. Does anyone know what she is singing? I was hoping someone could understand it because for all i know she could be singing "you're gonna die horribly, oh yeah you're gonna die horribly" I was very close to turning it off but the music comes and goes so i leave it on. Not harping on the game or anything just wondering if anyone could translate

[Animalman]

Would like to see some Irish music would be really nice.
Its difficult to describe the vibe
but you can get very epic vibes out of the irish music
might fit a theme somewhere.

[FinalPhaseKiller]

Originally posted by Animalman:

Would like to see some Irish music would be really nice.
Its difficult to describe the vibe
but you can get very epic vibes out of the irish music
might fit a theme somewhere.

when you're surrounded by zombies and your only melee weapon breaks the Irish punk rock starts playing

[Foster]

I always have the music muted, but the song you're talking about seems like it was likely at least somewhat inspired by Black Hawk Down's OST, mostly in terms of trying to present a similar sort of "overwhelming enemy presence in a disastrous survival scenario" kind of atmosphere and feel.
I don't think the idea was to try and make it feel matched to the setting overall so much as trying to evoke emotion in the player about the situation they're in while it's playing specifically, but if it failed at doing that you can always just mute it.

There are mods that add music that suits the setting, but you have to manually find record players and cassette players as well as the actual media itself, then listen to to the music at your own discretion by playing it manually and carrying the devices with you or being in their presence.
There's also mods to let you play instruments (which just plays actual music that was added to the instruments' lists but it's still nice.)
Personally, I prefer that because there's no omnipresent disembodied music playing for you in real life and the game's very simulator-esque, plus it just adds flavor.

[Animalman]

Originally posted by FinalPhaseKiller:

Originally posted by Animalman:

Would like to see some Irish music would be really nice.
Its difficult to describe the vibe
but you can get very epic vibes out of the irish music
might fit a theme somewhere.

when you're surrounded by zombies and your only melee weapon breaks the Irish punk rock starts playing

Well lol
yeah

i mean its quite diverse doesn't have to be punk rock
can be natural style aswell. like a deep forest vibe.

but yeah Irish Combat music would work very well
especially if it triggers right after you looted something when a certain number of zombies were following. Like kicks in the second the item drops into the inventory

Its also Victory music. aswell as Fields of Athenry is a good one. You could have that be an epic work track like you are seeding the furrows or overlooking some of your work from the window of the house

[Hate Bear]

I enjoy just not having any music. Going through some woods for a few days because your start got borked and you had to leave town with virtually nothing puts you in quite a place after a while, mentally. You can't really tell if there are zombie breaths or if it's just the wind in the trees. I have heard other people say the music changes when there are zombies around--like I want some notification that defeats the entire purpose of never-ending edge.

[GeoG85]

PFFF.

Next you're gonna say using Kilos in a game based in Kentucky don't make sense.

Kids these days.

[Autumn]

Originally posted by Beltneck:

Originally posted by Jambie Lionheart:

I love the variable music and the the 'Arab' track in particular. I'd actually like one for each country <.< but the ability to turn them off would aso be nice for those that aren't so open minded :)

An open mind is like a fortress with its gates unbarred and unguarded.

A fortress that leaves its gates barred and guarded when there's not an enemy in sight starves to death, and everyone around calls them a bunch of dumbasses for getting spooked by nothing.

Anyways, if the music being in Arabic is too much for you, I don't know how the game referring to almost everything in Aussie slang isn't. There's a hell of a lot more Arabs in Kentucky than Australians.