Behind the Score: Killzone 3 with Joris de Man

Behind the Score:  Killzone 3

Depicting the ongoing conflict between the human ISA colonists and the mutated halfbreed race known as the Helghast, the Killzone series has boasted extremely polished gameplay, mindblowing graphics quality, and fantastic music since its first title in 2004. With the recent release of Killzone 3 (actually the fourth game in the series, counting the PSP-exclusive Killzone: Liberation), we delve into the rich and sophisticated music of JORIS DE MAN, and learn how one electronic musician's brave creative vision brought the symphony orchestra to the First-Person Shooter genre in all its glory.

Join with us as we go with them all BEHIND THE SCORE OF KILLZONE 3. In this edition:

- SoundCast Interview with composer Joris de Man

- Killzone 3 Game score review

- Article:  "A Moment's Weight" by Jeremy Hardin

- BONUS Coverage:  2009 Interview with Joris de Man (Killzone 2)

- BONUS Coverage:  Killzone 2 Game score review

Go Behind the Score

SoundCast Episode 21: Invasion of the Score Snatchers

Episode #21 - Invasion of the Score Snatchers

Recorded February 17, 2011
Published February 18, 2011

Chris, Marius and Tom talk about the current Hollywood trend of new composers coming from other music genres and score A-List films.

Episode Highlights

00:40 — Intros
03:15 — What we've been listening to (Killzone 3, Sanctum, Secret of Kells, Summer Wars)
18:10 — Tide of the Super Heroe Movies
24:11 — Invasion of the Score Snatchers!
15:07 — The string quartet vs. orchestra in Dead Space 2
18:43 — Dead Space 2's themes
21:20 — Portraying the Church of Unitology
24:29 — Differing instrumentation between Dead Space and Dead Space 2
26:04 — The recording sessions
28:25 — Preparing the abstract musical material
30:53 — How creatively fulfilling were the Dead Space scores?
33:17 — Upcoming projects
34:50 — Fear of typecasting?
37:57 — Conclusion

Music Clips (Select music clips contained in this podcast)

00:00 — Invasion of the Body Snatchers Trailer clip 1
03:30 — "Main Menu - And Ever We Fight On" (Killzone 3) by Joris de Man
05:00 — "Espiritu Esa Ala" (Sanctum) by David Hirschfelder
08:35 — "Kasou Toshi Oz" (Summer Wars) Akihiko Matsumoto
10:00 — "The Chi'Rho Page" (Secret of Kells) by Bruno Coulais
11:03 — "Potus 111" (Eagle Eye) by Brian Tyler
21:31 — "Spider-Man Theme" (Spider-Man TV 1967) by
23:53 — Invasion of the Body Snatchers Trailer Clip 2
30:07 — "Intriguing Possibilities" (The Social Network) by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross
37:47 — "End of Line" (Tron Legacy) Daft Punk
48:56 — Invasion of the Body Snatchers Trailer Clip 3

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