Oh my goodness, the soundtrack was insanely cool! It's still my go-to OST for programming! You just cannot have bad mood when listening to it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=399YneFTwh0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bs5QGN-zhwM
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Martin_(composer)
https://www.last.fm/music/Marc+Russo
https://soundcloud.com/kirk-casey
http://www.jerrymartinmusic.com/the_sims_g1.php
>The Sims: The music in The Sims is in a huge variety of styles. Most of it is kind of "tounge-in-cheek" and adds a lot of humor to the game.
How The Sims Made New-Age Jazz Piano the Soundtrack of Our Lives
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LpVUi9TQ8U
The Sims soundtrack is an iconic piece of video game music, and the build mode's minimalist new age jazz piano songs are undoubtedly among it's most famous tracks. We spoke to Jerry Martin, the composer of the soundtrack, to find out how and why new age jazz piano became the sound of The Sims.
Check out Jerry Martin's website to download mp3s of the build tracks, piano sheet music, and even original songs at:
The Untold Story of 'The Sims,' Your First Favorite Jazz Record
https://www.vice.com/en/article/qveqew/the-untold-story-of-t...
Music in The Sims
I’m so glad you’ve shared this and all the other links in this thread. You’ve definitely caused some fanmail to be generated today.
I also like to listen to SimCopter’s soundtrack on YouTube from time to time. While I like listening to high fidelity audio in my main playlist, hearing the intense compression artifacts and the in-game advertisements makes me feel so nostalgic.