Why the F**K have they changed the music?

[Molly]

So for some that might be new to the game, SMB used to have a really good soundtrack. One of the best in the industry. But for some reason they changed it recently (Due to legal rights if i remember correctly) and im all fine with that if you bought it when the rights where changed on PS4 and switch. But here is the problem, i have had this game in my steam lib YEARS before the change, so why the F**K is the music changed in my version aswell??
I feel like if i have bought a game, i expect to be able to play said game how it was when i bought it and not see such a horrible change down the line years later.
Here is a comparrisson of the soundtrack they BUTCHERED with the new sound track. This piece is ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ iconic and its so sad seeing it being ruined:
https://youtu.be/LkQZElVmAqU?t=305
If it does not start where intended: Skip to 5:05

[D-ray]

If you go in options you can change it. In pc version.

[Molly]

D-ray: You my man are the real MVP. Thank you so much :)

[D-ray]

Originally posted by onakaxy:

D-ray: You my man are the real MVP. Thank you so much :)

Nothing. xD
I would be pissed off too if they will soon remove the soundtrack from this version.

[ncrecc]

I just want to spread awareness: Chapter 1's 2015 music is definitely a flop when it comes to matching the world theme (or if you just don't like country stuff), but it abandons the country style by Chapter 2 and gets way better around Chapter 4, Chapter 2 or 3 even if you're fine with techno. Try giving the alt soundtrack a listen once you're up to at least there, I'd say some of the songs then are good enough to be iconic themselves.

Also, do not judge Ridiculon's songs by how they appear on the Bandcamp album "Songs in the Key of Meat". The whole album is practically a lie. The tracks as you hear them in-game are much different, and the video you linked uses the album versions of the Chapter 1 music for whatever reason. The album songs start out very watered down and only regain the drums, guitars, backing instruments and occasionally entire riffs after the first loop. I don't understand why Ridiculon thought that would be a good idea. The albums for Chapters 2 & 3[scattle.bandcamp.com] and Chapter 7[laurashigihara.bandcamp.com] are relatively unchanged, thankfully.

[D-ray]

Originally posted by mivity:

ridiculon's music bad

It's...


RIDICULOUS...


:D

[A Dummy]

Blame Danny B, for whatever reason he didn't want to license out his music a second time for the later releases of the game, so they had to make a new one for the PS4 version and beyond.
His response was pretty vague too, it's not like he was being asked to make a new soundtrack for a new game, just to continue using the one he had already made for the game it was made for.
http://dannybstyle.blogspot.com/2015/10/regarding-my-super-meat-boy-soundtrack.html

On the new soundtrack itself, I booted up the game recently myself to listen to the new soundtrack in various different stages.

I'd say it's not bad in of itself, but a good amount of the songs to me just feel like they belong to a different game altogether, like the Forest area tracks feel more like something you'd hear in a game like Borderlands or something, and all the 8-bit remixs feel more like they belong in a Megaman game.

Some of them felt more repetive to me too.
Like the Dark World Hospital theme for the 2015 version is kinda one note and feels something that you're meant to hear for about 40 seconds to a minute before switching to something else.
Whereas the 2010 version to me feels a lot better to hear for 20 minutes straight since it has 3 distinct sections that switches things up a bit better to continue staying interesting in a longer play session.

And besides that, I felt like the 2015 tracks just aren't as catchy as the 2010 versions.
A good example of this for me is the Rapture area, the 2015 version isn't bad in of itself, but I find the 2010 version just grabs me way more immediately in a way that makes me want to bob my head along with the beat.

But who knows, maybe I'm just biased since the 2010 version is how I first heard it so in my mind that's the way it's supposed to sound.
Maybe someone who first started playing on the PS4 version might have a different opinion since the 2015 version will be what they originally heard. (At the very least we get the option to swap between the two on PC, so that's pretty nice.)

[Dragon]

I am getting Super Meat Boy for free today on the Epic Games Store. I need someone who can please 100% verify whether it has the original soundtrack or the butchered soundtrack.

Meaning, please don't speculate, but rather test it yourself (it would be free for you as well), then post the answer in this thread.

[Aemony]

Originally posted by Dragon:

I am getting Super Meat Boy for free today on the Epic Games Store. I need someone who can please 100% verify whether it has the original soundtrack or the butchered soundtrack.

Meaning, please don't speculate, but rather test it yourself (it would be free for you as well), then post the answer in this thread.

It does.

[IceacTNT]

It has both soundtracks, just change the soundtracks in the settings.

[IronAlex]

But you can change soundtrack to original in settings

[urban frog]

am I the only one who prefers the new ost?

[ncrecc]

Originally posted by Urban frog:

am I the only one who prefers the new ost?

Absolutely not. The new soundtrack is much harsher and more daring then Danny's OST, although it takes a while to build up. Ch. 1 is a scapegoat (a surprisingly well-made scapegoat if you can forgive the cheesier songs), Ch. 2 is decent and takes a direction that's harder to mock than Ch. 1's folksy style, Ch. 3 might be a quality dip, Chs. 4-6 are gold, and Ch. 7 is, again, not well-liked, although I found it alright.

Unfortunately Ridiculon is the only name people new to the 2015 soundtrack are told about, so when people visit their Bandcamp page and only listen the first loop of each song, they come out complaining that the whole soundtrack sounds like royalty-free crap with no immersion to speak of. (or: they listen to Ch. 1 in-game, hear that it's country, then don't bother listening to anything else and complain that the whole soundtrack is redneck yeehaw cotton-eye joe.)

And obviously opinions are opinions, but this is music by a band and two solo artists who all have actual experience, not generic freelance stuff composed for a dime. Saying that the 2015 soundtrack is nothing more than a cheap legal replacement with no talent involved is like saying that the Red Hot Chili Peppers are a 100% album filler band made solely to appeal to California. Or that Muse is a cash-in on Radiohead's style with no genuine musical appeal. It just annoys me how people act like it's factual that the 2015 soundtrack was trash and that anyone who enjoys it is deluded or tasteless.

[Matt [Linux]]

there is no ingame settings to change the sound track.

[ncrecc]

Originally posted by PentaiHorn Linux:

there is no ingame settings to change the sound track.

If you're not on version 1.2.5 yet (no race mode compatibility, alt glitch still exists) then there is no soundtrack switch, it's only DannyB's music from the original 2010 soundtrack.
Otherwise you can go to the menu > help & options > settings > soundtrack [2010/2015] at any point in the game to switch between the two soundtracks. Here's a gif: https://i.imgur.com/WoRlbNl.gif

[LunarMango]

no matter what, you can't diss 2015's hell dark world map theme. pure gold.