Breakbones
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Location: London
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Thu May 06, 2021 7:12 am Post subject: The Witcher III: Wild Hunt |
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Perhaps there are still people in the world who treat computer games as an inferior and more childish form of entertainment than books or movies, and all the aspects that accompany them - such as the soundtrack - as negligible. Well, this is not our problem. The game industry is doing great, and everything that wraps the code, like music, is getting better and better every year.
Anyone who has listened to Frank Klepacki's soundtracks - which are also excellent in their album versions - knows how important music is in a computer game. And yet, we played "Tiberian Sun" 16 years ago. Later on, the appearance of soundtracks on separate discs became more and more frequent; for example, the music from "Baldur's Gate" was released on a separate disc, in a beautiful edition. All these memories are there to draw attention to the fact that the music accompanying computer games is very popular. And even those, who are unlikely to reach for the game itself, may benefit from it. The Witcher" is an important phenomenon in our Polish pop culture. After all, it's based on Sapkowski's cult plot, absolutely adored by fantasy fans. It's our, let's not be afraid to say, Slavic export product. So it's good that the composers creating music for "The Witcher" reach for these Slavic elements.
To work on the third part of the game, which concludes the Witcher trilogy, composer Marcin Przybyłowicz invited Percival, a group well known to folk and folk metal fans. A similarly recognizable figure is Robert Jaworski, also working with Przybyłowicz, known as the leader of Żywiołak and DeLiry. All of them together created a work, which fits a word calculating the English term "epic" - which I don't like, but which fits perfectly here. So: it is epic work. Traditional instruments, white-voice vocalizations, drums, and choirs combine to create a powerful and extremely massive sound. The extensive use of voice is particularly pleasing, especially because a few months ago, in an interview with the Benchmark.pl portal, the musicians of Percival were still unsure about the degree of singing in the music from "The Witcher". Today we know that there is a lot of voice. The three-on-three meter, the expressive illustration of the composition, the space created by the instruments, and the piercing, tearing, sometimes disturbing singing - in all of this, you can hear the spirit of Percival, the Slavic spirit, and The Witcher. We still have to wait for the game, but the fragment of music we already have can be used with pleasure... to read Sapkowski's book. The experience must be extraordinary. |
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ASullivan61
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Wed Nov 03, 2021 2:58 am Post subject: |
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This game is one of the best I have ever played and I'm 28 years old. I've played through many singleplayer games with great stories, but this beats all of them. The music is a fantastic mix of orchestra, modern music and folk. I always get chills when I hear the soundtrack. Everyone should play this game and experience what this game has to offer! |
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