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Akira Yamaoka doesn't receive a penny from album sales. He is an employee of Konami who gets paid for his work on the game, just as any other member of the development team. Any piece of music that he writes for the Silent Hill series becomes the sole property of Konami. He doesn't receive royalties.
Konami releases the soundtracks as promotional items. I'd be willing to guess that they order one pressing of the OST for each game. People get ahold of these albums, which again were made for the sole purpose of promotion, and they sell them online for ridiculous prices.
I would suggest simply downloading the soundtracks. Otherwise you're paying for a Konami logo and bragging rights.
Konami releases the soundtracks as promotional items. I'd be willing to guess that they order one pressing of the OST for each game. People get ahold of these albums, which again were made for the sole purpose of promotion, and they sell them online for ridiculous prices.
I would suggest simply downloading the soundtracks. Otherwise you're paying for a Konami logo and bragging rights.
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So can't all the people on ebay get sued or reported for selling the bootlegs? I mean, I would think so! But you see so many of them
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SH0 OST - Pretty dissapointing...aldo it has some good tracks
SH1 OST - I like this one. it's just so eerie. most of the tracks are noises and thats why i like it.
SH2 OST - My favv. all the actual songs are gr8 and noise tracks are really creepy
SH3 OST - This one has a lot of songs and a lot of tracks. Quite a masterpiece!
SH4 OST - I was kinda dissapointed in this one to. i dont know why but i just did.
Homecoming OST - There are pretty few track on this OST (for SH means off course) but all of them are very good. There are few noise tracks.
SH1 OST - I like this one. it's just so eerie. most of the tracks are noises and thats why i like it.
SH2 OST - My favv. all the actual songs are gr8 and noise tracks are really creepy
SH3 OST - This one has a lot of songs and a lot of tracks. Quite a masterpiece!
SH4 OST - I was kinda dissapointed in this one to. i dont know why but i just did.
Homecoming OST - There are pretty few track on this OST (for SH means off course) but all of them are very good. There are few noise tracks.
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\heavensnightsh wrote:So can't all the people on ebay get sued or reported for selling the bootlegs? I mean, I would think so! But you see so many of them
While I'm sure a number are boots, several are the legal promo release sent out to game store several weeks after the game was released(here in america). I grabbed one for $12 on Ebay, and just 2 weeks ago grabbed a sealed one from my local gamecrazy store.
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SH1 - I really like this one. I prefer the ambient noise over the songs(at least the onesdominik9 wrote:SH0 OST - Pretty dissapointing...aldo it has some good tracks
SH1 OST - I like this one. it's just so eerie. most of the tracks are noises and thats why i like it.
SH2 OST - My favv. all the actual songs are gr8 and noise tracks are really creepy
SH3 OST - This one has a lot of songs and a lot of tracks. Quite a masterpiece!
SH4 OST - I was kinda dissapointed in this one to. i dont know why but i just did.
Homecoming OST - There are pretty few track on this OST (for SH means off course) but all of them are very good. There are few noise tracks.
without vocals).
SH2 - The game is my personal fav, but the OST never really grabbed me the same way the
game did.
SH3 - Slighty higher than SH2 OST, and only due to the actual songs.
SH4 - In between SH2 & SH3.
SH5 - This one is easily a 2nd. This is a solid cd for me.
SH0 - Meh... not bad. Maybe the songs weren't up to par because it was just the PSP.
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Forgive me if this has been mentioned elsewhere, but I just saw the 'Silent Hell' album on itunes - supposed to be music from the movie, but itunes won't let you buy it as a full album, instead the thing would cost over £30! Does anyone know of anywhere I can (legally) purchase and download this soundtrack at a reasonable price?
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^yeah I'm with you on seeing an actual ost for the film
So after getting a demonoid account the other day, I realized an OST for Homecoming was released as a gamestop promo like LAST YEAR. Surprised no one has been discussing it, granted I haven't been keeping up on SHH as of late but it seems like the only mention of it is one post by ViviSect
haven't really had a chance to listen to it, but so far so good. I like the vocal tracks.
So after getting a demonoid account the other day, I realized an OST for Homecoming was released as a gamestop promo like LAST YEAR. Surprised no one has been discussing it, granted I haven't been keeping up on SHH as of late but it seems like the only mention of it is one post by ViviSect
haven't really had a chance to listen to it, but so far so good. I like the vocal tracks.
I've only listened to it a few times, so no opinions on the SHH OST as of yet, but there are plenty of legit promo ones on eBay if anyone wants to pick up a copy.
Can't vouch for their legitimacy, but I've picked up all my OSTs via eBay - 1-4 - and all are legit. Only got a bootleg once (SH1 - you can tell because my original has a textured CD, whereas the bootleg just had a sticker).
Got my origins one from Play Asia.
Can't vouch for their legitimacy, but I've picked up all my OSTs via eBay - 1-4 - and all are legit. Only got a bootleg once (SH1 - you can tell because my original has a textured CD, whereas the bootleg just had a sticker).
Got my origins one from Play Asia.
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Wow, I can honestly say I enjoyed all five (or six) Soundtracks for the Silent Hill Series. I listen to Silent Hill 2, Silent Hill 3, and Silent Hill: Homecoming the most. Silent Hill 4: The Room tends to be on the calmer side of the OSTs and I end up falling asleep whenever I listen to it. Silent Hill's Score is something I only listen to when I'm writing, helps me create tension when tension is needed. Silent Hill: Homecoming's Soundtrack is probably my favorite out of th bunch though ("One More Soul to the Call" is awesome).
I've recently listened to Silent Hill Origins (ZERO)'s Soundtrack and I enjoyed it. "Hole in the Sky" and "ORT" are my new favorite songs from Mary Elizabeth McGlynn. Incredibly moving and powerful.
I've recently listened to Silent Hill Origins (ZERO)'s Soundtrack and I enjoyed it. "Hole in the Sky" and "ORT" are my new favorite songs from Mary Elizabeth McGlynn. Incredibly moving and powerful.
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You can buy pretty much all of them online for less than $30. Official ones even. Just make sure it's from a legit site like Amazon.com. The hard ones to find are the Robbie Tracks, the Limited Edition promo releases, and stuff of that nature. As a collector of video game soundtracks, finding those takes a lot of time and a lot of digging in obscure places. Some of them cost a pretty penny, but the prices shouldn't be exorbitant (or else you KNOW it's a scam).
Japanese sites are the places you want to go. The CDs were released in Japan, so it's going to mainly be Japanese markets that have them in storage.
Japanese sites are the places you want to go. The CDs were released in Japan, so it's going to mainly be Japanese markets that have them in storage.
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I've been looking for the Homecoming soundtrack for quite a while for it. I've been scouring E-bay with no luck. It sucks that it was only a promo at Gamestop. I'm going to be re-buying the first 4 due to the fact that I lost SH1 and SH2 is all scratched to pieces.
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I really liked the remixes of the tracks from the games and would absolutely LOVE to have those versions released as an album.VIVIsect wrote:I don't believe the actual film soundtrack was ever released. It's most likely just a compilation of the original songs from the game OSTs.
That's unfortunate because the film features some remixes (Wounded Warsong for example) that were actually better than Yamaoka's originals.
It's just a shame how misused and out-of-place they were in the actual film itself.
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Head's up for people looking to buy the OSTs: 4 mint, sealed and legit copies of the SH2 OST up for a decent price. Free worldwide shipping, too.
Head's up for people looking to buy the OSTs: 4 mint, sealed and legit copies of the SH2 OST up for a decent price. Free worldwide shipping, too.
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