Settlers7: soundtrack complete!
Mainz, 24.08.2010
Dynamedion finally completed the orchestral soundtrack of the upcoming video game The Settlers7. The soundtrack was recorded by the Philharmonic Orchestra Halle and the Brandenburg State Orchestra, the Choir was recorded in Leipzig with members of the MDR Broadcasting Choir. First audio examples coming soon...
Dynamedion contributes soundtrack for ArcaniA - Gothic 4
Mainz, 24.08.2010
Dynamedion recently completed the score for the upcoming videogame Arcania- Gothic 4. The orchestral part of the main theme was already recorded by the Philharmonic Orchestra Halle, while the epic choir part, sung by 20 members of the MDR-Broadcasting Choir, was recorded in the FWL-Studios (link: http://www.fwlstudios.com/) in Leipzig, Germany. The main theme and some other parts of the ingame music feature singer Conny Kollet (Stranglehold, Spellforce) as well. Stay tuned to this site and listen to some audio examples coming soon. Arcania’s official homepage: www.arcania-game.com
German Developers Award for Dynamedion!
Mainz, 24.08.2010
Dynamedion wins the German Delelopers Award 2009 (Best Soundtrack) with Anno1404. After a wonderful award ceremony in the Lichtburg Essen, the entire Dynamedion team celebrated far into the night. The soundtrack was recorded with live orchestra, choir and lots of other live instruments – such as the Duduk, Saz or Djembe. Last, but definitely not least, the team was glad to have singer Talia on vocals.
Dynamedion's music on Scorenotes.com!
Mainz, 24.08.2010
"Scorenotes.com" is streaming our music! This week's featured audio suite on their site is our soundtrack for the videogame "BattleForge" in its suite "Scorenotes: Best of 2009!". Hope you enjoy listening: scorenotes.com
Cinesamples thanks Dynamedion's
Mainz, 07.10.2009
Cinesamples thanks Dynamedion's composers for their Hollywoodwinds demos! Here are three testimonials that Mike Barry and Mike Patti wrote for us:
"For our last two major library releases we have asked Alex Pfeffer to compose product demo tracks for our website. We have found him to be able to compose in a way that features our product in an organic, unforced context at a extremely high level of production. Tracks such as these are meant to be examined by the community to the "N"th degree, yet we always feel confident while presenting Alex's work."
"Tilman Sillescu was fantastically pleasant and professional to work with. He immediately understood our description of what was needed and with his first delivery hit the mark perfectly, exceeding our expectations. The music is precise and powerful, deceivingly realistic. We will be sure to work with him in the future."
"We were extremely fortunate to have Alex Roeder produce such a masterful track for us. He navigates the line between what is technologically possible and what is artistically desirable with such a natural, organic touch."
Battle Forge Soundtrack Released
Mainz, 11.02.2009
Dynamedion's soundtrack for EA-Phenomic's RTS game Battle Forge has been released by EA-Trax. The critically acclaimed music is available for download from various major download platforms such as EA Trax, iTunes, Amazon or Musicload. We hope you enjoy it.
Click on the following link to listen to the BattleForge soundtrack on EA Trax's website:
Dynamedion wins German Game Developer Award 2008
Mainz, 22.12.2008
"The Dark Eye - Drakensang" by Radon Labs GmbH has been honored with the German Developer Award 2008 for best soundtrack and in-game sound. Dynamedion was responsible for the game's soundtrack, sound effects and audio implementation. Further nominees in this category included Crysis, Crysis Warhead, Geheimakte 2 - Puritas Cordis and Sacred 2.
To visit the German Game Developer's official website, click on the link below:
www.deutscher-entwicklerpreis.de
Orchestral recordings for "Darksiders" completed
Mainz, 25.08.2008
Dynamedion produces the orchestral score for THQ's "Darksiders: Wrath of War". The entire orchestral score of composer Scott Morton was recorded in a two-day session with the Brandenburgisches Staatsorchester.
To access the composer's blog, click on the following link: www.scottbmorton.com/scottblog
And here are some images: www.scottbmorton.com/Pictures.html
Games Convention Leipzig 2008
Mainz, 31.07.2008
Dynamedion will again be making its regular appearance at the GC Leipzig in 2008. We are looking forward to meet you - so don't hesitate and visit us. Dynamedion's team is located at booth no. E71 in the Business Center in Hall 2.
For further information visit: www.gc-germany.com
Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe
Mainz, 30.07.2008
Midway's "Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe" features a soundtrack to which Dynamedion contributed a major portion of the music. According to Midway, "Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe" is set to arrive on next-generation consoles Xbox 360 and PS3 this fall (2008) and is based on the Unreal 3 engine. It remains unclear whether there will be a version for Wii.
New music for TV in the US
Mainz, 28.07.2008
The demand for Dynamedion's music remains strong on the US television market. Examples include music composed for a new baseball series on "Comcast", for the NBC series "RL Stine's Mostly Ghostly" and a host of other tracks for "Big Ten Network", "ABC" and "FOX Sports Network".
