God of War composer talks about Chains of Olympus, future projects

by Majed Athab { Mar 7th 2008 at 7:00PM }

God of War games, as you all know, are epic. A major contributing factor to that legendary atmosphere is undoubtedly the game's musical score -- to that we have Gerard Marino to thank. In a recent interview with Music 4 Games, Marino discussed what went into making the music compositions for Chains of Olympus as well as shed some light on his future projects.

Marino says that the music in Chains of Olympus is "a bit lighter" than the previous games. The reason for this is that there's a certain character in the game that isn't as grim as the usual cast of war-hardened soldiers, and the apathetic Pantheon. Despite only composing fifteen minutes worth of new material, the game's sound should have enough freshness to it. This has to do largely in part by a huge effort to remix old tracks; they take the old tracks apart, restructure them, and then use the various arrangements in a way that ensures each scene has its own unique sound. He also calls the music on Chains of Olympus "more intimate" than what we've seen previously.

Marino also revealed some interesting trivia about the God of War series. For example, did you know that Kratos was originally supposed to be named Dominus? Now how about the future you ask? Marino shared that he will be indeed working on God of War III for the PS3. Another epic game, another rocking music score. There are a lot of other alluring tidbits in the interview, so why not have a read of it for yourself?

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Alien @ Mar 8th 2008 5:20AM

Only 15 minutes ... and even the demo sounds so changed :D I guess , this is just like Star Wars :P

Mutiny @ Mar 8th 2008 10:55AM

Let us celebrate base culture.

PSN: KillaKornbread (the shirt is a lie!) @ Mar 8th 2008 2:14PM

i cant wait for God of War III. im sure it will be a beautiful game through and through. classic gameplay, great soundtrack, gore graphics, and of course classic catch phrases from Kratos the legendary badass.

he has now crawled out of hell 4 times. who else can do that? i wouldnt even put money on Chuck Norris in that situation.

*Chuck Norris breaks down my door and roundhouse kicks my face off*