December 17, 2009 – Avatar movie of James Cameron director, has achieved a great result by James Horner. So it is true that the video adaptation of it to contain an equal soundrack to the film. Ubisoft developer talked with Chance Thomas composer, and gave him the task of offering sonic life game.
Thomas, who has composed music for 4-5 hours for this game, started his mission transporting his imagination in the world created by James Cameron, with those splendid special effects they used in the film. Thomas says he has an intense sense of imagination, with great enthusiasm. “Thomas says that its creative process in terms of Avatar started imagining himself immersed in the world of Pandora. „Once you feel those emotions as challenges your mind, they start to generate all sorts of musical ideas that match your emotional mood. That’s why I managed to get a favorable result. Because time pressed us with Avatar, I had to find that place very quickly. ” Since it appears as a normal part of a process, however, does not happen too often that a film director and composer work together on media projects, we mean sit down and work together. Horner and Thomas have done this. “When I asked John Landau movie producer if he could make possible a meeting between me and the film composer James Horner, the miracle happened”, reports Thomas.
Avatar the game by Ubisoft
“I met with Horner after I had written hardly a part of 60-65% of the game.” We found that some parts of Avatar were close to those of him, while other parts were points of divergence between us. For example, you can hear differences in sounds. I use Kalimba and other African acoustic instruments, adding postage, or to help align these sounds. There have been many situations like this, two different results being obtained with an individual detail revolve around the same aesthetic center. While Cameron overshadowed Thomas, during all game, Lightstorm Entartainment was involved from the very beginning. “I was told that they were looking over my demo,” says Thomas.
Great game presented in special sonic way
Orchestra recording session for Avatar: The territory of the game took place in Hollywood and Seattle, with a group of musicians that Thomas says there are some of the best in the world. Filled with effusion in front of which have worked on this project, Thomas adds: “The perfection of both performance and recording quality are comparable with the best movie scores of the world. Score of good game is nothing if is not presented in a special way. That is why Ubisoft came up with the idea that Thomas calls “a highly sophisticated multi-layer system adapted to music.” The game is not linear and that’s why the developer has created a new system that gives the musical transitions without difficulty during games statutes Thomas explains: “The music keeps track of player progress, like a conductor who is looking over your shoulder and leading music accordingly. The result of dramatic music comes like a full sensation of feeling, like an emphasis on player’s actions and choices. ”
“This score is extremely vibrant and active.” Thomas says it is exciting to listen it. „When I was young, I was very pleased to hear music of certain composers– Tchaikovsky, Kerry Livgren, John Williams, Horner (of course), James Newton, Howard and others. There are certain parts in Avatar, which I hope will give them an emotional mood like me, a new generation of music lover. “11