Popular Post Jay 37,346 Posted September 16, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 16, 2020 Quote Who is the composer of the music? Michel Giacchino who is also doing the music for the new Batman movie, returned. I first met Michael when he made the music for the first Medal of Honor games and now he has composed a couple of new pieces for us. He produced the soundtrack and worked in conjunction with another songwriter named Nami Melumad, she took those pieces and wrote the tunes for most of the levels. The work of both has made me cry just listening to it, this time Michael wrote a special song for Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond, he also wrote songs for all the characters and it is simply beautiful. Nami for her part is a fantastic songwriter who wrote a wonderful soundtrack. We will be sharing this later online. It’s great to have Michael back, because he even says that music is everything to generate emotion and this is reflected in the pieces that he worked together with Nami, it’s a great job, the emotion of resistance, of being scared, of the evil represented by the Nazis, the heroism and bravery are embodied in the music of the game, elevating the whole experience. https://freegametips.com/medal-of-honor-above-and-beyond-interview-with-peter-hirschmann/ Yavar Moradi, Pieter Boelen and Arpy 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Faleel 5,345 Posted September 16, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 16, 2020 "Songs", "tunes", "songwriter" Richard Penna, eitam, Taikomochi and 7 others 5 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tydirium 1,167 Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 Who exactly is this Nami Melumad person and why is MG working with her? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Faleel 5,345 Posted September 16, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 16, 2020 On 9/16/2020 at 7:03 PM, Tydirium said: Who exactly is this Nami Melumad person and why is MG working with her? Always two there are. MikeH, TheUlyssesian, Tydirium and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arpy 4,145 Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 On 9/16/2020 at 7:03 PM, Tydirium said: Who exactly is this Nami Melumad person and why is MG working with her? A composer with whom Giacchino worked with recently on 'An American Pickle'. Maybe Giacchino's involvement with Batman has forced him to step back and just offer themes for others to work with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheUlyssesian 2,477 Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 Or he's setting up his own RC empire with minion clones. Tydirium and Edmilson 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1977 1,743 Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 Fabulin and Jurassic Shark 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Penna 3,683 Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 12 hours ago, Spider-Fal said: "Songs", "tunes", "songwriter" That was the first thing I thought when reading that.... does the author of that quote know anything about scoring? Quote It’s great to have Michael back, because he even says that music is everything to generate emotion A composer even thinks music generates emotion? Wow! Jurassic Shark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,346 Posted September 17, 2020 Author Share Posted September 17, 2020 To be fair, Ludwig Göransson calls his main Mandalorian theme a "song" in this video (at 4:12) igger6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pieter Boelen 740 Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 Big question: Are we talking ACTUAL songs here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,346 Posted September 17, 2020 Author Share Posted September 17, 2020 No. Pieter Boelen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fabulin 3,511 Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverTrumpet 638 Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 I swore we knew about this before this interview. Like maybe early to mid-summerish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,346 Posted September 18, 2020 Author Share Posted September 18, 2020 Well the interview in the main post is from August Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Luke Skywalker 1,794 Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 Nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,346 Posted October 30, 2020 Author Share Posted October 30, 2020 Yea I wasn't expecting the old themes but it's cool that they'll be used! Cerebral Cortex 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Skywalker 1,794 Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 Well one does expect the medal of honor theme and the nazi theme to be used... Yavar Moradi 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,346 Posted October 30, 2020 Author Share Posted October 30, 2020 I dunno man, it's been 20 years, I wouldn't have been surprised if they wanted all new themes. The 2010 reboot didn't use them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Skywalker 1,794 Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 Because it was "modern warfare" wasnt it? This new game revisitis the WWII theater. Yavar Moradi 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted October 31, 2020 Share Posted October 31, 2020 22 hours ago, Luke Skywalker said: Because it was "modern warfare" wasnt it? This new game revisitis the WWII theater. Correct. The 2010 game and its sequel was a full series reboot. This VR game has one of the original creators on board, and they used Giacchino’s original music in the announcement video that was released awhile back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KittBash 282 Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 New Trailer talking about the stories of those who were in the war and the telling of their stories. