Music of the Perfect Dark series

Perfect Dark is a science fiction video game franchise developed by Rare. The music of the Perfect Dark series primarily includes albums based on the soundtracks from the video games Perfect Dark and Perfect Dark Zero. The first soundtrack, titled Perfect Dark: Dual CD Soundtrack, was composed by Grant Kirkhope and published by Nintendo of America in 2000, while the second soundtrack, Perfect Dark Zero Original Soundtrack, was composed by David Clynick and produced by Nile Rodgers in 2005.

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Perfect Dark: Dual CD Soundtrack

Perfect Dark: Dual CD Soundtrack
Soundtrack album by Grant Kirkhope
Released November 15, 2000[1]
Genre Video game soundtrack
Length 138:42
Label Nintendo Power

Perfect Dark: Dual CD Soundtrack is a double soundtrack album that features the complete score of the Nintendo 64 video game Perfect Dark. It was published by Nintendo of America and released on November 15, 2000 exclusively through Nintendo Power magazine.[2][3] The soundtrack was originally being composed by Graeme Norgate, who also penned the music of GoldenEye 007, but he left Rare to work at Free Radical Design in 1998.[4] It was then decided that Grant Kirkhope would be the main compositor of the game. "dataDyne Central: Defection", which plays during the first mission in the game, became the only track written by Norgate. Other tracks, especially "Enter the Dark", were composed by David Clynick as Kirkhope was busy doing Donkey Kong 64 and Banjo-Tooie at the same time.[4]

Track listing


Perfect Dark Zero Original Soundtrack

Perfect Dark Zero Original Soundtrack
Soundtrack album by David Clynick, MorissonPoe, Kepi and Kat
Released
November 8, 2005
Genre Video game soundtrack
Length 73:56
Label Sumthing Else Music Works
Producer Nile Rodgers

Perfect Dark Zero Original Soundtrack is a soundtrack album that features a selection of music from the Xbox 360 video game Perfect Dark Zero. It was composed by David Clynick, produced by Nile Rodgers and released on November 8, 2005 by Sumthing Else Music Works.[5] The soundtrack covers a wide variety of musical genres, including techno, groove, dance, and emo, although the soundtrack as a whole is primarily a mix of hypnotic sci-fi soundscapes.[6] The album also contains two tracks by eclectic rock band MorissonPoe, used in the game's intro cutscene and credits, and one track by DJs Kepi and Kat, used as the nightclub theme.[7][8]

The soundtrack was not well received by IGN, who gave the album a score of 4 out of 10, concluding, "If this is what the music of the future is supposed to sound like, well then I'm happy to live in the past".[9] In contrast, Spike TV nominated the album for "Best Original Score" in their 2005 Video Game Awards show.[10]


References

  1. ^ Peeples, Kenny (2000-12-31). "Perfect Dark Original Soundtrack". Soundtrack Central. Retrieved 2010-07-15.
  2. ^ "Perfect Dark Dual CD Soundtrack". The Rare Witch Project Wiki. Retrieved 2010-07-15.
  3. ^ "Perfect Dark Dual CD Soundtrack". VGMdb. Retrieved 2010-07-15.
  4. ^ a b "Perfect Dark Video Game Music Compositions". http://grantkirkhope.com/perfectdark.html. Retrieved 2012-01-03. 
  5. ^ Perfect Dark Zero OST page. Retrieved April 12, 2010.
  6. ^ César A. Berardini (2005-10-17). "Perfect Dark Zero Original Soundtrack Announced". TeamXbox. http://news.teamxbox.com/xbox/9529/Perfect-Dark-Zero-Original-Soundtrack-Announced/. Retrieved 2012-01-03. 
  7. ^ Perfect Dark Zero Soundtrack Revealed Retrieved November 10, 2010.
  8. ^ Perfect Dark Zero Snags MorissonPoe Retrieved November 10, 2010.
  9. ^ Spence D. (2005-11-28). "Perfect Dark Zero Original Soundtrack". IGN. http://uk.music.ign.com/articles/671/671808p3.html. Retrieved 2010-11-10. 
  10. ^ Spence D. (2005-12-08). "The Musical Side of Spike TV's VGA". IGN. http://uk.music.ign.com/articles/674/674609p1.html. Retrieved 2011-04-14. 

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