Original Sci-Fi Fantasy Symphonic Soundtrack Enhances Cinematic Drama of Warhammer® 40,000®: Space Marine®
Los Angeles – August 3rd, 2011 – Celebrated composer duo Cris Velasco (God of War Series) and Sascha Dikiciyan (TRON: Evolution) have created an epic original score for Relic EntertainmentTM’s upcoming 3rd person action/shooter, WARHAMMER® 40,000®: SPACE MARINE® published by THQ. Set in the WARHAMMER 40,000 universe created by Games Workshop®, SPACE MARINE is scheduled to be released for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system and Windows PC on September 6th 2011.
In WARHAMMER 40,000: SPACE MARINE you are Captain Titus of the Ultramarines, humanity’s last hope for survival in a war-ridden future. Step into the armor of this superhuman warrior and use a lethal combination of deadly weapons to crush overwhelming alien forces. Fight against the savage Orks and the unholy forces of Chaos in a brutally violent world based on one of the most popular science fiction fantasies.
Inspired by the stunning cinematic visuals and visceral gameplay of SPACE MARINE, the renowned duo of composers Cris Velasco and Sascha Dikiciyan crafted an expansive emotional score featuring anthemic orchestral compositions and contemporary Hollywood music production, reflecting the epic scale of this rich, sci-fi fantasy.
Glenn Jamison, Audio Lead at Relic Entertainment commented, “Cris Velasco and Sascha Dikiciyan have composed a world-class, emotionally intense original music score for SPACE MARINE that exceeded all of our expectations. We were blown away by the inspired music they wrote for our game and can’t wait to share their epic score with everyone when SPACE MARINE releases this September.”
Composers Cris Velasco and Sascha Dikiciyan commented, “SPACE MARINE has been one of the most creatively satisfying projects of our scoring career. This being the first third-person shooter in the WARHAMMER franchise, we were honored to write an original score that lives up to the games’ prestigious history and also pushes the series forward with a bold and fresh sound.”
The WARHAMMER 40,000: SPACE MARINE original soundtrack will be included in the Collector’s Edition now available to pre-order.
For more information please visit http://www.spacemarine.com.
About Space Marine
When wave after wave of savage ORKS descend upon the Forge World GRAIA, it is up to humanity’s greatest warriors, SPACE MARINES, to win the planet back. SPACE MARINES are genetically modified, encased in hallowed armor and the equivalent of one hundred lesser men. They live only to defend the Imperium, and to slay its enemies in a war that never ends. CAPTAIN TITUS, along with his comrades LEANDROS and SIDONUS, leads a detachment of SPACE MARINES onto the Forge World. There, they quickly discover that the fight against the Orks is not all that requires their attention. An Imperial Inquisitor named DROGAN needs help securing an experimental POWER SOURCE, before the Orks capture it for themselves.
About THQ
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