How The Sims Made New-Age Jazz Piano the Soundtrack of Our Lives

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.
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[@SuAva]

That last sentence hit me so hard my brain hurts. _" In the nearly 2 decades since the Sims released, millions of fans have gone on to have their own careers, and families, and homes. And they doubtless had many songs to go with them. _*_But the first time their lives had a soundtrack, it was new age piano jazz._*_ "_

[@Jojjo450]

while The Sims 2 and 3 both have iconic soundtracks, 1 is just... one step above iconic. Truly timeless

[@occono3543]

The Sims 2 does, The Sims 3's soundtrack is just repetitive bad elevator music, are you thinking of The Sims 4's?

[@Jojjo450]

i'm not! i don't even like thinking about sims 4

[@cerisem7727]

Agreed. Don't forget Simcity 3000, it has a similar tone in music with the Sims 1.

[@occono3543]

I thought Sims 4's soundtrack was alright, the game itself aside. I'm not particularly fussed about it. How you can like The Sims 3's soundtrack though? It's awful.

[@Psychol-Snooper]

EA murdered The Sims and Sim City. Maxis is just dim shadow of what they were. Unforgivable. >:(

[@KelbyRoberson]

No way! You guys spoke with him! I remember back when I was younger I found his email and had an email chat with him about writing original piano music inspired by what he did for The Sims. He actually replied, and was really cool. He had no reason to, but he did.

[@hectormayoral443]

Same lol l/n ,I was asaking for the score for build 5 because nobo9dy had it ]

[@hajsh67]

In the early days of the internet, it was ridiculously easy to have an email conversation with someone you wanted to talk to, compared to how it is now. I remember having a conversation with the lead writer for Knights of the Old Republic (Star Wars video game) and author (his name is Drew Karpyshyn) for several Star Wars books that I was a fan of. He took time to respond to me multiple times, and responded quite quickly as well. These days, your chances of getting any kind of communication with someone like that is diminished, but still possible depending on who you're trying to talk to. The rise of the overwhelming influence of social media has kind of flooded these creative people with messages now, even many years after their initial rise in popularity.

[@ninaj6051]

A few years ago (maybe 10 or so), when I first searched for The Sims soundtrack on KZbin, he was in the comments thanking people for the nice words about the music, and answered questions. He also shared his website, where he put some music files, and sheet music for free download. :)

[@boladrummer]

Thats so sick, i literally sent him an email like 1 yr ago thanking him for his song "Now What?" Aka Building mode 5 and asking him to put it on Spotify 😅 , he never replied but i guess now its not as usual as before? Anyway, its my favorite song of all time, thanks Jerry.

[@lijmoo]

I remember my dad coming into my room just to sit beside me and listen to all the build music in The Sims, really happy memories and I still listen to all the build music 20 (or so) years later when I code at my desk! Thanks Jerry :)

[@MissRandomComment]

What the hell I had exactly the same experience, one day my dad came running into my room asking what artist that was and why I was listening to jazz at that age :') he wanted it on CD to play at his work in IT and now more than ten years later I work in IT myself! Is this music some kind of subliminal brain trainer? XD

[@semiperfekt]

Wow, that's so cool!

[@lijmoo]

@@MissRandomComment aw that's so cool someone else has the same experience! I bet there's more of us out there ha

[@KyleRichter23]

Whoa, okay so yeah same story for me. I am a programmer and I frequently listen to a Spotify playlist of the soundtracks from 1, 2 and 3. All are great, but 1 is my favorite

[@JohnDoe-iu7fd]

That's so wholesome

[@eduazy]

Jerry Martin is an absolute musical genius, SimCity 3000, The Sims, SimCity 4 and The Sims 2 have some of the best soundtracks ever.

[@FadiAntwan]

I can’t handle the feels I get when I listen to Sims 1 music. That was the first game I played and fell in love with. I remember every single track.