Cutting edge blade sound design
Mainz, 02.07.2008
Dynamedion is proud to be supported by Albion Swords, one of the world's premiere medieval swords manufacturers. The extraordinary high quality of these swords means that a new sword no longer needs to be bought for each sword impact sound effect.The high class steel, handling and balancing produce a very bright but also vivid and full sound.
Albion Swords' website: www.albion-europe.com
5 of 5 Stars from GSoundtrack for "The Settlers: Rise of an Empire"
Mainz, 25.02.2008
""The Settlers: Rise of an Empire" is a powerful, sophisticated and thematically strong soundtrack which displays once again the expertise and quality of Dynamedion's work. Empowered by the vivid yet accurate performance of the live orchestra, the score establishes a cinematic sound quality rarely seen in video games." (GSoundtrack)
To read the full article click here:
Dynamedion goes Hollywood Part 3
Mainz, 05.12.2007
Dynamedion increases its dedication to Hollywood with music for the trailers to "Resurrecting The Champ" - starring Samuel L. Jackson & Teri Hatcher and the blockbusting TV Series "The Closer" on TNT Networks.
Ankh 3 - Battle of the Gods
Mainz, 04.12.2007
The third sequel to the highly successful adventure Ankh, by Deck 13, has hit the stores. And already this humorous game has wowed critics with its smart wit and fun gameplay. Dynamedion composed the score for "the best part of the series so far", which has a fitting oriental touch.
1701 A.D.: The Curse of the Dragon
Mainz, 04.12.2007
The add-on to Anno 1701 is now available in stores and features a score composed by Dynamedion. In its review of the game, PC-Games praises the soundtrack recorded with the Halle State Orchestra as "breathtaking" and "touching". "If there were a platinum award for sound and music this game would deserve it" writes PC-Games in its review of Anno1701 - The Sunken Dragon. Nevertheless, Dynamedion still received the "normal" sound and music award from PC-Games and was nominated "best soundtrack/in-game sound" at the German Game Developer Award.
Click on the following link to visit the German Game Developer Award website:
www.deutscher-entwicklerpreis.de
Gamestar gives "The Settlers VI - Rise of an Empire" top marks for sound
Mainz, 04.12.2007
For Dynamedion, "The Settlers VI - Rise of an Empire" is a major project in many ways. The famous Fraunhofer Institute (which developed the mp3 audio format) is using the theme music of "The Settlers VI" to present its "wave field synthesis" to an international audience, and the soundtrack recorded with the Brandenburg State Orchestra has also received top marks in game reviews from renowned gaming magazines. "GameStar", for example, gave "The Settlers VI" a full 10 out of 10 rating for sound. The soundtrack was also nominated in the category "best soundtrack/in-game sound" at the German Game Developer Award.
Wave field synthesis online:
Special thanks from Overclocked team
Mainz, 03.12.2007
Following completion of Overclocked and its nomination as "best soundtrack/in-game sound" at the German Gaming Award, developer "House Of Tales" made a point of specially thanking Dynamedion for the excellent collaboration on its official website.
Score for Legend - Hands of God
Mainz, 03.12.2007
Master Creating's Legend has been finalised. Music and sound design were contributed by Dynamedion, its interactive music earning it a nomination for "best soundtrack/in-game sound" at the German Game Developer Award. And the critics have nothing but praise for the in-game score - so a word of thanks is due here, too.
Dynamedion organises track at the Symposium of the German Society of Sound Engineers (VDT)
Mainz, 03.12.2007
At the "2nd international VDT Symposium sounddesign" hosted by the VDT (German Society of Sound Engineers), Dynamedion invited participants to an all-day track on sound design in games. Pierre Langer, Tilman Sillescu, Holger Busse and Axel Rohrbach all gave presentations at the most important and prestigious conference for international sound engineers, producers, sound designers and audio engineers, covering topics such as "business facts", "live orchestra game soundtrack production", "writing orchestral music for games" and "sound design for games". Dynamedion's Axel Rohrbach: "We were very honoured to be invited to talk about our work, especially as the VDT is a association of professionals with a global reputation."
New games featuring sound and music by Dynamedion
Mainz, 02.12.2007
The add-on to Silverfall is complete, as is the work on Mission Equitation 2, Fashion Academy 2, Alarm für Cobra 11 Nitro and Helldorado. Jack Keane, which features a soundtrack nominated for the German Game Developer Award in the category "bester soundtrack/in-game sound", also deserves special mention.
US Television and Film Award for Dynamedion
Mainz, 13.08.2007
Dynamedion puts another feather in its cap by winning the "SESAC 2006 Television and Film Award" for the lead theme of "Poker Superstars Invitation" - adding to its list of successful work for the US TV industry.
