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Sumthing Else Music Works today revealed the contents of the official Gears of War 2 soundtrack. The original soundtrack from the upcoming Xbox 360 action video game will be released on Nov. 25, 2008 to retail outlets through Nile Rodgers’ Sumthing Else Music Works record label and for digital download at www.sumthingdigital.com.

Gears of War 2 The Soundtrack features a new original music score composed by Hollywood composer Steve Jablonsky (“Transformers”, “The Island”, “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre”) and recorded with the Skywalker Symphonic Orchestra and Chorus at the world famous Skywalker Sound.

Gears of War 2 is set for released on Nov. 7. Full track listing after the jump, folks:

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Earlier today, 2K Sports, the sports publishing label of Take-Two, released details about just who the company is including in the music soundtrack for its latest b-ball season release, NBA 2K9. The mix of artists for the upcoming game includes the likes of N.E.R.D, Santogold, Gnarls Barkley, The Pharcyde, and Beastie Boys with an exclusive track by DJ UNK, along with an original recording by The Cool Kids titled ‘2K Pennies’.
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The score for EA’s new sci-fi survival horror game Dead Space is being composed by Jason Graves, in association with Rod Abernethy and under the direction of EA Redwood Shores studio. EA claims Jason’s score for Dead Space enhances the horror and tension of the game through extreme aleatoric and extended 20th Century orchestral music techniques.

The official soundtrack for Dead Space will be available on www.ea.com/eatrax for purchase to coincide with the release of Dead Space on October 14. The score features over three hours of music recorded during two different recording sessions. In the first session Graves conducted sixty musicians of the Northwest Sinfonia Orchestra at the Bastyr Chapel in Seattle, and a year later Graves conducted sixty players of the Skywalker Symphony Orchestra and twenty voice choir at the world famous Skywalker Sound Scoring Stage. During both sessions, co-produced by Jason Graves and Rod Abernethy, the orchestra was recorded individually by section (woodwinds, brass, percussion and strings) with multiple dynamic levels and variations to be implemented as adaptive layers of music in the game. EA’s audio team designed the music system to be multi-layered so the music could be mixed at run-time based on gameplay and situation.

Dead Space will ship on October 14 for the Xbox 360 and PS3. The PC version will ship on October 20, 2008.

Sumthing Else Music Works announced that the official soundtrack to Sega’s VIKING: Battle For Asgard will be available at retail outlets on September 23rd through Nile Rodgers’ Sumthing Else Music Works label, its digital download service and on iTunes.

VIKING: Battle For Asgard - The Soundtrack features an orchestral score composed by Richard Beddow, Walter Nair, Simon Ravn and performed by The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir.

The game is being developed by The Creative Assembly, creators of the ultra popular Total War series. Find out more about the soundtrack of this and other games by visiting www.sumthingdigital.com.