Composer: John Paesano
Genre: Original Soundtrack
Year: 2017
Format: MP3 320 kbps | FLAC |WAV
Tracks: 18
Size: 142 MB | 587 MB | 690 MB

MP3 (https://anon.click/wavij45) | FLAC (https://anon.click/xuvuj45) | WAV (https://anon.click/qayub12) (original)

YEAH BOIIIIIIIII!!!!

Thank you

Thank you so much! 5 years since the last Mass Effect game!

Thank YOU!!!! Amazing post !

Yea mannnn

Flac Link Down?

Flac Link Down?

FLAC was still uploading, now available

Thanks!!!!

Thank you so much for the quick upload!

Sublime thank you!

FLAC is reading as a bad Wave Header/Corrupted :/ makes it hard to convert accurately to any other format like ALAC. Anyone else having this issue? I am using dbpoweramp.

Edit: Is there any way you can upload the base WAV files? or did they only give out FLAC and MP3? I am afraid something happened with your end of the conversion/tagging. I will try a re-download on my end to make sure.

Converted to ALAC without issue.

FLAC is reading as a bad Wave Header/Corrupted :/ makes it hard to convert accurately to any other format like ALAC. Anyone else having this issue? I am using dbpoweramp.

Edit: Is there any way you can upload the base WAV files? or did they only give out FLAC and MP3? I am afraid something happened with your end of the conversion/tagging. I will try a re-download on my end to make sure.

Uploading WAV (original files)

Many thanks for this!

Converted to ALAC without issue.

Using dbpoweramp?

Yes.

this score is a piece of shit, sorry ;)

Here is the dbpoweramp conversion error I am receiving "indicated sample count does not match decoded sample count, possible file corruption" I am not using any DSP effects at all when converting. Still getting this error after re-downloading. Will try again with the WAV upload. I hope it's not a problem with the files they released. The ALAC files seem to be at the correct length, bit rate, and sample rate. I haven't had the chance to listen to the whole converted album for any audio anomalies from the conversion, it might be okay? I have just never seen with with dbpoweramp.

Many thanks! :)

Original WAV added

Having issues with the WAV files too. Dbpoweramp error report "Error Chunk is out of file. [dRIFFHandler::ScanFile] so weird, so it's the main WAV files that are the issue. Anyone else running into this issue? Feel like I am going nuts here ha.

Anyways thank a lot for the files OP much appreciated.

db is also giving me the same error for FLAC to ALAC and WAV to ALAC. However, FLAC converted 100% to ALAC despite that error. Still it's pretty troubling and I'm checking the original files.

db is also giving me the same error for FLAC to ALAC and WAV to ALAC. However, FLAC converted 100% to ALAC despite that error. Still it's pretty troubling and I'm checking the original files.

Thanks for checking things on your end I really appreciate it! This is pretty weird, my guess is there is an issue with the original files. There's probably nothing we can do on our end except wait for them to fix it. I guess someone could notify support?

this score is a piece of shit, sorry ;)
Who cares? ;)

Thank you very much! Really appreciate the original WAV files.

Thank you so much

thanks

Thanks

Thanks :)

Thank you

Thanks!

oh my... already ?

The waiting is over .... We Want to play now !!
Thanks again tosheii !

:-)

Thank you!

Thanks a lot!

OST as bad as the game, seems they spent 4 of the 5 years smoking pot.

Oh My ! Thank you !

Thank you very much!

thanx!

OST as bad as the game, seems they spent 4 of the 5 years smoking pot.

So you have played the game already, huh?

I'm also getting the "chunk out of file" error when I try to convert the WAV's to FLAC/ALAC. Hope there's a solution or fix soon enough...

Thanks for the upload anyway, OP :)

Thank you very much!

Thank you, but links not working.

After Jack Wall left I was not thrilled about more music from Mass Effect.
However, 5 songs in and I must say I am impressed by Paesano's work.
Thank you for sharing!

Thank you!

this score is a piece of shit, sorry ;)

Don't you ever love when people gives you deep insights about their likings????
Specially when comments are so close to perfection on what is usually called "constructive criticism"????

And above all, when they bring you new light on what the thread needs ....


Just in case I didn't make myself clear: yeah.... I'm being sarcastic
and comments like this are the real "piece of shit"

And by the way, the score is really neat and classy, much more subdued than could be expected, with a brilliant presence of the string section

Unreachable adress...
Am I the only one having trouble with those links ?
Will try later from home, I'm at work now and maybe my company firewall is blocking it... :(
Thanks anyway !

