Greetings Gorehounds and Gamers,
It is time once again for me to share with you the lovely listenables which make their way into my clutches. On the slab, I have Gears of War 2 The Soundtrack, the new original music score composed by famed Hollywood composer Steve Jablonsky (“Transformers”, “The Island”, “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre”) and recorded with the world famous Skywalker Symphonic Orchestra and Chorus. An intense sonic journey through humanity's last stand, Gears Of War 2 The Soundtrack delivers a big cinematic sound with an even bigger emotional range.
Gears of War, the third-person shooter game, has won over 30 Game of the Year awards and has sold 5 million copies worldwide, making this Xbox 360 exclusive release one of the most highly anticipated follow-ups in video game history. Epic Games wanted the new score to be bigger, darker, and crunchier than their pervious release, so they gave composer Steve Joblonsky a blank canvas to create what he felt would best suit the new game’s atmosphere. “I experimented with a lot of hybrid organic/electronic elements, and combined them with the power of a large orchestra and choir”, says Joblonsky about his emotionally charged score. The result is a hard-hitting soundtrack filled with hauntingly seductive strings, deep horns, chanting chorals arrangements, and percussive rhythms that successfully immerse the player into the nightmarish world of Gears Of War 2, and prepares them for battle against the evil Locust Horde.
But not everything heard on the Gears Of War 2 soundtrack is all thundering percussions, and militant themes. There are also several tracks on this CD that summon the darker, atmospheric elements of a full symphony orchestra, while making excellent use of digital sounds and stereo effects (see “Hollow” MP3 teaser below). The soundtrack also includes a impressive vocal solo by soprano Mitzie Kay on the track entitled “With Sympathy” (see MP3 teaser below), and a somber variation of the main theme delicately played on the piano on the track called “Autumn Of Mankind”, which dramatically ends the entire listening experience. The 27 track CD runs an hour in length and features several game inspired landscape images on the inlay. Presented by Sumthing Else Music Works, Inc., Gears Of War 2 The Soundtrack is now available at your local game/music store, Amazon.com, or as a digital download at www.sumthingdigital.com.
Track Listing:
1. Return Of The Omen
2. Hope Runs Deep
3. Green As Grass
4. Expectations
5. Finally, A Lead
6. Armored Prayer
7. Hold Them Off
8. Derrick Chase
9. Building Thunder
10. Hell Breaks Loose
11. Bedlam
12. Breakneck
13. Landown
14. Racing To Extinction
15. If They Can Ride Em
16. Hollow
17. Unexpected Changes
18. March Of The Horde
19. Highway
20. Denizens Of The Deep
21. With Sympathy
22. Insurmountable Odds
23. Bump In The Night
24. Frenzy
25. Outpost
26. Finale
27. Autumn Of Mankind
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