Music in Mass Effect Andromeda

Don't attribute more significance to trailer music than what it deserves. Music in trailers (frequently in EA trailers for that matter) don't tend to be representative of the game's actual score. This rendition of "In the Air Tonight" in a Dead Space 3 teaser, for example. I still haven't found that cover anywhere.

As for if I would want it? Maybe. It all depends on context. It'd hard to justify having straight blues or country, especially if we want to maintain immersion, but there are certain moments that could probably pull it off. General ambient tracks, however, should probably stay as close to Mass Effect's signature synth/orchestral to maintain overall consistency. I wouldn't mind if some of the exploration tracks dipped into some of Jesper Kyd's work for Borderlands 2 (glacial ambiance is probably the closest to a Mass Effect sound in those samples). To me, Halo is possibly the gold standard for a sci-fi epic successfully shifting its music in and out of different genres, taking the original "Halo" theme and adding in a rockin' guitar for Halo 2's "Mjolnir Mix," and even shifting the orchestral feel into bluesy ambiance for ODST's "Deference for a Darkness." So yes, it's possible to take an original soundtrack into a new genre, but it works best when the new sound is woven into the original.

Oh god, I hope there is going to be a club again. I loved the atmosphere.

Yep, music to Mako driving would work for me 

The workaround for PC is just turn the music slider in game to 0, alt-tab to Spotify, and play that to your heart's content. Hell, most laptops/keyboards today come with pause/skip track functionality built in, so you don't even need to alt-tab. For consoles, you can turn in-game music off and use your phone/laptop for the rest. If you have headphones, then you might be out of luck (unless the XBone and PS4 have robust multi-tasking features).

Otherwise, no, there's no way we're ever getting this feature. I can't think of a single game that lets you import your own music, and I'd expect a game like GTA would allow this sort of thing before a game like Mass Effect. Copyright problems aside, it's just extra hassle for no payoff, and as an artist, I can't imagine that developers would go out of their way to implement features that circumvent their own work.

Quoted for excellence. I'd settle for pre-canned tracks. A couple of callbacks to the trilogy wouldn't go amiss, mixed in with some new stuff.

I mean, if we can have a full set of tracks in Shep's/Anderson's apartment in the Citadel, why not the Mako? Extracted audio playlist here: www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWQncetXtutdnf0P1q4ciaPFn5yLAE8fa

I'd prefer they stick to the same basic style as used by Jack Wall & Sam Hulick (and bring back both, for good measure).

That's the Mass Effect sound. If you have memorable soundtracks and you take the composers away, you get rid of the soundtracks that are intertwined with an atmosphere that people know and love, and that can have a profound impact on how a game feels. Total War series losing Jeff van Dyck is a great example of that. I'd rather not have the same thing happen to ME.

You can totally import your own music into GTA--the feature's been there since at least IV. On PC, you get an extra radio station - Independence FM was the name in IV - and it'll play any MP3s you dump into the game's 'User Music' directory. It's even got a DJ, though you can turn him off if you'd prefer. Forza Horizon 3 allows for custom soundtracks, too, though you have to upload the MP3s to Microsoft's Groove Music service - which, thankfully, is free as long as you're only playing your own music - instead of just shoving them in a folder. Works the same way otherwise, though--I've been racing to the Initial D soundtrack - yeah, yeah, I know - since the game came out.

So, copyright shouldn't be a problem, though that's no guarantee the feature will actually be implemented.

EDIT: Found an old video showing the process for GTA IV:



Personally, I'm hoping for at least a few instances of songs with lyrics in the game proper... If only 'cause I want them to nick this idea from Saint's Row (obviously, you'd get to choose whether your character actually took part):



(They should totally nick Laura Bailey, too. I've wanted to play a BioWare protag voiced by her since, well, Saint's Row.)

No spotify. Like Maxis did it in the Sims series. Put mp3s in a document folder, done.
But the ME Team should create some Mass Effect themes with lyric. A song for male ryder, female ryder, daddy and for every squat member. Everyone creating some nice sounds for there games, but no one creates songs. WaltDisneys success was not because they put in Hercules or The Lion King some songs from Christina Aguilera or Pink. Charmed had success for 7 seasons, not because they did a great job with the special effects. The opening song fits to the topic of series. I cannot say it for other countries but Animes in Germany had success because of great Songs with more great lyrics and everyone understands the lyrics. I meaning the songs from Japan not that shit from USA/Saban (*rofl*Digimon*rofl*)