[@primtones]

2:23 You're telling us there's a never published SECOND HALF of New Beginnings?!? Please don't wait to dig that up.

[@Ignacio.Romero]

x2

[@KingBlonde]

YES

[@fromouterspace21]

I KNEW IT!! That fade at the end is like a cliffhanger

[@FiatMihiSecundumVerbum]

There was supposed to be an ENTIRE SECOND ALBUM coming out. But that was years ago and afaik it never came out. This is not a rumor, it was on his official website.

[@FluffyFractalshard]

oh damn, really?? would anyone please call him?^^

[@UltraRobbie]

The music was my childhood. I emailed him once to say thank you, and when he replied he seemed so chuffed that the music meant so much to me. What a delightful man.

[@taranova12]

Ohhh the nostalgia is punching me in the face right now

[@explodingsofa1563]

same same

[@blingking501]

Nostalgia has kicked me in the dick and is waffle stomping me in the balls. I'm loving it.

[@lukospicturehouse]

I've actually been very surprised they haven't brought him back in the newer Sims to compose some new piano scores, I feel like so many people that grew up with the Sims have that music to partly blame. One of my biggest complaint with Sims 3 was I wasn't able to go into the game's music folder and put the Sims 1 music in.

[@themadhattress5008]

Technically, you should be able to do that. Even if you just use the Custom Radio Station to do it, it can still be done. I'm not sure how you could get it to play while you're building homes (perhaps replacing the Sims 3 songs for building with the Sims 1 songs, but that could be very risky in and of itself). My suggestion is to make a backup of all the files and just play around with the lot of it.

[@TheScienceguy77]

I'm not surprised. The Sims isn't as much of a life sim as it is a party sim now. Their target demographic has changed and EA wouldn't want to pay him anyways.

[@HeyJudie]

@@themadhattress5008 It's easy to put custom music in for the radio. There is a folder for it. To replace the build buy files, however, you need to go through this whole craziness: nene.modthesims.info/showthread.php?t=41805

[@HeyJudie]

@@TheScienceguy77 what? The Sims 3 was still very much about life. The Sims 4 has more of a party element but it's not the heart of the game. I don't like the Sims 4 much but they have careers, hobbies, skills, etc, just like the other ones.

[@themadhattress5008]

Yeah, I'd be too afraid to touch game files aside from installing custom content. At least then, I don't have to delete anything lol. And custom music is even easier than it is for Sims 2, so there's nothing to worry about as far as that goes. But damn, those game files would be severely tricky (and scary) to work with! But like I said, making a backup of all the files before doing anything to them is a safe option just in case something goes wrong.

[@pandamonika]

I wrote most of my Master's thesis to The Sims soundtrack. Thanks, Jerry Martin!

[@thejudgingtrash]

PandaMonika this is awesome!

[@RonaldLesPaul]

Monika, you are awesome & lovely

[@qualifiedarmchaircritic]

This is weird but I would actually love to read that!

[@musics4me]

YEs! Would love to read that too

[@tousen575]

I'd love to read that as well :o

[@krisherrick4261]

OMG YOU GOT JERRY MARTIN I listen to this soundtrack like 30% of the time I'm at work. Makes me feel like happy productive mode :)

[@e7ebags569]

Man I can't wait to have The Sims soundtrack going on in the background while I furnish my real house, whenever I get rich enough to afford my own place...

[@HeyJudie]

I just got my own place my friend and believe me it isn't that fun. we pulled up the carpet and refinished floors ourselves on the cheap style. Thing is my Fiance got started when I was gone and he didn't properly line the area with plastic. Now there is wood dust everywhere. EVERYWHERE. and trust me, when the couch was being delivered and the kids bringing it in were banging up my wall and lifting improperly, I was not listening to music. I'll probably listen to music someday when I rearrange the furniture, but I have to eventually finish moving in and having an original order to things before u reorder them. There was even a couple times I played the Sims to avoid finishing and decorating my real house.

