Alright, to start, no offense is intended to our dear Russian readers. I’ve never heard of anyone offended by the “Soviet Russia” meme, but there’s a first for everything.
KMR (KeepMoving Records) has published a lot of great, under-appreciated music, mostly Russian composers for mostly Russian games. But Genesis Rising, the Real-Time Strategy from U.S.-based Metamorf Studios, has music by Aleksandar Randjelović, who is not Russian, but Serbian. So, if you thought the Soviet Russia joke in the headline was funny, the joke’s on you! Or, well, the Soviet Union included Serbia back in the day so…ehh…uhh…
(The joke’s on me, I guess… I just can’t come up with clever headlines!)
Now, if my rambling about Russia and the rest of Eastern Europe hasn’t caught your attention, nothing will! But since I have your attention, take the jump to read our review of one of last year’s best orchestral soundtracks: Genesis Rising. (more…)
