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 Posted:   Jul 16, 2016 - 6:32 PM   
 By:   mastadge   (Member)

Somehow I missed the memo that he was scoring the new God of War game, and starting from scratch thematically as the game is a "soft reboot".



Never really got into the Velasco et al scores (they fall prey to the problem plaguing many video game scores, that there's lots of epic but not much narrative flow to the music and it just tires my ears), nor the Tyler Bates ones (though they were pretty good for Bates). Curious to hear where McCreary goes.

 
 Posted:   Jan 15, 2017 - 12:11 PM   
 By:   mastadge   (Member)

Overture download: http://sms.playstation.com/static/img/downloads/GodofWar-E32016-Overture-Live.mp3

 
 Posted:   Apr 12, 2018 - 3:21 PM   
 By:   Sirusjr   (Member)

This game is coming out soon. Have they previewed the music any further outside of game trailers? Anyone here picking up the game day one?

 
 
 Posted:   Apr 12, 2018 - 3:28 PM   
 By:   bobbengan   (Member)

Hmm. That was... Interesting. Like CONAN filtered through a generic modern trailer music sound. Might be willing to take a gamble on this once more clips avail themselves online.

 
 Posted:   Apr 12, 2018 - 3:40 PM   
 By:   Justin Boggan   (Member)

That was a little better than generic trailer music.

But, having said that, if this is an indication of the rest of the score, there's nothing more I need to hear. And don't feel any compunction to re-listen to this piece.

 
 
 Posted:   Apr 12, 2018 - 3:53 PM   
 By:   jb1234   (Member)

I was already going to pick up the game but knowing Bear is going to score it is just icing on the cake.

 
 
 Posted:   Apr 12, 2018 - 5:47 PM   
 By:   jwb   (Member)

OST is out April 27, 2018 on digital/CD.

 
 
 Posted:   Apr 13, 2018 - 1:29 AM   
 By:   SoldierofFortune   (Member)

The score is out in Spotify, at least, in Spain.

 
 
 Posted:   Apr 13, 2018 - 2:05 AM   
 By:   jb1234   (Member)

The score is out in Spotify, at least, in Spain.

It's up in the US too. Wondering if someone jumped the gun.

 
 
 Posted:   Apr 13, 2018 - 8:35 AM   
 By:   jwb   (Member)

I've heard the entire score. Pretty disappointing coming from Bear. Its just a bad rip off of The Witcher 3. Now, I assume that is what he was asked to do, but still thought he would come up with something grand and original.

 
 Posted:   Apr 13, 2018 - 11:58 AM   
 By:   Sirusjr   (Member)

I've heard the entire score. Pretty disappointing coming from Bear. Its just a bad rip off of The Witcher 3. Now, I assume that is what he was asked to do, but still thought he would come up with something grand and original.

What? I can't stand the Witcher 3 score and I like what he has done here so far. Much more melodic than the Witcher 3 score.

 
 
 Posted:   Apr 13, 2018 - 8:47 PM   
 By:   jb1234   (Member)

On a first listen, I'm a little disappointed. It starts off well but gets bogged down in the middle with an overdose of male chorus. But 78 minutes is also a *lot* for a score that really maintains one tone (forlorn) throughout. I'll probably cut it down to 50 minutes in the end.

(I bet it works like gangbusters in the game, though.)

 
 Posted:   May 20, 2018 - 12:39 PM   
 By:   Sean Nethery   (Member)

I missed this somehow till now (well, I'm not a Playstationer for one thing). I'm really enjoying this on Spotify - only a few tracks in, so it may get wearying. But this is a strong score with more effective writing for chorus than usual for this kind of thing (I'm allergic to much choral scoring in movies/tv/games).

I'd call it a fine listen (so far) for lovers of Conan the B.

 
 Posted:   May 20, 2018 - 1:03 PM   
 By:   The Mutant   (Member)

Fun game!

 
 
 Posted:   May 20, 2018 - 1:30 PM   
 By:   jb1234   (Member)

Having finished the brilliant game, my opinion on this score has completely switched around and it's currently my score of the year. So many great themes (used intelligently), the action writing is terrific, the emotional material spot on. It's a bummer that people (and reviewers) are sleeping on this one.

 
 Posted:   May 21, 2018 - 7:46 AM   
 By:   DavidCorkum   (Member)

It's a bummer that people (and reviewers) are sleeping on this one.

I haven't played the game, but as a bit of a fan of The Bear, I do find God of War of be one of his more enjoyable works. It really does sound like a big movie score, as opposed to a lot of game scores which by their nature have to create an environmental "loop" to allow for a player to keep playing through a scenario at his own pace. Structurally God of War works well as dramatically as any film. I'm surprised there hasn't been more attention paid to it, it's really one of his career highlights thus far.

And while I'm ranting, why isn't there a CD of Constantine?

 
 Posted:   May 21, 2018 - 12:35 PM   
 By:   Frank Vincent   (Member)

One of the best scores I've ever heard. Enjoying it immensely.

 
 
 Posted:   May 21, 2018 - 1:32 PM   
 By:   jb1234   (Member)

It's a bummer that people (and reviewers) are sleeping on this one.

I haven't played the game, but as a bit of a fan of The Bear, I do find God of War of be one of his more enjoyable works. It really does sound like a big movie score, as opposed to a lot of game scores which by their nature have to create an environmental "loop" to allow for a player to keep playing through a scenario at his own pace.


A lot of this is dictated by the way the music is used in-game. There isn't a lot of music written for just exploring the areas. It mostly comes in during big fights and especially for cinematics. The first four tracks on the CD are theme suites and a good chunk of the rest are written for cinematics so they function like film cues. But even in the tracks written specifically for bosses (The Dragon, Valkyries, Deliverance, Peak's Pass, Magni and Modi), Bear has assembled them in a way where they have structure, real beginnings and ends.

 
 
 Posted:   Feb 24, 2023 - 7:35 AM   
 By:   Hurdy Gurdy   (Member)

Do you ever read the comments on YouTube while listening to a piece of music?

Yes, they range from inane to ridiculous, but the odd nugget sneaks through.

While playing this cool, CONAN-esque cue by Bear McC from the video game, someone posted...

"Before listening to this song, I was clean shaven. Now, I have a fully grown beard"





Made Me Laugh smile

 
 
 Posted:   Mar 22, 2023 - 8:57 AM   
 By:   Hurdy Gurdy   (Member)

This is fast becoming one of my favourite albums by Bear McCreary.
At times, it evokes his stupendous work on LOTR - THE RINGS OF POWER and parts of OUTLANDER.
It plays just like a film score and has got some really gorgeous passages amongst the driving action cues.
Quite brilliant really.

 
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