[@ingrid9635]

You will my friend. After living with my mother in law for 5 years we bought our home. It's been 3 years, and we're so grateful. Looking back we also thought we'd never get a place, but here we are. Stay positive my dude

[@TeeheehahaAra]

Use cheats

[@vadinandez]

Type in kaching or motherlode for more money

[@k-leb4671]

Don't get too excited.

[@Zonno5]

The bossa nova/latin and neighbourhood tracks had amazing solo's as well. Still listen them regularly to this day.

[@nahuelcodesal7252]

@Christian William Yes, with cuica and everything, I didn't notice as a kid but now being a cuica player I'm like OHHH SAMBA ♥

[@ingrid_inthesky]

Bossa Nova is so fire❤

[@mintjaan]

I wanna know why the Mii lobby music is such a bop though

[@CountSnaqula]

mintjaan simple. The breakdowns slap

[@princessjello]

The mere mention of this has hotglued the fucking song in my inner ear canal

[@daniel11ist]

THAT’S JAZZ BABY

[@itsallgoodtodayok]

isnt it called bossa nova?

[@MegaPixlz]

DOOT DOOT DOOT

[@IsmailofeRegime]

The overall aesthetic of the original Sims is far and away superior to the sequels. It has an otherworldly quality to it (as if the 1950s, 80s, and year 2000 merged) and the overall tone is darker without being depressing.

[@nofancypants]

Ismail very interesting thought...I see what you mean but can't put my finger on why...could you explain how it blends 50s 80s and 2000?

[@IsmailofeRegime]

I can't quite put my finger on it either. I'm sure that was what the designers intended. Few objects and clothing look outright anachronistic, but there isn't much that indicates "this world takes place in the year 2000."

[@GrijzePilion]

I've always gotten very strong 80s/90s sitcom vibes from the game as well, yes. The Buy Mode music is obviously inspired by 1950s shopping music, but it's the suburban Americana vibes that really make the game stand out. The plastic lawn flamingoes, the picket fences, the tacky modern furniture....some of the houses that come with the game also have a strong '80s vibe to them, if I recall correctly.

[@edumeleroverdu8509]

@@GrijzePilion I recall I heard they were going for a sitcom vibe with the game, to make it have an environement as generic as possible, probably so the playeres can inmerse themselves and create their own thing. Plus, the 'satire of suburban lifestyle' element it's very much there, wich could explain the corny 50's vibe.

[@edumeleroverdu8509]

@Ismail yes, I also find it darker, for some reason! And I like it!

[@HappyRussians]

Sims 1 was the game with the most soul.

[@annichan113]

The Sims 1 music is imo still the best. I played Sims 2, Sims 3, Sims 4, but I still consider Sims 1 music the best. The build mode music, buy mode music, the crazy disco music and odd vacation music, the soundtracks from sims superstar and aaall the rest. Love them forever.

[@McGuire40695]

I agree! Out of the main titles, Sims 1 is the best followed very closely by the SIms 2, imo. I haven't played much of TS4 to judge, and TS3's music a bit lacking at times.

[@rrachelrradical]

i forgot how good the sims 1 music was, i was always partial to the sims 2 soundtrack because i grew up playing that game for a lot longer than i played sims 1 but this video immediately brought me back and calmed me down lmao

[@amalija11]

[@forafinalgirl]

thank you guys for making this piece! as a long time Sims player since the early ages of Will Wright’s era, the soundtrack in this game resonates with me because of how much it perfectly matches the atmosphere of building your very first home, or creating your first community lot when they eventually expanded the world map when the Pets expansion pack came in. the music truly does outshine any other sims series because of how nostalgic and cozy it felt like, just lounging at home for several hours playing this game. so, thank you for rekindling my childhood memories guys. appreciate it

[@Nielsblog]

Jerry Martin's SimCity 3000 album is one of the best, if not _the_ best soundtrack of all time. Or at least it's my favourite. I listen to tracks from this album on a daily basis. Thank you Jerry!

