Rainfall1105
Junior Member
In general, the ACNH music is excellent. It sounds full, it sounds real and it has a great island vibe.
The music isn't bad in any way, I enjoy all the aspects of the hourly music, but it's just not very memorable.
I think its kinda catchy, I'll hum along to it or whistle or whatever as it plays, and I know what tracks I like.
However, I don't think that the tracks accurately represent the time they play for.
Obviously it's impossible to make an hour into music, but ACNL did it pretty well.
The morning themes were either slow or slower than other tracks and, didn't feel tired, but felt like the beginning of the day.
The afternoon themes mostly had more energy and fit in the middle of the day, they picked up pretty well and were nice to walk along to.
Then the evening themes were winding down, slower but not as slow and calming as the early morning themes.
Not that all the ACNH themes don't fit with their hours, I personally think 9 PM fits very well and the same with 5 PM and 12 PM.
One glaring example of an hourly theme that doesn't work, is 8 AM.
It's such a good song, but it has too much energy for 8 AM with the awesome guitar and keyboard.
This song still is good, but this brings me to my main issue with ACNH's music. It is too full. That may not sound like a problem,
and it really isn't a problem with music, but for Animal Crossing music, it is. I think that if life were to have a soundtrack, it wouldn't be constantly eventful,
New Horizons' music is just that. It never really has silence or serene-ness except in a select few tracks were it doesn't fit (1 PM, 3 PM, these tracks should have a lot of energy) or in the 1-6 AM tracks (These should be the way they are).
I think that ACNL's music was great because it was cool and casual, I would never call it exciting, but that isn't a bad thing.
ACnH's music is just too busy at times for an Animal Crossing game, its definitely different and that isn't the problem, its that it's just not on dot all the time.
Another smaller problem is the instruments used. I like the guitar and piano, but sometimes they're just too loud. Another thing that bugs me is the weather variants.
The rain and snow variations on the hourly music are almost identical, while the snow uses bell-type things like a xylophone and sleigh bells.
These variants are also very similar to their regular kinds, with maybe more reverb and the only big difference is they swapped out the bass line for a marimba.
Overall, ACNH's hourly music is nothing short of amazing, but it doesn't fit an Animal Crossing game, where ACNL's music was perfectly fit for one.
On another note, the ACNH indoors music is much better, where it takes the pre-defined character themes or shop themes and really fills them out. The buildings really sound awesome.
Now, these things are something to consider when examining this game's soundtrack. The outdoors aren't all very exciting, they are casual and calm, but still adventurous and serene and most of the time, the music doesn't fit that.
The indoors, however, can have much more going on, and that is why the choice of instruments and fill out for those places was much needed.
This is all just my opinion! If you have any comments on what I've said, whether its disagreement or agreement, I am open to hearing it!
The music isn't bad in any way, I enjoy all the aspects of the hourly music, but it's just not very memorable.
I think its kinda catchy, I'll hum along to it or whistle or whatever as it plays, and I know what tracks I like.
However, I don't think that the tracks accurately represent the time they play for.
Obviously it's impossible to make an hour into music, but ACNL did it pretty well.
The morning themes were either slow or slower than other tracks and, didn't feel tired, but felt like the beginning of the day.
The afternoon themes mostly had more energy and fit in the middle of the day, they picked up pretty well and were nice to walk along to.
Then the evening themes were winding down, slower but not as slow and calming as the early morning themes.
Not that all the ACNH themes don't fit with their hours, I personally think 9 PM fits very well and the same with 5 PM and 12 PM.
One glaring example of an hourly theme that doesn't work, is 8 AM.
It's such a good song, but it has too much energy for 8 AM with the awesome guitar and keyboard.
This song still is good, but this brings me to my main issue with ACNH's music. It is too full. That may not sound like a problem,
and it really isn't a problem with music, but for Animal Crossing music, it is. I think that if life were to have a soundtrack, it wouldn't be constantly eventful,
New Horizons' music is just that. It never really has silence or serene-ness except in a select few tracks were it doesn't fit (1 PM, 3 PM, these tracks should have a lot of energy) or in the 1-6 AM tracks (These should be the way they are).
I think that ACNL's music was great because it was cool and casual, I would never call it exciting, but that isn't a bad thing.
ACnH's music is just too busy at times for an Animal Crossing game, its definitely different and that isn't the problem, its that it's just not on dot all the time.
Another smaller problem is the instruments used. I like the guitar and piano, but sometimes they're just too loud. Another thing that bugs me is the weather variants.
The rain and snow variations on the hourly music are almost identical, while the snow uses bell-type things like a xylophone and sleigh bells.
These variants are also very similar to their regular kinds, with maybe more reverb and the only big difference is they swapped out the bass line for a marimba.
Overall, ACNH's hourly music is nothing short of amazing, but it doesn't fit an Animal Crossing game, where ACNL's music was perfectly fit for one.
On another note, the ACNH indoors music is much better, where it takes the pre-defined character themes or shop themes and really fills them out. The buildings really sound awesome.
Now, these things are something to consider when examining this game's soundtrack. The outdoors aren't all very exciting, they are casual and calm, but still adventurous and serene and most of the time, the music doesn't fit that.
The indoors, however, can have much more going on, and that is why the choice of instruments and fill out for those places was much needed.
This is all just my opinion! If you have any comments on what I've said, whether its disagreement or agreement, I am open to hearing it!
