Silent Hill 2 Remake Soundtrack Comparison (New VS Old)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 10 ต.ค. 2024
- Side by side comparison of a few SH2 remake and original soundtracks
Which track And version is your favorite?
Link to my Silent hill 2 OVERLAYED TRACK EDIT where I fuse the Old and new tracks • Silent Hill 2 Remake O...
old soundtrack: experimental album
new soundtrack: movie soundtrack
It's the same artist tho
@@Foogi9000 I know. This is how they sound to me
huh there both experimental though So whats your point
@@astrowolf04 well your dumb
I wouldn't say so. Lament of heavens night sounds great, and so experemintal
My best description of the differences between the old and new is the old has this otherworldly feeling to it. It lurks in the background of nostalgia and horror, creating a sense of longing and loneliness to it. The newer one has a modern take on the original. It is sharper, bolder and complements the story well. Both are great, but different approaches.
@@bluesyrupgc4224 finally someone who understands that both are great for different reasons and don't just dribble all over their keyboards going "Duurrrr original is always better 🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪"
Sometimes, less is more. And that rule applies a lot to Silent Hill games, the original game soundtracks being more limited, and having this otherworldly sense of mistery to it, fits way better imo. The original soundtrack is so good people that people nowadays try to replicate it. There is something magical about that early 2000s era of videogames and music in general.
Original: Studio album
Remake: High quality Live Performance.
I personally feel like he went the extra mile to make the new music specifically fit the remake, to the point they will sync to what's happening on screen. Not that the original didn't fit the game, it did, but my point is they wouldn't fit with the remake as well as remade tracks.
I still prefer the original tracks, but I know I'll listen to the new ones just as much.
the remake ost is trash
Everything he makes is really beautiful. It feels so pretty. Designed perfectly to clear your head.
People forget or just wont accept that artists change and evolve, so do their style. Fuck it I will savour every moment we get from this fresh take on a classic that everyone seems to dislike since negativity is so popular these days.
@@beyondthegrave124 right on! Yes the game is different in subtle ways but it’s definitely a good remake. Could be far far worse. Just took me some time to learn dodging but other than that it’s a masterpiece. I just got to the (other side) in the hospital and saved it.. can’t wait til after work!!
This might come as a surprise to you but just because artists "change and evolve" it does not mean their new work is automatically better than their previous work.
Yamaoka quite literally stated in a recent interview he struggled to enter the specific mindset and mental state that he was in 25 years ago when he made the original game's soundtrack.
This is an excerpt from a 1999 interview that Yamaoka did: "For Silent Hill, the first thing I wanted to avoid was the "revered creator", and what is created by those who revere the creator. This was my first concern. To make something like that would be the height of embarrassment and insincerity… peppering the work with ostentatious eccentricities and making something unbearably pretentious, that was another thing I was determined to avoid. Of course, being a slave to hackneyed traditions wasn't an option either.
There is no background music in Silent Hill. I tried to depict the sounds that would be heard in the world of Silent Hill if it existed, using the art of conveying sound through air vibrations. The stereotypical sounds that are often described as "game music" do not apply to Silent Hill at all. I also avoided trying to make "cinematic" music as I felt it would sound too intentional. I also tried to to think about how people would interact with Silent Hill as a PlayStation game. To that end, my sound design is like a blade sunk into Silent Hill, carving out a space to make it unique from all others".
Here is another one from the "Making of SH2":
"... I think that the sounds in Resident Evil are pretty formal. I would say we are used to hearing them. Whereas for Silent Hill 2, I really tried to create something that would surprise you, something that would challenge your imagination as if the sounds were going under your skin..."
The point is, Yamaoka (at least all these years ago) had a incredible clarity about the type of sound he wanted to create for Silent Hill. You can't get mad at people to see him steer away from this iconic soundscape that he created.
With that said, the new soundtrack is not bad. Far from it! But let's not pretend that comparisons between it and the original would never happen. The only way Yamaoka could ever top the original, was if he decided to do something completely different and fresh.
@@hagoromootsutski9058 I'm just so fucking sick and tired with all the back and forth tug of war fans are having In regards to "original is better" and "Remake is better"
Also I wasn't implying Akira's new music was better because it was new, I was saying that people complaining about akira's new music being inferior/too different from the original is redundant because otherwise what the hell would you rather have happen? Of course it was going to be "Different" because a remake is a reiteration/reimagining of something, meaning things will be changed whether or not people will like it. The only other option was just to not make a remake at all.
@@beyondthegrave124 that is just the way it is man. The very idea of remakes is a one that people cannot seem to agree on, because each case differs so wildly from the next one. To be faithful right down to the minutest detail? Or to try something significantly new and risky?
