Mass Effect Original Game Soundtrack
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Composer: Jack WallComposer: Sam Hulick
Composer: Richard Jacques
Composer: David Kates
Edition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown)
Format: Soundtrack
CD Release Date: 2007-11-20
Music Label: Sumthing Else
Soundtracks:
- Mass Effect Theme
- The Normandy
- Eden Prime
- Battle At Eden Prime
- Saren
- The Citadel
- The Presidium
- The Wards
- Criminal Elements
- Spectre Induction
- Liara's World
- A Very Dangerous Place
- Feros
- Protecting The Colony
- The Thorian
- Noveria
- The Secret Labs
- The Alien Queen
- Fatal Confrontation
- Saren's Base
- Breeding Ground
- Virmire Ride
- Exit
- Love Theme
- Uncharted Worlds
- Ilos
- Vigil
- Sovereign's Theme
- Uplink
- Battling Saren
- In Pursuit Of Saren
- Infusion
- Final Assault
- Victory
- From The Wreckage
- The End (Reprise)
- M4 Part II (Faunts)
Music reviews of Mass Effect Original Game Soundtrack
Music Review: Great soundtrack for a great game
Rating: 4 Stars
I think that people looking at this soundtrack will take little convincing to buy it. Like me, they probably thought that Mass Effect was absolutely brilliant and, at some stage, realised how much they liked the original music as well. Game soundtracks can be a bit weird - often not sounding as well on their own as when you actually played the game. Fortunately, the Mass Effect OST is mixed and sequenced well enough that it retains the qualities of its in-game counterpart.
However, it isn't without fault - when I went through it the first time (and a few other reviewers have already pointed this out), I was a bit shocked to realise that a few music pieces are missing altogether. These are mostly the minimal, ambient pieces you hear in different parts of the game, as well as some of the generic music you would hear when you were visiting the game's many unchartered planets. This is unfortunate, because I actually liked some of these pieces of music more than the main quest and primary mission themes.
Furthermore - and, again, others have pointed this out - the tracks mostly feature only one 'loop' of each stage in the compositions. So, all those intense little musical moments that would occur throughout a major combat setpiece (as in track 14: 'Protecting the Colony') seem very short here. Another example is track 3, 'Eden Prime' - a fantastic ambient composition that, at 1m 34s, is far too brief, and hardly does justice to the quality of the music.
I am making the Mass Effect OST sound really disappointing when, truthfully, it is far from. However, it seems as though a second disc would have allowed the producer to put all of the game's music on here and, on top of that, extend the compositions a little so it functions more as a stand-alone album, rather than a 'best of' compilation. All that aside, it is one of the best game soundtracks in years, and it is always great to see game music commercially available.
In short, buy it if you are a fan of Mass Effect, and loved its music. I'm a bit hesitant about recommending it to anyone else, however.
Description of Mass Effect Original Game Soundtrack
From the earliest stages of its conception, Mass Effect was meant to be an original artwork about the future, inspired by the great science fiction experiences of the past. This synthesis of originaliy and familiarity called for a truly unique soundtrack, with ambitious goals and unprecedented challenges.Pop CDs
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