Silent Hill Heaven

I've been enjoying some of the music created under the banner of "darkjazz" - for me, the bands operating in this field that are most reminiscent of Silent Hill OSTs are Bohren und Der Club of Gore and The Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble - basically a little bit film noir, a little bit ambient/electronic, heavy mood music. TKDE frequently uses a vocalist who is not SUPER close to Mary Elizabeth McGlynn's sound, but it's a start for those looking for stuff like this that's not instrumental.

michinoku wrote:I've been enjoying some of the music created under the banner of "darkjazz" - for me, the bands operating in this field that are most reminiscent of Silent Hill OSTs are Bohren und Der Club of Gore and The Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble - basically a little bit film noir, a little bit ambient/electronic, heavy mood music. TKDE frequently uses a vocalist who is not SUPER close to Mary Elizabeth McGlynn's sound, but it's a start for those looking for stuff like this that's not instrumental.

That's like Alice in Silent Hill, captures both wonder and the bereft town very well.

Bôa - Duvet


Bôa - Duvet (Acoustic)


Bôa - Duvet (Instrumental)


Too bad there are no official instrumental versions of either.

Postal 2 - The Outskirts


I think it's the "Ritual"/"Are you sure?" sample.

http://poison.rodz-konez.co.uk/track/pessimist

In fact, there is a sample at about 2:47 that was used in Silent Hill 2 (at 11, 22, etc in Bed Head).

I was listening to Hybrid Theory from Linkin Park, and for some reason "By Myself" really reminded of two tracks from SH2 soundtrack, I can't recall which of them:



1- The starting riff;
2-the background ambience starting at 0:10:

For a moment I though I was listening to Yamaoka, I'm not kidding.

https://soundcloud.com/user488273887/goodbeachnight

I checked the fan remixes at silenthllmemories but couldn't find this.

silentevil1989 wrote:I was listening to Hybrid Theory from Linkin Park, and for some reason "By Myself" really reminded of two tracks from SH2 soundtrack, I can't recall which of them:



1- The starting riff;
2-the background ambience starting at 0:10:

For a moment I though I was listening to Yamaoka, I'm not kidding.

Angel's Thanatos?

Qeihsen wrote:https://soundcloud.com/user488273887/goodbeachnight

I checked the fan remixes at silenthllmemories but couldn't find this.

silentevil1989 wrote:I was listening to Hybrid Theory from Linkin Park, and for some reason "By Myself" really reminded of two tracks from SH2 soundtrack, I can't recall which of them:



1- The starting riff;
2-the background ambience starting at 0:10:

For a moment I though I was listening to Yamaoka, I'm not kidding.

Angel's Thanatos?

Yeah! And Betrayal as well.

NieR - The Wretched Automatons


In the vein of Betrayal's build-up.

I thought at least the first half had a SH1-esque atmosphere to it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVbucx5 ... YW&index=1

He is one of my favorites.

Also check out the industrialism and the silk demise.

Nisto wrote:

I thought at least the first half had a SH1-esque atmosphere to it.

Wouldn't imagine this in a militaristic game, though Akira did a militaristic piece for one of the later SH games.

Megaman 3 - Whistle Concert (Protoman Theme)


The score about 0:40 mark sounds like the same one used in Not Tomorrow and Promise, and particularly as slow in Not Tomorrow.

Fable - Temple of Light


The second verse and the early forest of SH2.

The ambience that fades in and out always reminded me of Silent Hill 3

I've noticed that the song/track "Ice" from Silent Hill Shattered Memories, sounds eerily like the track "Radio" from Half Life 2 ost. Listen:

(
At the 20 second mark)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3saHq5 ... pfreload=1

compare it to this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTWWCpG ... 1&index=19

Pastucci wrote:I've noticed that the song/track "Ice" from Silent Hill Shattered Memories, sounds eerily like the track "Radio" from Half Life 2 ost. Listen:

(
At the 20 second mark)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3saHq5 ... pfreload=1

compare it to this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTWWCpG ... 1&index=19

Both tracks are using the same sample (which originates from THIS sample library.)

Emily Haines & The Soft Skeleton's "Sprig" sounds perfectly like something that would have been in P.T., especially the beginning.

Update: Now that I think of it, Emily Haines' voice would perfectly suit the Silent Hill series. The slower, breathier tracks of her Soft Skeleton work sound a lot like McGlynn's work with Yamaoka. Haines' voice is very suited to trip-hop and anything ambient Really versatile. Also can't wait for Metric's new album, aha.

Perfect Blue (Japanese anime movie which I highly recommend) has a soundtrack that at some parts is very SH-like, especially the 2 Nightmare tracks.

The song 'Virtual Mima', while not as SH-like in its sound, does create a very uncomfortable ambience. This and the rest of the soundtrack (except for the typical anime pop-songs) i would describe as SH meets Metroid Prime.