Jasmine (song)

"Jasmine"

iTunes Store cover for "Jasmine" and "Strange Girl"
Single by Miles Gilderdale
from the album Broken Sword 5 (Original Soundtrack)
Released 5 December 2013
Format Digital download
Genre Psychedelic rock, stoner rock
Label Sugarstar Limited

"Jasmine" (alternatively titled "Jasmine Breeze") is a rock song by Miles Gilderdale featured in Broken Sword 5: The Serpent's Curse, released on the iTunes Store on 5 December 2013. In the game, "Jasmine" is a 1970s song by a fictional band named The Hairy Lobsters.

Description

"Jasmine" was recorded by Miles Gilderdale of the English smooth jazz group Acoustic Alchemy, who previously worked on three tracks off the Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars – Director's Cut soundtrack, for Broken Sword 5: The Serpent's Curse.[1][2] It was released on 5 December 2013, a day after Broken Sword 5 – Episode 1, on the iTunes Store through Sugarstar Limited, bundled with "Strange Girl" (another Gilderdale song from the upcoming second episode).[3] The song has been categorized as a "stoner rock song"[4] and a "psychedelic rock song"[5] by reviewers.

In Broken Sword 5, "Jasmine" (once referred to as "Jasmine Breeze") is a 1970s rock song by a fictional band named The Hairy Lobsters, fronted by Henri, a character who is killed in the beginning of the game. On certain locations, it is used as background music or as part of a puzzle.[6]

Reception

"Jasmine" has garnered positive reactions from critics. Adventure Gamers' Shuva Raha said the song is "cheerful and addictive, and brings some much-needed gaiety to the otherwise grave proceedings [in the game]".[5] Geoff Thew of Hardcore Gamer called the track "a decently catchy stoner rock song".[4]

References

  1. ↑ Warriner, Tony (5 December 2013). "Love the in game song is that a song you lot have made up ...". Tony's Revolution Dev Blog. Tumblr. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
  2. ↑ Warriner, Tony (8 December 2013). "Jasmine is too frickin' catchy! Classic :)". Tony's Revolution Dev Blog. Tumblr. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
  3. ↑ "Broken Sword 5 (Original Soundtrack) Miles Gilderdale Songs - Single". iTunes Store. Apple Inc. 5 December 2013. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Thew, Geoff (7 December 2013). "Review: Broken Sword: The Serpent's Curse – Episode 1". Hardcore Gamer. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Raha, Shuva (18 December 2013). "Broken Sword 5: The Serpent's Curse Preview". Adventure Gamers. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
  6. ↑ Revolution Software (5 December 2013). "Broken Sword 5: The Serpent's Curse PC".