Silicon Knights' Too Human wasn't exactly warmly greeted by the gaming press when it shipped this August. The game has a Metacritic average of just 65. Too Human's score, on the other hand, is striking a chord – yes, bad pun intended – with the folks at the Hollywood Music Awards, which nominated the music for "Best Original Score." Other games nominated for best score include Uncharted, BioShock, Gears of War 2, Assassin's Creed, Speed Racer, Battlefield: Bad Company, Afrika, and Age of Conan
Too Human's score, composed by Silicon Knights' Steve Henifin and performed by the FILMharmonic Orchestra and Choir Prague, was released today for $15.98 on Amazon.com, Best Buy and the CD's label Sumthing Distribution. To go along with the Norse mythology theme of Too Human, the game's hour-long soundtrack soundtrack features period instruments, such as the Hardanger, Lyre, Alpenhorn and Langeleik, and Old Norse vocals that are "loosely based" on the Norse Eddur. Silicon Knights says the music in the game "helps to evolve the player through tales of discovery, bloodlust, vengeance, and glory."
"Music is key to character establishment, keeping continuity throughout the game play, and in its relation to the story," said Steve Henifin, Director of Audio for Silicon Knights. "Having the tracks evolve around each setting is something that draws you more into the experience and gives players a sense of progression."
