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Resident Evil 3: Nemesis

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Coming in at just seconds under two hours, this album is a good example of a `complete score' release. Some of the cues time at just five seconds, so completists really don't feel that anything is left out.

This time working with Saori Ueda, composer Masami Ueda shines in this score. The style is recognisably a continuation of Resident Evil 2, and seems bigger due to the length of the album and the variety of material.

Generally, the music is sombre and oppressive, which perfectly conjures back the game (and matches it when you hear it in that context). Jill's progress through destroyed nighttime streets of the city is vividly re-created in the music. Fear and suspense are evoked by use of sustained chords, punctuated by sounds such as bell tolls (a reference to the clock tower that will figure in the story's middle chapter). The clanking you can hear at times sounds much like Brad Feidel's Terminator scores. There is also a touch of Graeme Revell's The Crow in here.

At the other end of the mood scale, the action-music is based on violent orchestral strings and blaring brass, imitating Nick Glennie Smith and Hans Zimmer's score for The Rock. As in his score for Resident Evil 2, Ueda uses piano to soften the general harshness, and again, the result is very pleasing, and keeps this score from being too much like the movie sources he draws from.

Also like the Resident Evil 2 album, it's a little strange to have music fade out rather than come to an end, but this is due to the music being written for continuous looping. A piece will play in the game for as long as you are in a room or area, so it isn't structured to come to an end.

If you listen to the album in the wrong frame of mind, its low-key character can make the music fall easily out of your notice. But in the right mood, it is quite enthralling. In all, a very good album if you're a fan of film scores and/or Resident Evil games.

This is great for Halloween. I liked disk 2 the best. Will with worth getting.

Those of you who are familiar with the Resident Evil video games are in for a treat!! The soundtrack of Resident Evil 3 is truly spooky, exciting, and really realistic. I recommend this to most people 10 and up since it isn't your really peaceful kind of music you hear at parties. But it is a kind of soundtrack that should be listened to by all fans of Resident Evil. I take this whenever I go on a trip or to a friends house. Like I said, the theme is pretty scary and slow-paced, but nevertheless a fine way to pass a rainy day.

Resident Evil 3 is another great game, but the musical compositions are starting to run out of steam a bit. Still, this massive Cd runs over 2 full discs, so you can't complain of a rip-off. The best tunes here are the opening, the save room theme (more sinister than previous tunes) and Nemesis's theme. Shame you don't get him grunting "Starrrrssss..." over the top! The mood of the destroyed city is impressively conveyed in some very dismal tracks, but a lot of this is too uniformly similar, and the closing theme is not on a par with those of RE1 & 2. Actually, there's almost TOO much music on here, I swear I can only remember about half of it. Don't get me wrong, it's still good, it's just the lesser of the three PSX soundtracks. (The game itself rocks!!)

Maybe this is an american version of the Biohazard 3 OST and cleaned up, and if that is the case than I am sorry. However, being 2 CD's in length, I am convinced that this is the exact same OSV.

Like I stated in the title, most of the tracks are next to worthless for listening pleasure. Thank god I am a film student and while making movies at home, I found a use for those tracks. Otherwise, those tracks would have been complete wastes. The album consists of over 80 tracks, and these tracks are the majority. Some are even nothing more than just great sound effects.

However, I did buy this soundtrack expecting the tracks of the last battle, the end credits and the news report at the end of the game, and those tracks I could listen to forever. I sometimes beat the game so I could just listen to the incredible themes. Any listener should agree about these tracks.

For all you fans I will state that there are a lot of terrible tracks on this album, but what is worth listening to is simply incredible at times. I recommend this for all fans of scary or thrilling music.

I like the soundtrack because im very hooked with the game. Specially, when you finished the game, i love the music that is playing (Disc 2 Staffs and Credits) very much. It want to feel like "you did it!" thing.. And i also felt the tense and horror of the music, really.. So if you want to complete your collection of resident evil soundtracks, this is a must! And oh, if you want to have a copy of this in mp3, just let me know. I know a website that is offering a download of soundtracks of all Resident Evil, that's right. ALL!!

From the very beginning to the very end, this game gets your attention and makes you think. Many puzzles, lots of gore and violence, and a good storyline. Throughout the whole game, a monster called Nemesis follows you, almost as if he's hunting for your blood. Nemesis is the persistant type, even after you do away with him, he comes back...many times.

This is the sort of game that you can breeze through if you're really into it. Like I said, very violent...but fun. Nice ending too.

There's also an extra game at the end that tests your skills to the limit, so if you're going to get this game, look forward to that too.