Managed to download it finally, thanks again.

And yeah, how many of us noticed, the soundtrack is completely generic & boring.

Thank you for your opinion, LoneWolfBane! :)

Here is a constructive criticism. I agree that the strings is good, but it does not make the soundtrack outstanding. Andromeda is a generic score: No good thematic music (like Mass Effect Theme, The Normandy Theme, The Illusive Man, Leaving Earth, etc), no polyphony (the orchestration is not perfect in general), the synths are primitive (no sci-fi feeling, no deep analog sound).

thanks.

Thank you for your opinion, LoneWolfBane! :)

Here is a constructive criticism. I agree that the strings is good, but it does not make the soundtrack outstanding. Andromeda is a generic score: No good thematic music (like Mass Effect Theme, The Normandy Theme, The Illusive Man, Leaving Earth, etc), no polyphony (the orchestration is not perfect in general), the synths are primitive (no sci-fi feeling, no deep analog sound).

Now that's more like it!!!!! :)

Thank you for your analysis, and I agree some way with your view. Never said it was outstanding and it's easy to see how it can go a bit into the generic side of things. But there is much more under it that meets the eye. Specifically in complete disagreement about your thoughts on orchestration. Which although a bit simple, is not at all a bad one, with the strings arrangements being really well done.

See??? That is a much more interesting way to present your views in a post, even leading to an interesting conversation

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Managed to download it finally, thanks again.

And yeah, how many of us noticed, the soundtrack is completely generic & boring.

Many is a bit of an "overstatement" don't you think???... only 3 of more than 45 think that way as can be read on the post :)

Totally gotta sign was narco said.
This soundtrack feels insanely uninspired and rushed, there is not really any memorable melody to be found, it's mostly loud and "epic".
The minimal use of synths is also something that left a very bitter taste to me.

Bonus track ;)

(https://twitter.com/GameOST/status/842357391815516160)

It's not like his soundtrack was any better. ;) The one true highlight for the series was when they brought Christopher Lennertz to score some DLC. Jack Wall wrote some pretty decent tunes too, but nothing out of the ordinary. Oh well, not that this was unexpected. Bioware has a history with poor composer choices for their games ( Inon "i-can-think-of-anybody-worse-in-the-whole-industry" Zur )

Thx for sharing !!

So you have played the game already, huh?
Early access is available now, so it's possible that they did.

Or they're just repeating what everybody else is saying. OMG THE FACIAL ANIMATIONS ARE SHIT!

Remember these are the people that gave Fallout 4 a 9/10.

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Bonus track ;)

(https://twitter.com/GameOST/status/842357391815516160)
Sascha Dikiciyan is probably just upset that he got passed over to take the reins by new blood. Sorry, but his liking this doesn't prove anything.

And saying something is the worst of an entire year of releases when we're only in March is pretty embarrassing on your behalf, mate.

YEAHYEAHYEAH thank you!

anyone have the album cover art in higher resolution? 1500x1500 or something around.

Thank God I can still enjoy music

As for the cover, that's the only one for now, comes with the deluxe edition soundtrack donwload. Bioware will probably release it later on HQ or someone else will recreate it.

I am sorry, i have listened to this release and in fairness, it is pretty bland. I mean yeah some tracks sound like they are about to build up to something good, but overall this release is pretty disappointing. Then again, maybe the gamerip will be much better. That i can't say. But i do hope the entire score is better than what i'm hearing thus far, otherwise bioware pretty much dropped the ball in the music department.

many thanks!

I'm also getting the "chunk out of file" error when I try to convert the WAV's to FLAC/ALAC. Hope there's a solution or fix soon enough...

Thanks for the upload anyway, OP :)

I've tried two sources (my own and a friend downloading it from Mass Effect archives), both 902 MB, and both are throwing errors in dBpoweramp. It's likely a bad mixing or upload on their part. I'm trying to submit the problem on their feedback right now. The original files converted for me in LameXP.

That said, yeah this isn't my favorite ME score, and reminds me a lot of Inquisition's stuff. I preferred the Vangelis-like synths from the first game, which is also my favorite from the trilogy. However, DAI had a lot of good unreleased music. I forgot this composer worked on the Maze Runner score (that I liked) so I'm hoping there is more.

