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God of War 3 / Game O.S.T.

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I looked forward to receiving this soundtrack in the mail. After listening to it, I'm less than pleased. Several of the better tracks from the game are noticeably absent from this CD (Part 2 of the Leviathan battle, the Icarus Vent sections, Pandora's hymn in the Underworld, and several others). The ones that have been included are decent, but I would rather have a complete soundtrack over an incomplete one. Hopefully this review will help.

First off, I don't even own a PS3. I have never played any of the God Of War games but I consider this to be an essential purchase still if you're a fan of video game and general epic movie soundtracks in genreal. There are several different artists here splitting up the tracks which usually I don't like but its so hard to tell a difference in the sound and quality so this is one of the rare multi-artist soundtracks that pull it off so smoothly. If you're a fan of the game then i'd imagine you'd enjoy this just as much, if not more then me!

I rather have soundtracks on CD than downloading MP3S. This is definitely a nice addition to the GOW series. Both Game and Music are EPIC as usually and neither disappoints.

Just as I expected. Great sound quality and all of the music I was looking for from the game. Superb recording.

First of all, I don't know what tracks the other reviews are referencing that are missing, but I didn't notice any significant tracks omitted. Remember, this isn't the soundtrack for the entire series!

After playing the game, some of the music from the boss fights made me want the soundtrack. Thankfully, all of the ones that stick out in my mind are all here. What's amazing is that four different composers worked on this soundtrack, and they each have a distinctive style but all relate to the themes of God of War III.

I actually wouldn't recommend this to people who have never played God of War, but to those that have played it; all of the epicness is here!

I was beyond excited to buy the God of War 3 OST. The music made playing the game all the more engaging and was just as epic as the battles you fight as Kratos. The God of War series has some of the best music I've heard in games, and God of War 3 went far beyond anything I would have ever expected to hear. However, when I got the soundtrack, I was shocked and quite irritated that SEVERAL tracks were missing! That's right, some of the very tracks that made me hurry to buy the soundtrack were not even on it! I find that very disappointing. I feel a bit ripped off, and I know I can't be the only one who felt pangs of anger when discovering this.

The immensely popular God Of War franchise makes its PS3 debut with the third installment of the franchise. For anyone whose played the first two games or has heard any of the scores they should know that this is a loud and over the top experience.

The score features the talents of 5 great composers. Gerard Marino, Ron Fish, Cris Velasco, Mike Reagan & Jeff Rona all contributed to the score. Sometimes when you have this many people working on a score you come across identity confusion where the cohesive whole of the score suffers, but this isn't the case.

The score is a grand venture to say the least. The music is loud, in your face and takes charge. It creates an other worldly atmosphere with godlike presence that would make Zeus proud. The use of the male chorus is the key ingredient in achieving this, but not all the score is over the top mythological madness.

The use of a few ethnic instruments give it an ancient feel and in a way give it a historical presence. The only real lacking part of the score is grounding thematic material. That is one of the many cons of a massive composer team. Thematic material gets lost as each composer does their own parts. While it's impossible for me to say the score has no identity it does lack that emotional connecting characteristic that thematically grounded scores do have. While some of the tracks do have some identifiable melodies it's hard to deny that the score overall washes over you with pulsing percussion and roaring vocals at times.

When the score settles down a bit it can be great. Tracks like "The Muse's Song" is a great example of simple melodies infused with ethnic instruments that give the score its grounding.

The score may give your head a good pounding so don't listen to it if your tired. It captures the energy of the game and infuses atmosphere to give the score an unmistakable identity. It's a great approach from all those involved.