News about the soundtrack

[Larry_OHF]

This was quoted from Planet Baulders Gate.

Jeremy Soule Does Music for NWN Friday, March 15, 2002, 15:04 | MageDragon BioWare sent out a press release today announcing that Jeremy Soule will be doing the music for Neverwinter Nights. EDMONTON, Alberta, Canada – March 15th, 2002 – BioWare Corp. and Infogrames Entertainment are thrilled to announce they will be joining forces with award-winning composer Jeremy Soule, who will create the soundtrack for Neverwinter Nights, the electronic role-playing game based on the Dungeons & Dragons® properties from Wizards of the Coast, a subsidiary of Hasbro, Inc. “We are delighted to be working so closely with a composer of Jeremy’s stature”, said Alan Miranda, BioWare’s Audio Producer for Neverwinter Nights. “In Neverwinter Nights, music is such a vital aspect of the game. It supports the epic nature of the adventure while simultaneously enveloping the gamer, submerging them into the sounds and atmosphere of our Dungeons & Dragons world.” Miranda adds. "It has been a great experience all around working with the brilliant developers at BioWare on this revolutionary RPG," said Soule. "Composing for the epic-adventure realm is something I've always enjoyed and Neverwinter Nights, with its advanced game playing features, has given me the opportunity to incorporate some exciting musical touches such as giving each environment a tuneful persona that the player can manipulate.” Jeremy Soule’s award-winning, orchestral soundtracks have elevated the standard of music in the seven billion dollar video game industry to a level previously limited to the motion picture genre. His dynamic compositions reveal a natural ability to create powerful and engaging music using both live instruments and proprietary synthesizers which he masterfully directs to emulate the sound of a 100-piece orchestra. Soule’s creativity and cutting-edge approach to composition is evident in his original scores for titles like “Total Annihilation,” “Icewind Dale” and “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone,” recently nominated for the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS) “Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition” award. His work has been applauded time and time again by some of the world’ s most prominent music and entertainment industry professionals. Jeremy Soule and the BioWare sound development team will be available for a soon-to-be-announced online chat event, where fans can ask questions of Jeremy and the team about sound in Neverwinter Nights. Watch the BioWare website (http://www.bioware.com) for this and other chat announcements, plus other Neverwinter Nights news.

[Dreamer128]

Thanks Larry. Many people underestimate the importance of the soundtrack for the game. But for me, the music is what really sucks me into the game.

[Redblueflare]

Yes, i've played two of those (Icewindale, and Total Annihilation) so I know this guy knows what he's doing. An awesome game with bad music= mediocre game imo.


RedBlueFlare
The dragon tamer lives on...

[/)eathKiller]

WOOH! The TA Soundtrack was awesome too! man oh man that will just make NWN all that more addictive...

I have some MP3s of the such if any of ya want to hear what TA music was like... AMAZING!

[/)eathKiller]

Look... err listen here! I go an Mp3 of this guy's previouse work!!

[Dreamer128]

Originally posted by /)eathKiller: Look... err listen here! I go an Mp3 of this guy's previouse work!!

Thanks, its great. You don't happen to know where we can download the IWD theme from the same maker do you?

[/)eathKiller]

umm no

but here's another Never WInter Nights Track

I had to make the bit rate lower so it would load faster on everyone's modem. Im trying to be considerate to those 56kers [img]smile.gif[/img]

[Dreamer128]

Originally posted by /)eathKiller: umm no but here's another Never WInter Nights Track I had to make the bit rate lower so it would load faster on everyone's modem. Im trying to be considerate to those 56kers [img]smile.gif[/img]

Thanks [img]smile.gif[/img] I hope they'll play it while we are fighting a dragon

[Nicodemus]

Originally posted by /)eathKiller: umm no but here's another Never WInter Nights Track I had to make the bit rate lower so it would load faster on everyone's modem. Im trying to be considerate to those 56kers [img]smile.gif[/img]

Much obliged! I know I speak for many others when I thank you for your sensitivity to the 56k issue. I've been shedding tears on my pillow every night since I moved away from Cablemodemland.

As to the topic at hand, it sounds like they picked the right man for the job. Danny Elfman would have been my first choice, but those sound clips have allayed any doubts I may have had before!