{"id":12018,"date":"2015-08-19T03:11:00","date_gmt":"2015-08-19T07:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kqek.com\/mobile\/?p=12018"},"modified":"2015-08-19T20:09:32","modified_gmt":"2015-08-20T00:09:32","slug":"cd-bloodborne-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kqek.com\/mobile\/?p=12018","title":{"rendered":"CD: Bloodborne (2015)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"PS_DESIGN_LIC_BB_SOUNDTRACK_CD_PD_FRONT_FNL_PRNT\"<\/a>Score<\/strong>: Excellent<\/p>\n

Label<\/strong>:\u00a0Sony Computer Entertainment \/ Sumthing Else<\/a><\/p>\n

Released:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>May 5, 2015<\/p>\n

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Tracks \/ Album Length:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a021 tracks \/ 71 mins.<\/p>\n

Composers:<\/strong>\u00a0Ryan Amon, Tsukasa Saitoh, Michael Wandmacher, Yuka Kitamura, and Nobuyoshi Suzuki.<\/p>\n

Special Notes:<\/strong>\u00a0 n\/a<\/span><\/p>\n

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Review:<\/strong><\/p>\n

One would initially suspect a video game (or any) score composed by five might have a few discontinuities, but for the most part Bloodborne<\/b> maintains a strong epic tone, as performed by one massive orchestra. Ryan Amon\u2019s contributions (which tend to make up the bulk of the score) establish the main theme \u2013 deliberately ominous, with vibrato-heavy strings evoking a dank Medieval atmosphere \u2013 plus the addition of a female voice adds mystique and humanism to a score that\u2019s fairly foreboding.<\/p>\n

\u201cHunter\u2019s Dream\u201d with chamber strings and flowing soprano is especially lovely, although that rare moment of peace is soon broken up by the orchestra\u2019s muscular brass which makes up Bloodborne<\/b>\u2019s most aggressive cues. \u201cThe Hunter\u201d is easily the score\u2019s standout track, with a flurry of fine details that create a mounting cloud of swirling musical figures culminating in a large choral shriek. A pounding motif with percussion, mixed chorus and huge brass close out the score, and there\u2019s enough variation in its denouement to ensure the track doesn\u2019t drag on like an action loop.<\/p>\n

Amon\u2019s cues tend to have more variation, whereas other tracks by Tsukasa Saitoh tend to remain within a particular circular action motif. \u201cCleric Beast\u201d is a bit repetitive, but it\u2019s nicely orchestrated with large Latin chorus, bell chimes, and brass. Saitoh also prefers more dissonance, making \u201cBlood-Starved Beast\u201d an appropriate image of a malevolent mindless hulk bashing its way forward.<\/p>\n

Yuka Kitamura\u2019s liturgical \u201cWatchers\u201d is an elegant contribution with male chorus, brass, and strings that are completely intertwined in one slow, gradually rising statement. What stands out are the clean dramatic lines of each musical element, adding weight to the track\u2019s sharp ascent.<\/p>\n

Amon\u2019s \u201cHail the Nightmare\u201d is mixed chorus in a liturgical call-and-answer lament, and chorus carries the harmonic peak in Michael Wandmacher\u2019s eerie \u201cMicolash, Nightmare Host\u201d with doom-laden chords and a maddening, circulating piano figure.<\/p>\n

Saitoh\u2019s \u201cThe First Hunter\u201d is part of the score\u2019s wrap-up, and features a slowly drawn theme with warm strings that make up the cue\u2019s three sections, with each adding slightly more melodic material before a large closing statement by the chorus. Snarling action in Amon\u2019s \u201cMoon Presence\u201d is overtaken by solo soprano, and the score closes with a recap of the main theme featuring a breathy soprano and contrasting orchestra before a final theme restatement and fadout.<\/p>\n

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\u00a9 2015 Mark R. Hasan<\/p>\n

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Additional Links:<\/strong>
\nEditor’s Blog<\/a> — Composer on IMDB<\/a> \u00a0— \u00a0Composer Filmography<\/a>
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