Joris de Man is the man behind the music of all the Killzone games, including the new one which hits PS3 next month. Music4Games caught up with de Man during the KZ2 score recordings at Abbey Road Studios back in November, and have gotten quite a few interesting tidbits out of him regarding the game's composition.
Said de Man, "In total there is around 60 minutes of interactive in-game music (the music adapts its intensity to the gameplay), which was done with midi, and 28 minutes of orchestral music for the front-end and cutscenes, which is being recorded here at Abbey Road." All of that will be new music, but that doesn't mean some old tunes won't appear. Lovers of the original "Helghast Theme" from the first Killzone will be excited to know that it'll still be around in KZ2 but with "a new variation."
Another part of the interview which tickled our interest is the possibility of a separate soundtrack album release. While gaming soundtrack albums are all too common in Japan, Western titles have yet to truly pick up on the trend -- GTA and its myriad of radio station compilations don't count. De Man said "it's something we're looking into with Sony Music."
Reader Comments (13)
Posted: Jan 3rd 2009 12:49PM (Unverified) said
Get it Done - We need Game music scores, there are tons of games with great music but never a european release soundtrack, and Killzone wiould be the lick
Posted: Jan 3rd 2009 12:58PM WhiteShield said
awesome, some good music in video games. i was just playing the orange box and half life 2, and i gotta say, even though i really don't like the game a lot (its not bad though) some of the music in it is really good. glad to see some more effort put into the music in games
Posted: Jan 3rd 2009 1:07PM (Unverified) said
I'm still confused as to why Bethesda never released an OST for Fallout3. All the radio music that ThreeDog plays is great and I've had to find the songs one by one on the internet.
Posted: Jan 3rd 2009 3:42PM Sleestak said
Epic score I hope to match the epic game I can't wait.
Posted: Jan 3rd 2009 4:28PM (Unverified) said
i'm actually expecting something good. I remember the first killzone ... not very memorable but the only track i remember is the one they played when you died .. it was very well done that sometimes i wouldn't instantly press retry but i'd wait and listen
Posted: Jan 3rd 2009 7:30PM (Unverified) said
awesome.
Posted: Jan 3rd 2009 7:43PM (Unverified) said
OPM review gives K2 5/5 :)
Posted: Jan 3rd 2009 11:51PM (Unverified) said
Scans of OPM review:
http://allgamesbeta.wordpress.com/2008/12/29/killzone-2-2/
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http://allgamesbeta.wordpress.com/2008/12/29/killzone-2-2/
Posted: Jan 3rd 2009 11:53PM (Unverified) said
But...it's in german.. :(
...I'll just go cry in a corner now.
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...I'll just go cry in a corner now.
Posted: Jan 4th 2009 3:02AM tobz1000 said
Just gimme an SSHD soundtrack. For the love of god.
Posted: Jan 4th 2009 12:30PM (Unverified) said
90 minutes? How long is the game? I certainly dont want to get bored of the music. It would lose its intensity if I heard the same thing over and over again.
Posted: Jan 5th 2009 12:13PM dabamf said
I'm looking forward to this...even been playing through "Killzone: Liberation" to get psyched!
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