Press
Blacksite: Area 51
Acegamez: "It's oddly chilling - the aliens suddenly start attacking, the blood starts pumping again and the rousing musical score kicks in, giving you both a fright and a real sense of atmosphere. It's all very cinematic and adds character to the experience."
Cheat Code Central: "The summer-blockbuster-like score will keep you hoofing it to the next check point." Planet X-Box 360: "The audio portion is superb with a great musical score that accompanies the action..." Console Monster: " The music for the game is very atmospheric and suits the game well. The audio is top notch..." Gaming Age: " There are even horrific suspense scenes that change up the music and ambience. All these facets of the game's audio are very well done and quite enjoyable." Da Gameboyz: " The soundtrack...adds to the overall atmosphere of the game in a positive way."Silent Hunter: Wolves of the Pacific
Games Xtreme: "Married to the absolutely cracking audio is a sumptuous full orchestral sweeping soundtrack, the music to the game being one of the highlights for me overall – I love a good theme and Silent Hunter 4 has some truly uplifting pieces. A personal favourite of mine is the pounding introductory military theme that rises to a blistering crescendo and then slowly trails off. You can feel the emotion that...Jason Graves has created in the soundtrack to the game; it works perfectly and gets top marks from me."
Gamespot: "Meanwhile, a bombastic score helps add drama and tension to the many slow moments in the game."
PC Gaming: "Music that perfectly compliments the visuals, creating a compelling, threatening atmosphere.."
Blazing Angels 1 and 2
Sylvain Brunet, Ubisoft: "Working with Jason was a wonderful experience. This guy is amazingly professional. He composed a great musical score, setting an authentic atmosphere that perfectly fits the ambience of the game. Big thumbs up for his main theme!"
XGP Gaming: "The soundtrack is fantastic; it boasts one of the most epic scores I've ever heard."
Team X-Box: "The same orchestral movements and passages found in epic films can be found in Blazing Angels. The soundtrack is straight Hollywood and may even remind some gamers of the epic Pearl Harbor. The orchestra ebbs and flows with the action, which is particularly well executed in the Campaigns. Most will appreciate the professional string, woodwind, and brass work thrown down during historical missions and the accompanying load screens."
Gamer's Edge: "Most WWII games manage to put together a fine instrumental soundtrack – Blazing Angels is no exception. Its sweeping music ranges from slower, more mellow music to fast-paced, high intensity tracks that keep you interested."
IGN: "The sound in Blazing Angels is easily one of the highlights of the game, [with] a solid cinematic score."
About.com: "Blazing Angels has…the epic orchestral music you expect from a WWII game."
Game Zone: "The sound effects and music from the game are really outstanding. The music…makes players feel that they are really in the middle of a war. It moves you to want to continue fighting your way through for survival."
videogames.co.nz: "Oddly enough, the sound manages to outshine the visuals. The action-paced orchestral music is appropriate to the WWII era and succeeds in setting the right mood."
Gamebiz: "The sound effects and music from the game are really outstanding."
Gaming Horizon: "The sound in the game is another huge success for Ubisoft. Overall the effects really put you in the experience. Add to that the outstanding background music and it is a solid presentation."
Dreamstation: "All of this action is also accompanied with a well-done soundtrack [that] has the patented military orchestral music that sounds dramatic and gets you into the World War II historic battle mood. If you have seen any WWII or military movies, then you know what type of soundtrack to expect."
Star Trek: Legacy
Parker Davis, Legacy Producer: "Mad Doc was fortunate enough to recruit the musical talents of...Jason Graves to score a completely original soundtrack for Legacy, crafting a game score that beautifully marries the cinematic appeal of Star Trek with the intensity of starship combat. We're thrilled with the results and believe gamers and fans of the series will agree it's very 'Star Trek' – very science fiction."
Team Xbox: "The inspiring soundtrack is tres next-gen, with an outstanding orchestral mélange…" Sound 8.5 out of 10. Overall game 5.5 out of 10.
Game Chronicles: "The soundtrack is classic Star Trek with plenty of original music composed by...Jason Graves. The music keeps you in the Star Trek mindset in the menus, opening movies, and even during the game. It's totally original yet oddly familiar."
Gamespot: "The music is typical of Star Trek, with noble orchestral themes…"
IGN: "The game's atmosphere and Trek-cred is further enhanced by the addition of a suitably moody musical score. The [composers] have done a great job of making it feel authentic. A pleasantly evocative score"
Gamerz Edge: "The sound in the game is outstanding. The soundtrack is appropriately instrumental and purposeful, and it fits in naturally with the Star Trek universe."
Game Vortex: "Audio is another area where Legacy shines – the musical score has Star Trek flair…"
Deeko: "The music is orchestral and wonderful, very Trek-ish, if that makes any sense."
PALGN: "An epic soundtrack – atmospheric to the max."
Cheat Code Central: Music/Sound FX/VO: "One thing that the game does very well is creating a distinctly Trek experience. Everything that a Trekkie would expect feels like Star Trek."
