Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Silent Hill (film) Soundtrack

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result of the debate was no consensus to delete the article. Mailer Diablo 01:07, 13 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Silent Hill (film) Soundtrack

Article about a soundtrack that doesn't exist (it simply attempts to run down the music played in the movie and when), and there is no sign that one ever will. Delete as original research on a non-notable topic. --InShaneee 00:17, 8 May 2006 (UTC)

• It doesn't? What is this then? Keep. Aplomado ^talk 00:29, 8 May 2006 (UTC)
  • That's the soundtrack as in what music was in the movie, not a soundtrack as in a commercial cd with that music. --InShaneee 00:53, 8 May 2006 (UTC)
• I think that it is at the moment valid, even if a soundtrack doesn't exist per se at the moment, one might exist in the future and the article makes it seem as if one may be in the works. Weak Keep --Lakhim 00:37, 8 May 2006 (UTC)
  • A soundtrack "refers to the recorded sound accompanying a visual medium such as a motion picture, television show, or video game." It doesn't have to be released on CD in order to exist. Virtually all movies have soundtracks. Aplomado ^talk 00:41, 8 May 2006 (UTC)
    • Yes, but does that make it notable? --InShaneee 00:53, 8 May 2006 (UTC)
• Keep. Needs some work, but it's a sufficiently notable topic. --TorriTorri 01:11, 8 May 2006 (UTC)
• Keep ---|Newyorktimescrossword 02:35, 8 May 2006 (UTC)|

• Why? · rodii ·

• Even if it isn't a specific soundtrack, it is still useful to those who have watched the movie and want to find certain songs that have played in certain parts of the movie, since there are so many from different episodes of the Silent Hill series. It is more like a 'music of Silent Hill(film)' page, rather than a soundtrack page.
• Delete Wikipedia is not an indiscriminate collection of information. This is basically a POV endorsement of the film followed by the titles of the score. I don't think either are encyclopedic. --Hyperbole 04:41, 8 May 2006 (UTC)
• Merge with Silent Hill (film) after cleaning up, then delete.  (aeropagitica)  (talk)  05:49, 8 May 2006 (UTC)
• Merge with the film. Frankly, this stuff shouldn't come here. Someone just needs to be bold. --- GWO
• Merge and see that no POV matter remains --Andy123(talk) 08:41, 8 May 2006 (UTC)
• Delete fancruft. Apart from the fact that it's largely original research (where is the secondary source for the points at which each track is played?), the precise points at which individual tracks are played in the film is of almost no interest at all to anybody outside the most dedicated fans - who probably already know. IMDB has a track listing. Just zis Guy you know? 10:43, 8 May 2006 (UTC)
• Keep It's factual and I'm sure will be of interest to a lot of people. Tyrenius 11:01, 8 May 2006 (UTC)

1. Delete and merge to Silent Hill (film) useful content, more of a fancruft thing and original research. --Terence Ong 11:10, 8 May 2006 (UTC)

• Shorten, Rewrite and Merge adspeak! Unless the soundtrack is released (and sells) it's shouldn't have an own article. --Eivind^t@c 11:12, 8 May 2006 (UTC)
• Keep - notable enough. --Knucmo2 12:15, 8 May 2006 (UTC)
• Merge per Andy123 · rodii · 12:47, 8 May 2006 (UTC)
• Question and comment-- If we delete it now, can someone recreate the article after the subject does become notable? For now, it would be best to try to work the information into Silent Hill (film). The article does sound like it’s pushing the film, so it needs some NPOV work. IF the soundtrack is as wonderful as the article says, the subject will be notable enough for inclusion in Wikipedia. That is a big “IF”. Thanks.User:Mikereichold | User_talk:Mikereichold 14:48, 8 May 2006 (UTC)
• Merge to Silent Hill (film) based on content. If this were for the released soundtrack of the movie, I would say keep, but since this comprises unrealeased music that just appears in the film this seems to be an unnecessary fork from the film article. Article also appears to have content problems (no sourcing for the names of the songs).--Isotope23 15:09, 8 May 2006 (UTC)
• Merge to Silent Hill (film) because it's integral to that film and not a commercially available soundtrack in its own right. Useful information so definitely keep somwhere. Iancaddy 15:39, 8 May 2006 (UTC)
• Merge per above. --Srikeit^{(talk ¦ ✉)} 17:36, 8 May 2006 (UTC)
• Keep. Putting this up for deletion is inappropriate and out of order. Should be a proposed merge. Aguerriero (ţ) (ć) (ë) 18:14, 8 May 2006 (UTC)
• Merge No reason to completely get rid of the information, but there's no reason to keep it as it's own article. Just put it in the Silent Hill Article, I say. Jared W 18:41, 8 May 2006 (UTC)
• Merge with Silent Hill (film). Not an actual soundtrack. Optichan 20:05, 8 May 2006 (UTC)
• Delete, appears to be original research. Such information as is not OR is already in the main article, so there's nothing to merge. — Haeleth Talk 21:45, 8 May 2006 (UTC)
• Delete, maybe merge some of it though it seems non-notable. Lundse 23:48, 8 May 2006 (UTC)
• Keep Definately notable, and the soundtrack DOES Exist. Beno1000 12:11, 9 May 2006 (UTC)
• Merge with the film. No reason to delete all info, but doesn't need its own page either. Voice of Treason 15:39, 9 May 2006 (UTC)
• Delete. Maybe merge some of the content with Silent Hill, but this is an article about an entity that has no existence. Vizjim 15:40, 9 May 2006 (UTC)
• Merge-I'm a non-member, and I don't know if my vote has any bearing, but I think it should be merged. I personally find it very useful, but then again I am one of those dedicated (but not obsessed) fans. -Jedah Kalm 11:50 AM (EST), 11 May 2006—Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.255.6.120 (talk • contribs)
• Keep - Why does it even matter to you if it's around or not?—Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.197.177.136 (talk • contribs)
• Keep or Merge then Delete - I must say this is very useful and Christophe Gans and Akira Yamaoka has not ruled out a official soundtrack for the Silent Hill movie, however there's no word from Konami about a possibe soundtrack. But this is very useful for me and apparently to other users to Wikipedia. This seems like this would fit under the "List of..." articles of Wikipedia as well. If this article is deemed inappropriate, I would want to go with merging this article in with the Silent Hill movie article and then I would support the deletion of this article. KSweeley 15:43, 12 May 2006 (UTC)
• Keep I don't understand what the big deal is about? It's just a list of songs from the film that might be(or can be) on a soundtrack. I created this article because the creator of the film's article thought it would be more useful as a separate link, so i make a separate link. If you're complaining that this needs to be deleted then you obviously have nothing better to do other than complain. It's simply a list of the songs that are on the film's soundtrack. It's highly-doubtful that an actual soundtrack will be released and if one were to be released, it would be because of the fans speaking up. This article would probably help to get fans to create their own soundtracks with the albums they do have. I think this article is informative and serves as a guide to the music of the film. Please come up with a viable reason for deleting this, InShaneee. -Fever_Chill

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.