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Dark Void (Original Video Game Score)

Bear McCreary

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Battlestar Galactica Meets Avatar

And Bear McCreary does it again! Dark Void is an absolutely fantastic and powerful score that will bowl you right over. Basically, this score sounds like Battlestar Galactica and Avatar came together and made a music baby. Dark Void has the ethnic feel of Galactica, with many electric instruments and Japanese drums. But it also has the brass power of James Horner's score for Avatar. And when the two styles come together, it's musical bliss. Highly recommended for fans of Bear McCreary, Battlestar Galactica, and good music!

Another hit from on-the-rise composer Bear McCreary

The musical soundscape of "Dark Void" is broody and evocative, filled with rushing strings, pounding percussion, aggressive bass solos and a hauntingly but beautifully utilized Ondes Martenot (for those unfamiliar with the instrument, think "Dana's Theme" from Elmer Bernstein's "Ghostbusters" score). There's quite literally a little bit of everthing here, from electric guitar to panpies. This has got to be one of the most eclectic mix of instruments I've ever heard in a video game score.

Speaking of instruments, it's nice to see a video game score that features almost entirely live elements. There's very little in the way of sampling here -- if any at all -- and the production values shie through beautifully. By my third or fourth hour into the game, I found myself thinking that the score must have been a pretty high priority in the budget department. That's not to say the rest of the game feels cheap, but everything else simply pales in comparison to the music. I have a tendency to replay certain areas with the sound effects and dialog switched off just so I can hear the score.

As far as the album itself is concerned, there's no shortage of music here. At a whopping 79 minutes and 30 seconds, there's no room left to cram anything else on the physical disc. And best of all, nothing feels recycled or like useless padding. That's not surprising when you consider McCreary wrote around 4 hours worth of material for the game. There was a lot to choose from, and there's is an awful lot going on here, with every single moment having been handpicked by McCreary himself. It's rare that you get a soundtrack album with not a single duff track, but McCreary pulled it off. Kudos to him!

My list of highlights include "Theme for Dark Void" (a leitmotif which is quoted on many occasions throughout the album), "Archon" (the percussion heavy first boss encounter), "Tesla's Laboratory" (heavily featuring the balalaika and, I believe, the panpipes), "Above the Canopy" (if you've played the demo then you've heard this, and the track features one of the most impressive bass solos I've ever heard), and a bonus arrangement of the "Main Theme" performed in the 8-bit style of "Mega Man II".

If you've played "Dark Void" and found you love the music, this album is a must-have. Pretty much everything from the score is well represented, and I doubt you'll find yourself left wanting once you've finished listening to it (although I'd be surprised if you weren't tempted to play it again from the beginning). If you've never played "Dark Void", but are a fan of Bear McCreary -- or sci-fi/action music in general -- then you owe it to yourself to add this beautiful piece of work to your collection.

You won't regret it.

Excellent Game & Soundtrack

I had never purchased a game soundtrack album in my life before, but I bought this Darkvoid album after playing the game and I love it! Five stars for such a great creation of the soundtrack (plus the game is excellent too)!!!

Biography

Genre: Soundtrack

Years Active: '00s

Score composer Bear McCreary was born in Fort Lauderdale, FL, on February 17, 1979, the son of the writer Laura Kalpakian. He obtained degrees in Composition and Recording Arts from the Thornton School of Music at the University of Southern California and became a protégé of the film composer Elmer Bernstein, for whom he reconstructed and re-orchestrated the score for the 1963 film Kings of the Sun, resulting in the recording of a new album of the music. After scoring a number of short films in the...
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