Yeah, we already reviewed the promotional soundtrack for Shadows of the Damned and loved it. It was actually quite an impressive sampler, featuring 12 tracks totaling around 30 minutes of music. Having loved what I heard, I was immediately excited when a full soundtrack release was announced.
We’ve listened, we’ve been surprised, and now we’re going to tell you about it.
Hit the jump for our review. (more…)
During a Silent Hill: Downpour developer panel, one of the title’s producers let it slip that there are plans to have composer Daniel Licht collaborate with series vocalist Mary Elizabeth McGlynn on a track for the game. The topic came up when it was mentioned that Daniel Licht’s music was making a perfect compliment to the game despite Akira Yamaoka’s musical legacy. I naturally commented, “But I guess we won’t be seeing any vocal tracks this time?”
We were told that they’re aiming to have the two collaborate on the title’s main theme, and I for one am incredibly excited by this news. I figured the departure of Akira Yamaoka meant the absence of McGlynn’s characteristic voice from the franchise’s future, but it appears as though I may have been wrong.
Also, there are plans to produce a soundtrack for the game, but whether or not it will be sold or included as a pre-order bonus as past soundtracks have is yet to be determined. Be on the lookout, and let us know what you think of what you’ve been hearing from Daniel Licht thus far.
The soultry Mary Elizabeth McGlynn, who has has appeared on all the Silent Hill soundtracks, has announced on her website that she will not be involved with Silent Hill 8:
“Hey Gang. No, as far as I know, I will not be in Silent Hill 8. But… I am doing new stuff with Akira, which for me is even better! I’ll keep you updated as we get closer to release dates of the projects. The stuff we’re doing may be my favorite songs yet. This one in particular… 😉 Thanks!”
Apparently, Yamaoka is involved with the Suda/Shinji Mikami project (an EA Partners collaboration). (more…)
OSV was quick to confirm the recent rumors that Akira Yamaoka was leaving Konami. Akira Yamaoka isn’t just the composer for the Silent Hill series, he’s also a producer and creative lead. With Yamaoka gone, will Konami choose to keep making Silent Hill titles, or is this the end?
And, whether they choose to proceed with Silent Hill or not, is Yamaoka done writing for Konami? Or will he “pull an Uematsu” and do contracted work with his ex-employer?
We’ll leave the speculation to you (and we’re happy to hear it!). But in the case that this is a clean and final break between Yamaoka and Konami, we’d like to present to you our thoughts on Yamaoka’s final work on the Silent Hill series (a remake of the original title).
After the jump, check out our review of the Silent Hill: Shattered Memories Soundtrack. (more…)
