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New York Times United States
Not long ago such work “felt like a throwaway for composers who couldn’t get work elsewhere” said Steve Schnur worldwide executive for music and marketing at the software giant Electronic Arts describing the beeps and whirs of early games as “Good Humor truck” music created hastily and late in the development process. Now musical scores — whether rock rap or classical — are becoming an integral part of the finished product often lavishly produced and seamlessly embedded into the story lines and gaming action. Schnur said music “is the reason for the emotional response that games never had 10 to 20 years ago. ” The care now lavished on classical soundtracks is evident not only in the impressive quality of many scores but also in the first-rate performers recruited to record them.
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Best music options for New Year’s Eve
Chicago Tribune United States
Cynicism creeps in and New Year?s Eve can feel like an annual ripoff the time of year that pressures everyone to have a good time — the time of their lives ! — while spending inflated prices to be entertained. But there?s hope whenever great music is being played and there?s a plethora of it available next Wednesday in the hours leading up to midnight. Here are a few of my choices for the best way to celebrate the arrival of 2009: Magic Slim & the Teardrops at Buddy Guy?s Legends 754 S. Wabash $25 773-427-0033: For a blues fix it?s difficult to top the mighty Slim who has been dishing out classic Chicago house-rocking music with a dash of country and soul for three decades. His opener master guitarist John Primer is another longtime scene fixture and Slim collaborator. Local H at the Bottom Lounge 1375 W.
The best pop music of 2008
San Francisco Chronicle USA
Despite some minor glitches – such as the sound cutting out twice on Radiohead and intoxicated revelers roaming the streets of the Richmond howling late into the night – the inaugural three-day festival went surprisingly well drawing about 130000 people into the park putting 65 bands on its six stages and finally giving San Francisco the first-class music festival it deserves. LW: If Axl Rose never delivered “Chinese Democracy” it would have become one of rock’s lost treasures inspiring the kind of mythology that followed Neil Young’s “Homegrown” and Pink Floyd’s “Household bjects. ” Instead after 17 years of breathless anticipation whatever passes for Guns N’ Roses these days slipped the disc out through appliance retailer Best Buy revealing something that sounds a lot like Axl now looks: overdone synthetic and emotionally stunted. MST IMPRVED: A year ago Britney Spears’ primary purpose was driving up page views for Perez Hilton.