An in-depth look at the AoC soundtrack album
by Shawn Schuster 
Oct 8th 2008 at 10:00AM
Filed under: Fantasy, Age of Conan, Culture
Have you ever wondered what goes through the mind of a game music composer as they write the theme for our favorite games? Why was this particular piece chosen for this part of the game? Was it written with the game's lore in mind, or written beforehand, and just added to the game afterwards? In the recently released Age of Conan soundtrack album, composer Knut Avenstroup Haugen poured his heart and soul into making what could be argued as the best game soundtrack in awhile. In an article at Ten Ton Hammer, Haugen talks in-depth about his masterpiece soundtrack album, and what inspired him to make the music. Each piece is described in detail in an order relative to how you would hear them in the game. You can play and listen to six of the tracks straight from the article, to entice both AoC players and non-players alike.
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david said on 10:27AM 10-08-2008
Is this free? If not, Funcom will not get any more of my hard-earned money because they failed on AOC...
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DeathMutant said on 11:29AM 10-08-2008
AoC's soundtrack is the best I have ever heard for any game or movie. It almost makes me want to go back and play AoC again -- almost.
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GenBanks said on 1:57PM 10-08-2008
I agree, the AoC soundtrack is awesome. So many really atmospheric songs, I feel really bad that the composer's work won't be appreciated as much because of the fact that it's in a less popular game.
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