Mirrors for 24bit FLAC from apollo.rip private tracker (~600 Mb):

MEGA:

https://mega.nz/#!hAUVSR4Q!Ct3-gGKFwtSZ4vgKZ9ZdlsY9r5o5i0z_Kz7oUXRH44E

YANDEX:

https://yadi.sk/d/aQaiBCcp3G2dC3

Which I'm sure is missing the same chunk ^

;)

Thanks.

Oh cool, I didn't know there was a Mass Effect movie coming out this year. Thanks for its soundtrack! =)

Oh cool, I didn't know there was a Mass Effect movie coming out this year. Thanks for its soundtrack! =)

It is not.... is a VG

It is not.... is a VG
.

The game looks like disaster, from gameplay footage plays like disaster and not even the soundtrack is any good. And I'm actually pretty forgiving.
Welp. Not like I ever cared about Mass Effect much, but at the very least I had some music to listen to from this series at times.
Also, I've seen someone run around in a certain point in the game, and the running animation made me lose my shit. I haven't laughed that good in a long time.

Thank you!

Thanks!

Thx for the share!

But the new ME:A soundtrack is rather blend and doesn't quite sound like Mass Effect... This could be the soundtrack of any genereic modern shooter/ action adventure.

Too bad the great synth score of Mass Effect is a thing of the past. They should've hired the composers of STRANGER THINGS instead! (Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein)

Or just listen to the MAN OF STEEL soundtrack, it is mostly orchestral but at least sounds a lot like Mass Effect, especially the Krypton related music.

Fuck yeah! Thanks!

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Also thank you for uploading to Mega. Also I don't understand why anyone would upload to anything other than Mega, it's borderline inconsiderate to do otherwise imo.

about damn time you posed this

And I thank you, sir, for making this readily available so that we might form our own opinions on it.

Thank you for the upload!

I don't think this is the worst score of the year, as a few are claiming right now, but I largely found it uninteresting.
If you put this score in a film about space I probably wouldn't notice, there's not much on this release that takes pointers from the previous games... But I may have to go back myself and see if I'm wrong on that.

Thank you.

Guess now I won't have to download the OST when I get my copy. It's a bummer the deluxe doesn't come with a physical CD.

I wasn't expecting much from when this score when I heard Paesano was hired. Still puzzled by it, too; that's the guy they chose when they could've gotten just about anyone from Hollywood? His music has always been forgettable trailer loops that apes other composers' styles. Here's hoping it gets better on repeat listens.

faaaaaantastic, great thanx !!!

Thanks! :)

Awesome, thanks!

I still don't get why they hired Paesano. I admit I literally got upset when I heard that news but I hoped this could turn out to be like DAI. But it didn't. Very disappointed.

Thank you so much, really appreciate this a lot :)

Thanks a million!

It is not.... is a VG

That's the joke.

https://twitter.com/TheXbone/status/842236827356549120?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

https://twitter.com/Nibellion/status/842305572703739904/photo/1

https://twitter.com/TypeANumber2/status/842125423819513859?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

https://twitter.com/stillgray/status/840726296250335232?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

https://twitter.com/LiteralSalt/status/840335673236299776?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

https://twitter.com/stillgray/status/840582883777568768?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

So easy to be an ass in the internet.

I still don't get why they hired Paesano. I admit I literally got upset when I heard that news but I hoped this could turn out to be like DAI. But it didn't. Very disappointed.

My feelings exactly.

https://twitter.com/TheXbone/status/842236827356549120?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

https://twitter.com/Nibellion/status/842305572703739904/photo/1

https://twitter.com/TypeANumber2/status/842125423819513859?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

https://twitter.com/stillgray/status/840726296250335232?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

https://twitter.com/LiteralSalt/status/840335673236299776?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

https://twitter.com/stillgray/status/840582883777568768?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
I guess there's always one village idiot that's late to the meme party.

Thanks!!

I guess there's always one village idiot that's late to the meme party.
ha-ha, thanks)
now i know which my status should be

Thanks!

Didn't play the game yet and I was also wondering about the soundtrack, thanks mate.

Thank you very much!

Thank you

Thank you! ^_^

Thank you for this upload :)

After listening to every track i'm very disappointed. The OST feels absolutely uninspired and forgettable.
The music from the original composers was gold. Even the music for the dlc's was memoriable, but this ..
I'm just sad.

Thanks

Thank you!

Can anyone mirror? Links don't seem to be working.

Specifically looking for the Mp3 version.

Thanks!

