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Dragonshard
Developer diary1 (8MB)
This .wmv movie features the Liquid Entertainment developers talking about Dragonshard (with lots of music examples).
Dragonshard_Main_Titles.mp3 (6604K)
Main Titles (2:49)
This is a medley of my Dragonshard, Umbragen, Alliance, and Lizardfolk themes.
Dragonshard_Ancient_City.mp3 (5234K)
Ancient Elven City (2:13)
A beautiful performance featuring the Armenian Duduk.
Dragonshard_Liz8b_Live.mp3 (4858K)
Lizardfolk 8b Live Session (2:04)
My buddy William Stromberg wrote this piece. I've listed several examples here of the live session only tracks just for fun. Compare them to the final mixes. Also, keep in mind that there are gaps of silence in these tracks where the players are resting, noise from keys clacking, and player comments, giggles, etc.
Dragonshard_Liz8b_Mix.mp3 (4824K)
Lizardfolk 8b Mix (2:03)
Here's the final mix with the added Gigastudio strings and percussion.
Dragonshard_Flm3b_Live.mp3 (5016K)
Alliance 3b Live Session (2:08)
Another example of the live session only.
Dragonshard_Flm3b_Mix.mp3 (4864K)
Alliance 3b Mix (2:04)
This is one of my favorite versions of the Alliance theme. I really like the way the middle section worked playing the tonic melody against the dominant harmony. It adds a lot of drama to the build of the piece.
Dragonshard_Umb3b_Live.mp3 (4954K)
Umbragen 3b Live Session (2:06)
Another live session excerpt.
Dragonshard_Umb3b_Mix.mp3 (4804K)
Umbragen 3b Mix (2:02)
This is one of the more exciting Umbragen battle cues. I kind of let loose. It's also a great example of collaboration as the opening Horn riff was from a bar of music in one of William Stromberg's battle cues and it inspired me to develop the idea further and this is what I ended up with.
Lord of the Rings: The War of the Ring
Anorien_good_battle.mp3 (2074K)
Anorien_good_battle (2:12)
Featuring Eric Rigler on Uilleann Pipes and various whistles.
WOTR_Generic3_build.mp3 (2020K)
WOTR_Generic3_build (2:09)
Big sweeping melodic statement.
WOTR_Generic3_battle.mp3 (2082K)
WOTR_Generic3_battle (2:13)
A variation of the above piece, for battle moments during gameplay.
Osgiliath_good_build.mp3 (1944K)
Osgiliath_good_build (2:04)
Sad and noble statement for the men of Gondor.
Osgiliath_good_battle.mp3 (2012K)
Osgiliath_good_battle (2:08)
A more heroic variation of the above piece, for battle moments during gameplay.
Plague of Darkness
AMB5.mp3 (1295K)
Stress Ambience 5 (1:22)
Don't forget to wear fresh underwear before listening.
AMB4.mp3 (1007K)
Discovery Ambience 4 (1:04)
Big, epic, stately.
PoD_INTRO.mp3 (1614K)
Intro Cinematic (1:43)
Gradual buildup on a demonic incantation sequence.
If you are interested in getting the soundtrack cd for Trinity and Beyond, you can order it online at Visual Concept Entertainment.
Firestarter Rekindled
Firestarter_4M2.mp3 (601K)
Firestarter_4M2 (0:43)
Creepy.
Firestarter_4M4.mp3 (3242K)
Firestarter_4M4 (3:57)
This was written for a strangulation scene.
Firestarter_5M1.mp3 (2707K)
Firestarter_5M1 (3:17)
More creepy stuff, but with a funky groove running in the background.
