Medal of Honor score created by Iron Man composer Ramin Djawadi
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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 had a sweeping series of arrangements created by famed composer Hans Zimmer. Earlier today, EA announced that its upcoming military shooter, Medal of Honor, will have a score composed by another Hollywood maestro. Ramin Djawadi, whose musical work has appeared in Iron Man, Prison Break and Clash of the Titans -- the remake, that is -- is the mind behind the game's musical accompaniment.
Djawadi explained in this press release announcement that "the music is designed to dynamically ebb and flow, complementing the big action sequences with thundering electric guitar and bass, and the quiet stealth with haunting strings and hymns." He adds, "it is like a Hollywood action movie score on steroids." So, it's going to be incomprehensibly strong, irrationally angry and covered in weird, plump, ever-shifting veins? We'll be honest -- we're more than a little frightened.
Djawadi explained in this press release announcement that "the music is designed to dynamically ebb and flow, complementing the big action sequences with thundering electric guitar and bass, and the quiet stealth with haunting strings and hymns." He adds, "it is like a Hollywood action movie score on steroids." So, it's going to be incomprehensibly strong, irrationally angry and covered in weird, plump, ever-shifting veins? We'll be honest -- we're more than a little frightened.
Reader Comments (33)
Posted: Sep 28th 2010 2:25PM noyesa said
I'd probably not be bragging about this.
Posted: Sep 28th 2010 2:25PM zigie said
This only guarantees that i will DL the OST
Posted: Sep 28th 2010 2:29PM mywhitenoise said
I didn't see Iron Man 2, but I remember the music to the first one. It had a bunch of lame, and cheesy nu-metal guitars.
Posted: Sep 28th 2010 3:31PM Ballistic H said
@mywhitenoise
It was better than Iron Man 2's soundtrack.
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It was better than Iron Man 2's soundtrack.
Posted: Sep 28th 2010 2:38PM Faenix said
I cant wait for this... got this shit preordered. (More to save a few bucks - cause games are $10 more in Canada :/)
Posted: Sep 28th 2010 2:38PM My Prerogative said
Has he lost his mind?
Can he see or is he blind?
Can he see or is he blind?
Posted: Sep 28th 2010 2:41PM FriedConsole said
I guess it is better than the chanting choir Battlestar Galactica sound track with the beating tribal drums that seems to be in every game now.
Posted: Sep 28th 2010 2:54PM tobz1000 said
The music in IM1 reminds me of the song that plays for a race in ModNation Racers. Seriously, check it out.
Posted: Sep 28th 2010 2:58PM Nero6 said
Electronic Arts: Why put effort into things when you can just pay someone else to do them for you?
Posted: Sep 28th 2010 3:01PM iceveiled said
in before comments about how multiplayer will suck.
PSSSST...there's single player content folks.
PSSSST...there's single player content folks.
Posted: Sep 28th 2010 3:17PM Copland said
I do hope they release the score for this.
Ramin Djawadi is one of the members of Remote Control (previously known as Media Ventures).
And I really love the music they make!!
Ramin Djawadi is one of the members of Remote Control (previously known as Media Ventures).
And I really love the music they make!!
Posted: Sep 28th 2010 3:27PM goliathsdkfz said
A little part of me was really happy when I saw score, and Iron man. And then realised they meant the the film not the song.
Posted: Sep 28th 2010 3:46PM jcar302 said
Hey guys, can anyone tell me the difference between Bad Company 2 and medal of honor?
BC2 was the first of the EA shooters i've ever played, and i love it, much better than any COD game.
But i can't figure out if MOH is a replacement for BC2 or not.. Are they meant to Co-exist? Or when MOH comes out will everyone switch to it?
BTW, i play zero campaign mode, i go straight to multiplayer.
Thanks.
BC2 was the first of the EA shooters i've ever played, and i love it, much better than any COD game.
But i can't figure out if MOH is a replacement for BC2 or not.. Are they meant to Co-exist? Or when MOH comes out will everyone switch to it?
BTW, i play zero campaign mode, i go straight to multiplayer.
Thanks.
Posted: Sep 28th 2010 4:10PM finnith said
@jcar302
Battlefield: Bad Company 2 was a Battlefield game on a much smaller scale. The other battlefield games (BF2, BF1942, BF Vietnam, BF2142) featured wide-open maps (bigger than Atacama Desert) with 32 players on each team. I think DICE tailored BC2 to the console experience, while still releasing it to the PC since it had been a while since the PC had received a Battlefield game.
