Posted on June 25, 2008 - Filed Under Hidden Object, Industry News |
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Big Fish Games has teamed up with SomaTone Interactive Audio to bring a live orchestra to it’s latest casual game, Hidden Expedition: Amazon. The music in the game was produced by SomaTone Interactive Audio and the Berlin Film Orchestra. 
SomaTone managing partner, Kane Minkus, states, “We set out to show Casual Games can now have affordable soundtracks that provides gorgeous production values! Working with the orchestra to record this music was not only amazing in itself, but brought a dimension to the game that really complimented the already incredible artwork. Casual Game music really lends itself well to live orchestra performance and the audience is already responding. The title has sold really well since launch and users are enjoying an audio backdrop that helps to create a much more believable, cinematic, immersive world. We believe it makes a huge difference to the perception of the quality and enjoyment of the overall product; making the game truly a remarkable all around experience.”
Music can be an important part of a game and to have a live orchestra perform the music is really exciting. The music can add to the feel of the game. Orchestra music could be a great addition to a hidden object game. As players are searching for the object, it can be soothing to have good music in the background.
Press Release Follows:
San Francisco – June 24, 2008 – SomaTone Interactive Audio has teamed up with Big Fish Games to produce the first ever, live orchestra music score for a downloadable casual game. Hidden Expedition: Amazon, which was released Friday, June 21st, incorporates original music compositions, composed and recorded by the SomaTone Interactive Audio team, with the world famous Berlin Film Orchestra.
Always striving to stay on the cutting edge of the hugely growing casual games market, the SomaTone team traveled to Berlin, Germany to collaborate with the Film Orchestra in order to create the innovative soundtrack you can now hear in Hidden Expedition: Amazon.
SomaTone managing partner, Kane Minkus, states, “We set out to show Casual Games can now have affordable soundtracks that provides gorgeous production values! Working with the orchestra to record this music was not only amazing in itself, but brought a dimension to the game that really complimented the already incredible artwork. Casual Game music really lends itself well to live orchestra performance and the audience is already responding. The title has sold really well since launch and users are enjoying an audio backdrop that helps to create a much more believable, cinematic, immersive world. We believe it makes a huge difference to the perception of the quality and enjoyment of the overall product; making the game truly a remarkable all around experience.”
SomaTone is working on more projects with Big Fish, which will be announced over the coming months.
SomaTone interactive Audio is a top provider of audio for Video Games & Interactive Media. They are one of the most sought after teams providing Original Music, Sound Design, VO, Localization, Audio Integration and Mixing. SomaTone incorporates talents from different parts of the professional audio world and uses unique, creative approaches to enhance the working relationship, process, and results. Some of which includes Laban Movement Analysis, Neuro Linguistics, and Creative Systems Theory. SomaTone is known for their reliability, creativity, and professionalism. For more information on SomaTone, please visit http://www.somatone.com.
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