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These cues are often cross-faded (fading the volume out of one cue as the new cue fades in), though there are a variety of other methods, such as ‘bridging’ which involves playing a small transitional music segment between the other pieces, or ‘phrase branching’ which waits for a musical phrase to finish before beginning the next one. Transitional forms (sometimes referred to as horizontal re-sequencing) involve stitching together different pieces of music based on the player’s actions. The result is music adapting to the player’s actions and encounters which, if done effectively, will seem aware of the player, creating an exciting personal soundtrack to their gameplay. If there were only a few enemies, there would be fewer instruments playing, making it less dramatic. So, if the player was engaged in combat with many enemies, there may be lots of layers of instruments playing at once to build the intensity. During gameplay, layers of the score are stacked on top of each other and played together, following the same tempo and key signature as each other to work coherently. These layers are then linked to various game parameters, such as the player’s health, the time left in a level, the time of day and the number of enemies around. Parallel form (sometimes referred to as vertical re-orchestration) is the adaptive technique in which composers break up their score into separate musical layers, such as by instrument families (strings, percussion, horns, etc.). There are a few different types of adaptive music, though the two most popular techniques are ‘parallel forms’ and ‘transitional forms’. And it’s just one reason this game is so great.” It’s the type of thing you might not even think about, but it’s just as important to the overall sensation as the way Spider-Man’s webs look or feel.

Kotaku’s Jason Schreier describes this feature as having a “…massive impact, making it feel like you’re entering a superhero movie every time you start moving. Whenever the player begins to swing around Manhattan, John Paesano’s epic score swells to create incredibly cinematic gameplay, comparable to Spidey’s movie iterations.

In case you haven’t played it, Marvel’s Spider-Man is a triple-A, open-world action-adventure game following a story of Spider-Man in which the player controls the titular hero and is free to roam New York City. While I could write about the many reasons I love this game, this post is going to focus on its impressive adaptive music system, specifically how it matches the cinematic music tropes of a typical superhero film and tailors them to a player’s unique gameplay experience. Not only did it sell 9 million copies (as of November 2018), becoming the PS4’s fastest-selling exclusive title, but it was also nominated for 36 game awards.

Marvel spider man ps4 soundtrack download