Happy (Belated) Birthday, George Oldziey!
The Wing Commander CIC reports that George Oldziey, who composed the soundtrack for Ultima 9 (in addition to Wing Commander 3 and Wing Commander 4), celebrated his birthday this week…back on the 15th.
Oldziey, who is (surprise, surprise!) Austin, Texas-based, has also scored several feature-length films (Shorts, Sin City, Kill Bill…) and a few other video games (Red Faction: Guerrilla, Crimson Alliance…). The boys of the CIC suggest checking out this Crimson Alliance trailer to catch some of Oldziey’s orchestral stylings; see for yourself how it compares to the soundtracks of the above-listed Origin games
I’m sure he’s good, but no one beats The Fat Man (except maybe Nobuo, Yuzo, or whoever was responsible for the music for Castlevania I/II and Megaman I/II).
Also, more glowing shit around people in Crimson Alliance? NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Dig the dissonance of The Column and the pitch bends of Moongate. I also think he’s one of the few people who “get” Stones, although the phrasing of the first half is rather staccato, perhaps to help it achieve a more medieval character.