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Assassin's Creed Brotherhood (Original Game Soundtrack)

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Assassin's Creed Brotherhood's music is very special. Not only does it compliment the game very nicely, it also is good to listen to at other times, like in the car or something. I can say that whenever The Brotherhood Escapes song comes on while I'm driving I tend to go a little faster. There is a great mix of songs. City of Rome is a very calm and ancient feeling song and is tipically played when Ezio is walzing through the streets. The Brotherhood Escapes is very upbeat and fast and is tipically played while fighting or running away. Countdown has a clock ticking during it so it makes you feel rushed. The Apple Chamber is a very interesting song and sounds kinda futuristic while at the same time renaissanceish. All great songs that compliment a great game!

I have been a fan of Jesper Kyd's soundtracks since the Hitman series, but his soundtrack for the brotherhood surpasses all the others.

First, it is a well crafted soundtrack, the key tracks express dark and elegant ambiance in their beauty. This soundtrack shows off Jesper's talent for expressing the subtle details that create an effective mood piece.

Second, unlike previous soundtracks, all of the tracks on this soundtrack are listenable. Granted, not all of them are 5-star pieces, but, despite it being video game music, all of them can be considered music (instead of what I would consider to be rhythmic filler, the rocks mixed with the diamonds of his AC2 soundtrack). And this work has its fair share of 5-star pieces: Occupation, Pantheon, and Echoes all make that cut while much of the rest of the album is four-star material.

This is a great album for reading, writing, reflecting, or for falling asleep to. Highly recommended.

I have never played any of the Assassin's Creed games but I have listened to each one of the videogame scores and I have to say that they have evolved quite nicely.

This soundtrack, which I believe belongs to the latest installment in the videogame franchise, incorporates choral arrangements into the symphonic and majestic action music.

Definitely recommended to all videogame score fans.

This soundtrack is really good if your gaming or writing, and the tunes are mostly like combat songs. I love how you can preview the songs before buying, and LOVE that Amazon lets you download DRM-Free music. You can burn these onto a CD and listen to them in the car or whatever.

Jesper Kyd's scores for the Assassin's Creed franchise have always been a stellar and mesmerizing experience. The second one really blew me away with the way and had some amazing modern approaches to a culturally influenced soundscape. The second score built off of what he composed for the first game and really pulled everything together for a very special and distinct voice. You were thrown into a world of mystery and intrigue and it had such an amazing progressive quality to it. This time around don't expect the same.

Brotherhood is a game that is more focused on the open world multiplayer than it is on a story. The music reflects that in a way. Where Kyd's previous score found the perfect balance of cultural sounds and modern techniques here things get a bit out of hand. The propulsive percussions can become headache inducing at times and the constant action cues just sort of blended together. The unique flavor of the score quickly disappeared.

As the score went along tracks didn't really progress a story nor did emotions come through. The music here is borderline trailer music as the major intention is to make things sound exciting. Don't get me wrong, in the right situations that kind of music works. I absolutely loved the track "The Brotherhood Escapes", but can you honestly say that's not trailer music? As the score trucks along the experience can get a bit redundant and by the end you don't feel like much was accomplished. The score has elements of what made the first 2 scores so great, but much of that is lost in trying to make this a super exciting action score meant to play in the background. Hopefully things get back on track for Assassin's Creed 3.

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