LEGO Universe – Brian Tyler

Orchestral / Bombastic / Adventurus / Majestic

Composed by Brian Tyler

Conducted by Allan Wilson

Performed by the Slovak National Symphony Orchestra

Download Part A (http://www.mediafire.com/file/x8hlzcaikcccd3a/LEGO%20Universe%20A.7z)
MP3 / 320kpbs / 26 Tracks

Download Part B (http://www.mediafire.com/file/dekiaefou5n32bw/LEGO%20Universe%20B.7z)
MP3 / 320kbps / 24 Tracks

Yes, this is Brian Tyler. The same guy who composed Battle LA, a score that was quite unlistenable for me, it felt like a disjointed mess but this … now this is something else entirely.
I am amazed by LEGO Universe. It’s almost as if the Hollywood of today is determined to produce music for the lowest common denomenator with a passion to eradicate every spark of talent. All of his scores for Hollywood have either dissapointed me (in some cases because it could have been so much more) or even offended me because of the obvious case of plagiarism.
But when he composed music for a project outside of Hollywood, it’s like he transforms. I will admit that some parts of his score still sound like typical Tyler, for better or worse, but the rest is just wonderful. I would have never believed that a track like "Nimbus Plaza" was composed by Tyler if I had heared it elsewhere. But miracles happen in the music industry (I guess I have to thank the game industry for that) and now I have found a Tyler score I really love, I hope he gets another project like this in the future.
Please buy at least two copies of this gem when it’s released and write letters to Tyler and convince him to leave Hollywood and work in the game industry. LEGO Universe shows what great talent he really is, a talent that must be suffering when scoring Battle LA.

Preview: YouTube – The Music from Lego Universe – Brian Tyler (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xz9XDynOdgM) ("Nimbus Plaza" starts at 1:36)

BLA unlistenable? I found it quite opposite, especially in that era of computer-generated film music.

Thanks for Lego. Sounds great.

Well, I guess it’s a matter of taste but also experience, because if you listen to orchestral music and classical music on a daily basis and admire the works of Joe Hisaichi, Toshihiko Sahashi, John Willliams, Jerry Goldsmith and many others, you will notice that Battle LA does sound generic, is a sequence of samples, countless percussion banging without melody and harmony. It’s a computer generated, lifeless and grey score that orchestras have to play because Hollywood demands it. It would be fine as pure synth, wouldn’t make that much difference. It’s the kind of music that Zimmer and his studio have made popular and that usually appeals to the lowest common denomenator. Don’t get me wrong, even I occasionally listen to such music from time to time but I know how simple and lifeless it really is, both on a technical and emotional level. But Brian Tyler has been misjudged because of this, he has to write music that an orchestra loathes but has to play for money.
Now we have LEGO Universe, and it has themes, it has melody, harmony, traditional writing … it is full of life and energy and takes you back to the great era of Star Wars. Brian Tyler has potential and talent but it seems that he can’t express himself in Hollywood when this score is miles apart from the stuff he usually does.

Thanks! 🙂

Really sounds awesome. Many thanks, klnerfan 😀

Just wanted to echo in here what I said in the orchestral thread. Lego Universe is marvelous! Brian Tyler revives the triumphant orchestral sound of the 80s exploding with life and energy! Even more exciting, the music is not driven by any of the typical ostinatos we have been complaining about forever. This is by far one of the best recent soundtracks you’ll ever hear.

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arigato^^

Battle LA is great in my opinion. But on the other hand I wonder how Tyler feels about the fact that he’s "doomed" only to score action stuff which signature sounds in terms of style and soforth aren’t very different from each other. Eagle Eye, Battle Los Angeles, Rambo, The Expendables….
You know how Lego Universe sounds like? It’s like the developers have siad to him "we leave you alone, just do what you want!" 🙂

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Battle LA is great in my opinion. But on the other hand I wonder how Tyler feels about the fact that he’s "doomed" only to score action stuff which signature sounds in terms of style and soforth aren’t very different from each other. Eagle Eye, Battle Los Angeles, Rambo, The Expendables….
You know how Lego Universe sounds like? It’s like the developers have siad to him "we leave you alone, just do what you want!" 🙂

Wow….When I started this OST up I almost couldn’t believe my ears. Then my brother came by. Interested, he asked, "what are you listening to?" I replied with "Lego Music" and he shared my disbelief.

