‘The Guardian of Semerkhet’ is a particularly excellent arrangement as it showcases the complexity you would probably not have initially realised was there on paper.
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It is lovely to hear the jazzy orchestrations in full flow and the battle themes are strong. This game’s soundtrack didn’t gel with me originally as much as the previous releases and the same applies here. When we move onto ‘Chronicles’ we get the inclusion of jazzy guitars and an increase of brass. This makes big bold tracks like ‘Jeep Thrills’ a delight to enjoy whilst ‘Remember the Amulet’ basks in new choir embellishments that thicken the melody to make each note feel planted. ‘The Last Revelation’ is heavy on the Marimba and campy string stabs. Peter ConnellyĮach soundtrack has its own feel too. That can be viewed either as a positive or a negative but I personally felt that hearing all these songs in thick, luscious orchestrations was more than enough to keep me entertained. Aside from some remixes at the end of the album, this is really the only huge diversion from the original material. Her prowess and serenity balance out the huge chord sweeps of the main melody and its a lovely rendition. It also kicks off with one of its starring moments, a reworked version of ‘The Last Revelation’ with Tina Guo guest performing.
The collection features 38 tracks from the three games and it runs in chronological order. Following a long kickstarter process, key themes are given the full orchestra treatment with ‘The Dark Angel Symphony’.
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Peter Connelly scored the music for The Last Revelation, Chronicles and Angel of Darkness (4, 5 and 6 if we’re being lazy) as the series crossed over from PS1 to PS2. That original theme has long stuck in my head and as I still have the original games on PlayStation 1, I can pop the games in and enjoy the music as RedBook Audios.
I have long loved the Tomb Raider series for many things and one of those key elements was the music. A lush orchestration of some of your favourite early Tomb Raider themes from the 90’s and early 2000’s.