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwSA2syQoFE One cool thing to note it looks like there is another Giacchino, working on the game... this time Anthony Giacchino. (sibling I believe) [0:52 in the video] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke905 18 Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 New Medal of Honor music from 1:52 to 4:13 I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,346 Posted November 19, 2020 Author Share Posted November 19, 2020 The new main theme is out as a single! https://music.apple.com/nz/album/medal-of-honor-above-and-beyond-main-theme-single/1540697377 KittBash 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arpy 4,145 Posted November 21, 2020 Share Posted November 21, 2020 On YouTube: DrTenma 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,346 Posted November 21, 2020 Author Share Posted November 21, 2020 Holy cow, that new main theme is good! ... at least from a writing perspective. The sound - I dunno if its the recording, the performance, the mastering, or all three- leave a lot to be desired The full 80 minute OST album is arriving Friday, December 11th 1 Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond 2 Juliette's Theme 3 Marcel 4 Louis 5 Dr Gronek 6 Chatsworth Girl 7 The Vino Brothers 8 Dubuisson 1943 9 The Hotel Dubuisson 10 A Daring Plan 11 First Class Ticket 12 Combat Drop 13 Black Forest Express 14 World's Worst Landing 15 House To House 16 Armored Chess 17 U-Boat Pens 18 Inside Scuttle 19 Dive Dive Dive! 20 Alpine Approach 21 Sneaky Penstocks 22 Set Final Charges 23 After the Crash 24 Capturing Dr Gronek 25 Pennemünde 26 Bonus Track: Stingers Total Time - 1:19:43 https://www.criticalhit.net/gaming/medal-of-honor-above-and-beyond-listen-to-an-exclusive-track-from-the-ww2-vr-experience/ DrTenma 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted November 22, 2020 Share Posted November 22, 2020 I’m really excited about this. MOH is one of my favorite music/game franchises. I just wish it was a PS VR title so I could actually play it as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,346 Posted November 22, 2020 Author Share Posted November 22, 2020 Maybe down the road it will be released on other platforms? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
igger6 894 Posted November 22, 2020 Share Posted November 22, 2020 The opening notes of the main melody sounded a little too reminiscent of one of his Jurassic World themes to me at first, but as it goes on, it's lovely, patriotic, and emotional. I'll be curious to hear the theme stretch its legs in an action-music context elsewhere in the score. Great to have this franchise honoring its roots like this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted November 22, 2020 Share Posted November 22, 2020 1 hour ago, Jay said: Maybe down the road it will be released on other platforms? Hopefully! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Skywalker 1,794 Posted November 22, 2020 Share Posted November 22, 2020 Niiiiice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,346 Posted November 23, 2020 Author Share Posted November 23, 2020 Here's an article about the creation of the score. It was recorded in September under covid restrictions https://worthplaying.com/article/2020/11/20/news/122981/ Yavar Moradi 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Know 326 Posted November 26, 2020 Share Posted November 26, 2020 I love the new theme! This, and the score album for Debney's JINGLE JANGLE, are my two most anticipated releases for the rest of the year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 This theme is pretty good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,346 Posted December 1, 2020 Author Share Posted December 1, 2020 Anyone else think the performance / recording / and/or mastering is kinda off, though? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faleel 5,345 Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 Sounds okay to me, sounds a little "live" but that is it. The one part of the Melody kind of reminds me of When You Are Alone from Hook a bit. DrTenma 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSMefford 1,509 Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 25 minutes ago, Jay said: Anyone else think the performance / recording / and/or mastering is kinda off, though? You know, I don't think it sounds bad or anything, but maybe a little...thin? I'm not feeling much low end when I listen in my monitoring headphones like I can with other scores. When the lower strings and brass perform, I should be able to feel them a bit more than I do. Oddly enough when I listened on my speakers it almost sounded too soft. Feels a little undercooked. I think the performance is there, it just hasn't been mastered enough. LOVE the piece though. I've actually been feeling underwhelmed by