[OST-GAME][2006][MP3] Dark Messiah of Might and Magic (CE) ::Cris Velasco::Sascha Dikiciyan

Genre: Soundtrack
Released: 2006
Composed by: Cris Velasco, Sascha Dikiciyan
Audio Codec: MP3
Audio Bitrate: 320 kbps CBR
Playing Time: 20:54



Recording the first 25 minutes of the score with the FILMharmonnic Orchestra and Choir in Prague, Velasco and Dikicyan then
started to edit the recorded material and to mix in Dikicyan's industrial sounds. At the end, the composers created about 40
minutes of music for the game. Unfortunately, their work was only made available to the public through a 20 minute score
extract on the Bonus DVD that came with the game's Collector's Edition.

Dark Messiah won't surprise you with music you've never heard before. Yes, it hybridises orchestral sounds with extra layers
of percussion and electronica. But there's never any doubt that the symphonic side of things dominates, while the added
percussion and synthetic sounds mainly add colour. And yes, Dark Messiah's action tracks are faster and harsher than
previous battle cues in the franchise, but their rhythmic impetus isn't very different from many other film and game scores
of the last decade. The rhythms and string ostinati that drive tracks like "Crawling from the Deep" and "Avatar of the
Goddess" are more Remote Control than Stravinsky and simply aren't savage enough to sound like ancient primitives
instead of digital-age Hollywood blockbuster. Add swelling brass figures and crescendoing, sustained violin chords to
inject a bit of melody into the piece, and your standard action track is done.

The propulsive action tracks range from decent to good and gain some character through the inclusion of exotic
percussion effects and electronic sounds, even though both elements rarely play a major role on this soundtrack.
And while Dark Messiah's ambient pieces are rather functional, the score's emotional moments, carried by beautifully
written string melodies, provide some of the album's highlights.