Original Soundtrack Composed By Jesper Kyd This awe-inspiring video game series is acclaimed for its anti-hero icon named Agent 47, it's innovative stealth/action gameplay, cutting-edge visuals, compelling storyline and i... more »ts unique, cinematic musical scores composed by Jesper Kyd. Building on the previous accomplishments of the music for the Hitman series, Jesper Kyd delivers a dynamic live orchestral score for Hitman: Blood Money, reocrded with the 150-member Budapest Symphony and Hungarian Radio Choir. In addition to composing and producing the choral and orchestral score, Kyd penned several acoustic and electronica-fused music tracks for the latest Hitman score. In short, the music style for Hitman: Blood Money is epic orchestral, electronic and a fusion of both.« less
Original Soundtrack Composed By Jesper Kyd This awe-inspiring video game series is acclaimed for its anti-hero icon named Agent 47, it's innovative stealth/action gameplay, cutting-edge visuals, compelling storyline and its unique, cinematic musical scores composed by Jesper Kyd. Building on the previous accomplishments of the music for the Hitman series, Jesper Kyd delivers a dynamic live orchestral score for Hitman: Blood Money, reocrded with the 150-member Budapest Symphony and Hungarian Radio Choir. In addition to composing and producing the choral and orchestral score, Kyd penned several acoustic and electronica-fused music tracks for the latest Hitman score. In short, the music style for Hitman: Blood Money is epic orchestral, electronic and a fusion of both.
CD Reviews
Brilliant
J. Fici | Harper Woods, MI | 06/04/2006
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Jesper Kyd is the master at mixing beautiful orchestral music with electronic beats. The music in the game suits it very well, with orchestral parts setting mood for sneaking around, and adding the electronic parts only when things get intense. The Xbox 360 version of the game lets you listen to your own music when playing any game, but with music like this I don't need to switch anything because it's that good."
Best Game music score ever!
C. S. Howell | Lancaster, CA USA | 09/29/2006
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Jesper Kyd does it again. In a world of the same breeds same, like breeds like, he breathes fresh air into the game experience. Not only does his music capture the feeling of Agent 47 and his adventures while in game play, but while listening to this soundtrack you can be imediatley whisked in your minds eye to your own game play and to how you experienced it. Jesper Kyd is the only game composer that can be called truely unique. The classical, electronic, and choral blending makes for a wonderful listen. Pick this up see and for yourself."
An eerie masterpiece - just as good even without the game.
Phillip D. Tepper | Bronx, NY | 12/17/2006
(5 out of 5 stars)
"First off, I'm sure you know by reading the other reviews, it's indeed disappointing that Ave Maria is not on the soundtrack. However, the rest of the in-game music save for the opera in the 2nd mission (since it's not an original piece), all of the tracks Jesper Kyd composed are included and aren't interrupted or faded into other tracks like in the game, making it a pleasant listen. I strongly disagree that it's too electronic. Most, except for a few tracks (which are, themselves, also quite beautiful), are all strings and wind with an eerie ambience and ghostly choir. Killing to this music in game is chilling and morbidly sensual.
However, this album isn't just for people who played the video game and enjoyed the music - it's an album for people who enjoy having a story told to them with musical instruments. You feel like something is foreboding, you feel like you're being chased, and ultimately, you feel like you're dancing on the line between life and death. If only more movie soundtracks were this epic!"
Wow!
Phillip D. Tepper | 04/03/2007
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Wow! This score is awesome. The first song starts the CD off with frantic chanting, it sounds kind of like male vs. female, meaning men are saying stuff in a weird language and women are saying stuff too, only they both are saying different things and it blends in with one another. It has a cool sound. The rest of the CD gets better and better, including 47 Attacks, Main Titles, and Rocky Mountains. This is a must buy, oh, I'm really 16. Its a long story. Anyways, look into this one and also Hitman: Contracts, which is also quite good."
Track Listings (16) - Disc #1