The Best Video Game soundtrack
Krazykaleb | Las Vegas | 03/11/2010
(5 out of 5 stars)
"This soundtrack is on par with many great action/adventure film soundtracks. If you love Firefly, Indiana Jones and Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon. You will love this CD.
I wish Halo Fans knew what there missing."
Fantastic score for a fantastic game
Brian C. | 02/26/2010
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Following his score for "Uncharted: Drake's Fortune", composer Greg Edmonson returns to accompany Nathan Drake on his latest adventure, "Uncharted 2: Among Thieves".
With "Drake's Fortune", Edmonson provided a rich score that perfectly matched the lush, colorful jungle environments from the game. While it did have some nice themes, the score mostly felt like background music/underscore, with little identity from track to track. It's incredibly effective within the game, and is enjoyable enough to listen to, but overall, it just lacked a certain something.
However, with "Among Thieves", Edmonson outdid himself. As the locales have changed for the game, as has the sound, though the style is very much the same as the first score, so they fit together well. This time around, Edmonson gives the score a more exotic, Oriental feel, though he never relies on any cliches one might expect of such a score. Also, the "Among Thieves" score offers more in the way of melody, utilizing more of "Nate's Theme" than its predecessor really did. The action cues here are also top-notch, each with their own sound and identity, and aren't quite as interchangeable as the action music from the first game.
And more specifically, the album was arranged well, offering a good balance between more dramatic/emotional/low-key tracks and the action cues. Additionally, the soundtrack album released by Sumthing Else has three new tracks not available on the previously-released digital album.
In the end, "Uncharted 2: Among Thieves" is an exciting and exotic listening experience, a wonderful score composed for an equally wonderful game."
Great soundtrack
Milo Price | USA | 03/20/2010
(5 out of 5 stars)
"This is a truly epic soundtrack that perfectly sets the mood for the game.
If you already had the digital version, it probably isn't worth buying another copy for the exclusive tracks (you can download them separately from Sumething Else) anyway. The packaging seems perfunctory and cheap, and there's no detailed cover booklet. The tracks they added are great, although I really wish they'd kept them in the original release. The prior release also means that the new tracks are inserted after the end credits song even on the CD, if you care about that sort of thing."
Track Listings (23) - Disc #1