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HOLLYWOOD; May 19, 2010 – Soundelux Design
Music Group recently provided original music, voiceover recording
and sound design for Lost Planet 2, Capcom’s new sequel to
its enormously popular third person shooter game. Jamie
Christopherson wrote the new main theme and the majority of the
score for the game, which was recorded by a 96-piece live
orchestra, one of the largest ever used for a video game title.
Additional music was written by Capcom’s in-house composer
Marika Suzuki. The game is scheduled for release this month in
North America, Europe and Japan.
Christopherson, who also composed the score for the original
Lost Planet game, said that the new score was inspired by music
from classic science fiction films. “The main theme touches
on the theme from the first game, but then takes it into an
entirely new dimension,” he recalls. “It includes big,
epic themes—massive music—to match the scope and scale
of the game. Everything is bigger than life.
Christopherson conducted the live orchestra in recording
sessions at the landmark 20th Century Fox Recording Stage in Los
Angeles. He also conducted a second, three-hour session involving
live percussion. Shawn Murphy (IRON MAN 2, SAVING PRIVATE RYAN) was
scoring recordist/scoring mixer for both sessions.
Soundelux Design Music Group created specialty sound design
elements. Working with Capcom’s Sound Director Tomoya Kishi,
Supervising Sound Editor Peter Zinda led the team that created
sound effects for many of the game’s robotic “Vital
Suits,” “Akrid” life forms and weapons. They also
conducted Foley sessions to create sound effects for human
characters dressed in various forms of armored gear.
The sound team worked with Capcom’s Frameworks 2.0
software to integrate sound elements into the game. “We
provided Capcom with sounds and game data. Instead of listening to
sounds in isolation, they were able to play them back in the game
very quickly,” says Zinda. “It worked very well and led
to a much better product.”
Zinda added that the depth and richness of the sounds featured
in Lost Planet 2 make for an exciting gaming experience. “It
features a huge variety of sounds,” he says. “There are
realistic weapons and sci-fi weapons; every Vital Suits has its own
character, every Akrid sounds unique. The sounds help tell the
story of the game and create its environment.”
About Soundelux Design Music Group
Soundelux Design Music Group is a full service audio
post-production facility specializing in original music
composition, sound design and voice over recording. The company is
located at 7080 Hollywood Blvd., Ste. 100, Hollywood, CA 90028. For
more information, call (323) 603-5100 or visit
www.soundeluxdmg.com.
Photo credit: Christopher Coleman (Tracksounds)
Contact:
Christian Hellum Linda Rosner
CSS Studios, LLC Artisans Public Relations
323.603.3200 310.837.6008
Chellum (at) css-studios.com
Lrosner@artisanspr.com
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