The music is boring

[(cafeQ) Mobydinou]

I wished they changed composer for BG 3, because it really lacks in the epic department. Remember the music from BG 1, Icewind Dale, Pathfinder wrath of the righteous, dragon age Origins, hell even greedfall have a more memorable soundtrack than Bg3. Down by the river is cool, but it's more a credit track than a "go to adventure track." Not a single track is memorable. They should have done the same thing than Bethesda and makes music reminiscent to the old titles for the main theme.

[DucGrandma]

Uhm, wise words, maybe they should just make combat music like Ride To Hell Retribution or Redfall or even Back 4 Blood, or better yet, turn off all combat music like PUBG.

[seeker1]

This is what I like to listen to while playing my main Dragon Ascendant Monk, Wuen Hung Lo.....

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

What's really awesome is watching Bruce Lee kick Chuck Norris' ass. I betcha Bruce Lee could take down an ogre.

If only the game had nunchaku, sigh, maybe somebody will soon make a mod ...

[Sonic Titan]

Obviously, if you desire some thumping beats in your fantasy, the best track to be listening to is Man with the Machine Gun from FF8.

[seeker1]

Oh man. Now see, I have been sleeping on some of these JRPGs.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2EK8tRDiQg

Yeah, that track has got serious flex. I wish I could read Japanese so I knew WTF they were saying. But yeah, nothing takes down fantasy monsters like a machine gun. (Yeah, yeah, I know about the AK47 and Minigun addons for BG3.)

[Exarch_Alpha]

Witcher 3 is way better indeed.

Banana tiger, banana tiger

[Sonic Titan]

Originally posted by seeker1:

Oh man. Now see, I have been sleeping on some of these JRPGs.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2EK8tRDiQg

Yeah, that track has got serious flex. I wish I could read Japanese so I knew WTF they were saying. But yeah, nothing takes down fantasy monsters like a machine gun. (Yeah, yeah, I know about the AK47 and Minigun addons for BG3.)

Nobuo Uematsu is incredible (though he's recently had to basically retire from scoring, sadly).

You should play FF8 - it's great, and the score is full of bangers (and scenes with said man with machine gun are quite funny).

[craig234]

Soundtrack for the game is great. Most aren't, but are still impressive.

[Hellsteeth30]

Strongly disagree.

Though I think it goes a bit hard sometimes where it shouldn't.

Nine Blades is a bit too epic for a level 2 fight with goblins at the gate at the tree hugging hippy area.

Sixteen Misses.....I mean Strikes is perfect for a certain act 3 fight.

Not a massive fan of the 45 arrangements of Down by the River though.

[Mk]

Debating whether the music in BG3 is boring or not is quite pointless, because musical taste varies significantly among individuals. Some people find trap music pleasant to the ears and others don't; some people find epic orchestral music fascinating and others simply don't get the hang of it. So, whether it is boring or not remains strictly subjective, as most of the contributions to this thread clearly point out.
Probably, a more interesting approach would be the objective quality of the score and whether it does, or does not, fit the general expectations for a grand epic fantasy genre.
It is probably beyond doubt that certain scores that sound in the background while buying goods at the local merchant, for example the ones in the Myconid settlement, are definitely simplistic: a simple arpeggio with a harp, hinting at a brief theme. That feels a bit empty, in general.
But when it comes to scores where the composer clearly put some effort in, we do have some catchy and subjectively pleasant (or unpleasant, depending on taste) melodies. Yet, do they fit the epic fantasy genre they are supposed to be there for?
I will take two examples.
One is the song performed by the tiefling bard at the druid's camp. If you analyse the rhythm and the melody, you will find typical tropes of modern musical songs, the kind of melody you would expect from a catchy West Side Story or The Huntchback of Notre Dame song. Definitely engineered to please the ears of Gen Z early college students, and evoking the feeling of modern day. Which is quite expected since the whole druid story arc is strongly suggestive of present day American problems with immigration. Lacking the subtlety of fantasy nuances, whose point is to speak about the universal rather than the mundane, it might not surprise anyone that this is the kind of song chosen for the scene.
Is it appropriate for a fantasy setting? Probably not. Compare with Skyrim's bards in local taverns. Those are much closer to actual period music.
The other example is Down By the River. Another catchy song indeed, and once again very appropriate for a musical, much less for an epic fantasy, where one would expect whole orchestra themes, with powerful choirs and inspiring, evoking themes.
The point being the same as above: the score is aimed at pleasing the taste of a specific Gen Z group of probable buyers, rather than evoking the traditional atmosphere one would expect from the genre.

Take it as you like, but this is the general impression one objectively gets from the score. Do I like it? Personally, I find it off for the setting, so, no, even when it's actually good, I don't like it in this context.

[アンジェル]

Originally posted by (cafeQ) Mobydinou:

The music is boring
I wished they changed composer for BG 3, because it really lacks in the epic department. Remember the music from BG 1, Icewind Dale, Pathfinder wrath of the righteous, dragon age Origins, hell even greedfall have a more memorable soundtrack than Bg3. Down by the river is cool, but it's more a credit track than a "go to adventure track." Not a single track is memorable. They should have done the same thing than Bethesda and makes music reminiscent to the old titles for the main theme.

I think it is quite epic and fitting already
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8IQAyjITuQ
Just a pity that it resembles too much Divinity: Original Sin (2) music

[belgix]

Originally posted by thorin.hannahs:

Have you heard Raphael sing? That was a great song/moment.

Probably one of the best.

[belgix]

Not boring but quite repetitive over time. It's good music buy nothing exceptional.

[Mösjöö Jompe]

Always preferred Pokrovsky's more memorable melodies in Original Sin 1

[Яeplicant]

Originally posted by アンジェル:

Originally posted by (cafeQ) Mobydinou:

The music is boring
I wished they changed composer for BG 3, because it really lacks in the epic department. Remember the music from BG 1, Icewind Dale, Pathfinder wrath of the righteous, dragon age Origins, hell even greedfall have a more memorable soundtrack than Bg3. Down by the river is cool, but it's more a credit track than a "go to adventure track." Not a single track is memorable. They should have done the same thing than Bethesda and makes music reminiscent to the old titles for the main theme.

I think it is quite epic and fitting already
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8IQAyjITuQ
Just a pity that it resembles too much Divinity: Original Sin (2) music

D:OS2* does sound quite a lot different in comparison to BG3's OST. After a while, BG3's tracks tend to sound the same with the obvious exception of Raphael.

Even D:OS1's** OST is more memorable in general than BG3's but that's just me (and my funky ears). Both D:OS1 and 2 have quite a specific musical flavor, and their main themes are still pretty good.

* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zl7S-3Qm_oE&list=PLuX1dXf1Zu0k0JpNCoN-AealD5q-6CkNg&index=1
** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XybrZGtxuU&list=PL4XP1X_GIt0xVg3g2DhCfTFG9iD7Zs2YQ&index=1

[Mrmarko123]

D:OS 1 and D:OS 2 both have amazing soundtracks - I don't think BG3 is bad, but it's nowhere near as memorable as D:OS themes.

I find myself occasionally listening to those themes on youtube, but never had the inclination with the BG3 soundtrack - this is as somebody who loves the game.

Skyrim has better music (better theme, but that's mostly off the great main theme)
Witcher 3 has better music than BG3 also.
Pathfinder WOTR main theme is better than the BG3 one also.

But both divinity games themes are superior to all of the above (with the exception of the original skyrim theme - but that one may be nostalgia)