Casino Royale (Soundtrack) by David Arnold Soundclips available

Casino Royale soundtrack is now available for pre-order at Amazon.com

The much anticipated, next-retro-edition of the Bond franchise is just around the corner! With it comes the likewise antcipated score by composer DAVID ARNOLD.

Sony Classical has recently added a number of soundclips from from ALL 25 TRACKS! You can enjoy them here: CASINO ROYALE

From the Sony Classical Site:

Bond is back with a sensational score to match one of the most highly anticipated and thrilling films of the year, in the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack for Casino Royale. This amazing soundtrack is composed by Grammy Award®-winning composer David Arnold, who has worked on soundtracks for films such as Independence Day, Tomorrow Never Dies, The World Is Not Enough, Godzilla,etc.

Dark Messiah of Might and Magic Game Soundtrack

EPIC DARK MESSIAH OF MIGHT AND MAGIC GAME SOUNDTRACKSCORED BY CRIS VELASCO & SASCHA DIKICIYAN

New soundclips available!

Cylcop (2.4 mb)

Diner (1.4 mb)

Final Boss (1.4 mb)


Press Release:

Los Angeles, CA - (October 19, 2006) - Cris Velasco and Sascha Dikiciyan, two of the most in-demand composers in the game industry today, have completed a powerful hybrid live-orchestra/industrial score for "Dark Messiah of Might and Magic," the highly anticipated next chapter in the "Might and Magic" series from Ubisoft.

"When you have a successful brand like Might and Magic, you have to be very meticulous about all the details of creating the game," says Romain de Waubert de Genlis, Producer at Ubisoft. "We take great care creating this world, and we needed the soundtrack to be truly outstanding. We wanted the game's sound to be a blend of ancient and modern elements, and we turned to Cris and Sascha to deliver that for us. They gave us a score that fit our vision beautifully."
To achieve the unique sound of the "Dark Messiah of Might and Magic" soundtrack, Velasco combined an aggressive orchestral score with a choir performing an original text in the ancient language of Sanskrit. Dikiciyan then layered modern sound design and industrial elements within it. Velasco conducted part of the live orchestra and choral recording session in the Czech Republic. "The musicians in Prague were outstanding," says Velasco. "They really responded to the music, and gave us a beautiful performance."

While Velasco worked with the live musicians, Dikiciyan was charged with creating the custom sound design and electronic elements for the music score. Using everything from simple items, such as metal chains, to complex atmospheres created with the Kyma workstation, Dikiciyan created a sonic palette of unique sounds for the "Dark Messiah of Might and Magic" music score.
"It's always a great experience for us to work with Ubisoft," says Dikiciyan. "They're very open to our interpretations of the game's sound atmosphere and trust our creative instincts. As composers and gamers, it's very exciting for us."

An official soundtrack of the game will be released with the collector's edition of "Dark Messiah of Might and Magic."

About Cris Velasco & Sascha Dikiciyan:

Cris Velasco and Sascha Dikiciyan's unique fusion of cinematic orchestra and cutting-edge industrial sounds have made them two of the top composers in the video game industry. With 12 game titles for release in 2006 alone, the two have garnered critical acclaim for their versatility and fearlessness of pushing the boundaries of music - whether it's composing an elegant string arrangement, dramatic orchestral score, hard-hitting rock tracks, or raw electronic beats.
Since joining forces in 2005, the two have collaborated on such titles as "Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Double Agent," "Spy Hunter: Nowhere to Run," and "Hellgate: London." Their music was recently released on the Associated Production Music (APM) Endgame Music Library, a collec

Forward to the Past?

I have been consistently and notoriously behind the times since, well, forever. (Maybe that’s a contradiction in terms.) I have yet to purchase an iPod or any form of portable audio device, unless you count the Walkman I owned a couple hundred years ago. The only reason I have a DVD player is because someone gave it to me for free. I recently—or finally—purchase my first cell phone. Heck, I still do my writing on a glorified Etch-A-Sketch. (Granted, it’s a bona fide computer, but not much of one.) I guess you could say I’m stuck in the past.

It may come as no surprise, then, that I bought my first video game soundtrack only last week. I’ve loved film scores for over a decade but I haven’t dabbled in any related subgenre. So yeah, purchasing my first game score was pretty exciting. I felt like I had burst onto the stage of the Modern Age—which, to the rest of you, is closer to the Stone Age.

The CD is Mercenaries, composed by Michael Giacchino and Chris Tilton. I know, it’s been out for a couple of years. I could have been one of the first to preorder the album and get a copy autographed by Chris Tilton himself. I mean, I listened to the online suite at the La-La Land Records site and really liked what I heard. So why did I wait until now? Well, it was on sale for the month of September only. You see, money talks. More appropriately, the prospect of paying less money is what did the talking. So did word-of-mouth praise for the album, but the reduced price is what did it for me.

So anyway, Mercenaries rocks. (But you already knew that, didn’t you?) I’m going to have to investigate the video game soundtrack market more intently. Who knows what other new—or old—gems I might find?

New Caption Contest!

Enter this month’s caption contest for a chance to win a copy of the soundtrack FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS from Milan Records!

ENTER THE CONTESTS HERE!

Spider-Man 3 Official Posters available!

One of 2007's most anticipated films is unquestionably SPIDER-MAN 3. The official teaser poster has recently been released.

I have to admit...the teaser for the third Spidey-installment has me mildly intrigued. The teaser-poster not bad either.

You can score one for yourself here!

Also available is the Japanese teaser poster!

Flags of Our Fathers Soundclips available from Milan

Milan Records, who will release the soundtrack to the much-anticipated FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS on October 17, has recently posted several clips from the release.

The soundtrack contains several original score pieces by Clint Eastwood/Lennie Niehaus as well as period pieces by: Artie Shaw and Dinah Shore. Also featured: music by John Phillip Sousa and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.


Check the clips here!

Pre-order FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS here!