Customer Reviews

Destroy All Humans

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4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

Contrary to what another reviewer stated, this album is very enjoyable, in a mildly twisted--but very catchy--way. It contains a wide variety of tracks in terms of overall style, separated by short audio sketches (under 25 seconds each) which often directly relate to the game after which this album is named. These lead-in tracks help make the otherwise eclectic album easier to handle in a single session, smoothly passing from the JunkieXL's slick and elegant remixes and originals to Timo Maas' faster paced "Help Me" (which has some fantastic vocals working with the hybrid electronic/brass backing), to Meat Beat Manifesto's grungy, noise-heavy tracks.

This album will never appeal to everyone. On top of this, it is the Soundtrack, *NOT* the Score, and as such, it largely contains "Inspired by" works. "Destroy All Humans" is an excellent compilation of tracks which otherwise boost the Scifi-retro atmosphere of the game. Do not make the mistake of assuming it will come with the game's score. Just read the track list and you'll see for yourself.

I don't like Techno, and I don't like Dance, House, or Club music. But this ain't any of those, and I love it. (It's also a album for any JunkieXL fan.)

I was originally looking for an CD of Garry Schyman's wonderful score for "Destroy All Humans". Well this isn't it, but I decided to order it anyway and am so glad I did. It's a fun and well done album, a nice mix of music that loosely follows the theme, interspersed with comical/ironic comments from a "radio announcer". Alot of the music has a 50's/60's flavor to it. Good fun. P.S. Would still like to see an album of Garry Schyman's "Destroy All Humans" music only, but until then am enjoying this CD.

I love the game "Destroy All Humans" and I love the original and appropriately retro score by Garry Schyman. This CD is NOT that score! Oh, there's a clip here and there of Schyman's excellent homage to 1950's sci-fi music, but it's been stomped on all over by already dated hip-hop beats. Why did they do this? If you loved the music so much that you wanted to purchase a CD of a soundtrack from a video game, then you want THE SOUNDTRACK. If you want a typical house music hip-hop CD then you'll probably look elsewhere anyway. Sure is a shame. Garry Schyman's score deserves a real soundtrack CD. The this would have been 0 stars if not for the few clips of Schyman's score.

Destroy All Humans is one of my all-time favorite video games, but when I saw this "soundtrack" at a thrift shop, I was skeptical. All I remembered from the game was the omnipresent Theremin, and the hilarious gravitas of the orchestral crescendo that introduced each new level (almost identical to the music in the comedy film "Take The Money and Run", when Woody Allen's character robbed the gumball machine). But I figured what the heck. The game itself had been fantastic, so the soundtrack probably had something to offer, also.

Well, to be honest, this disc really struck me as odd at first, because it almost seemed like I was listening to the game itself, thanks to brief clips from the game. But about halfway through I suddenly thought to myself, this is really fun to listen to! When the disc ended, I listened to it twice more in a row.

As another reviewer noted, there's a brilliant blend of 1950's music with modern electronic, dance, house, etc., with mysterious alien sounds and clips from the game tying the whole thing together. Best of all, it really felt good just to hear Crypto's voice again! The soundtrack is more like a 41 minute song, or a concept album, than a set of 16 unique tracks. That's what makes it so much fun--you can enjoy it as background music without giving it much attention, or you can concentrate on it and find much production value to like.

If you didn't play the game, or didn't like the game (is that even possible?), this disk may not make much sense to you. But if you want to enjoy the great vibe of Destroy All Humans even when your Playstation or Xbox isn't available, then get your four-fingered hands on this masterfully produced disc!