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I can't speak highly enough about this soundtrack. The "Almanac edition" of the video game, now available from STEAM at the heavily marked-down bargain price of $8.74, you receive a digital version of the soundtrack in the form of mp3 files at 256 kbps. It is unfortunate that there appears to be no lossless option, and I'm not aware of a physical cd release.
Benny Oschmann is a young German composer/arranger who should be on every film music fan's radar. His latest work is the score for the RPG "The Dwarves" which comes out on December 1st. The game features about 20 minutes of live orchestra and choral cues which are heard in the form of a suite on this YouTube video (extended credits for the game's Kickstarter backers):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wd0oV9W3Xs
Prepare for your socks to be blown off.
Here are two short videos with clips from the recording sessions:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bC6nAKLZ4I8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63fUMw-A-30
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bobbengan
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I love you how you two (and Mastage) are among the few who like to discuss and champion young composers here on this board. Good show, fellas.
The only Oschmann score I own is the one for the first Book of Unwritten Tales, and I must same I'm actually rather critical of it. It's very, very, very simplistic music - Yes, it's orchestral, heroic, with all the expected bells and whistles and fantasy flourishes, but there's a kind of triteness to it that reminds me of that thin, early 90's Richard Band sound where what appears to be a small orchestra is combined or doubled with unfortunate MIDI accompaniment to play simplistic children's adventure music without much enthusiasm, originality or contrapuntal creativity.
I wasn't aware of how young a composer he is though, so maybe there's hope yet for him. It's good that there are up-and-comers who write in the ye olde fashion we do so love, I just hope that as he matures as a composer, Oschmann's music acquires a little more muscle and compositional prowess. Keep in mind Horner was 26 when he wrote BATTLE BEYOND THE STARS and there's more compositional finesse (and passion) in the first five minutes of that score alone than all 42 cues of the first Book of Unwritten Tales' score...
For my money, Marc Timon's WITCHES is a much better examples of a younger composer using a small orchestra to maximum capacity, replete with passion, memorable themes, creative harmonies and rich orchestrations that transcend the limitations of the ensemble's scope.
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I love you how you two (and Mastage) are among the few who like to discuss and champion young composers here on this board. Good show, fellas.
The only Oschmann score I own is the one for the first Book of Unwritten Tales, and I must same I'm actually rather critical of it. It's very, very, very simplistic music - Yes, it's orchestral, heroic, with all the expected bells and whistles and fantasy flourishes, but there's a kind of triteness to it that reminds me of that thin, early 90's Richard Band sound where what appears to be a small orchestra is combined or doubled with unfortunate MIDI accompaniment to play simplistic children's adventure music without much enthusiasm, originality or contrapuntal creativity.
I wasn't aware of how young a composer he is though, so maybe there's hope yet for him. It's good that there are up-and-comers who write in the ye olde fashion we do so love, I just hope that as he matures as a composer, Oschmann's music acquires a little more muscle and compositional prowess. Keep in mind Horner was 26 when he wrote BATTLE BEYOND THE STARS and there's more compositional finesse (and passion) in the first five minutes of that score alone than all 42 cues of the first Book of Unwritten Tales' score...
For my money, Marc Timon's WITCHES is a much better examples of a younger composer using a small orchestra to maximum capacity, replete with passion, memorable themes, creative harmonies and rich orchestrations that transcend the limitations of the ensemble's scope.
Glad someone else is tuned in! I'll be sure to check out WITCHES. The first BOOK OF UNWRITTEN TALES was scored entirely with samples/synth orchestra and I agree with your assessment. The second was scored with a full orchestra and is much more complex and is a real corker.! Do check out the YouTube links to his DWARVES score.
Cheers!
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