Joel Goldsmith Scores Call of Duty 3
Third composer in as many games, eh?
Published: July 28, 2006
A game's score can be nearly as important as what's said or done in the game itself -- if done properly. Activision scored a major coup when they pulled Michael Giacchino from his run on EA's Medal of Honor series, tapping his talents for both the first PC and console versions of the Medal of Honor debut. It worked fantastically, of course; Giacchino had been doing this for a while now, and his score was fantastic stuff; moving, powerful, and perfectly suited to the game.
Except when Call of Duty 2: Big Red One and the subtitle-free PC version of the game came along, Giacchino was nowhere to be found. In his place was Graeme Revell, who has scored countless action movies. It was a smart move considering the game's shift toward a singular vision of one guy all the way through the game, and the action focus that the series took the second time out.
Now, then, for the third game. Rather than a subtitled cop-out, it would appear that even the current-gen stuff is going to be something of a reflection of the next-gen and PC versions of the game. Though this probably means we'll have two wildly different reviews when it comes time for them come November, it also means the score will probably be fairly similar (though, finally, we'll be able to appreciate a proper 5.1 surround sound experience on a PlayStation platform). It won't however, be penned by a familiar name. Neither Giacchino nor Revell are coming back to score the third game, and instead the duty will fall to Joel Goldsmith.
If the full name doesn't sound familiar, you could be forgiven; Joel has spenT most of his 20-something year career giving the ears a little something to digest for TV programs rather than WWII games or action flicks. The last name, though, might just ring a bell. Goldsmith, as in Jerry Goldsmith, Joel's dearly departed pop, who scored... well, the list is too huge to mention here. Though Joel has stuck to stuff like Stargate SG-1 and Stargate: Atlantis, he's taking a stab at giving Activision's third Call of Duty game a little punch.
“Goldsmith is one of the most versatile and talented music composers in the business and we’re excited to have him on board for Call of Duty 3,” gushed Tim Riley, Activision’s Worldwide Executive of Music. “Fans know to expect a ‘cinematically intense’ experience from the Call of Duty franchise – Goldsmith is the man for the job.”
We'll cough up more info on Call of Duty 3 -- and it's soundtrack -- in the next few months. Check back regularly!
Except when Call of Duty 2: Big Red One and the subtitle-free PC version of the game came along, Giacchino was nowhere to be found. In his place was Graeme Revell, who has scored countless action movies. It was a smart move considering the game's shift toward a singular vision of one guy all the way through the game, and the action focus that the series took the second time out.
Now, then, for the third game. Rather than a subtitled cop-out, it would appear that even the current-gen stuff is going to be something of a reflection of the next-gen and PC versions of the game. Though this probably means we'll have two wildly different reviews when it comes time for them come November, it also means the score will probably be fairly similar (though, finally, we'll be able to appreciate a proper 5.1 surround sound experience on a PlayStation platform). It won't however, be penned by a familiar name. Neither Giacchino nor Revell are coming back to score the third game, and instead the duty will fall to Joel Goldsmith.
If the full name doesn't sound familiar, you could be forgiven; Joel has spenT most of his 20-something year career giving the ears a little something to digest for TV programs rather than WWII games or action flicks. The last name, though, might just ring a bell. Goldsmith, as in Jerry Goldsmith, Joel's dearly departed pop, who scored... well, the list is too huge to mention here. Though Joel has stuck to stuff like Stargate SG-1 and Stargate: Atlantis, he's taking a stab at giving Activision's third Call of Duty game a little punch.
“Goldsmith is one of the most versatile and talented music composers in the business and we’re excited to have him on board for Call of Duty 3,” gushed Tim Riley, Activision’s Worldwide Executive of Music. “Fans know to expect a ‘cinematically intense’ experience from the Call of Duty franchise – Goldsmith is the man for the job.”
We'll cough up more info on Call of Duty 3 -- and it's soundtrack -- in the next few months. Check back regularly!