Gauntlet: Seven Sorrows
Gamerfeed: "The game is backed by a great score that captures the drama of a title such as this."
Gamezone: "The soundtrack just works beautifully with the game's action. The game's score is definitely a highlight and it's wonderfully cinematic."
IGN: "Impressive cinematic score…"
Team X-Box: "A real symphony appears to have done the soundtrack, which is very much like Lord of the Rings."
Zathura
TeamXbox: "One highlight is the music, which stands out in the game. What could have been synthesized tracks played over and over is a score that takes the game to a larger scale."
Gamespot: "The soundtrack…makes this feel like an epic adventure."
Bonusstage.com "The score matches the same tone as the film with great detail – the quality is quite impressive."
Cheat Code Central: "The music is surprisingly good. The music and voice acting are the best parts of Zathura in terms of production values."
Gamerankings.com: "As for sound, this is the best aspect of the game. There's a great score that fits each fight scene."
VGPub "I liked the musical score that appropriately changes with the pace of gameplay. It seems like it came straight from the movie."
IGN: "The music is the best aspect of the game…"
X-Box Advanced: "Great music that fits the overall theme of the game and the action. The music is a strong point in the game…enjoyable to listen to and adds greatly to the action and story moments."
King Arthur
Gamespot: "The soundtrack is simply brilliant. I've got to admit, I really thought it was from the movie. The game uses its score extremely well, and the flow of the music is perfectly suited to each battle situation."
Team Xbox: "King Arthur's soundtrack is very well constructed, as it was composed by renowned composer Jason Graves. While the actual theatrical soundtrack is not a part of the game, Jason has done a great job of creating original music that feels much like an extension of the film rather than independent music based upon the score."
IGN: "The top-notch music, fully orchestrated, sounds crisp and clear."
Gaming Age: "...a brilliantly orchestrated score captures the mood. From the gripping battle scenes, to the peaceful serene, you will become captivated by the soundtrack as it is one of Arthur's shining points."
Microsift Gamerfeed: "Sound is excellent, with a great score to fit each fight scene."
War and Warriors: Joan of Arc
Game Chronicles Magazine: "The music accompanying Joan's adventure is quite enchanting…highly recommended."
Entertainment Depot: "The music is fantastic and really lends to the battle mood the game strives to accomplish."
Gamespot: "There's some excellent music in the game that captures the bombastic tones found in Hollywood movies such as Gladiator."
The Adrenaline Vault: "5 out of 5 stars. The music in Joan of Arc is the real surprise; it's top notch. It's all period orchestral pieces with a single, lonely cello when there is no action and a revved up, pulse pounding arrangement when you're engaging the enemy. It's a great addition to the game."
Gaming Horizon: "Few things are cooler than intense music and the sounds of a medieval battlefield coming through in surround sound."
Rise Of The Kasai
The Armchair Empire: "Great music floats through the game, having a heavy Eastern tribal flavor, and really helps create a great game environment."
Gamespy: "As far as sights and sounds go, this game is superior. The music is excellent…the Maori-inspired tribal music helped pull me into the game."
G4 Videogame TV: "A rich, atmospheric sound…"
Gamespot: "The audio in Rise Of The Kasai is mostly quite enjoyable…the soundtrack is well-produced and fits perfectly into the context of the game."
The Sims
The Armchair Empire: "...the wonderful music and patented Simlish language interaction between Sims creates a great overall gaming package."
Gamenikki.com: "Unlike past Sims, Bustin' Out actually gives you a reason to buy a stereo in the game and turn it on. There's rockin' techno and some hilarious Sim gibberish hip-hop."
Gamespot: "...it features a great deal of all-new simlish voice-over, as well as a fantastic, all-new soundtrack consisting of popular modern music types like hip-hop, pop, and rock music."
The Hobbit
IGN: "On top of everything else, the music soundtrack in the game is fantastic. It's orchestrated, wholly atmospheric, and varied. The scores provide a mixture of soft, delicate backgrounds that enrich the mood of the locales and big, banging music that successfully drives home accomplishments. If more developers took the time to implement soundtracks like this the world would be a better place."
GameZone: "When you have a composing team like Rednote Audio working for you, you're guaranteed to get a great soundtrack. The musical score is wonderful, and the voice acting is solid. The musical score really embraces the mood of the game, and underscores each location rather well."
PlanetGameCube: "Great music. The excellent soundtrack includes pleasant Celtic melodies and haunting atmospheric tracks; many pieces were recorded with a full orchestra and/or real acoustic instruments."
TeamXBox/Editors Choice: "Gamers will be able to close their eyes and listen to one of the more potent soundtracks when The Hobbit is in the tray. The original music is intense."
Gamespot: "The musical score usually relies on an underplayed percussion track as you hop about on platforms and sneak your way past various trolls and elves, though it will shift to a fuller, more dangerous instrumentation when you're engaged in combat, or it will swell to a symphonic crescendo when you complete a mission task."
PC Gameworld: "The game's audio is impressive…add impressive acting with a lush musical score, and the Hobbit is an audio treat."
GameSpy: "The music hits the right adventure notes."