[@titich19]

SimCity 4 is pretty solid as well, I'm actually amazed at how he could cover so many different genres between these 3 games

[@YuliaLinderoth]

Was going to comment the same thing, been listening for 20 years and counting!

[@Banom7a]

@@titich19 epicenter is my favorite. Playing Cities SKyline with SImCity 4 is the best experience

[@titich19]

Epicenter is my favorite as well, tho it's not from Jerry Martin :)

[@k-leb4671]

I'll always maintain that SimCity 4 has the better soundtrack. Not even just compositionally - the tracks have better mixing overall too. Some tracks in SimCity 3000 sound weirdly flat.

[@guavajagular]

Totally misheard it as 'contemplating the future of your sins' which is technically accurate

[@susannamills9251]

I downloaded all of the Sims 1 soundtracks a couple of months ago in a fit of nostalgia. They're obviously perfect for working around the house

[@arandomcheese]

I use them when writing Essays'!

[@eroticaracconti192]

♡

[@McGuire40695]

If you don't mind me asking, where did you find them from?

[@susannamills9251]

EA Games Soundtrack on google play music! Idk about Spotify unfortunately

[@riamisu]

Spotify has it :)

[@TommyEfreeti]

Enjoyed Martin's Sim-related tracks throughout my adolescence (and still do, into middle-age). His tracks are so full of warmth, intimate, perfect for so many moods. Thanks for platforming his contributions :)

[@Holygiant]

This right here is the pinnacle of historical video game content. Got information right from the source, didn't have any glaring errors, talked about something that people really do wonder about, and with cool creative graphics to boot. Great video.

[@Hiro_Trevelyan]

I can't imagine playing the Sims 1 on any other music, really. I spent so many hours building houses and killing sims...

[@bennemann]

"I spent so many hours building houses and killing sims..." Who needs psycopathy tests and polygraphs when you have The Sims?

[@doubleas2380]

All these years later and I still use the Sims soundtrack when cleaning house, cooking, and studying.

[@seakr_7o9]

Like a real sim👏

i listen to the buy mode songs when i shop on amazon

[@trigga5]

I thought i was the only one.. :)

[@eroticaracconti192]

I'm not only, finally ♡

[@WarthogRacer]

I don't know about listening to Sims music while cooking.

[@FluffyFractalshard]

I listened to this soundtrack once on mushrooms and it sparked such unfathomable joy inside myself that I ended up laughing in bliss for several hours with this music on repeat..

[@fruitsalad1181]

That is sick, what experiences have you had with psychedelics? I am so interested in that.

[@FluffyFractalshard]

different kinds.. both good and bad. the one I mentioned was definately one of the more beautiful ones. it reminded me that there is still joy deep within, even when I was not able to feel it most of the time..

[@chickennugget6233]

This is fantastic. I'll have to remember this if I ever decide to go that route

[@FluffyFractalshard]

:) just try to not expect anything and embrace everything that comes up and have a nice ride! (if you should decide to go that route ;)

[@Stevonicus]

This was a really interesting video. even though I played the original Sims religiously when it came out I never really thought about how the music was so unique for games at the time.

[@daviddarq6732]

just b4 i saw this video i was wanderin' 'bout mr wright's role the process of makin' soundtrack. i didn't expect he was THAT involved in all the things of production. he's even responsible 4 the mood & ideas behind the music. I LOVE THAT MAN. bravo. he deserves eternal love & compassion. also i'm very interested in the story of makin' ost 4 makin' magic addition. it's my fav part of the soundtrack, i find it the most catchin' & spiritual.

[@nano7586]

My dad bought me Sims 1 in South-Africa when I was somewhere around 7 years old if I remember correctly, and I was so excited to be playing it in Argentina where I had the computer to play it on. Those times were so good, I wish I could go back for a moment.

