Comments on: Braid Soundtrack now available, with new songs.

By: BioGenx2b

BioGenx2b — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 16:37:54 +0000

Hey Jonathan, first off I’d like to thank you for the incredibly deep and moving experience Braid was and still is for me.

Admittedly, I first started off pirating Braid. I avoided it when I first heard about it because it was popular, and I was in the habit of finding more obscure movies and games at the time. But when I finally played it, I was completely blown away. There were some bugs with the version I had, so I downloaded the demo (thank you for that) and got a really good feel for the game. Then Humble Bundle #2 came out (I missed the first one) and I finally had my own copy on Steam. I’ve since told everyone I know about how wonderful it is and come back to it time and again in nostalgic cheer (many, many feels).

The music was very well selected. I’d never heard of these artists until this game, but I’ve taken a great liking to them and I appreciate the experience greatly.

To that end, I’m a FLAC man. My trouble is that I can’t find a pressed CD for Music from Braid. Does one not exist? If so, is there any CD art available so I can make my own? I already have the soundtrack, but I’d like to also officially purchase it in FLAC, if it’s still available somewhere in that format.

Thank you again for the wonderful experience. Braid is a game I’ll remember until death, if but for just this: “Our world, with its rules of causality, has trained us to be miserly with forgiveness. By forgiving too readily, we can be badly hurt. But if we’ve learned from a mistake and become better for it, shouldn’t we be rewarded for the learning, rather than punished for the mistake?”

By: Jonathan Blow

Jonathan Blow — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 17:38:21 +0000

It was in a sound library that we licensed usage rights for. I don’t know of any more-detailed attribution.

By: Matthew

Matthew — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 21:13:12 +0000

Hi,
I was just wondering if there was a credit for the Music Box piece in World 4?
Browsing through the game resources, I found a musicbox01.ogg file, but no metadata.
I suppose it’s public domain or something, but really I’m just wondering where it might have come from?

By: Ismael

Ismael — Wed, 26 Dec 2012 08:49:35 +0000

They may not be evil, but the constant repetition of “Magnatune” in the middle of every single track kills the mood, makes me furious and neutralizes any will I may have to actually buy the album, specially from them :\

By: Chocobochick

Chocobochick — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 01:48:40 +0000

Thanks so much for this game and the beautiful soundtrack! I had been trying for 2 years to get my boyfriend into gaming with no luck – until Braid. I also fell in love with the game, and the music even more – thanks to Magnatune for making it available in CD quality! As with many, many folks out there, I look forward to the next work of art.

By: Hezai、

Hezai、 — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 06:43:17 +0000

I love this game which make me think of some of my memeries.

By: Blake Edwards

Blake Edwards — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 07:26:57 +0000

Jonathon,

The selection of music for this game is excellent, thanks for having made it available as a separate collection. Everything about this game is amazing, really. It all works together so well to create an engrossing and memorable experience. I’m really looking forward to your next title.

Cheers,
Blake

By: Alex

Alex — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 16:35:32 +0000

Jonathon,
Your game has redefined my outlook on games. Me and a friend had a blast completing it together, and only used a walkthrough for 3 pieces… but I am determined to find the stars without a walkthrough! (The crossing the gap stage, the cloud bridge final two were the ones we needed a walkthrough for). This game is astounding! As I am going into game design, your game shows that games can tell stories, and tell them very well. The one thing I don’t understand is… why didnt you make more levels 😀
Braid will always hold a place in my heart…

By: Matt

Matt — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 08:06:04 +0000

Hey Jon,

You should check out Bohren Under Der Club, a german ‘jazz’ band (if you haven’t already heard of them). The music from Braid reminds me of them at times, in the slow smoothness, but I guess Bohren are a lot more ‘Lynchian’… It’s some of the slowest, darkest Jazz I’ve ever heard 🙂

Black Earth off Mike Pattons ‘Ipecac’ label is a great start…

Enjoy,

http://www.myspace.com/derclubofgore

Matt

By: Dr.Saiko

Dr.Saiko — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 01:00:20 +0000

Downstream and Lullaby..My favorite tracks.I can safely say they are,along with the rest of soundtracks, represent half of Braid’s magic..Thanks for the geniuses who invented such piece of art.