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[Herr Sovereign]

                                                  Requiem of a Reaper: Official Clint Mansell Thread V2
                                                                 The Composer of Mass Effect 3            
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OP's Note: If anyone would like to help and update this thread with the latest info regarding Clint Mansell's involvement with Mass Effect 3 and related news, please send me a message and I will be glad to incorporate it. Any help will be much appreciated and properly credited.  
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Recent Updates

Feburary 9 - Clint Mansell confirms his musical involvement in his first major video game: Mass Effect 3. In a Quietus interview, he briefly describes the nature of composing music for a video game:

"As I was saying about Public Enemy and re-working old hip-hop tunes for Requiem, and kind of re-working old ballet tunes for Black Swan, with something like Mass Effect you're more like a DJ, with all these elements. You've got the holding pattern, then the big explosion where you need the score to kick in. Then you need to take it off on a tangent. You've got all these different elements that change depending on what the player does. You have to figure out an overall symphony, but be able to break it down into component parts. You can bring the pain when required."  - Clint Mansell

Source: thequietus.com/articles/05670-clint-mansell-interview-black-swan

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Example of Musical Compositions 

Requiem For A Dream - Lux Auterna: www.youtube.com/watch

The Fountain - Death is the Road to Awe: www.youtube.com/watch 

Moon - Welcome To Lunar Industries: www.youtube.com/watch 

Smokin' Aces - Dead Reckoning: www.youtube.com/watch


OP's Note: Will add more later. 
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Scoring Credits

• Pi, 1998                                                  
• Requiem for a Dream, 2000
• World Traveler, 2001
• The Hole, 2001
• Knockaround Guys, 2001
• Rain, 2001
• Abandon, 2002
• Murder by Numbers, 2002
• Sonny, 2002
• The Hire: Ticker, 2002
• 11:14, 2003
• Suspect Zero, 2004
• Sahara, 2004
• Doom, 2005
• The Fountain, 2006
• Trust the Man, 2006
• Smokin' Aces, 2006
• Wind Chill, 2007
• In The Wall, 2007
• Definitely, Maybe, 2008
• The Wrestler, 2008
• Blood: The Last Vampire, 2009
• Moon, 2009
• L'affaire Farewell, 2009
• The Rebound, 2010
• Black Swan, 2010
• Last Night, 2010
• Faster, 2010
• Mass Effect 3, 2011

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MISC.

Clint Mansell's Official Website: www.clintmansell.com/

Clint Mansell's Official Twitter: twitter.com/#!/iamclintmansell

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Edited by Herr Sovereign, 11 April 2011 - 11:04 PM.

[xXSnak3Eat3rXx]

W.T.F

[Shotokanguy]

I wonder if Jack Wall and Sam Hulick will still be involved in some capacity.

[LPPrince]

What I want to know is where in the World is Wall of Sound?

[adam_grif]

SO GOOD.

[AdmiralCheez]

He's good, sure, but... Jack Wall!

Edited by AdmiralCheez, 10 February 2011 - 12:32 AM.

[morrie23]

Seems to be two threads about this, oh well.



I'll also add a WTF? And what happened to Jack Wall and the gang?

[Dominus]

"As I was saying about Public Enemy and re-working old hip-hop tunes for Requiem, and kind of re-working old ballet tunes for Black Swan, with something like Mass Effect you're more like a DJ, with all these elements. You've got the holding pattern, then the big explosion where you need the score to kick in. Then you need to take it off on a tangent. You've got all these different elements that change depending on what the player does. You have to figure out an overall symphony, but be able to break it down into component parts. You can bring the pain when required"

Curiouser and Curiouser... or however it's spelled. It's much more broad in theme than Clint's used to, but should be interesting.

Edited by DominusVita, 10 February 2011 - 12:34 AM.

[MrDizazta]

Oh God please let Jack Wall still involved

[Whatever42]

Remember reading a while back that Jack Wall might not be involved. I'm not sure he wanted to do it.



He writes some pretty damn haunting music, though:

[kennydahl]

Think I'll hop over to this thread as it's where most of the posts are. Was just saying earlier that "The Fountain" is one of the best soundtracks I've ever listened to. Fit the tone of the film perfectly. If he can bring that to ME3, we've got a winner on our hands...

[N7Infernox]

I sure hope they bring back themes from the first two games. :/

[MrDizazta]

All I got to say is this **** just got epic.

Edited by MrDizaztar, 10 February 2011 - 12:41 AM.

[xXSnak3Eat3rXx]

I honestly don't get all the love for Jack Wall.



Jack Wall pales in comparison to this guy.

[morrie23]

Don't get me wrong, this guy is good, but the synth! I fear it's all going to be string and piano based.

[Whatever42]

xXSnak3Eat3rXx wrote...

I honestly don't get all the love for Jack Wall.

Jack Wall pales in comparison to this guy.

We love Jack Wall because he wrote an awesome soundtrack that fit ME really well.

But listening to a "Death is the Road to Awe", I am seriously excited for ME3. That **** is amazing.

[adam_grif]

Even taking a dump is epic if it's scored with Lux Aeterna.

[xXSnak3Eat3rXx]

Another one of my favs:

Man, my anticipation for this game just went through the roof. 

[Aigyl]

adam_grif wrote...

SO GOOD.

Jack Wall is awesome, but I cannot say no to the guy who composed this masterpiece.

[MrDizazta]

I'm expecting people to die. I'm also expecting Shepard to just break down.

[cachx]

Mansell is great. But a ME without Jack Wall ?

I'm shocked.

[naledgeborn]

Smokin Aces.... and Marlon Wayans was the ish in Requiem.

[LPPrince]

I still want Wall of Sound involved. If only for cohesion and the ease of working on the whole trilogy.

[N7Infernox]

morrie23 wrote...

Don't get me wrong, this guy is good, but the synth! I fear it's all going to be string and piano based.

I 'm worried for the same exact thing.