Hello.
Saw a similar thread elsewhere, so I thought I'd share with you which
CDs I like to play for particular games.
I got hold of Descent around the same time that Autechre's 'Amber' was
released. To this day, I've never played the game without 'Amber'
providing the soundtrack. The music suitably enhanced the game's
claustrophobic, yet also curiously expansive, feel, building on the
feeling of isolation. Great stuff.
Quake -- always did prefer Trent Reznor's industrial ambience. The
music in Quake2 was dire though. I prefer music that enhances an
existing mood rather than music that dominates or enforces a mood upon
you. Quake2's heavy metal bollocks was just too overbearing, so I
opted for something a bit more atmospheric. Step forward Biosphere's
'Substrata'. Lots of beautiful ambient twiddles that didn't intrude
upon the action, but nevertheless had enough of an eerie edge about
them to add to the game's creepy atmosphere. Aphex Twin's 'SAW2' also
works well with Quake/Quake2.
I'm looking forward to trying Plastikman's 'Consumed' with something.
/\/)ark