If anyone here is interested in the works of Michael Giacchino (Medal of Honor series, Alias), you'll be interested to know that a 40 min CD of his latest work, "Call of Duty", comes free at certain stores when you buy the game. It's worth it alright; just got mine in the mail. But it might not be what you expect.
"Call of Duty" is Giacchino's JFK/Jurassic Park/Born on the 4th of July. It almost completely abandons the Indiana Jones-like adventure and heroism of "Medal of Honor" and goes for a more visceral, horrific approach. The themes are not instantly indentifiable, but are played out in a mood-setting fashion rather than leit-motif. Of the 48 min recorded for the game, 40 are on the CD. So if you're a gamer, don't pass the offer up.
He probably doesn't, but does Giacchino utilize many (if any) electronics in this Call of Duty release?
From what I remember playing the game, it's all orchestral.
I actually have a lot of the later scores in MP3 format. Zimmer/Balfe's Modern Warfare 2, Reznor/Wall's Black Ops 2, Tyler's Modern Warfare 3 (which is pretty damn awesome), and HGW/Audiomachine's Advanced Warfare. Wouldn't mind checking out 1-3 in some way, though.
Everything on the above soundtrack is orchestral, although in the game, there are a couple of very, very minor cues (I'm talking less than ten seconds in length) that sound like synth demos.
He probably doesn't, but does Giacchino utilize many (if any) electronics in this Call of Duty release?
Off-hand, I think the score is purely orchestral. Its a precursor to his work on LOST in a lot of ways. Very organic and, if you'll pardon the term, somewhat "sour".