Giacchino recently, but this is far more what I expect from him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,346 Posted December 1, 2020 Author Share Posted December 1, 2020 Does "lately" refer to just Travelogue, Let Him Go, and American Pickle, or go back further to Far From Home, Jojo Rabbit, and Fallen Kingdom too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSMefford 1,509 Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 11 minutes ago, Jay said: Does "lately" refer to just Travelogue, Let Him Go, and American Pickle, or go back further to Far From Home, Jojo Rabbit, and Fallen Kingdom too? You know, I still liked Far From Home, Jojo Rabbit, and Fallen Kingdom, I didn't LOVE them completely (as evidenced by the fact that I don't listen to them as often as Homecoming or World), but I like a lot about them. I haven't been very intrigued by Travelogue, Let Him Go, and American Pickle though. So I guess it kind of started as far back as Far From Home, but I did still enjoy and purchase those scores. I haven't felt like I need to buy the newer ones, I just streamed them for the initial listen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,346 Posted December 1, 2020 Author Share Posted December 1, 2020 I haven't really been wowwed by anything he's done since Far From Home, but all the ones mentioned have nice tracks within them. Except maybe Let Him Go :p TSMefford 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSMefford 1,509 Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 6 hours ago, Jay said: I haven't really been wowwed by anything he's done since Far From Home, but all the ones mentioned have nice tracks within them. Except maybe Let Him Go :p Yeah I can agree with that. As a whole nothing has been what I've grown to expect, but they have moments. I was utterly uninterested in Fallen Kingdom when I first heard it, but some cues have grown on me over time. JoJo Rabbit is fun, but I don't revisit it often. I've only listened to his later work once through and haven't been compelled to listen again. The Main Theme linked above is the first time I've had a closer to "wow" reaction from Giacchino lately. Not sure what's happened exactly. Seems a bit more random what he's doing these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,346 Posted December 1, 2020 Author Share Posted December 1, 2020 I think he's more interested in being a director than a composer these days TSMefford 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted December 2, 2020 Share Posted December 2, 2020 3 hours ago, Jay said: I think he's more interested in being a director than a composer these days Definitely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSMefford 1,509 Posted December 2, 2020 Share Posted December 2, 2020 1 hour ago, Koray Savas said: Definitely. I can see that. Of course, by all means, do what you love, he's certainly earned that ability. Selfishly I do miss the music though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cerebral Cortex 3,357 Posted December 2, 2020 Share Posted December 2, 2020 15 hours ago, Jay said: Anyone else think the performance / recording / and/or mastering is kinda off, though? Absolutely. To me it almost sounds like I'm hearing an audio recording someone took with their phone of the performance. There is a richness to the sound that I feel like I should be hearing but it's not coming through like it's been compressed or mastered in some weird way. Jay 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrTenma 116 Posted December 2, 2020 Share Posted December 2, 2020 I still consider myself as a Giacchino fan. I usually enjoy his scores. There're no perfect by, for instance, Fallen Kingdom end up growing on me and I really like his two Spider-man scores. This new Medal of Honor theme is also very good. 16 hours ago, Spider-Fal said: Sounds okay to me, sounds a little "live" but that is it. The one part of the Melody kind of reminds me of When You Are Alone from Hook a bit. Yes, for me is the same. The sound reminds me a little bit of a live performance but it doesn't sound "bad". In any case I recall that the first Medal of Honor CD had a "meh" sound quality, maybe they are doing a TFA-thing with the sound quality? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,346 Posted December 3, 2020 Author Share Posted December 3, 2020 The full album is now up as a pre-order on iTunes, however there are no samples available beyond the main theme track yet https://music.apple.com/nz/album/medal-of-honor-above-and-beyond-original-soundtrack/1542483049 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Know 326 Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 samples are up (NZ store) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Know 326 Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 Kind of amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSMefford 1,509 Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 21 minutes ago, Dr. Know said: Kind of amazing. Holy cow. Where has this Giacchino been? This might be my first Giacchino buy for this year! Side note: I know he has done plenty of Video Game scores before, but are the others he's done like this? Any recommendations? I haven't and probably won't ever play the games themselves, but music is music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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