anyone else self-conscious about listening mostly to vgm?

[nintara]

on one hand i feel like i've listened to enough non-soundtrack music (and not just songs, but also albums! one of them is from 1971 even!) to justify it, but i still get a little embarrassed about it when i listen to a lot of video game songs back to back, especially if it's fairly generic (like a nu metal boss theme), or band kid/normie shit (like metal gear rising music)

 

[Yousef]

Not something to worry about I feel. A lot of us have a preference for lyricless music and bgms can provide just the itch needed.

 

[ZengarZombolt]

I've long since given up on listening to radio music.

 

[fake-kun]

No. Why should I?

 

[nobitakun]

I also spend too much time listening to OST music, mostly videogames. But when I have to go karaoke I regret it, because my friends know many songs and I know none lol.

 

[jon2]

Nope

I can listen MH's Song of Beginning for hours on end

And I'm not ashamed to blast them out loud either; they're not obtrusive music

And frankly, I never heard a good song on the radio that came after 2013

 

[MasterEn]

i noticed this one time; that most of my music collection is either game music, or fan made music and songs based on games; with just a few music tracks being actual songs from actual bands.
i thought about it for a minute while i looked for a new track to play.
i settled on listening to morshu sing "it has to be this way".

 

[nintara]

I've long since given up on listening to radio music.

i mean the people who crap on vgm probably crap on typical radio music too.

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Nope

I can listen MH's Song of Beginning for hours on end

And I'm not ashamed to blast them out loud either; they're not obtrusive music

idk i feel like all music blasted out loud is obstructive music depending on the context

 

[propixeladventurer]

I do enjoy listening VGM and I dont listen to radio music either, at least not the modern / mainstream ones (The music industry has changed for worse just like the film and gaming industry btw). But I also try to not listen to VGM so frequently and vary with other genres, cause it CAN feel boring to hear it all the time, just like any other thing. Like, recently I discovered I got a taste for Drum 'N Bass and Jazz Fusion, thanks to some games I've played. Sometimes, even relaxing music in general seems good to me to relieve the stress.

So...who actually cares if you listen to it or not? Just give yourself a break and try out some new stuff that you may like.

 

[χKai]

Sometimes, because my tastes can be embarrassing
Although they can be when it's not video game music too
I have a handful of songs I'd play with other people around, but if there's nerds I will let my more video-game songs play through

 

[jiyuuboyetsvi]

When I was younger (back in highschool) I used to be really self-conscious about what I listened to.... But I listened to it anyway. I was self concious about everything relating to, well, myself.

Music has been my one true love for as long as I can remember, so even tho I was self conscious about listening to KAMEN RIDER KABUTO OPENING THEME SONG or NIGHT OF NIGHTS 10 HOUR LONG VERSION + VARIOUS COVERS (think the ruler version), I still listened to them. Cause like, in the end, ain't nobody else was listening to those with me. I had my earbuds on, and when them shits r in, everyone else is OUT. U dig?

 

[ciro64]

My friend literally said to a girl, "Ciro only listens to videogame OST"

 

[Strategist's iconStrategist]

I listen to all sorts of music but I find RPG soundtracks to be great for background music when I'm studying or working on something.

 

[HextarVigar]

on one hand i feel like i've listened to enough non-soundtrack music (and not just songs, but also albums! one of them is from 1971 even!) to justify it, but i still get a little embarrassed about it when i listen to a lot of video game songs back to back, especially if it's fairly generic (like a nu metal boss theme), or band kid/normie shit (like metal gear rising music)

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[TruxtonTatsujin]

A little bit, but I've long since given up on getting into "real" music. It's only really an issue when someone asks what kind of music I like. I usually just say I'm not into music. It's still a little awkward, but they usually just give me a funny look and then move on. I used to try, but whenever I tell someone I greatly prefer instrumental music it seems like such an alien concept to them. I just don't bother anymore.

 

[Bonkers225]

Why? Enjoy what you enjoy. Don't give a fuck about what strangers think of you for some completely harmless preference.

 

[Antilocal123]

No? VGM is just normal music lmao, is this still an issue?

I’ll admit I mocked vgm listeners in the past because they're usually the type to say it’s “real” music, but most of them are pretty nice.

 

[TruxtonTatsujin]

there's still a stigma connected to it, but I guess it depends who you're talking too. Most of my irl friend group isn't even into video games in general so they think it's weird. Younger people are probably more accepting of it.

 

[TotzOnGaming]

VGM is better than most music nowadays. My phone/pc mostly has VGM/80s,90s music. Helps me sleep too.

 

[Antilocal123]

there's still a stigma connected to it, but I guess it depends who you're talking too. Most of my irl friend group isn't even into video games in general so they think it's weird. Younger people are probably more accepting of it.

I think it just depends on location, from where I'm from, it’s common to like nerdy shit like VGM or Vocaloid.

 

[jiyuuboyetsvi]

I think it just depends on location, from where I'm from, it’s common to like nerdy shit like VGM or Vocaloid.

Old Woman Voice: BACK IN MY DAY I GOT LAUGHED AT FOR LISTENIN' TO THEM VOKE EL OIDZ. They weren't ready for Po Pi Po and Viva Happy, lemme tell ya hwat!

 

[TruxtonTatsujin]

I think it just depends on location, from where I'm from, it’s common to like nerdy shit like VGM or Vocaloid.

too many normies around here I guess They act like they're allergic to anime or something. I keep most of my interest to myself because nobody seems too interested.

 

[JustLooking123]

I have a big library of game music from different consoles up to NDS... all in their original format.
They are the only music i listen to... and doing so provokes my story writing creativity.
Every time i listen to one of them, i can't help but imagine a scene for it!

 

[jiyuuboyetsvi]

Every time i listen to one of them, i can't help but imagine a scene for it!

i know that feeling! whenever i hear music or think up some of my own, i always imagine a scene to go along with it :D

 

[ciro64]

I guess I used to be self-conscious at some point, but nowadays I'm completely unapologetic about it.