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LORD OF THE RINGS "Chance Thomas composes a collection of masterpieces for Lord of the Rings."~ Tolkien Online"Distinctive musical themes for each of the epic's races."~ New York Times"Chance managed to capture the very feel of the books in his music. I experienced the heat of the forge where Sauron made the One Ring, the cool depth of the Dwarven homes, and the high spirits of the Hobbits in their Shire."~ Game Industry News"Music . . . drawn from the very pen of Tolkien's writings, ringing of truth to anyone familiar with its pages."~ Game Developer MagazineBEST OF THE BEST: A TRIBUTE TO GAME MUSIC "Medal of Honor Improvisation, arranged by Chance Thomas, is a beautiful and technically impressive piano performance of the memorable theme from Medal of Honor."~ Music4Games"Medal of Honor Improvisation by Chance Thomas is a subtle and brilliantly evocative piece."~ Adrenaline Vault"A recreation of Michael Giacchino's MEDAL OF HONOR theme. Thomas takes the work...and improvises it on the piano. It's a heartfelt rendition and lays the soul of the music on the table."~ Deseret Morning News< MARVEL: ULTIMATE ALLIANCE "A soundtrack that's just fantastic."~ GameSpot"The music is beautifully orchestrated, melding perfectly with each map's motif."~ Yahoo Games"With a soundtrack that sounds like it was plucked straight from a Hollywood movie, Marvel: Ultimate Alliance grabs your attention from the first frame."~ TEAM XBOX< PETER JACKSON'S KING KONG "Extraordinary...a two-hour orchestral soundtrack beautifully composed by Chance Thomas and performed by the Northwest Sinfonia orchestra."~ USA TODAY"The music in the game was incredible, with a moving and expressive theme that set an amazing tone for the game."~ GameZone"All of Chance's music has been validated by Peter Jackson... The soundtrack has been universally praised."~ Business Week"10/10; The game features a full orchestral score that seems like it could easily have been taken from the film."~ GameSpot"Epic, huge, majestic, wonderful...the score compliments the gameplay flawlessly."~ Game Chronicles"It sounds incredible! [King Kong] is an emotional videogame with real artistic merit and some of the best audio ever heard. The atmospheric music, amazing ambient noises and vicious wildlife all help give King Kong's first-person segments an especially vivid, terrifying quality."~ IGN"10/10; Fantastic voice acting, sound effects and music."~ MTV"Thomas composed a score that is more on the scale of an epic motion picture...Thomas' main theme is very prominant in the game; it is a sweeping, tragic theme that brings out the power of Kong, but also works for the more emotional side of the story...with a very cinematic feel that makes one forget it comes from a game context. Thomas' use of a strong percussion section behind the orchestra gives the music a great sense of urgency and adventure while creating an exotic and mysterious setting for the game...The size of this production is still astounding, and the resulting sound showcases the effort Thomas and the orchestra and choir put into it."~ SoundtrackNet< X-MEN: THE OFFICIAL GAME "The gameplay is accompanied by a majestic score. It has the unmistakable sound of X-MEN about it with subtle cues to fit the onscreen action."~ Game Chronicles"The background music fits the game's theme well."~ PGNX Media"A solid musical score that keeps the game in line."~ GameZoneTHE CHUBBCHUBBS "The ChubbChubbs are coming!!! And they won an Oscar™! The ChubbChubbs, the delightful short that preceded Men in Black 2 in theaters, contains a wonderful score by video game music maestro Chance Thomas."~ Cinescape Magazine"Chance Thomas, the award-winning composer most widely known for his innovative work in interactive games, has created the music for The ChubbChubbs. Chance did some wild renditions of some well known songs for ChubbChubbs, plus a wonderful musical score."~ Soundtrack.net"Thomas' fingers brush the black and white keys the way one examines fine silk, with enough skill to write the music for an Oscar™-winning movie. Through his company HUGEsound, Thomas composed the music for The ChubbChubbs [which] picked up this year's Academy Award."~ Fresno Bee"Chance Thomas' music for The ChubbChubbs is fantastic."~ Press World< LEFT BEHIND: ETERNAL FORCES "The soundtrack is excellent, a top-notch effort by videogame soundtrack veteran Chance Thomas."~ Game Revolution"Another exciting and impressive score from a composer who is a master of his art."~ Film Music Bulletin"If you thought the soundtrack had a powerful effect in a movie, you should see what the soundtrack of a videogame does... This is a wonderful one. Composer Chance Thomas has done a very good job of making strong, sometimes majestic, sometimes lovely, but mostly onward-driving music for the game."~ Author Orson Scott Card, quoted in Virginia's Rhino Times"The musical score is subtle but effective, lending an atmosphere to the game that always sits just outside of your awareness."~ IGN"And the musical score is amazing... Changes between normal music and combat [modes] are seamless and actually gets the blood flowing. It's pretty impressive."~ Gamers InfoQUEST FOR GLORY V "The music is astonishing, invigorating and inspiring . . . the finest I've ever heard in a PC game. It figures, Emmy Award-winning Chance Thomas composed the music and conducted the orchestra."~ AOL/Ant Network Game Reviews"What games have you been listening to lately? Today's state of the art in the $[multi]-billion gaming industry is represented by such soundtracks as Chance Thomas' orchestral arrangements on Quest for Glory V."~ Entertainment Weekly"A stellar musical performance by multi award-winner Chance Thomas."~ PC GamerFEATURES "Chance Thomas is a composer's composer. He is musically educated, technically astute, and is more passionate about music than just about anyone."~ Gamasutra"A sudden, symphonic crash . . . ominous strings and thunderous brass . . . wind instruments and a quiet swelling of voices . . . the aural stream is unrelenting! More than a composer, Thomas is also an ambitious champion of the artistic potential in game music."~ Adrenaline Vault"They say first impressions set the stage; Chance must be eternally in the first impression mode . . . it is so exciting to hear his music for the first time."~ Firewalk Digital"Chance Thomas' score is bold and powerful . . . reminiscent of refined Zimmer with a touch of Goldsmith."~ Music from the MoviesAnd many more . . . |