From what I’ve seen, this phenomenon arises when companies remake games which are beloved for some reason. And naturally, people will have strong feelings about it.
That’s going to create tension and both sides of the fanbase will go at each other.
Even then, comparisons would be inevitable. Which is why not just remakes, but sequels and any games that follow the first in a franchise are always the hardest to make.
Personally, I don’t mind these remakes but I would have loved to see publishers provide ports of the old games with remakes, so as to preserve old media whilst also revitalising the series, and making both versions accessible to new fans.
@@hagoromootsutski9058 your last point is completely hopeless with a company like Konami, but here's hoping Silent hill f is good
There’s just something about the original soundtrack, with its trip-hop and mysterious vibes, that could never be beaten, but the new soundtrack is still great!
As a drummer, I’ve always loved the sludgy bass drum and pingy snare ringing from the original drum sound, especially heard in “Angel’s Thanatos.”
@@MSorge13 💯
its hard to improve what is already perfect
The new one is so clean that it shines, but the original has a rawness to it that is almost impossible to top. The original version of forest almost washes over you like a wave the new one doesn't have that but they're both good and I can't wait to hear the tracks in the game
The old one really embodies the time Silent Hill 2 released in, it feels almost like a time capsule back to 2001
@@tescobag5704lo mejor es que la baja calidad del sonido en esa epoca ( a comparación de ahora ) mejora estas canciones, siento que le dan ese toque que no tienen las actuales.
I don’t know why, but I feel as if the original SH soundtrack has a more… otherworldly sound to it.
I can’t really explain it, but I feel it in the small transition in Laura’s theme and in Promise.
Regardless, the new soundtrack is amazing. Thanks for the upload!
the new soundtrack sounds like a cover because it is
@@SHLN-y4s I’d like to see what they would do with the Silent Hill 1 OST
@@juanme555 It's not necessarily a cover, they're new performances by Yamaoka.
@@SpookyDollhousea lot of times, covers are a twist of the artist's style. So I guess it's a matter of perspective 😅 Either way, I enjoy the multiples and differences. It's all good to me 😊
@@vannadaze A cover is a performance of a song by another artist. Akira Yamaoka doing new performances of his own material wouldn't be covers.
James in the thumbnail is like me when teachers say there's no school tomorrow :p
I will always love the original
@@LeilaNTris Same!
I think I prefer the original OST but just because I'm weak for the trip hop/90s vibes
I like both versions of the soundtrack, but it would be great if they added an option to change the music back to the original version, so nostalgic fans can listen to it again. 🤔😅
Unrelated but this should've also been an option in DeS Remake. Unlike SH2 the original composer didn't return and so DeSR makes sooo many changes.
Both have their merits.
I will not comment on which soundtrack is better but the new soundtrack shows a very clear shift in Yamaoka's approach towards creating the music for the remake and it shows.
Here is an excerpt from a 1999 interview that he did:
"For Silent Hill, the first thing I wanted to avoid was the "revered creator", and what is created by those who revere the creator. This was my first concern. To make something like that would be the height of embarrassment and insincerity… peppering the work with ostentatious eccentricities and making something unbearably pretentious, that was another thing I was determined to avoid. Of course, being a slave to hackneyed traditions wasn't an option either.
There is no background music in Silent Hill. I tried to depict the sounds that would be heard in the world of Silent Hill if it existed, using the art of conveying sound through air vibrations. The stereotypical sounds that are often described as "game music" do not apply to Silent Hill at all. I also avoided trying to make "cinematic" music as I felt it would sound too intentional.
I also tried to to think about how people would interact with Silent Hill as a PlayStation game. To that end, my sound design is like a blade sunk into Silent Hill, carving out a space to make it unique from all others".
Here is another one from "The Making of SH2":
"... I think that the sounds in Resident Evil are pretty formal. I would say we are used to hearing them. Whereas for Silent Hill 2, I really tried to create something that would surprise you, something that would challenge your imagination as if the sounds were going under your skin..."
I'm about half-half on the remake tracks, but that Overdose Delusion remake is pretty amazing, even if only the opening part. Absolutely stands out to others for me.
@@TheFahre yup that’s a good 1
That's my favorite ❤
new one sounds like a netflix soundtrack sometimes
Ypu know what i like the most of the old soundtrack, that it feels more like what you experiment when u re in a paralisis nightmare or in a real life panic/ xtreme situation ( in the case of betrayal )or in a introspective self-punishing situation ( like in dark fairy or world of madness) The feelings that trasmit the old ost are so crude and real, how it represents a mind distorted as how they make sense but they re at same time distorted in the background of your mind or present like a stress reminder in your nighmares its so real i love it. The new ost is great but it lacks that, its more a ambient soundtrack that is there to acompany the trama but most of the old ones are there to form active part of the situation its great!
