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      CommentAuthorDreamTheater
    • CommentTimeDec 3rd 2010 edited
    But Jack Black's is pretty spot-on, same grin and everything.

    Edit: Haha you beat me to it. tongue
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      CommentAuthorDemetris
    • CommentTimeDec 3rd 2010
  3. Wicked looking and sounding trailer for upcoming blockbuster PC game, one I am looking forward to! Pay attention to the music by Michael McCann, it's become one of my favourite tracks of the year.
  4. Wow!!! Stunning main theme featured in the trailer for the upcoming new RPG in the long running series The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. And cool to hear Max Von Sydow's voice adding some weight.

    If this is a taste of what Jeremy Soule will be doing for the new game, we'll be in for a treat!!! punk
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      CommentAuthorFeliz
    • CommentTimeDec 25th 2010
    So many things to recommend for this thread...

    And I'm going to start out with one that's not really relevant. Everyone should hear Eminence Symphony's "Promises." It's full symphonic arrangements (as well as some piano solos) from the works of Japanese composer Tenmon. Very beautiful, saccharine and sometimes bittersweet with strong themes.

    And this recommendation isn't quite relevant because nothing about it is video gamey--it's all from different Japanese films, I think. BUT the connection is that Eminence Symphony also does things like A Night in Fantasia, symphonic rearrangements of classic video game tracks. So it's not completely disconnected. smile
  6. I know of the Eminence Symphony orchestra. They also worked on the Blizzard games compilation, which features some stunning renditions from the Warcraft, Starcraft and Diablo music.

    Thanks for that Night in Fantasia link. Gears of War 2 and Shadow of the Colossus symphonic sound interesting enough, especially as the original music isn't orchestrated.
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      CommentAuthorDreamTheater
    • CommentTimeNov 10th 2011 edited
    Let me just revive this myself with a very cool discovery I made:

    From the aerial dogfight videogame ACE COMBAT: ASSAULT HORIZON.

    Check out this track. Composed by Keiki Kobayashi. It's the main theme and it sounds very addictive.

    Then listen to this track. Composed by Keiki Kobayashi, vocal by Katya N. It's a sort of russian-inspired hymn and the sad voice coupled with the choir turns it into something beautiful.

    Then go and have a listen to this finale cue. Composed by Keiki Kobayashi. Awesome in every sense of the word.

    If you happen to like these 3 tracks, I strongly urge to go check out the rest of the soundtrack. But I recommend you just focus on the tracks by Keiki Kobayashi and skip the other composer's stuff (which is very much ambient and rock-inspired stuff). I've listened to it a few times already and its powerful action rhythms are extremely cool and the themes turn out to be very memorable, though a tad simplistic, but that does not bother me in the slightest.
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      CommentAuthorDemetris
    • CommentTimeNov 10th 2011 edited
    Fires of liberation was the awesome score
    (did you hear that?) , i remember not liking the new one....i might give it another try then beer
    http://www.demetrischristodoulides.com/
  9. Yep I know of Fires of Liberation but I didn't like it nearly as much as Assault Horizon. Just listen to the Kobayashi tracks.

    Ace combat V before that also has some very worthwile music. This for example.

    Kobayashi rocks!! punk
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      CommentAuthorCristian
    • CommentTimeDec 29th 2011
    Akiko Shikata - Hana Ki Sou - Symphonic Orchestra

    Performed by Moscow Symphonic Orchestra
    Conducted by Konstantin Krimets

    Some of the best music I've ever heard, play it loud!!

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAh2qha_ … re=related

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdn2SIxy … re=related
    http://500px.com/cristianlee/photos
    • CommentAuthorScribe
    • CommentTimeApr 4th 2012
    Can anyone suggest game scores that sound like Oscar Araujo's "Castlevania: Lords of Shadow"? Particularly the inclusion of full orchestra and heavy use of choir?
    Must have more Yevtushenko!
  12. Outcast
    God of War I, II and III
    World of Warcraft series

    These don't sound like Castlevania musically, but the blend of orchestra and choir is a potent one in all of those. Epic is how I would describe them, so is Castlevania: LOS.

    Small Soldiers: The Videogame (Giacchino) is probably one of the most fun times you can have, because the awesome as fuck themes and choral moments make me smile more a couple of times on each listen.
    • CommentAuthorScribe
    • CommentTimeApr 5th 2012
    God of War 1 and 2 and the World of Warcrafts are the only ones I don't have.
    I don't like Small Soldiers because I listened to it at a very disturbing time of my life sad
    Must have more Yevtushenko!
  14. The thing with World of Warcraft is, of each soundtrack there's about one long cue (a sort of orchestral overture) that is mindblowingly fantastic, after that the quality drops with boring ambient tracks.

    Check this out. punk

    And if you can find Laura Karpman's 'Untold Legends: Dark Kingdom' (the gamerip, as no official release exists) I totally recommend it, the melodies and chorals in that one are haunting and impressive.
  15. Some cues available on Laura's homepage. This woman has talent, that much is certain.
    • CommentAuthorScribe
    • CommentTimeApr 5th 2012
    Thanks!
    Must have more Yevtushenko!
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      CommentAuthorCaliburn
    • CommentTimeApr 5th 2012 edited
    I recently bought Crysis 2. Not a bad deal for a couple of Zimmer theme's for 4 bucks. The other stuff is decent too.

    http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/crysis … d424480906

    Starcraft 2 is very enjoyable too:
    http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/starcr … d380412701
    Administrator at Streamingsoundtracks.com
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      CommentAuthorSirCaledor
    • CommentTimeApr 16th 2012
    Check out my review of Skyrim by Jeremy Soule, a highly recommended score!

    http://www.gsoundtracks.com/reviews/skyrim.htm

    smile
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      CommentAuthorDemetris
    • CommentTimeApr 18th 2012
    SirCaledor wrote
    Check out my review of Skyrim by Jeremy Soule, a highly recommended score!

    http://www.gsoundtracks.com/reviews/skyrim.htm

    smile


    Love it!
    http://www.demetrischristodoulides.com/

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