WTM39264: Batman: Arkham City - Original Video Game Score

[BahamutZ]

Fantastic main theme if I do say so myself. I guess the composer is new on the scene? Have not listened to the soundtrack, but I have beaten the game. Looking at screenshots and character trophies is so much better with that main theme playing.

[PsychoZeke]

Nick Arundel? He's no stranger to the scene, but yeah, he hasn't scored many games, Shadow Man being the only one that comes to mind.

Anyway, great score. I recommend it; you may have already enjoyed some of it while playing the game, so... This score truly complements the game well.

[BahamutZ]

Oh Shadow Man for N64? I remember playing that game. It was real good, but I don't recall the score too much.

[PsychoZeke]

The second game, actually: Shadow Man: 2econd Coming. He also scored Arkham Asylum alongside Ron Fish, and he also worked/collaborated on Battalion Wars for the GCN and I-Ninja for PS2, GCN, and Xbox.

After posting here I was curious to see what other games he's scored, so I went and checked over at MobyGames and found he has worked on: Urban Chaos: Riot Response, Carve, Legends of Wrestling, and XGIII: Extreme G Racing. Haven't played any of those, but I have listened to the music of the latter game, so I'm guessing he only did music for the in-game movies.

[eaze2011]

I think it's Ron's theme. He is an old composer. He has worked on numerous film-to-game adaptations — spanning Superman, Batman, and Fantastic Four, to Gladiator, Godzilla, and Black Hawk Down.

Even I think that the batman theme in AC is amazing Read this to know why.
http://squareenixmusic.com/reviews/harris/batman.shtml

[BahamutZ]

Thanks for the review. I added it to the album page link section.

[eaze2011]

No problem, I've written more.
I can give you a list of my reviews for major games.
This was one, I totally allow you to link it.


Oh and here is an interview we did with Ron fish if you need it...
http://squareenixmusic.com/features/.../ronfish.shtml

[Efendija]

^ Link added to his page, thank you!

[BahamutZ]

I Think You Should Do What he Says is my other favorite. Gives off a good sense of a tense climactic situation. Most of the others are atmospheric pieces that work well in the game, but may not be that suitable for some listening outside of it.

[Fearin]

Where does the catalog number come from?

[Ghaleon64]

Love this album. Lots of bass/contrabass clarinet!

[lairfans12]

I wanted to buy this recently, but it looks like Amazon is selling this soundtrack as a made-to-order CD-R only.

Quick question (which probably won't be answered since no one's posted in this in ages, but still): Was this originally sold as an actual CD release back in 2011, or has it always been sold as made-to-order CD-R?

[Efendija]

I'm pretty sure it's been only CD-R on demand at least from 2013 for the Batman game OSTs and some other titles which WaterTower maybe believes won't sell that much to justify a normal CD release. It's quite possible this one was also just a digital and CD-R from the beginning. Note that Amazon can fail to print all the artwork as it's been the case here.

[lairfans12]

Thank you for responding. That's what I thought too. But I wasn't sure, because Discogs lists Arkham Asylum and Arkham Origins' scores as CD-Rs, but it lists Arkham City's score as a normal CD. Probably just an error on their part, but still.