The Greatest Video Game Music

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All Music Guide - James Christopher Monger
Video game music has come a long way since the eight- and 16-bit glory days of Pac Man and Pole Position. Film composers, who began padding their busy schedules in the late '90s with game scoring, have upped their game (so to speak) in recent years, churning out memorable themes and full-length orchestral scores for the 21st century's increasingly big-budget shooters, RPGs, platformers, and MMOs. The boldly titled Greatest Video Game Music collects 21 of those themes, including the stoic "Nate's Theme" from Uncharted: Drake's Fortune, the swashbuckling "Oblivion" from Elder Scrolls, and the beloved "Legend of Zelda Suite," as reinterpreted by the London ...
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All Music Guide - James Christopher Monger
Video game music has come a long way since the eight- and 16-bit glory days of Pac Man and Pole Position. Film composers, who began padding their busy schedules in the late '90s with game scoring, have upped their game (so to speak) in recent years, churning out memorable themes and full-length orchestral scores for the 21st century's increasingly big-budget shooters, RPGs, platformers, and MMOs. The boldly titled Greatest Video Game Music collects 21 of those themes, including the stoic "Nate's Theme" from Uncharted: Drake's Fortune, the swashbuckling "Oblivion" from Elder Scrolls, and the beloved "Legend of Zelda Suite," as reinterpreted by the London Philharmonic Orchestra.
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Product Details

  • Release Date: 11/8/2011
  • Label: X5 Music Group
  • EAN: 7340070439458
  • Catalog Number: 114
  • Sales rank: 25,100

Tracks

Disc 1
  1. 1 Muse (3:42)
  2. 2 Legend of Zelda Suite (4:17)
  3. 3 Theme (3:31)
  4. 4 Main Theme (3:17)
  5. 5 Liberi Fatali (3:09)
  6. 6 Theme (4:11)
  7. 7 Nate's Theme (1:49)
  8. 8 Soviet Connection (3:05)
  9. 9 Seasons of War (3:13)
  10. 10 Sons of Liberty Theme (3:55)
  11. 11 Theme (3:28)
  12. 12 Theme (4:40)
  13. 13 Theme (1:52)
  14. 14 Main Menu Theme (2:16)
  15. 15 Suicide Mission (4:49)
  16. 16 Conviction (2:47)
  17. 17 Main Theme (2:40)
  18. 18 The Ocean on his Shoulders (2:16)
  19. 19 One Final Effort (4:01)
  20. 20 Theme (2:20)
  21. 21 Gusty Garden Galaxy (3:50)
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Album Credits

Performance Credits
London Philharmonic Orchestra Primary Artist, Performing Ensemble
Andrew Skeet Conductor
Technical Credits
Tommy Tallarico Composer
Michael Hunter Composer
Hans Zimmer Composer
Amon Tobin Composer
Harry Gregson-Williams Composer
Jack Wall Composer
Greg Edmonson Composer
Inon Zur Composer
Nobuo Uematsu Composer
Michael Nielsen Composer
Stephen Barton Composer
Garry Schyman Composer
Michael Salvatori Composer
Koji Kondo Composer
Mahito Yokota Composer
Ari Pulkkinen Composer
Laurie Robinson Composer
Martin O'Donnell Composer
Jason Hayes Composer
Emmanuel Fratianni Composer
Sam Hulick Composer
Kaveh Cohen Composer
Jeremy Soule Composer
Joel Erikson Composer
Alexey Pajitnov Composer
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