[@124Nightwing]

That soundtrack really brings me back to the early 2000's when I would get told off for being on the computer all day.

[@foolbackwards]

Yes! Thank you polygon! It makes me happy your picking up again and putting out multiple videos a week. Is there any chance we'll be seeing new series? Or the return of series on hiatus like issue at hand?

[@arisily]

I never knew how much I wanted this. I still listen to the Sims 1 soundtrack despite not having the time to play the games anymore. Awesome piece and interview with Jerry Martin!

[@Rulenby]

Thank you very much for the link at the end so we can download the music. I'm listening to it right now and - oh my goodness - such a nostalgia trip and I can't believe how hard I slept on this music as a kid; it's so lovely, but I'm more amazed that I still remember every piece from start to finish! Truly memorable and wonderful music ♥

[@bz4413]

yes yes yes! the past few months I've been using the sims soundtrack (and some of simcity 3000 soundtrack) to unwind and just chill out too. i've definitely explored other areas of jazz because of it too and found some great gems. i'm so glad someone mentioned how great and special this music is. thanks for making this video!

[@shoego]

The sims, SimCity 3000, SimCity 4, SimCopter, hell, Jerry did a lot of my favorite musics in games. I must say, I am one of those who has music from all these tree games on a playlist I listen to every so often whenever I need to space out a little. It never fails.

[@McGriddle69]

Everytime I hear new beginnings the memories start flooding back. Such a fun game.

[@InsideOutAnus]

I've been wanting original music from this guy for YEARS. THANK YOU for sharing this!

[@maverickzep]

Man.. this guy has no idea how much I love that soundtrack. And it has passed almost 20 years since I’ve heard it for the first time.

[@jacksont9455]

I hope this creator makes a video about the jazz that was in the early SimCity games. My mom used to watch me play SimCity 4, because she loved the music so much. And the SimCity 3000 soundtrack has really stuck with me after all these years.

[@jm_universe]

I was around 10 when I was starting playing sims and now I am 31 and I come and listen to the soundtrack time to time. Time sure does fly!

[@findagumara]

I remember when i used to play the sims 1 every early morning like legit 4-5am in the morning before i went to school and this soundtrack really brings me back.

[@colle0]

This is by far the best thing ive seen on youtube all day! Thank you so much!

[@BetsyMalice]

You know what other music from that first game that left itself forever embedded in my brain? The Sims varying whistle tunes, while they're doing a string of activites or just idle. It's been over 10 years since I last played the first Sims game and I still find myself whistling that stuff off-hand all the time, man.

[@fruitsicles]

Thank you for this video! The Sims 1 soundtrack is one I regularly go back to so I have wondered about the background behind how it was made!! This is amazing

[@movewithcouragecoaching114]

Wow thank you for this! So nice to hear the story behind it all!

[@worstusername22]

So great to meet Jerry at least from youtube. Such beautiful songs

[@imkabochan]

I played sims 1 and I was so young I couldn't even do anything in the game, because my sims would always get moody and cranky and I didn't understand needs, so to me sims 1 was just frustration. But sims 2 was a whole new world. Played that thing for years, got every expansion pack, hummed every song, memorized even the whole quiz you did while you were installing the game. I still listen to endless playlists of sims 2 soundtrack, just crazy 6 hour loop of different variations of the theme song while working.

[@MinYangLeong]

The Sims 1 has pretty much accompanied me throughout my life. I remember watching my brothers playing the game when I was just six or seven, while listening to the piano soundtracks in the game; I hadn't started learning the piano then. Today, I have a collection of the music scores of the soundtracks and I play it on the piano every now and then just to reminisce how life was so much simpler in the past... Thank you JM for the experience.