I think its safe to say that the popular vote is with the OST! 😅
I'm excited we get to experience all the different music 🥳
@@vannadaze the OOST lol
@@pineapplepissant 🤣 perfect
I literally just love both. I’m savouring the orignal and remake OSTs.
He altered the Heaven's Night soundtrack too much.. It fits now a bit better for a bar/cafe type place, but the original was just iconic.
Every track we listen to, he says, "The original is still better...there's just something about them."
I thought it was being remade by the game guy who made the original ?
@@KaneyaneIt is, yes. Akira Yamaoka.
"they" lmao it's literally just Akira Yamaoka doing his job
@@ramonzeiro I realized it only after, lol. Yes, I just meant Akira. But actually, now that I think about it.. he must’ve had other people in the team influencing his decisions too
The new one is obviously great, but the old one just has that vibe.. it's so dreamlike.
But to be fair, maybe the old OST wouldn't fit very well with the new realistic graphics
@@henkaan7741 it certainly is
I dont see why not. The old OST evokes shows like twin peaks which, as a tv show, have better "graphics" than a ps5 game lol
The newer soundtrack is weaker than the original but it's still decent, although I feel like some songs were changed a bit too much. Works for the remake's atmosphere, at least.
Old soundtrack feels like some underground grunge album from 90s that tried to appeal to the audience of teenagers.
New soundtrack feels like that the same people remade the music but they had a task/assignment from the manager/label to make it sound more appealing to the wider audience so it's less experimental, toned down and "safe".
That's the thing with the whole game. Original SH2 was a niche product for some specific audience since at the time gamers(tm) were small group(compared to other subcultures) of people. And the remake is trying to be a mainstream product and appeals to everyone, because big companies behind devs need constant ever-growing profit. Idk how else to explain that. It's just not the same it's not the same tone, vibe or whatever you call it. And it's not like somebody is hurting my childhood memories or I prefer old OST because of nostalgia or something. I got introduced to the original SH games in 2023 when I heard about announcement of remake. So it's a little more than a year between me playing original SH2 and the remake.
the day of night is sooo good. it makes me go uhhmmmmm
- Theme of Laura: Both.
- Forest: Both.
- Ordinary Vanity: Both.
- Promise: Both.
- Heaven's Night: Original.
- Angel's Thanathos: Both.
- The day of Night: Both.
- Overdose Delusion: Both.
- Betrayal: Original.
- Laura Plays the Piano: Both.
Spot on
Yes. Original Betrayal is the best
I absolutely LOVE this!! Such an amazing job ❤
@@vannadaze They did a good job on the new soundtrack. I’m glad they didn’t overdue it
I'm so proud of this piece of work ❤
Betrayal and Unhinged betrayal are both so good in their own ways. I love the old osts the most but will love the new ones just as much. Hopefully the remake will maks people curious about the original and they get to experience it as well.
My feelings on the new soundtrack are on par with Persona 3 Reload's... It's good but it doesn't hit as hard as the original version.
I like that they took a different and more grounded take for the new one. I especially love the acoustic feel to it
I still need to listen to the full remake soundtrack but so far my favourite new one is overdose delusion. I always thought it was a song about accepting and moving on, and the remake is more lighter while the og is more heavy and has more of a finality to it.
I kind of like what they did with Theme of Laura. I still like the original, it's my favorite track on the album, but exchanging the violins for the quick strumming you hear in the original Silent Hill's opening theme is an interesting take. Like a callback to what started it all in a game remaking the sequel to that.
I really enjoy the older OST but the new one sounds more polished, mature and professional. I think they did an amazing job
Why do the originals have a better mix? Is it just me or are the mixes way fuller in the original? Also the sound design is more coherent among the ambient tracks and the rock songs sound so much roomier and darker compared to their new versions sound like persona battle music.
nah nah, you're right, it's just that the remake stinks and is tasteless, or maybe tastes like a The last of us
@@aurrygamer405 it's because remake games tend to be soulless when it comes to remixing old tracks. It just doesn't work. I've always used the original ost in remakes if it has that option to toggle to.
I feel like they tried too hard to improve the soundtracks? When i first played the original and heard the music I was instantly hooked it was so simple, beautiful and very very unique, the current remake feels weird and over dramatic? Idk but it failed to give me the same feeling as the original, it failed to make me attached to the cut scenes as if it was not relevant or important to listen to :/ Idk it's just my thoughts or maybe I feel nostalgic
@@tarekmohamed4668 💯
Yamaoka has become a lot more conventional in the last 20 years. Its kind of sad how a lot of the dreamlike ambient atmosphere got replaced with something more like a regular movie. Even the way the tracks are cued ingame (compare the bowling alley/theater cutscenes) where the music fades out for something more "fitting". It doesnt hit the same.
