SCORING THE LATEST 'FULL SPECTRUM WARRIOR' VIDEOGAME
Issue: Audio - April 2006

SCORING THE LATEST 'FULL SPECTRUM WARRIOR' VIDEOGAME

LOS ANGELES - Composer Garry Schyman (www.garryschyman.com) has created the original score for the upcoming THQ videogame, Full Spectrum Warrior: Ten Hammers, developed by Pandemic Studios (www.pandemicstudios.com). The score blends Middle-Eastern instrumentation with additional orchestral sounds to create an authentic, immersive soundtrack that enhances the drama and emotional experience of the player’s actions onscreen.

To ensure authenticity, Schyman recorded leading Arabic instrumentalists and vocalists for the project.
The new release is the sequel to 2004’s combat simulation title, Full Spectrum Warrior. Ten Hammers is available for Xbox, PlayStation 2 and Windows PCs (www.fullspectrumwarrior.com).

“Our vision for the music on FSW2 was a subtle mix of western military themes and Middle-Eastern timbres,” says Pandemic audio director David Rovin. “Garry understood immediately what we were shooting for, and he nailed it. In some pieces he leaned more on the traditional orchestral ideas, weaving in subtle ethnic sounds. In others, he let the Arabic instrumentalists and vocalists create the dominant atmosphere.”


Schyman also worked on THQ’s Destroy All Humans!, developed by Pandemic Studios as well.