I've purchased the Super Deluxe edition but can't seem to figure out where to download my OST, so thanks much for this.

I've purchased the Super Deluxe edition but can't seem to figure out where to download my OST, so thanks much for this.

You can get it here
https://masseffectarchives.com

You need to sign up with your account that will play the game (PSN, Xbox Gamertag, Origin account)

But I think you need to have played the game a bit, not the EA trail thing

Thank you!

Awful OST tbh. Not one memorable track.

Thanks!

muchas gracias.

Thanks!!! :D

Thank You :)

Thank you :)

Thanks

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https://twitter.com/TheXbone/status/842236827356549120?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

https://twitter.com/Nibellion/status/842305572703739904/photo/1

https://twitter.com/TypeANumber2/status/842125423819513859?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

https://twitter.com/stillgray/status/840726296250335232?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

https://twitter.com/LiteralSalt/status/840335673236299776?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

https://twitter.com/stillgray/status/840582883777568768?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

This is why I don't pre order lmao.

Thank you! But as has been stated, this is a fairly awful soundtrack. ME1's OST I thought was amazing but it seems like everything about this one is uninspired sadly. I'll still give it a go once it gets to $40 or below though. Should be patched up by then too. Sad about the music unless eventually we'll get some ambient tracks on day.

While I do agree it does not live up to the soundtracks from ME1 - ME3 (Suicide Mission still plays today in my head, also An End Once and For All), it still has some good moments.

I really enjoyed the following two pieces:

- A Better Beginning

Especially from 2:40 onwards when the theme starts building momentum, if you check 3:15 a very light melody in the background (brass going slowly up and down) resembles some parts of the Suicide Mission or at least nods to them.

- A Trail of Hope

Probably the best one on the whole soundtrack. It at least gives me some thematic feeling and not just epic ups and downs with string and horns.

- Remnant

Don't know why but this one sticks to me. Mostly because of the build up between 0:20 and 1:10 that starts exploding and 1:15 and developing into an awesome track.

But honorable mentions also include:

- Vault
- Exiled

The rest pretty much slips me. While some of it is good, I definitely won't be humming a lot of these melodies. Bear in mind that I started playing ME1 - ME3 after listening to the ME2 soundtrack. Can't help but wonder that this is a trend, strong non-orchestral tracks that just don't have any life in them anymore. While I do like the style, I just can't help to miss the good old days sometimes where the Zimmer (still like him as a composer) and Tron Legacy (adore the soundtrack) effect weren't so popular yet.

Thank you very much!

Hoping for a gamerip soon, the combat music is pretty good, combines ME1 and ME3 combat music.

Yeah from what the sounds of it, the music im hearing ingame is better than the ost. Hope this frostbite version is dumpable soon.

Thanks very much.

Thank you for sharing!

Yeah from what the sounds of it, the music im hearing ingame is better than the ost. Hope this frostbite version is dumpable soon.

Agreed, the exploration music is quite good. Whats the issue with game-ripping frostbite if I may ask? :)

Agreed, the exploration music is quite good. Whats the issue with game-ripping frostbite if I may ask? :)Nobody's found a way to extract the music from the game yet. I've poked around in the data files and they seem to be stored in .toc/.sb files which can't be opened. The only workaround is if some brave soul records the music directly from the game using Audacity or some other software.

Apparently the previous frostbite tools need to be updated to support andromeda.

Thanks.

Sooooo, any news on Frosbite rips tool things? Cuase the best music really is ingame, the last mission's score is quite heroic and exciting

Thanks!

Thanks for the up, Tosheii!

Sooooo, any news on Frosbite rips tool things? Cuase the best music really is ingame, the last mission's score is quite heroic and exciting

Not 100% sure. There's some early work at modding/file structure over here (https://zenhax.com/viewtopic.php?p=22050#p22050). If I see anything I'll link it here though.

not bad at all. i like 3 songs so far.

Thanks!

Thank you!!

Not 100% sure. There's some early work at modding/file structure over here (https://zenhax.com/viewtopic.php?p=22050#p22050). If I see anything I'll link it here though.That's some very good progress. I found all the music files using it, but there doesn't seem to be a way to extract them into a usable format.

thanks!

Thanks.

Thanks tosheii for the share!

thanks

Thanks!!

Thanks !

Thank you!!

Thank you.

I guess anon.click is down for me. Can anyone provide direct links or re-upload it?
Haven't saw links at page 3.