Gears Of War [Soundtrack]

Kevin Riepl | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 31, 2007)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: Sumthing Else
• ASIN: B000SO7OVQ
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #47,627 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Licensed by Epic Games. The Gears of War soundtrack has 28 tracks.

Customer Reviews

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14 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must have for fans of Gears of War., August 1, 2007

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Scott Kozlowski "The Kreeper" (Tennessee) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Gears Of War (Audio CD)

Having spent spans of 24 hours or more with X-box 360 controller in my hands and giddily giggling like a school-girl as yet another Wretch is ground into pulp by a chainsaw or shotgun blast, I just had to have this cd when it was finally released.

One of the great things about the game was the feeling that you were having a real cinematic experience filling the massive boots of Marcus Fenix. While the HD visuals and the great voice work went a long way into making that experience work, in a lot of cases the music did an even better job.

Kevin Riepl has somehow managed to merge several different genre of musical sountracks into a sonic hammerburst with which your ears are reduced to puddles of blood, gore and DNA strands.

To easily sum up what this soundtrack reminds me of, take Christopher Franke of Babylon 5 fame, add a pinch of generic horror soundtracks through the ages, throw in a little of the dark marches of Howard Shore from his Lord of the Rings works, add a heaping helping of patriotic and military movie inspiration, and stir liberally.

If you liked/loved the game, then you've probably already caught your self humming the themes (or hearing them in your head) when no one was around... If so, get this NOW and you can tell the police officer who pulls you over for speeding on your way to work or school is that there is a swarm of Kryll chasing you and the UV cannon just died...

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Soundtrack, November 8, 2007

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Matthew Ferens (Pittsburgh, PA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Gears Of War (Audio CD)

This soundtrack is one of the best I have ever heard. I enjoyed the music during the game and now I'm enjoying it on my Zune. If you liked the game and you like epic instrumental soundtracks, this is for you!

3.0 out of 5 stars Good music, cheaped out on the quality, December 2, 2011

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Alyeska - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Gears Of War: The Soundtrack (MP3 Download)

The music is very good. The problem is they released a cheap quality version. Rather than give us 256 bit rate, it is variable. It can drop as low as 128 bit. The songs are already huge in data size but the quality is variable. Very cheap encoding. They could have spent an extra 30 minutes to produce nice 256bit mp3s but instead went purely on the cheap.