MoH is a marriage between Battlefield and the Modern Warfare series. There is much more focus on the individual, as well as on short firefights and close quarters combat. Whereas you could still contribute to your team in BC2 by repairing, healing, reviving and resupplying, the only way to gain support actions in MoH is through killing or getting assists. The maps are all much, much smaller than the ones in BC2, and there is no spotting, so you can get into firefights if you want and as long as you win, feel no negative effects. The gameplay, at least in the beta, was more twitch-based than BC2, where you actually had a chance to win a firefight even if you didn't shoot first.
I'm thinking that MoH will replace BC2, as DICE is also working on Battlefield 3, which is supposed to be a return to the wide-open game play of the older Battlefield games. If you have paid attention to the patching issues they have had with their game (go to the game's UK forums, you'll find a dev post why patching BC2 becomes more and more difficult due to a mistake on their part) they screwed up, and I still don't think the game is that well balanced (what with the Carl Gustav EX MK2 beating everything in that game). I think they're too thinly spread, and it might help if they had just the MoH multiplayer and Battlefield games to work on.
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Battlefield: Bad Company 2 was a Battlefield game on a much smaller scale. The other battlefield games (BF2, BF1942, BF Vietnam, BF2142) featured wide-open maps (bigger than Atacama Desert) with 32 players on each team. I think DICE tailored BC2 to the console experience, while still releasing it to the PC since it had been a while since the PC had received a Battlefield game.
MoH is a marriage between Battlefield and the Modern Warfare series. There is much more focus on the individual, as well as on short firefights and close quarters combat. Whereas you could still contribute to your team in BC2 by repairing, healing, reviving and resupplying, the only way to gain support actions in MoH is through killing or getting assists. The maps are all much, much smaller than the ones in BC2, and there is no spotting, so you can get into firefights if you want and as long as you win, feel no negative effects. The gameplay, at least in the beta, was more twitch-based than BC2, where you actually had a chance to win a firefight even if you didn't shoot first.
I'm thinking that MoH will replace BC2, as DICE is also working on Battlefield 3, which is supposed to be a return to the wide-open game play of the older Battlefield games. If you have paid attention to the patching issues they have had with their game (go to the game's UK forums, you'll find a dev post why patching BC2 becomes more and more difficult due to a mistake on their part) they screwed up, and I still don't think the game is that well balanced (what with the Carl Gustav EX MK2 beating everything in that game). I think they're too thinly spread, and it might help if they had just the MoH multiplayer and Battlefield games to work on.
Posted: Sep 28th 2010 4:01PM gatotsu911 said
Wait, Iron Man had an original score?
Posted: Sep 28th 2010 4:48PM liquidsoap89 said
So we can expect an AC/DC hits album then?
Posted: Sep 28th 2010 5:25PM JustaGamer said
A lot of people no accept nothing but COD, that is lame.
I will buy this in day 1.
I will buy this in day 1.
Posted: Sep 28th 2010 5:55PM Nook said
While I am counting the days until this is in my PS3, I am quite bummed about electrcis guitars and bass during high action sequences.
That is not MoH!
That is not MoH!
Posted: Sep 28th 2010 6:52PM TRONdll said
Dear Ramin Djawadi,
You are not Michael Giacchino. Furthermore, Medal of Honor theme or GTFO.
-Thanks
You are not Michael Giacchino. Furthermore, Medal of Honor theme or GTFO.
-Thanks
Posted: Sep 28th 2010 7:14PM MrGamer79 said
When I play war games I always turn the music off. This creates a much more realistic feel to the gameplay :)
Posted: Sep 28th 2010 9:47PM Jhoalot said
Shoot to thrill, play to kill
Too many women with too many pills
Shoot to thrill, play to kill
I got my gun at the ready, gonna fire at will
'Cause I shoot to thrill, and I'm ready to kill
I can't get enough, I can't get MY THRILL
I shoot to thrill, play to kill
Yeah, pull the trigger
Pull it, pull it, pull it, pull the trigger
Happy Time :)
Too many women with too many pills
Shoot to thrill, play to kill
I got my gun at the ready, gonna fire at will
'Cause I shoot to thrill, and I'm ready to kill
I can't get enough, I can't get MY THRILL
I shoot to thrill, play to kill
Yeah, pull the trigger
Pull it, pull it, pull it, pull the trigger
Happy Time :)
Posted: Sep 28th 2010 11:17PM ThePSNGuy said
HAN ZIIIIIIMMMMMMERR! *BASS*
lol My interpretation of Inception
lol My interpretation of Inception
Posted: Sep 29th 2010 7:04AM Steve XBL SteveM NZ said
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