{"id":11439,"date":"2011-03-17T17:06:28","date_gmt":"2011-03-17T07:06:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/power-up.space\/?p=11439"},"modified":"2011-03-17T17:06:28","modified_gmt":"2011-03-17T07:06:28","slug":"legendary-composer-hans-zimmer-contributes-to-riveting-crysis-2-score","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/?p=11439","title":{"rendered":"LEGENDARY COMPOSER HANS ZIMMER CONTRIBUTES TO RIVETING CRYSIS 2 SCORE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>EA and Crytek have teamed up with legendary composer Hans Zimmer, who created part of the dramatic score for the critically acclaimed first-person shooter <em>Crysis 2. <\/em>Recognized worldwide for his work on blockbuster films like \u201cInception\u201d and \u201cThe Dark Knight\u201d, Zimmer and his team featuring Lorne Balfe worked with the existing composers Borislav Slavov and Tilman Sillescu to create the intense and dramatic score for <em>Crysis 2 <\/em>which sets the tone for the game\u2019s backdrop of a devastated New York City in 2023.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Gamers can hear the soundtrack when <em>Crysis 2<\/em> hits stores on March 24 in Australia and March 25 in New Zealand or by downloading the <em>Crysis 2<\/em> Multiplayer Demo, which debuts today on the PlayStation\u00ae3 computer entertainment system. The soundtrack will also be available for download on iTunes, Amazon and other music retailers on March 22<sup>nd<\/sup>.\u00a0 Fans can preview the intro of the soundtrack at <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/soundcloud.com\/nettwerkmusicgroup\/hans-zimmer-crysis-2-intro\">http:\/\/soundcloud.com\/nettwerkmusicgroup\/hans-zimmer-crysis-2-intro<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was drawn to <em>Crysis 2<\/em> because of Crytek\u2019s passion for the project and the world they created,\u201d said Hans Zimmer. \u201cAnd I am very happy with the outcome of our collaboration.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gamers who pre-order <em>Crysis 2<\/em> today will receive an automatic upgrade at no additional cost to the <em>Crysis 2<\/em> Limited Edition*, available while supplies last. The Limited Edition gives gamers a leg up on day one &#8212; <strong>all classes are immediately unlocked<\/strong> as well as three additional in-game multiplayer unlocks are available from the get-go, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>SCAR Hologram Decoy<\/strong> &#8211; This special attachment to the SCAR will project a hologram image of the player, allowing them to confuse their opponents with the decoy.<\/li>\n<li><strong>SCAR Weapon Skin<\/strong> &#8211; This digital camouflage skin will allow players to add a personalized touch to one of the more popular assault rifles in the game.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Platinum Dog Tag<\/strong> &#8211; This special one-of-a-kind dog tag is one of over 250 that will be collectible in <em>Crysis 2<\/em> multiplayer, helping to separate you from the rest of the field.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em>Crysis 2 <\/em>arrives on the Xbox 360\u00ae videogame and entertainment system, PlayStation 3 and PC on March 24 in Australia and March 25 in New Zealand.\u00a0 For more information, visit the official game website at <a title=\"http:\/\/www.ea.com\/au\/crysis-2\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ea.com\/au\/crysis-2\">http:\/\/www.ea.com\/au\/crysis-2<\/a> , <a title=\"http:\/\/www.ea.com\/nz\/crysis-2-nz\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ea.com\/nz\/crysis-2-nz\">http:\/\/www.ea.com\/nz\/crysis-2-nz<\/a>, the official <em>Crysis<\/em> community web site at <a href=\"http:\/\/mycrysis.com\/\">http:\/\/mycrysis.com<\/a>, follow the development team on Twitter at <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/crysis\">http:\/\/twitter.com\/crysis<\/a> or on Facebook at <a href=\"http:\/\/facebook.com\/crysis\">http:\/\/facebook.com\/crysis<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EA and Crytek have teamed up with legendary composer Hans Zimmer, who created part of the dramatic score for the critically acclaimed first-person shooter Crysis 2. Recognized worldwide for his work on blockbuster films like \u201cInception\u201d and \u201cThe Dark Knight\u201d, Zimmer and his team featuring Lorne Balfe worked with the existing composers Borislav Slavov and<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/?p=11439\">Read More\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11439","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-game-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11439","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=11439"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11439\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11449,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11439\/revisions\/11449"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11439"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=11439"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=11439"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}