"It's a particular honor for us as German composers to receive a prize in this category, beating numerous American competitors on their home turf", says Pierre Langer, Dynamedion's managing director.
Games Convention 2007
Mainz, 31.07.2007
As in the past, Dynamedion will be boasting a strong lineup at this year's GC. The German audio studio has worked on the following projects and trailers:
- Legend - Hand of God
- The Dark Eye "Drakensang"
- The Settlers 6
- Stranglehold
- Sacred 2
- Undercover DS
- Overclocked
- Secret Files 2
- Memento Mori
- Crazy Machines II
- Mata Hari
- So Blonde
- Gray Matter
- Reprobates
Further information on the convention is available at:
Dynamedion goes Hollywood Part 2
Mainz, 17.05.2007
Dynamedion's musical contribution to the movie trailer of "Wolfgang Petersons Poseidon" in June of last year has been followed up by three further previews of international blockbusters featuring our music:
- "The Bourne Ultimatum" starring Matt Damon
- Oscar award winning film "The Last King Of Scotland" featuring Forest Whitaker
- "Catch a Fire" with Tim Robbins
There is also news on the German movie front. Dynamedion composed part of the soundtrack for "Die Aufschneider" (Razor Films) with Christoph Maria Herbst.
Dynamedion live in Stockholm!
Mainz, 16.05.2007
"Play! A Video Game Symphony" is now featuring scores from Dynamedion. For years, the highly successful concert series has been touring cities such as Sydney, Chicago, Singapore or Toronto performing symphonic games music. On June 2, 2007 the orchestra will be presenting, for the first time, a suite from "Anno 1701" in Stockholm. The concerts are conducted by Grammy award winner Arnold Roth and performed by the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra.
For tickets and further information visit: www.play-symphony.com
"Klassik-Radio" plays music composed by Dynamedion
Mainz, 16.05.2007
German radio station "Klassik-Radio" has included orchestral music by Dynamedion in its regular programme, choosing selected pieces from the "Anno 1701" soundtrack. It is the first game soundtrack to be featured on "Klassik-Radio" - our music can be heard alongside Hollywood soundtracks composed by the likes of John Williams, Hans Zimmer and Howard Shore, as well as classical masterpieces (Mozart, Bach, Beethoven).
Try searching the playlist at www.klassikradio.de for "Anno" - prepare to be amazed...
Dynamedion takes home G.A.N.G. Award at the GDC in San Francisco
Mainz, 23.03.2007
Dynamedion scooped the prestigious G.A.N.G. Award for best original instrumental song with the title theme "Titan" from the game "Paraworld", beating top-seeded tracks such as "Star Trek: Legacy", "Hitman: Blood Money", "Dreamfall" and "Dark Messiah of Might and Magic". This success underpins Dynamedion's international drive and helps establish German games at the top of the international scene.
"Winning this kind of award is obviously a tremendous honor. And two nominations is great acknowledgement of our goal of shaping the international standard with top-quality live orchestra productions" says Tilman Sillescu, composer of "Titan" and co-founder of Dynamedion.
Dynamedion's music to be performed at opening concert for GC 2007
Mainz, 23.03.2007
The fifth GC Symphonic Game Music Concert in Leipzig will feature a premiere of one of Dynamedion's works: Along with songs from games such as "StarCraft", "Final Fantasy XI" and "Metal Gear Solid 3" this year's program will include our title music from the game "Stranglehold". There will also be a reunion with singer Conny Kollet, who will be performing the song together with the FILMharmonic Orchestra Prague conducted by Andy Brick. The concert is to take place at the Leipziger Gewandhaus on August 22, 2007.
Tickets are available online at
German Game Developer Award for best soundtrack / in-game sound
Mainz, 23.03.2007
Dynamedion again lived up to expectations at the 2006 German Game Developer Conference, raking in awards for the best soundtrack / in-game sound. Anno 1701, DarkStar One and SpellForce 2 - Shadow Wars all secured podium positions, Anno 1701 coming in second, and DarkStar One and Spell Force 2 - Shadow Wars both sharing third place in the category "best soundtrack / in-game sound".
With these latest honors, Dynamedion has garnered a total of 7 GGD awards since 2004, underscoring its leading market position.
New games with new soundtracks
Mainz, 23.03.2007
Things have been pretty quiet on the news front — until now: Dynamedion has been busy since late 2006 completing soundtracks for the following games: "The Show" (sixteen tons entertainment), "Ancient Wars Sparta" (Playlogic), "Red Ocean" (DTP), "Die Gilde 2" AddOn (4Head), "Mission Equitation" (Minh Interactive), "Alarm für Cobra 11" (RTL), "Fashion Acadamy" (Ubisoft) and "Ankh - Herz des Osiris". The newly established sub-label Sonicminds, responsible for developing scores for casual and mobile games, also got off to a great start. "Starship Troopers" (Elocom), "Meine Pferde- und Tierklinik" (DTP) and two songs for Nintendo marked a successful first two months.