Medal of Honor [SOUNDTRACK]

Michael Giacchino

Product Details

• Audio CD (December 7, 1999)
• Original Release Date: November 30, 1999
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: DreamWorks Interactive
• ASIN: B00003JAK8
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (36 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #222,909 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com
Created by Steven Spielberg, Medal of Honor is one of Sony PlayStation's most convincing wartime video games. The soundtrack for this enthralling WWII adventure is equally riveting, a varied mix of sweeping orchestrations and dramatic moments that evoke the marches, chases, and tension of war. Not surprisingly, composer Michael Giacchino sounds reminiscent of John Williams here. But Giacchino--also the mastermind behind the video game soundtrack to The Lost World: Jurassic Park--throws some curve balls into this symphonic work. "The Road to Berlin" is cabaret-tinged big band jazz, "Panzar Attack" features riveting, low-end brass, and "The Road to Berlin (Radio Berlin)" is somber swing filled with plenty of white-noise static to evoke the fragile era. Obviously, the video game format eliminates epic, orchestral passages that some movie scores obtain. No matter, this is still an excellent score. --Jason Verlinde

psx.ign.com
"The great orchestral music fits perfectly with the game and is authentic to the bone... you simply must hook this game up to your stereo and listen to it loud as you can."

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Sound of Rising Above and Beyond, February 29, 2000

By	Deadlock (Florida, Usa) - See all my reviews

Forget for a moment about the video game "Medal of Honor" (as terrific as it may be). Forget about first-person shooting, about enemy A.I. and Frames Per Second. For a moment, think about war, particularly WWII. No war is ever a good thing, but this one was fought against one of the most cruel enemies to ever face humanity. Those who fought them and rose above and beyond the call of duty, those "ordinary men who did extraordinary things", are well remembered on this CD. From the stirring title theme onward, this could be one of the best soundtracks ever. In classic Spielberg-ian style, Michael Giacchino serves us an epic musical adventure; perhaps he's "the next John Williams"? Breaking free of looping, droning video game music, the game uses the sweeping orchestration not as a background noise, but as a dramatic device all it's own. Because some of the pieces were written to match scripted events not in the game, listening to this CD evokes images of a non-existant "Medal of Honor- The Movie". The hero's theme is as adventurous as anything Indiana Jones has ever heard, while the Nazi's big, bold brass theme is suitably tyrannical and arrogant. Also, listen for the bonus tracks: a Berlin big-band broadcast, the game's climactic ending, and a very wobbly national anthem. At it's core however, this CD evokes the same feeling that the game does: the urge to be a hero.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Medal of Honor = Best CD!, April 23, 2000

By	Joseph Payne (Chattanooga, Tennessee) - See all my reviews

Medal of Honor...Probebly one of the best CDs ever written! Even when it comes to comparing it to an actual motion picture soundtrack. Michael Giacchino is really just another name for John Williams. They are both very similar in their style, although Giacchino likes to stay with the strings a lot more then John Williams tends to. Tracks such as the main title (of course), taking out the rail gun, the radar train, panzer attack, rjuken sabotage, merker's salt mine, and the jet aircraft are my favorite. (and probebly always will be) Medal of Honor is also a good CD when it comes to the style that certain tracks are written in. While a few of the tracks are quiet and slow with strings and percussion, others are swift with brass and strings. If you are the type of person who likes CDs such as Cutthroat Island, Star Wars, Raiders of the lost ark, Rocketeer or anything written by their composers, (Williams, Horner, Debney, etc) this CD is for you! I can't tell you enough how good this CD is, and you will not regret it if you get it. Because as soon as you get it, you will have a friend who will want to get it! Buy it!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Medal Of Honor video game soundtrack, February 3, 2000

By A Customer

This is probably the best classical music I've ever heard. The music is mostly dramatic and sounds like the movie saving private ryan and like A war movie. So I suggest you buy this Soundtract at amazon because I looked in all most every music store and they don't have it. So don't let this good thing just pass you by, buy it, buy The Medal of Honor soundtrack! And trust me, you won't be dissapointed.