Game: Metroid Prime 2 Echoes
Track: Main Theme
Time: 2:23
Size: 14.1 KB
It still amazes me how the songs of the two Metroid Prime games fit absolutely perfectly with their settings. Take this one, the main theme of Metroid Prime 2 Echoes, for example. With MP2, you've got a marked difference from the first Prime in the game's atmosphere -- it's much darker, drearier, and desperate -- and the main theme instantly lets you know what you're in. It reflects all of those feelings wonderfully and sets the mood for the rest of the game.
On top of that, it's also an awesome song in its own right. (In fact, I think I like listening to it even more than the first MP's main theme, which can also be found in the Midi Archive.) Which is really cool, because while I really love how well the songs match up to their settings, they're not always all that great to listen to by themselves. To me, a truly great piece of video game music is one that both suits its environment in the game and is also enjoyable to listen to outside of the game. MP2's main theme fits the bill.
With that said, this is one of those occasions where the midi version just doesn't really cut it. Sometimes midis can be really good and close to the original, but there's no substitute for the actual song in this case. I highly recommend downloading this mp3 recording of the song, to get the full experience.
Hmm, you know, listening to this song makes me want to pick up MP2 and start playing it again. I haven't really been in the mood for a game of its type too much lately (plus I'm just not a big fan of the dark and dreary atmosphere thing in pretty much any game), but thinking a lot about it for this post has somewhat rekindled my interest. So I may just give it another go this week.
