Posted Aug 10, 2007 at 08:12PM by Ceasar S. Listed in: News, FPS, Crysis Tags: Electronic Arts, Crytek, Seattle, Hollywood, CGI, Inon Zur
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We've just heard that music composer Inon Zur has created an original musical score for Electronic Arts' and Crytek's technological masterpiece, Crysis. The music will be tied around the modern cinematic theme for the PC first-person shooter, soon to debut on PCs worldwide on November.

SOCOM II's Inon Zur creates Crysis' musical score - Image 1 


If Zur doesn't strike you with a hint of familiarity, he was the composer for SOCOM II: U.S. Navy Seals soundtrack. That same soundtrack snagged a finalist position in the Game Audio Network Guild (GANG) Awards at the Game Developers Conference. In a surprising turn of luck, his Men of Valor theme had to snag the Best Original Instrumental award away from the SOCOM II track.

He has diverse composing experience across CGI movies and games, including Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones, Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal, and Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts. And he never shied away from Hollywood either; orchestral scores to the likes of "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix," "Kingdom of Heaven," "The New World," "The Pacifier," "Fantastic Four," and "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" are all chalked up to his name.

Keeping in theme with Zur's dynamic orchestral taste, Crysis' original score was recorded together with the Northwest Sinfonia Orchestra in Seattle. The game's musical scoring is also featured in PLAY Magazine's August 2007 issue, where Zur talks all about the musical scoring process and the score's inspiration.

But Crytek's audio director, Joseph Zajonc, could only hint at what avid gamers and gaming critics could expect with the Crysis soundtrack:

Inon’s ability to describe a complex situation through music is uncanny. [He] has such an enthusiasm for composing, it’s a joy to work with him. He really wants to provide exactly the right material for a given game moment, often coming up with an approach that surprises.




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