playstation 3
This Is The Sound of Afrika
Posted by Brian Ashcraft at 5:00 PM on July 8, 2008
First Look (Listen) To The Music of PS3 Afrika [MTV Multi-Player]
First Look (Listen) To The Music of PS3 Afrika [MTV Multi-Player]
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Zero_
Posted 5:47 PM 8/7/08
This sounds too epic for a photography game.
Zero_
Garo
Posted 5:44 PM 8/7/08
Nice Hollywoodesque track.
Garo
jfm3
Posted 5:31 PM 8/7/08
Man, now I won't be able to get to sleep. For some reason this music is marching me towards some Warhawk.
Thanks for watching out for the audiophiles, Sony.
jfm3
josh924
Posted 5:30 PM 8/7/08
@josh924: maybe just get the license to use*
josh924
Katorok
Posted 5:29 PM 8/7/08
@GunSavior: Please tell me that comment isn't serious?!!?
Anyways.. This sounds amazing!! O.o..
Katorok
josh924
Posted 5:28 PM 8/7/08
I thought they'd maybe just license "It Began In Afrika" by the Chemical Brothers.
josh924
GunSavior
Posted 5:23 PM 8/7/08
I'm disappointed now. I was really hoping the game would just loop the song "Africa" by Toto over and over again.
"I BLESS THE RAIN DOWN IN AFRICA!!"
This orchestral stuff is bullshit. >:(
GunSavior
Providence
Posted 5:22 PM 8/7/08
Clearly no one black worked on this game.
Providence
Spoony Bard
Posted 5:20 PM 8/7/08
So where is this fabled Kotaku Tower? I've heard great things. Does it have a dungeon? Because THAT would be sweet.
Spoony Bard
Kro
Posted 5:14 PM 8/7/08
Indiana Jones meets Star Wars meets Star Trek. Pure novelty.
Kro
RabidPinata
Posted 5:10 PM 8/7/08
that is pretty amazing.
for some reason it reminds me of visiting disney world lol
RabidPinata
WPack911
Posted 5:09 PM 8/7/08
That was damn impressive, I wish all game soundtracks had that much care and effort put into them.
WPack911
Astrofox
Posted 5:07 PM 8/7/08
Wow pretty cool, I'd love something like this for Uncharted 2 :)
Astrofox
chip5541
Posted 5:05 PM 8/7/08
Very well done.
chip5541
FauxVyse
Posted 5:04 PM 8/7/08
I like it.
FauxVyse
teamr
Posted 5:04 PM 8/7/08
Aweeeeeeemoweeeeee!
Aweeeeeeemoweeeeee!
I'n the juuungle the miiiighty juuungle the lion sleeps toniiiiight!
teamr
DaftMav
Posted 6:10 PM 8/7/08
Any word yet about if it's going to be released in English anywhere? (So we can all import it like craaaazy here in the EU as we do with every other game).
DaftMav
jovus
Posted 6:00 PM 8/7/08
It sounds a bit of star warish, and epic! and that's ASM! :D
jovus
MykalBloom
Posted 5:56 PM 8/7/08
@Zero_: I was thinking the same thing. It's all so grandiose and over the top, correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't this game about taking pictures? It should be more safari-esque. If that makes sense. More Donkey Kong, less Indiana Jones.
MykalBloom
DiscipleofJamzy
Posted 5:52 PM 8/7/08
Everyone should have this play as their alarm clock. How can you have a bad day when you start with this? You'll feel so epic as you scratch your butt and stumble into the shower.
DiscipleofJamzy
Ping5000
Posted 5:47 PM 8/7/08
That's pretty sweet, but pretty generic.
Ping5000
CaveHonkey
Posted 6:29 PM 8/7/08
definitely feels very superman-ish
CaveHonkey
freemonk
Posted 6:27 PM 8/7/08
What??? There's not using Toto's Afrika??? WTF???
freemonk
LittleBigPlaneteer
Posted 6:25 PM 8/7/08
That is excellent. It's like a combination of the score from Star Wars, Indiana Jones, and Superman all in one. John Williams would be proud!
LittleBigPlaneteer
mind in rewind
Posted 6:20 PM 8/7/08
@josh924: I hear that song in my head ever time I see the title of the game!
mind in rewind
Dubdoob
Posted 6:52 PM 8/7/08
The music got me interested in the game. Speaking bout being skeptic of a photography game, I remember the days of "Beyond Good & Evil" when the idea sounded pretty silly but got me hooked. Trying to nail a perfect shot of those creatures. I hope they can make the game challenging enough!
