Uru soundtrack now available

Written by Marek Bronstring — December 18, 2003 at 17:22

"Spokane, Washington – December 17th, 2003 – Cyan Worlds, Inc., developers of the multi-million selling MYST® franchise, today announced that the highly acclaimed soundtrack for URU: Ages Beyond MYST® is now available at Amazon. Composed and produced by Tim Larkin, the soundtrack features over 50 minutes of original music including bonus tracks from future updates to URU Live content. The CD also features a special "URU: The Makers" video and exclusive interviews with Tim Larkin and Rand Miller.

In creating the musical score for URU: Ages Beyond MYST®, Tim Larkin has composed a unique experience for the listener by blending a wide range of ethnic as well as Western musical instruments and styles. Encompassing World music, New Age, Classical, Folk, Indian, Middle-Eastern and Native American, the score represents a multitude of musical cultures and is a hybrid of diversity that breaks new ground for soundtracks in games. Several exotic instruments are used in partnership to create the otherworldly atmosphere and themes of URU: Ages Beyond MYST including the cathartic sounds of the duduk, Indonesian gamelan, African harp, Aboriginal didgeridoo and Fujara.

Tim Larkin's previous sound design and game score credits include RivenTM, JRR Tolkien's Middle Earth (Sierra Online), Quest for Glory V, and Prince of Persia III. As well, he was the sound designer for the Academy Award winning CG animated short The ChubbChubbs!TM, developed and produced by Sony Pictures' Imageworks. His other cinematic projects include sound design for Doug Chiang's (Star Wars Episode I and II Art Director) Robot: Reign Of Machines, trumpet for Martin Scorsese's Memphis Blues and Lucas' Industrial Light and Magic."

More information on the soundtrack to Uru: Ages Beyond Myst can be found here.