This is a fantastic soundtrack and while the game might have not quite hit its stride as the massive mmo it sought out to be, the soundtrack alone is worth the price of admission imo.

I would love to see an arrangement of this OST for VGLive. Start out with the sweeping intro/main theme and transition into bits the more memorable tracks such as Pirate Cove/Shooting Gallery, Nimbus Plaza, Tortise Terrace, and Elephant Encampment (Those are my most memorable) and then finish it off in epic style with the No Koto version of Paradox. That’d would be awesome

Can’t wait to hear it
downloading now

thanks for this cool share…I’m also a fan of massive orchestral as well as classical scores, though i also find Brian T’s work on Battle LA as good & enjoyable. I do think that the more genre a composer can work on means more avenue for him to hone/show his talents and share it. 🙂

Thanks! Always happy to get some new Tyler music.

Thanks for this. I found a behind the scenes and scoring sessions video on youtube and was amazed by the music. I wish Tyler would get more assignements like this, so he could write large, thematic scores in adventure or fantasy mode., not just those generic action flicks he’s gotten himself into these days.

Thanks for this one!

Thank you very much! Brian Tyler and legos are two great awesome combos!

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Thank you!!!!!!!

thank you!

Thank you.

Thank you!

Well, I guess it’s a matter of taste but also experience, because if you listen to orchestral music and classical music on a daily basis and admire the works of Joe Hisaichi, Toshihiko Sahashi, John Willliams, Jerry Goldsmith and many others, you will notice that Battle LA does sound generic, is a sequence of samples, countless percussion banging without melody and harmony. It’s a computer generated, lifeless and grey score that orchestras have to play because Hollywood demands it. It would be fine as pure synth, wouldn’t make that much difference. It’s the kind of music that Zimmer and his studio have made popular and that usually appeals to the lowest common denomenator. Don’t get me wrong, even I occasionally listen to such music from time to time but I know how simple and lifeless it really is, both on a technical and emotional level. But Brian Tyler has been misjudged because of this, he has to write music that an orchestra loathes but has to play for money.
Now we have LEGO Universe, and it has themes, it has melody, harmony, traditional writing … it is full of life and energy and takes you back to the great era of Star Wars. Brian Tyler has potential and talent but it seems that he can’t express himself in Hollywood when this score is miles apart from the stuff he usually does.

My first thought to this… OMG…you must be an intelligent person sublime to the common people. In fact they should be honered by the fact that you lower yourself to occasionally to listen to this type of music…

On a more constructive note: Your entire reasoning seems to be based on two assumptions:
1. Film music must be the same (technically) as classic music
2. Film music that does not fit this: rubbish and grey.

To say that this music is demanded by the lifeless in hollywood and "usually appeals to the lowest common denomenator"…well I’m sorry but that is just a wee bit too presumptuous… Let me agree with you first, that there is a lot of rubbish film music there. Mostly people who don’t know how to work with the ****load of samples out there.
But what is the main difference between classic music and film music? And what makes film music work? Right, film music must support the action on screen. Put the 9th of Beethoven under a movie, it will not necessarily work. Williams’ miracle music does not work for every movie.
When film music needs to be a crafty work of samples…who cares? It’s a way to innovate this type of music. Battle LA is filled with "countless percussion banging", well this mostly due to the nature of this movie isn’t it? Apparently a movie in favor of the US Marine Core needs this.

Don’t criticise this kind of music like you do…there is a lot more to it..

Thanks btw for the post! 😛

Thanks!

Thanks for the share!

Fantastic!!! I was fortunate enough to get to Beta-Test this game 8 months before its release and absolutely loved the music scoring and narration by the great Patrick Stewart! R.I P. LEGO Universe, you are missed!

Awesome, Thanks 🙂

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