Vinphonic
05-14-2010, 12:43 AM

Download CD1 (http://www.mediafire.com/file/kzmzi2jzxji/KameoTCRCD1.7z)
Download CD2 (http://www.mediafire.com/file/om5dumjmjgz/KameoTCRCD2.7z)
Download CD3 (http://www.mediafire.com/file/mtznolcdyfm/KameoTCRCD3.7z)
Now here's a ravishing score for a fantasy game that easily stands out among all the other efforts in this genre.
In fact it is, at least in my opinion, only beaten by the score for the PS2 Game "Primal" and James Hannigan's Potter Scores.
However, the title "The Complete Recordings" might be misleading as it does not only contain music recorded with the Orchestra
but also music recorded in Steve Burke's Studio.
This isn't a problem at all since I find the tracks without the live orchestra quite charming and enchanting, they are a really
beautiful addition to the score and since most of the tracks are still orchestrated, this shouldn't bother anyone.
The music itself is quite what you would expect when listening to a fantasy score,
this one is escpecially heavy on vocals and tribal drums, but at the same time it is rather unique.
There is a certain "piratey" feel to it all, as Steve Burke himself quoted, and it even gives you an idea what Pirates of the Caribbean would have sounded like if it was done by him.
I'm not excactly a fan of The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, I prefer Los Angeles or London, but they delivered a very good peformance here.
The only complain I have with the score is that some of the tracks recorded in the studio would have sounded so much better with a live orchestra and
I can't shake off the feeling that Steve Burke intended to orchestrate everything but was hindered by production costs.
There is also some bittersweetness when I listen to it since Rare is slowly declining since they were bought by Microsoft and now
all future plans for a Kameo 2 were cancelled and Steve Burke left the Studio for good.
He did a great job on this one, his score even won some prices and awards, so it's really sad to know that he had to leave the studio.
Nonetheless, I hope you enjoy it all, it is really special.
There seems to be a problem with Track 30 of CD2 so I've reuploaded it. Hymn for Kameo (Alternate).mp3 (http://www.mediafire.com/file/tzotb5bhmjd/30. Hymn for Kameo (Alternate).mp3)
Info:
Special vocal performances by Aisling Duddy and Eveline Novakovic
Orchestra and Choir conducted by Nic Raine
Recorded and mixed by Jan Holzner
All Additional Music composed and produced by Steve Burke at Rare Studios
Quality: MP3 320 kb/s VBO
Tracks: 90
Duration: ca. 200min
Some Highlights of the Score:
- CD1 Hero's Theme (Six french horns instead of four)
- CD1 Castle Fight
- CD1 Fairy Castle
- CD1 Burned Earth
- CD1 Kameo's Quest
- CD2 Ice Mountain Onslaught
- CD2 Thorn's Pass ("Piratey")
- CD2 Forest Glade
- CD2 Camp
- CD2 Drok's Theme
- CD3 The Legend Unfolds
- CD3 The Badlands
- CD3 Final Showdown
- CD3 Ortho's Theme
- CD3 Danger in the Sky