Me gustan ambas versiones de la banda sonora, pero estaria genial si agregaran una opción para cambiar la música a la versión original, para que los fanáticos nostálgicos puedan escucharla nuevamente.
Algo asi como el pack que tenia el Resident Evil 4 Remake de Capcom.
Here’s what the tracks sound like when played at the same time
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It's weird how the new music gets hate when it's literally the same guy.
My favorite track is “Alone in the town”. I could not figure out which track it was on the remake. If you know which track it is let me know!!
Also hit that 👍🏻 for me.
It's not in the new OST because in the remake it's used the old track but in a different context
Is there an option to have the original soundtrack in the remake?
@@ektrfirefox2571 I don’t think so. Unless it’s part of the 90’s filter. That’d be cool.
I hope so. If the Re2R could have it, why not SH2? If they don't, then hopefully it's something that modders could put back in.
Im surprised by how different they are, I expected the new one to be just a polished maybe slightly expanded version, but it’s actually pretty different. Some of these tracks add new elements, others feel like a rearrangement of the original and some are unrecognisable and give off a different vibe. Bot saying that it’s bad, it’s really good, just different. I do prefer the more stripped down and simplistic feel of the original in most tracks and I like some new tracks more than the original.
It's kind of like comparing James Earl Jones performance of Lion King original and Lion King remake lol.
Thanatos was MEATY in the og ost, the new one is kinda flat
They added a bunch of useless sounds to new betrayal to make it sound "epic" and "grandiose", ouch
There are a few instances where they added something to make it "epic" but there was no need
Its only my opinion tho
The remake has its flaws, but its a good remake after all
Original win.
still in the original...
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@@sevennine4754 thanks
Og music was so much better
Does anyone know if you can swap to the original game's soundtrack in the remake? The new one sounds good and I'm sure it fits the new game... but there's something so special about the original.
@@Magwans you can’t
@@pineapplepissant damn :(
a lot less looping and stock sounds in the newer music tracks the new versions of promise and letters are so good theme of Laura is a downgrade tho not a good one to start the video with
The original OST is hard hitting, gritty and ephemeral. The new one sounds like Akiras just going through the motions
Exactly. Most of it is just the originals in hd, and the ones with actual changes suck
New theme of laura just sounds deflated 🫤.
Will there be an original sounds fx pack like the resident Evil 2 and 4 remakes? Because its needed
Sounds like cover that we heard on youtube all time
@@tintinquirit8732 which one 😂
@@pineapplepissant all
Disingenuous
True
He added more sounds but less is more.
Well but he had to do something for his money
Exactly what I thought. He had to do at least something but honestly it wasn't necessary
yall can just find any way to shit on the remake lol
@@librtr ya'll can find any shit to glaze the remake, same logic
@Sleepyhollow3245 Stand back, he’s gonna glaze 😩
@@Sleepyhollow3245 i mean it’s obviously not a perfect remake but some of the shit ppl say, including what op is saying like akira yamoaka did this for money is so fucking dumb lol
It doesnt have the same vibe as before, like it sounds like a cover album more than a remastering.
I don't know why people always find bad things with this remake. I mean it's okay if you prefer the og over the new one, but at least appreciate their work even though it's far from perfect, don't be blinded by nostalgia and make unreasonable comments
a whole lot less reverb
new soundtrack sounds like a fanmade cover lmao specially heaven's night, the worst one
Wow that heaven's night remake is ass
I like it. Different, but still good 😊
Most of "og was better" is just laming covered with nostalgia and desire to hate something new.Some new tracks atr better, some are worse, but they all still at the same level.Genuinely masterpiece soundtracks in both, they changed my life
It really isn't, they don't feel like it's gonna stuck in ur head like the first game did
@@tarekmohamed4668 that's just subjective opinion, for others remake can be better
You guys knows it's exactly the same composer, right?
Yes. We ALLLLL know.
Doesnt mean it wont sound different, the same band 20 years apart wont necessarily have as good a performance both times.
Sorry but the remake soundtrack is a big downgrade, is worst in all sense.
Even tho the original is better, The remakes soundtrack is still good. It’s not meant to replace the original soundtrack it’s just updated. Akira Yamoaka did a good job
@@legendaydinagreed
I mean yeah, the original SH2 soundtrack is easily Akira Yamaoka's best OST, with him being one of the best video game composers ever. Kind of hard to improve on something that's already peak, and from that perspective anything is a downgrade
It sounds like shit even if its the same composer
I Love Original
I love both versions of day and night shadow