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Primal features a soundtrack which consists of both an Industrial Rock Combat-Soundtrack by 16Volt and the beautifully composed, BAFTA nominated score written by Andrew Barnabas & Paul Arnold, composed by Nic Raine and performed by the City of Prague philharmonic orchestra. The score can currently be purchased from Amazon or other online retailer, whilst the combat soundtrack can be found similarly on the album 16Volt album: ''SuperCoolNothing V2.0''. | Primal features a soundtrack which consists of both an Industrial Rock Combat-Soundtrack by 16Volt and the beautifully composed, BAFTA nominated score written by Andrew Barnabas & Paul Arnold, composed by Nic Raine and performed by the City of Prague philharmonic orchestra. The score can currently be purchased from Amazon or other online retailer, whilst the combat soundtrack can be found similarly on the album 16Volt album: ''SuperCoolNothing V2.0''. | ||
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==Primal Score, written by Andrew Barnabas & Paul Arnold== | ==Primal Score, written by Andrew Barnabas & Paul Arnold== | ||
'' | A 77-piece squad from the City of Prague philharmonic orchestra and 32-part chorus performed the soundtrack itself. Each the five realms of the Primal universe are each represented by a separate musical identity, with common classical influences and even soprano vocal solos. | ||
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Andrew Barnabas comments upon his score: "When we were first asked to compose the music to such a dark gothic fantasy, we never thought we would get the go-ahead - or the budgets - to write what has effectively turned into a full-scale movie score. Videogames have finally come of age in musical terms. Eat your heart out John Williams." | |||
Track Listings: | |||
1. Opening Credits<br> | |||
2. Timekeeper<br> | |||
3. Arella's Theme<br> | |||
4. Love Lost<br> | |||
5. Jen Meets Arella<br> | |||
<FONT COLOR="#800080">6. Raum And Empusa</FONT><br> | |||
<FONT COLOR="#008000">7. Demon Awakes<br> | |||
8. Coliseum<br> | |||
9. Prince In Chains </FONT><br> | |||
<FONT COLOR="#0000FF">10. World Of Water<br> | |||
11. Turbulent Depths<br> | |||
12. Kingdom Destroyed<br> | |||
13. Mad King</FONT><br> | |||
<FONT COLOR="#800080">14. Mountain Of Suffering<br> | |||
15. Devil's Waltz<br> | |||
16. Dark Science<br> | |||
17. Helot</FONT><br> | |||
<FONT COLOR="#FF0000">18. Temple Of Flame<br> | |||
19. Hall Of Gods</FONT><br> | |||
20. Journey's End <br> | |||
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Green = Solum Themes.<br> | |||
Blue = Aquis Themes.<br> | |||
Purple = Aetha Themes.<br> | |||
Red = Volca Themes.<br> | |||
Black/Neutral = Nexus/Mortalis Themes.<br> | |||
===Additional Notes=== | |||
"''Primal'' was an ambitious concept from Day One; an expansive story driven game presenting four unique Demonic Worlds, a host of original characters, and with an unlikely pair of protagonissts driving the experience. The technical and visual challenges facing us were huge, but an equally crucial component in bringing our characters and story to life was the soundtrack." - Chris Sorell, Creative Director for Sony Computer Entertainment Europe. | |||
Each of the realms explored in ''Primal'' have their own theme and musical signature. Gongs, percussion, low choir and brass were used for [[Solum]] and the themes were solely for [[Herne]] and Jared. The [[Aquis]] realm contained choirs, woodwinds, high strings and two harps to instil a sense of tranquility - the main theme being for [[Aino]]. The dramatic nature of Russian music combined with emotive violin made up the [[Aetha]] soundtrack. The Volca themes were few, but consisted of a combination of Egyptian, Middle Eastern and Far Eastern musical influence - the Alto Flute playing an important role. | |||
==16Volt Combat Soundtrack== | ==16Volt Combat Soundtrack== | ||
Track Listings: | |||
* Suffering You (combat soundtrack) | * Suffering You (combat soundtrack) | ||
** Written by Eric Powell, John Desalvo and Mike Peoples | ** Written by Eric Powell, John Desalvo and Mike Peoples | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*The band had a cameo appearance in '''''Primal'''''. They played in a club in the opening cut scene. | *The band had a cameo appearance in '''''Primal'''''. They played in a club in the opening cut scene. | ||
*'''Dark Science''' contains elements of Strauss' Blue Danube for a somewhat off-key dreamy dance sequence! | |||