Don’t expect too much raw Theremin or Eigenharp action in Mass Effect 2. Jack Wall is returning to his role as composer for the series’ follow-up game.
BioWare and EA made it official earlier last afternoon, announcing that Wall will resume his musical work where the last game left off. The official word is that the soundtrack will feature almost three hours of music, the kind in which should excite those familiar with the first game’s soundtrack. (Nerds.)
Wall’s work is great -- the original ME soundtrack is the only I’ve ever bothered to purchase, and it looks like ME2’s will be offered as a download as well. Soon. According to the press release, the ME2 soundtrack will hit “digital retailers” on January 19, 2010. Nice.
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8:40 AM on 01.12.2010
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But this is great news.
As for the actual score; good. We're not getting a Blade Runner 2 and 3 any time soon, so I'm happy as a clam that we at least get new soundtracks that perfectly evoke the feelings of that film.
No.
BUT MINIMALIST ELECTRO AMBIENT WATERY MODERNIST BULLSHIT IS MY FAVORITE GENRE?!
Also, you're really going to cite 'Goldeneye'? It's an entire soundtrack made up of remixes of the same song. Bond theme + drum beat + adjusted tempo = every level.
I put that song on repeat for days on end after I beat the game. Not to mention, the music video is fucking bad-ass!
@X3Ent3nte: what Xzyliac said.
The first one was awesome, I'd love to pick up this one..
The soundtrack was perfect for setting the mood in the first game. Especially certain pieces towards the end of the game.
And while I'm at it... +1 for Faunts. ME is the only game I refuse to skip the credits for because I want to hear the whole song. :)
Hell, I wonder if those people have even heard of Blade Runner.
I don't get the Vangelis' bladerunner OST connection with ME1. ME1 music was very forgettable. Vangelis' bladerunner OST was a master piece and I own all the collections plus the newly re-released the 2 DISC set.
mass effect and portal tie for favourite soundtracks (and are both up there for favourite games too i suppose).
@whateverthismeanstoyou:
there is a very, very obvious connection between blade runner and mass effect ost. i believe it was best described above as 'MINIMALIST ELECTRO AMBIENT WATERY MODERNIST BULLSHIT'. that being said, i think vangelis falls a bit more into the 'dorky outdated synth-opera' category...though the prologue music still gets me every time.
I think what people are interpretting as fogettable I'm feeling as understated. I get such a great feeling from the score which drags me into the feeling of the universe. Then, after reading the books, you can understand the kind of feeling they're going for even more. Vangelis' score is full of, for lack of better word in my brain, emotion while the Mass Effect score feels a lot more lonesome, cold, not sad lonely but an emptiness. That space isn't a wonderland of romance but a cold, dark and hostile place.
Honestly, how many western soundtracks can you hum along with, in comparison with eastern ones? Halo's opening chant and Castle Crashers is about all I can think of.
Either way, I hope the ME2's music is better than ME1. I think that we can all agree on that, no matter how much we liked ME1.
Also this version of "Vigil" is amazing....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7bE3hUwylQ
Now, if BioWare really knew what they were doing, they'd use Failure's "Another Space Song" in the ME2 credits. (Even the title's perfect!) But after that Jared Leto tripe they subjected us to in Dragon Age, I'll gladly settle for anything that doesn't make me vomit in my mouth.
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