Beyond: Two Souls Video Game Soundtrack by Lorne Balfe Coming October 8

Composer Lorne Balfe is certainly keeping busy in 2013.  With releases spanning TV (The Bible Miniseries), documentaries (Girl Rising, Salinger) and film (The Frozen Ground) already this year, Balfe will the release of his original score to the hotly anticipated, upcoming, Playstation 3 title, BEYOND: TWO SOULS.

The soundtrack for this stunning-looking, albeit soon-to-be-last-gen, game will be released by Playstation on October 8, 2013.

When asked about composing for this unique game,

“Games are just the same as films.  You start off with stills or the actual artwork that’s drawn inspiration to them,” said Balfe.  “People ask is it a film or is it a game.  There is no difference, not to me. You could sit there and watch it as a film. The way to musically tell the story is the same process.”

If you haven't heard of BEYOND: TWO SOULS yet ... where have you been?  It comes from the visionary director of the amazing HEAVY RAIN, David Cage, and is a singularly unique psychological action thriller delivered by A-list Hollywood performances by Ellen Page and Willem Dafoe, The game takes you on a thrilling journey across the globe as you play out the remarkable life of Jodie Holmes.

Watch this space for more coverage of the BEYOND: TWO SOULS soundtrack!

YOU CAN PRE-ORDER BEYOND: TWO SOULS AT AMAZON.

Halo: Spartan Assault (Game Soundtrack) by Tom Salta - Review

Unmistakably Halo

Review by Richard Buxton

HALO 4 may not have been a great step forward for the series’ celebrated gameplay, and its narrative hardly broke boundaries for storytelling in the video game format. Yet it was in its score that players and listeners alike found an evolutionary jump that can clearly be distinguished from its forerunners. NEIL DAVIDGE and KAZUMA JINNOUCHI’S excellent score for HALO 4 was met with both acclaim and confusion, with some fans unsure as to whether a HALO score not written by MARTIN O’DONNELL and MICHAEL SALVATORI is a true HALO score at all. This particular composing duo may have moved on from the HALO franchise once and for all, but that doesn’t mean their influence has evaporated from the game’s consistently expanding universe.

HALO: SPARTAN ASSAULT, by TOM SALTA, is a score that ably bridges the musical gap between the original trilogy and HALO 4, arguably leaning more towards the former’s style. There is no doubt that this is a HALO score through and through. The unmistakable choir, incisive piano, and irresistible percussive rhythms are scattered across the entire release, resulting in a collection of cues that would not be out place if spread throughout the original trilogy.

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