Dubdoob
element7
Posted 6:43 PM 8/7/08
Sounds like the music that plays over the PA's whenever you go to Universal Studios; very Adventurous sounding.
element7
Reetesh
Posted 10:16 PM 8/7/08
That was some awesome music, and maestro is young! I was thinking it would be some old bald guy :P
Reetesh
Andronix
Posted 10:39 PM 8/7/08
It's very nice music but its not very African is it?
Andronix
Amazon_Chris
Posted 11:09 PM 8/7/08
Holy crap. I loved that. I think a lot of games could use music in the same vein as this and LAIR over some of the crap developers put in them.
Amazon_Chris
Darknight630
Posted 11:17 PM 8/7/08
Well I guess I'll be getting this Soundtrack
Darknight630
SirGecko
Posted 11:52 PM 8/7/08
You'd think a "safari" game based in Africa would have music that sounded a bit more... African. Not that this is bad or anything, it just sounds kind of generic. Hopefully all the music on the game won't sound like this.
SirGecko
PositivelyGreg
Posted 11:52 PM 8/7/08
Maybe using African instruments and sounds would be kind of predictable, but it would also ground the game much more on an incredible continent with its own strong cultures to go with its unique creatures. The heroic, very Western sound... just kind of makes me feel like the subject matter's not being approached with as much respect as I'd prefer.
Good music, wrong game for it... even though I can't really take points from any game that pulls in a full studio orchestra.
PositivelyGreg
YourAnthony
Posted 11:38 PM 8/7/08
this game looks really cool, and if sounds this good - even better!
YourAnthony
evslin
Posted 12:09 AM 9/7/08
Toto rules. Nuff said.
evslin
HfAsianInvasion
Posted 12:05 AM 9/7/08
The wild dogs cry out in the night, as they grow restless longing for some solitary company. I know that I must do whats right, sure as Kilimanjaro rises like Olympus above the Serengeti. I seek to cure whats deep inside, frightened of this thing that I've become...
HfAsianInvasion
Tenth
Posted 1:07 AM 9/7/08
Sounds awfully Jurassic Parky, dont'cha think?
+ Watch video
It's a bit faster, but the horns really make me think that.
Tenth
Ichidou
Posted 1:48 AM 9/7/08
@Providence: LMAO
Ichidou
Gambly
Posted 2:23 AM 9/7/08
Reminds me some movie like indiana jones or something like that... They could push more to the "Afrika" feeling. Lets see now how it will fit in the game :)
Gambly
B-Minus
Posted 3:55 AM 9/7/08
Afrika... but no Bambaataa :( I'm in the wrong room
B-Minus
DARTH_TIGRIS
Posted 3:43 AM 9/7/08
@GunSavior:
I've been preaching the Toto gospel since this game was announced. If it was on 360, I'd replace this with my own soundtrack full of Toto and other 'Africa' related songs.
As for the track, its ok. I'm a huge fan of symphonic scores, but this sounded really like a TV show theme from the 60's or 70's or even early 80's. Its ok, just typical.
@Tenth:
How DARE ye! John Williams is without equal, and Jurassic Park music is better than YOU!
DARTH_TIGRIS
zeldarooles
Posted 3:39 AM 9/7/08
That music is awesome. It doesn't remind me of Africa though...
zeldarooles
Atheist Jew
Posted 4:20 AM 9/7/08
I can't say I'm that interested in the game itself, but I'll be all over this fantastic OST.
Damn, what great music.
Interesting how they traveled to Los Angeles to record it, though!
Atheist Jew
Tenth
Posted 4:55 AM 9/7/08
@DARTH_TIGRIS: Okay, okay... my mistake. I'm off to serve my penance.
Tenth
JokesJokes
Posted 5:27 AM 9/7/08
Wow...that was pretty freakin impressive!
JokesJokes
Firebreedpunk
Posted 6:32 AM 9/7/08
I really like this, reminds me of the Grandia soundtrack.
Firebreedpunk
DARTH_TIGRIS
Posted 6:47 AM 9/7/08
@Tenth:
:D
Thank you for having a sense of humor.
DARTH_TIGRIS
physical
Posted 11:03 AM 9/7/08
Very FFTA/FFXII and Indiana Jones feeling to me...
physical