[@ElizabethWarne390]

OH my gosh. thank you for linking to Jerry's website. his SimCity 4 soundtrack was an essential part of my childhood and very different from the Sims, but with a lot of jazz elements as well. this is a great video

[@boombamboom5562]

Thanks again for publishing this interview :D

[@VanHalenDrummer]

This is the video I’ve sought on this topic! Top notch work!😊

[@classicmwk]

Thank you so much for this amazing piece! This music connects with me and gives me the fondest memories!

[@emifail]

glad to know im not the only one who still blasts these tunes in their downtime

[@0El_Presidente0]

Jerry Martin created everything for Electro Swing to happen. Truly. A. LEGEND.

[@nacho5586]

With 29 years old one of the songs came to my mind suddenly, i've found the sims 1 soundtrack on sp*tify and i've realized of much significant this music is for me, a recall of a carefree times, best soundtrack ever

[@FiatMihiSecundumVerbum]

So John R Burr is the uncredited genius behind the music! This a beautiful day for me

[@coolguyzack]

Really cool that you were able to interview him. I've only seen Pseudo's transcriptions of these pieces, I'm curious to see Martin's own transcriptions like you said. I wonder if he'd even send his harmonic frameworks. Thanks for a neat insight into these fun memories!

[@federicao4609]

I still listen to this fantastic music sometimes, is happy and relaxing. Thank you to the composer, thank you Jerry 💜

[@wotchermuch]

Jerry is wonderful. We have just written to him to ask if he had any sheet music for “The Neighborhood” as we have a live pianist at our upcoming wedding and we are hoping to have the song as our recessional piece (exiting out of the ceremony). He went and had a look but unfortunately didn’t have any in his files - however he gave us his congratulations and he said he was honoured to have his music played at our wedding.

[@zombiepony13]

oh man this takes me back...sims was probably the first video game soundtrack i really fell in love with, it's still so comforting and relaxing to hear!!!

[@NikkiWrightVGM]

Jerry Martin made a remark on Reddit he hoped to release a "Build Mode vol. 2" soundtrack soon but that was 4 years ago so I don't know if he'll ever get around to releasing that. If he ever does I'm throwing all of it into my custom music folder and listening to it while I build more houses :D

[@Meefo__]

This was wonderful to watch.

[@dorriebanana4983]

I use the information in this video when my fancy friends start talking about their distinguished taste in music. Thanks to you I'm part of the conversation now, with sentences like: " I, too, enjoy a good minimalist new age jazz piano song. My favorite is 'buying lumber'. You should check it out."

[@TinkerBellLace]

I still listen to those songs on spotify and KZbin. Ah the memories! Jerry Martin was a genius!

[@swordfish2040]

Beautiful, timeless and genius music! Thank you.

[@ShabbirSiraj]

Never did I imagine that this would show up on my KZbin feed! Building in "The Sims" was made more enjoyable thanks to these piano instrumentals. This video is pure joy.

[@holyflutterofgod]

YO THANK YOU FOR THAT SHEET MUSIC LINK IN THE DESCRIPTION!! WOAH!!!!!

[@Reducer191]

Great vid guys. Jerry Martin's work on Sim City 4 is classic too

[@Oakycompany]

Incredible video, editing and theme to cover. KZbin should have more of this stuff. 10/10.

[@TNJX]

This is one of my fave soundtracks of all time! and it never seems to get talked about!

[@j255173]

What a great video. I used to open the sims game while doing HW just to listen to the build theme. Good times!

[@MidnightCyanide]

This channel is a blessing

[@tollundman7560]

my fav video by clayton so far, love his voice so much when he talks calmly !

[@terranrepublic7023]

Funnily enough, the jazz song at 2:55, "Giant Steps - John Coltrane", is featured in the Jazz radio station "JNR" in the video game GTA 4, which is anything but calm, I could still tell the song from just a few seconds of listening to it (so much for 'less structure' of the genre lol), Well I supposed it's another kind of relaxing too when you are running people over in the street and simultaneously shooting them through the window XD

[@hajsh67]

I guess there's a reason why you remember the music playing during a driveby (in a video game lol). If it was just another generic song to run people over to in a virtual world, I don't suppose it would be as memorable as you stated.

