Star Wars: The Force Unleashed Soundtrack Review

[DarkeSword]

Tracksounds posted a review of the soundtrack for the new Star Wars game.

http://www.tracksounds.com/reviews/the_force_unleashed_mark_griskey.htm

They've got all 11 tracks available for streaming. I'm astounded at how consistent these tracks are with the music from the Original Trilogy. Juno Eclipse's theme especially sounds right at home next to the classic romantic themes like Princess Leia, Han Solo and the Princess, and Luke and Leia.

Give it a listen!

[Dyne]

It's freakin' amazing! BONK!

[The Pezman]

And we have one of our own to thank for putting it all together.

[Sil]

Well, it sounds leagues better than the score to The Clone Wars.

I don't know if it's due to the compression, but the percussion seems extremely subdued compared to the brass. It's like it's in mono while the rest of the orchestra is in stereo.

I also like how every time a reviewer talks about non-Williams Star Wars music they have to mention Joel McNeely's score to Shadows of the Empire. In that score McNeely just rearranged classical pieces to suit the Star Wars style without attributing proper credit, so it's not exactly the best model to measure future efforts against.