![]() ![]() Thankfully, Soule manages to stay on the right side of the divide. Such monumentalism comes with its own set of dangers though, as the border separating the sublime and the ridiculous is thin. Instead, it establishes a majestic presence that feels unstoppable in its heroic might. Birds of Prey moves at a comparatively slow pace, not trying to impress through agitated energy. ![]() However, Soule pulls off this unexpected feat and writes a work of astounding weight and import.įrom “The Engagement” onwards, Soule shows that he is far more interested in achieving a sense of overwhelming awe and grandeur, rather than putting into sound the dizzying motion of combat planes darting through the skies (something that Giacchino’s Secret Weapons Over Normandy was concerned with). It’s a very lofty ambition, particularly for an artist whose oeuvre is characterised so often by atmospheric meanderings. ![]() ![]() The IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey soundtrack is Soule’s most obvious attempt to write a score in reference of classical music’s great masters. In many of his previous scores, Soule displayed his classical ambitions, realised to varying degrees of success. What Soule attempts is to monumentalise the conflict he’s underscoring – even more so than Giacchino’s Medal of Honor: Frontline. However, Soule’s IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey soundtrack found an approach both novel and rooted in the composer’s previous works. True, the game itself didn’t add anything new video games’ depiction of the clash between Allied and Axis forces. However, his fantastic action material on Total Annihilation had a militaristic ferocity and soaring momentum that made him a logical choice to score a flight combat game such as Birds of Prey. Jeremy Soule hadn’t worked on a WWII game before Birds of Prey and the same year’s Order of War. Especially Michael Giacchino’s oeuvre had been a potent display of how to put war into music in various ways. As such, game music fans had witnessed many different approaches to underscoring this most devastating of armed conflicts. IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey arrived at the tail end of the World War II game genre’s huge popularity. IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey Soundtrack, Jeremy Soule, 2009 ![]()
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