[@hiraethgamer2819]

To this day this OST ranks in my top-10 favorite OSTs of all time. It's just so damn good, groovy, and -- especially at the time -- different.

[@gauldurson8529]

*an incredibly inaccurate British accent that kinda sounds like Griffin doing Will Wright* Oi I would just love to put my favorite genre of music, jazz, in me new Sims game

[@zebedeethecat]

good... good

[@wilekrowan3610]

I love learning about video game music. I'd like to see more videos like this.

[@JaneSable]

This was an absolutely beautiful video

[@galyxies]

ohhh, i love this video. thanks for this! nothing like a good nostalgia piece, haha. i've always loved the music from the first sims game & sims city, growing up with it was great. the sims 2 soundtrack was really awesome, too, although obviously a totally different style. i wish they'd have a few more callbacks to the older pieces in the new game to be honest.

[@arturoaquino6768]

Amazing video, well done, polygon.

[@AIexM]

I still listen to this. I actually love putting it on when doing any DIY or painting.

[@TPlyem]

Great short little video, very educational! Keep up the good work y'all

[@JordanKruegerJTK]

This is great content. Also, Jerry Martin is a legend. The music on his website link in the description is free and perfect for any activity in your life.

[@GrahamBarth]

Didn't realize how much I missed that jazz piano until I saw this. Brings back a lot of good memories. Like the Starcraft Terran theme.

[@malmal9184]

I took all of the music files from Sims 1 and put them into my Sims 2 game when the Sims 2 came out. I loved it that much.

[@melgonzales4004]

the fact that this exists and that the original Sims remains relevant. i'm living forever

[@kairon156]

I always enjoyed The background music for The Sims and most of the later games. Thanks for sharing it's origion with me.

[@paradoxacres1063]

This was such an *awesome* video! :)

[@Csb1289]

More and more, I miss the original new age piano jazz, the kitsch-y mid century modern suburbia elevator music, the cheesy strings of happiness and optimism, all of it. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

[@Olderaccount17]

It's been over 16 years since I played The Sims for the first time, and to this day I still listen to the Soundtrack of the first game (and its expansions) very regularly. I just LOVE it.

[@xmems]

Wow this track takes me back to my childhood and the countless hours I spent playing the sims ❤️

[@TilSkywalker]

Awesome video :) Brought me back to my childhood!

[@UndercoverPictures]

This was such an interesting video! I never thought I needed this video but I needed it.

[@TheDarKnignt]

That's a beautiful video !! thank you

[@kittyjakab5707]

Usually average people don't search and listen that kind of music, or dont hear it in media. Sims 1 was a game that made people listen to this genre, this is why Maxis should have kept on using Jerry's awesome compositions... Now I turn off the music in sims games after a short time, because It annoys me. -_- When I first heard The sims 1 soundtracks, I was only 8-9 years old and I liked it. Now I became a musician an I like it even more, I also understand it. My fav is Hot Date's jazz music, but I really like these Piano pieces.. I want to get the sheets and play them!

[@fourtunes9647]

I've got MIDI-s, you can export them as sheet music in most composing software. Here you go: t-0u7v7vHPMp at WeTransfer. Glad I'm not the only one who is a pianist thanks to Sims 1 soundtrack.

[@herm712]

I have these tracks on my music player in the car. It's what I listen to when I just need to relax. Gorgeous music!

[@desertrose0601]

Ahhhhh this brings back so many memories!!

[@heatherfeatherfeather]

I love this so much! There are so many unique genre fusions that seem to crop up in videogames and I would love to see more exploration into those! Some of my personal interests in this topic are the Spyro soundtracks and the Stronghold Crusader soundtrack.