[Q] wrote:I bet the same people that complain about how soundtracks have too many rap songs will now complain about pop songs like Ariana Grande, Katy Perry, Selena Gómez, and Sia
They'll never please everyone with the soundtrack. It's even harder given the different age demographics as well. It's only natural that they cater to the younger crowd in that regard, since they're the ones who are - by and large - listening to new artists and music. They're right there in the core demographic of the games as well.
It reminds me of a lot of complaints I've seen levied at Triple J, one of the most popular radio stations here in Australia. A lot of people around my age who grew up listening to it have complained in recent years about the artists they're playing these days, but now that we're in our early to mid 30s, we're not the key demographic anymore; our favourite artists aren't up-and-comers on the cusp of pop music. The station's identity resonated with us when we were in the right age bracket, but now we've aged out of it. So it goes with video game soundtracks. That's not to say we can't enjoy them, but feeling that disconnect is often just the way it goes as you get older.
Anyway, I'll have to give the NBA 2K20 soundtrack a listen sometime this week. There's usually at least a few songs I end up discovering and liking every year, though NBA 2K19 was one of the exceptions. Nothing really stuck with me last year, unfortunately.