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Recore Original Soundtrack by Chad Seiter AVAILABLE NOW!

September 20, 2016 | Ryan Paquet | Comments Off on Recore Original Soundtrack by Chad Seiter AVAILABLE NOW! Share this

Another one of my top 10 most anticipated soundtracks from E3 2015 was released September 13, 2016. Recore is the latest score composed by Chad Seiter known for the excellent scores to Star Trek: The Video Game, LEGO Jurassic World, and Fracture. He also wrote music for the popular TV series Fringe and started his musical career as an assistant Academy Award-winning composer Michael Giacchino.

Chad Seiter discussed at length in this article on Recore‘s official website how he approached and created the score for the game’s trailer which is also on the soundtrack. You can listen to that track here:

Although the reviews for the game have been mixed, the music is exceptional. You can listen to samples of the music, and purchase a digital copy of the soundtrack on Amazon for $11.49.

Have you played Recore? What did you think of the music in the game?
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My TOP 10 Anticipated Game Soundtracks Post E3 2015: PART ONE

June 17, 2015 | Ryan Paquet | Comments Off on My TOP 10 Anticipated Game Soundtracks Post E3 2015: PART ONE Share this

All of the big presentations at E3 have now been completed, and here on Original Sound Version I have compiled a list of my top ten most anticipated soundtracks to the games that are coming soon.

The games showcased this during this year’s conference were impressive, and some long overdue. I have not made the jump to a next-generation console and what I saw this week have made the decision much easier. Come read about the first five games I think will deliver the best soundtracks and share your thoughts about the games that did not make my list and come back tomorrow for the final five.

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Timely Heroes: The Story Behind Symphony of the Goddesses

July 31, 2012 | Patrick Gann | 4 Comments Share this

All photos courtesy of Derek Brad

The Legend of Zelda hit its 25th anniversary in 2011. To celebrate, the first three “Symphony of the Goddesses” concerts were performed: one in LA, one in London, and one in Tokyo.

In 2012, “Symphony of the Goddesses” has been expanded in terms of content and gone on a North American tour. Recently, OSV contributor Haroon Piracha gave his impression of the E3 2012 show in LA, and he also conducted an interview with SotG’s music arranger, Chad Seiter.

On Wednesday, July 25 2012, I finally got to witness for myself the concert about which Haroon and others had been cheering for. Better still, I got to take my wife with me to make it a (very rare) evening without the kids, and we also got the opportunity to speak with the concert’s creative lead / producer, Jeron Moore.

After the jump, I’m going to tell you the story behind the story. How it all got started, what it means to work with this creative team, possible plans for the future, as well as my own impressions of the show interspersed. Get ready, it’s going to be a wild ride. (more…)
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The Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses (E3/LA Review)

July 23, 2012 | Haroon Piracha | 1 Comment Share this

Editor’s Note: earlier this month, Haroon brought you an interview with Symphony of the Goddesses arranger Chad Seiter. Today we have Haroon’s review of the concert event where he met Seiter, which took place during E3 2012 in Los Angeles. Later this week, Patrick will be attending a Symphony of the Goddesses performance in Philadelphia, and will be providing his own perspective on that show, as well as an interview with show producer Jeron Moore.

Zelda fans were everywhere! As I entered The Greek Theatre in Los Angeles, E3 season blossomed the theatre with fans of The Legend of Zelda: from hardcore gamers to casual gamers, from an older generation to a younger generation. Some in the crowd dressed like Link, some dressed up like Zelda, others were wearing ironic hipster T-shirts that had sayings on them like “Will cut grass for Rupies.” I felt at home.

Before the show was about to start, you could just smell the excitement. When I went to Video Games Live, I looked back before the show started and felt a slight discomfort as you could see an array of empty seats at the theatre. I take great pride at going to video game concerts, but the lack of audiences only frightens me into believing that no one cares about video game music. So as I looked back before this concert was about to start, I smiled to see a full house behind me. You have to understand – not even More Friends: Music from Final Fantasy had a full house when it first premiered in LA. I was there, I remember the empty seats. The Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses may have a chance at impressing its audience way differently than any concert have in the past.

Was the audience impressed? Was I impressed? Find out after the jump! (more…)
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Arrangement of the Zelda Goddesses: Chad Seiter Interview

July 9, 2012 | Haroon Piracha | 7 Comments Share this

In the past couple of months, there have been a surge of concerts that have blown audiences away. This concert series is not a mixed bag of video game music like Video Games Live or PLAY! A Video Game Symphony, but focuses on one game series – The Legend of Zelda. Having been to many video game concerts myself, I have not run into an official video game concert where the music director actually arranged the music specifically for a 100+ piece orchestra. Not even the Final Fantasy concerts (“Dear Friends” “More Friends” “Distant Worlds”) hit that mark as they were (mostly) just live performances of arrangements made for previous albums. The music was always there, they just brought together musicians and perform the pieces live. But this is where The Legend of Zelda: Symphony of The Goddesses hits an entirely new realm of concerts for Americans: instead of ripping the music from the video game, or old work being replayed, why not arrange an entirely new piece for the audience?

Recently, I had a chance to talk with the man who arranged the music for these Zelda concerts, Chad Seiter, a man who has put a lot of hard work into the arrangements. I sat down with him at his concert at E3, he was nice enough to share his passion and love for what he called The legend of Zelda: Symphony of The Goddesses.

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