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Art Lean

Noob
Can't say I like it myself, sounds very post-grime and not the type of thing I was hoping for based upon the marketting so far (personally wanted something more organic, mystical, Asian and timeless myself - taiko drums, gongs, panflutes, erhu, guzheng etc.).

I find that piece very monotonous and if it plays over EVERYTHING like MK11's did, I can see myself switching the game music off very quickly, as I did with MK11.

Would personally love to hear music more like this in the games (for me Shang Tsung's Garden is the best MK arena theme I've heard since the mid 90s):



 
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Kiss the Missile

Red Messiah
Mk was never good with their themes. I liked the one in 11 for about a month then grew to hate it while in kombat league.
Having the same song for the main menu, every other menu and even the character select is one of the dumbest things NRS has been doing since MKX.

Character select themes are some of the best tracks in all of fighting games. And there are times in X and 11 when you're on the select screen listening to silence because the song is in its "Ambient part". Lame as fuck
 

Mk9kevin

Sareena for MK11!
I really enjoyed MK11’s OST, wayyyy better than MKX. Especially the DLC stages(Soul Chamber referencing MK2 makes it my favorite). Hell, even the 3D Era games had great music. MK9 wins in terms of the soundtrack, but only because it remixes the MK1-MK3 soundtrack.

If this is the main title theme… I don’t mind it. I would need to hear more of the soundtrack before coming to any conclusions. Hopefully the stages have badass music.
 

Mk9kevin

Sareena for MK11!
That's not saying much. Both mkx and mk11 had awful soundtracks. At least this seems like a step in a better direction.
A step in the right direction yes, but MK11 did not have an “awful” soundtrack. At least with MK11 I find myself actually recognizing the music and getting pumped.

This track in particular felt very 3D Era MK. And I need more of this.
 

BecomingDeath13

"You won't winter over?" Who the fuck wrote that?
A step in the right direction yes, but MK11 did not have an “awful” soundtrack. At least with MK11 I find myself actually recognizing the music and getting pumped.

This track in particular felt very 3D Era MK. And I need more of this.
That track is one of very few that I actually liked
 
Mk was never good with their themes. I liked the one in 11 for about a month then grew to hate it while in kombat league.
Having the same song for the main menu, every other menu and even the character select is one of the dumbest things NRS has been doing since MKX.

Character select themes are some of the best tracks in all of fighting games. And there are times in X and 11 when you're on the select screen listening to silence because the song is in its "Ambient part". Lame as fuck
Agreed! Armageddon and Deception had sick select screens imo
 

Pterodactyl

Plus on block.
MKX's soundtrack was amazing...

...when you'd get to round 3, really a shame that the best music in that game was locked behind a "maybe".

 

Mk9kevin

Sareena for MK11!
MKX's soundtrack was amazing...

...when you'd get to round 3, really a shame that the best music in that game was locked behind a "maybe".

Imma be honest, this theme gives nothing lmaoo
The only theme I enjoyed was the title screen(and even then…)
 

Kiss the Missile

Red Messiah
MK's music has always been mid, compared to its FG counterparts at least.
I will say tho that I absolutely love Shang Tsung's Island from 11.


Its energetic, it has an actual theme to it and most importantly its recognizable. Other MK songs might sound okay, but there is no shot I would ever be able to listen to one and tell you which stage it belongs to. Island Ruins for me is unmistakable. MK needs more oriental music
 

Act III

Noob
Terrible. Hopefully they keep the whole orchestral aesthetic going. Loved the menu music in MK 11. That techno trap shit is for the birds. MK is an experience and it needs to sound like one. Danny Elfman esque music is the way to go. Leave the fake trap beats to SF 6.

MK's music has always been mid, compared to its FG counterparts at least.
You couldn't be more wrong. The contemporaries games are awash basic ass chords and progressions lol. The upbeat shit is hot trash, especially the music in SF 6 lol "Cultural Appropriation type beat"
 

Jynks

some heroes are born, some made, some wondrous
I do not get it.. I mean.. sure the music is good... but I see people saying "it gets them pumped" or w/e... but it just sounds like generic minimal atmospheric music to me... the kind of thing you, you know, have on a menu while you concentrate on other things like looking through a menu.... dose not feel like theme music to me. Do not get me wrong it is good... but I hope it is not the background of a gameplay trailer or something.