opens "Death Stranding" for the first time. After the protagonist's meaningful narration, the camera switches between several scenes, from far to near and from high to low, and at the same time a slightly deep "Don&39;" "t be so serious" sounded slowly, slowly kicking off the game.
I did not focus too much on the scrolling pictures on the screen, let alone the foreshadowings and details presented in each shot, but indulged in the artistic conception of music and game pictures complementing each other , This scene as the opening of the game is really impeccable.
The soundtrack of the game "Death Stranding" is so excellent that everyone can see it, and even won the TGA's best game soundtrack award in 2019. People can't help but sigh the game's little producer Although Hideo Shima is sometimes too high-profile, he is indeed very good in shaping the atmosphere and taste of music.
After the entire game process, it is not difficult to find that the presence of the music in "Death Stranding" is greater than that of most games on the market, and most of the soundtrack in the game is also created by the Icelandic band Low Roar , The artistic conception of music and game seems to be integrated, people can't help but wonder whether Hideo Kojima got inspiration from these music to produce "Death Stranding".
被带私货
From Hideo Kojima’s previous series of "Metal Gear Solid" series, music occupies a very high part of the whole game. Take "Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain" as For example, Big Boss, the protagonist of the game, has a mobile terminal called iDroid, which can be used to play various tapes containing dialogue and intelligence, as well as various music collected before. Music is not only a kind of music in the whole game. Collectibles are also one of the rewards prepared by the mission for players. There are also many music that are closely related to the plot in the game and contain many meaningful meanings.
There are many background music in the plot that left a deep impression on the players, even the soundtrack when using the fast-forward "Phantom Cigar" is so exciting, but it makes people hard to find There is a sense of contradiction, because the overall atmosphere of the game and the style of music are completely integrated, and this is the tone that the entire series has always maintained.
Speaking of "Death Stranding", the episodes in this game are largely based on the songs of Icelandic band Low Roar. These songs are usually only used in the game. Part of the progress will only appear, such as when crossing a mountain and standing on the top of the mountain and seeing a distant destination, or when passing through a certain scenic but slightly depressed area, it will also sound, and every When the music is played, the song and the singer's name will also appear on the screen, as if forming a kind of MV atmosphere.
Careful players may find that Hideo Kojima had this habit of tying the song name when the music sounded a long time ago. Although many players do not understand the reason for this, it is for the players to play the game. It provides convenience when searching for songs outside. Hideo Kojima once said that it is only to respect the music and the singer, but he has to admit that this approach does improve the style of the game a lot.
Before the birth of "Death Stranding", the Low Roar band for the game's soundtrack was unknown, even in Iceland, not many people knew them, everything Thanks to Hideo Kojima’s trip to Iceland as early as 2014 (when Kojima hadn’t even left Konami), he accidentally noticed in a video store that Low Roar’s album "0" was auditioning. After the first, I felt very appetite and put it in the bag.
About Low Roar's introduction, even the introduction on Wikipedia is only a few, and most of the content is even a combination of "Death Stranding" and Hideo Kojima, this album "0" is already a band The second album of "Death Stranding" was released when the band released the third album, so the game only included the first three of Low Roar.All the songs of this album, and Hideo Kojima has a passion for this band.
格调
It is undeniable that "Death Stranding" helped Low Roar finally start to attract people's attention, and looking at it in reverse, Low Roar It also raises the atmosphere of the game to an irreplaceable level. The music style of the Low Roar band is difficult to be fully defined. Simply put, it is similar to the feeling of a few country folk songs in the back rocking. Although the band's name is called "Growl", the singing of its songs is basically as if it is soft. The way of humming is presented, thus forming a rather peculiar contrast.
Low Roar's songs are simple and melodious, the music is quiet and the vocals are ethereal, the meaning of the words is simple and straightforward, and the whole feeling is very comfortable, without any noisy and harsh elements, obviously only some strength can be created I don’t know why they have never succeeded. They are really jealous of talents. If Hideo Kojima hadn’t given them this opportunity, perhaps the band would be facing a difficult fate.
All the songs of Low Roar basically maintain the same musical style. There is a trace of sadness in the loneliness, but it does not bring people too much negative emotions. It's exactly the same as Kojima's feeling when traveling alone that Kojima tried to shape in Death Stranding. Kojima has always been very good at beautifying the atmosphere of the game through the plot and soundtrack. He himself once said that 70% of his body is made up of movies, so he has a lot of experience in plotting. He knows exactly what the plot should be. In what way to highlight what emotions.
The overall process of "Death Stranding" is lonely, boring, and depressing. Even players with entertaining spirits can hardly find fun in the game. Therefore, Kojima chose another form of expression to bring players Into the atmosphere designed in the game. Simply put, this is a game that emphasizes feeling rather than experience. Therefore, if you cannot enter this atmosphere, it is difficult to have the motivation to play.
It is also worth mentioning that, apart from Low Roar’s music, Kojima has also made a lot of effort on other music in the game, such as the actual demonstration of TGS It was announced at the time that the game included the single "Pop Virus" by the Japanese pop singer Gen Hoshino, and also designed a special story for this song that can be browsed in the game process, and before that, only A small number of loyal fans of Gen Hoshino know the existence of this song.
In addition, the game’s ending song and theme song "Death Stranding" is sung by the Scottish pop electronic band Chvrches. The same sound is ethereal and very suitable for film departure. Before then, their most recent song was " Mirror's Edge: Catalyst" theme song "Warning Call"; and used as the soundtrack of the final trailer of "Death Stranding" and the most popular soundtrack in the game "BB&39;s Theme", its creator is Hideo Kojima" Ludvig Forssell, the queen musician who started Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain, not only produced most of the background music in "Death Stranding", but even the unfinished "PT" has his participation.
结语
Although Kojima is very personal in choosing music and singers for the game, it is undeniable that he has the ability to use every piece of music The skill on the blade, and this is absolutely different from other game development procedures, and the facts have proved that his approach does have a very good effect. The emergence of the inspiration for "Death Stranding" is very likely to be born out of a coincidence. If Kojima did not hear Low Roar's album back then, perhaps what we see today is a completely different style and even gameplay. game.
Xiaodao achieved Low Roar, and Low Roar achieved "Death Stranding"", there are inseparable links between each other. Perhaps from another perspective, "Death Stranding" is not just a "private playlist" in Kojima’s conjecture, but also a gratitude and feedback to those around him. If you experience the game with this concept, you may get a completely different experience and perception from it.