"Outcast"
(featuring The Moscow Symphony Orchestra and Chorus)
I've had a few requests for a track listing so here you are:
(by my friend and Outcast developer, Franck Sauer)
outcstmt.mp3 (878K)
Outcast - Main Titles (1:04)
(them's fightin' words!)
cyana2.mp3 (1648K)
Cyana II (2:00)
(from the incinerator part of the marsh world, I love the choir!)
rediana2.mp3 (1700K)
Rediana II (2:04)
(Help! I'm being chased by big rocks.)
death.mp3 (187K)
Death (0:12)
(what you get if you die in the game)
triumph.mp3 (172K)
Triumph (0:13)
(what you get if you're still alive)
arma2.mp3 (1712K)
Arma 2 (2:05)
(level 2 of the battle music)
arma4.mp3 (1676K)
Arma 4 (2:02)
(level 4 of the battle music)
okriana.mp3 (2146K)
Okriana (2:36)
(from the city world, with Chris Bleth on doudouk and Chris Garcia on Indian percussion)
karbonia.mp3 (1238K)
Karbonia (2:02)
(from the ice world, where the rebels hideout)
lumina.mp3 (2482K)
Lumina (3:01)
(from the temple world, where I went for a more romantic style)
"Trinity and Beyond"
(featuring The Moscow Symphony Orchestra and Chorus)
cbravo.mp3 (3090K)
Castle Bravo (3:41)
(Nice, big 95 piece orchestra with 32 voice chorus!)
deusvult.mp3 (1906K)
Deus Vult (2:16)
(Eerie, strange, wonderful!)
george.mp3 (1590K)
The George Device (1:54)
(Cool rising effect in the intro)
hardtack.mp3 (921K)
Operation Hardtack (1:06)
(A little percussion piece)
wigwam.mp3 (1226K)
Operation Wigwam (1:28)
(Inspired by Jerry Goldsmith's "Planet of the Apes")
Commercials
EAMVP2004.mp3 (697K)
EA "MVP2004" (0:50)
Finally, the game world meets the commercial world.
El_Pollo_Loco_30.mp3 (464K)
El Pollo Loco "Pass the Pollo" (0:30)
A fun piece I arranged for Jeff Koz at HUM featuring some of best Salsa musicians in L.A. (Otmaro Ruiz, Ramon Flores, Sal Cracchiolo, Arturo Velasco, Chris Bleth and of course Mr. Tumbao Joel Hamilton)
PL_School_of_Children_30.mp3 (455K)
Pacific Life "School of Children" (0:30)
I composed this piece. It features the All American Boys Choir from Orange County along with Eric Rigler on Irish Low Whistles and Uilleann Pipes
acuransx.mp3 (473K)
Acura "NSX" (0:30)
Another piece I wrote for boys choir, 8 Horns, Alto Trombone, 2 Tenor Trombones, Bass Trombone, Euphonium, F Tuba, C Tuba and 2 Percussion
stagchil.mp3 (1090K)
Stagg Chili "What You See Is What You Get" (1:15)
A fun arrangement I did of a classic soul tune.
Demos
LM_Atmosphere_demo1.mp3 (1637K)
Atmosphere demo 1 (1:59) I messed around with a 4ths idea, think fuzzy (7 Atmosphere/2 Stylus instruments).
LM_Waking_Andy_Kaufman.mp3 (1551K)
Waking Andy Kaufman (1:53) A Weather Report style piece I wrote using 6 Atmosphere/9 Stylus. Nick Manson's on the nasty lead synth solo (also an Atmosphere sound). This sounded like I was waking someone from their grave, and along with all the Conga stuff which reminded Nick of Andy Kaufman, we got a title.
LM_Stylus_demo1.mp3 (3398K)
Stylus demo 1 (4:08) Nick Manson's on the Wurlitzer. I couldn't decide on a style, so I think it ended up being Weather Report induced Euro-funk (14 Stylus instruments, Scarbee Slap Bass, Bass Legends MM Fretless, Wurtlizer EP, Audity 2000).
atarijag.mp3 (180K)
Atari "Jaguar" (0:15) This didn't make it to final with the Ad clients, but I loved the experiment of splitting guitarist Kenny Lasaine into 8 separate tracks that all were part of one central idea. A little schizophrenic but fun.