Monday, November 30, 2009

Forza Motorsports 3 Soundtrack Available for Preorder



The powerful and engrossing soundtrack CD created by composer Lance Hayes for Forza 3 is now available for preorder from Amazon.com and Best Buy.com. The release date for the Sumthing Distribution released soundtrack is December 8th (12/08/09, just in time for the holidays). It will be in select stores as a CD release as well as from all of the usual download sites (Sumthing Digital, ITunes, Zune etc.).

Featuring cuts from the primarily ambient electronica score the FM3 OST is a collection of music for the fans that want to take the feel and experience of Forza out of the gamespace or for the listener that enjoys electronic music.

The FM3 OST track listings from the Sumthing Digital site:

1 Riding The Rail
2 Visual Installation
3 Japanese Four Star
4 Base Telemetry
5 Additional Controller
6 Superleggera
7 Dialed In
8 Elapsed Time
9 Van Air
10 Road Side
11 This Final Lap
12 X Track

Forza 3 OST Track Listing

The track listings for the upcoming Forza Motorsport 3 Soundtrack album are now available on the Sumthing Digital site. The album is due out on Tuesday December 8th (next week!).

From the Sumthing Digital site:

1 Riding The Rail (Lance Hayes)

2 Visual Installation (Lance Hayes)

3 Japanese Four Star (Lance Hayes)

4 Base Telemetry (Lance Hayes)

5 Additional Controller (Lance Hayes)

6 Superleggera (Lance Hayes)

7 Dialed In (Lance Hayes)

8 Elapsed Time (Lance Hayes)

9 Van Air (Lance Hayes)

10 Road Side (Lance Hayes)

11 This Final Lap (Lance Hayes)

12 X Track (Lance Hayes)

Cheers!

Thursday, November 19, 2009

Forza 3 Sells 1 Milllion



Looks like FM3 sales are sticking to the track. As of the 14th Forza had sold over a million copies. It's a good day for racing.

Spike TV Video Game Awards - Forza 3 Noms



I'm excited about the Forza 3 nominations in two categories for Spike TV Video Game Awards. The nominations are for Best Driving Game and Best Xbox 360 Title for 2009 and the show airs on December 12th.

If you'd like to vote you can do so here:
Best Xbox 360 Game
Best Driving Game

Check your listings for airtime on the 12th of December and wish Forza 3 luck!

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Pole Position




I'm very proud to have written the soundtrack to Forza 3. The game was a fantastic title to work on and the team was beyond amazing to work with.

Now I'm able to say that not only was it an amazing project to work on but it's on its way to becoming one of the top selling video games this year. Sales have been phenomenal. Number one in the US, number one in Xbox titles sold and number two for all games and platforms in the world for the week ending October 31st 2009.

The success lies with the game itself of course but it's a pleasure knowing that your work is both well received and adds distinction to, in it's way, a top notch project on it's way up the charts.

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Reason for Sound



An article just went live today on the Propellerhead Software website featuring some of my favorite Reason presets.

As part of the Patch Charts series it covers some of the sounds and production techniques employed on several of the tracks from the Forza 3 soundtrack. You can check it out here.

If you're not familiar Reason is a fantastic production and sound tool made by the Swedish company Propellerhead Software whose latest release is the amazing Record software.

And remember if you haven't already signed up as a fan on Facebook you can do so here.

Monday, November 2, 2009

FM3 Shoes


A little disappointed to find out that the Puma FM3 shoe is only available (so far) in Europe. Was looking forward to pointing at my feet and saying something like "this is the shoe that ties into the game that I scored". :) I'll have to see if they can be ordered.

Sunday, November 1, 2009

I have Succumb - Facebook Fan Page and Time In LA



So if you want to keep up with news and updates about me and my music you can do so on my brand new Facebook Fan Page. I will keep it updated with current and upcoming project info as well as the usual ego maniacal rants that will keep you guessing about my general sanity and overall demeanor. Well, mostly it will have updates about my work.

Also I just got back from LA and had a fine time at the Billboard Hollywood Reporter conference for music in Film, TV and Video Games. The game section was a little lite but the overall conference wasn't too bad.

I had a great time visiting with friends and doing a little business. If you're interested in up to the minute updates you can check out my Twitter Page.