BioWare Reunites with Jack Wall for Mass Effect 2 Original Score

January 11, 2010

BioWare
Reunites with Jack Wall for Mass Effect 2 Original Score

Renowned Composer Provides
Original Music for 2010’s First Mega-Blockbuster

BioWare announced today that
accomplished composer, Jack Wall, will compose the original score for Mass
Effect 2, the epic second act in the award-winning action-RPG trilogy. Featuring
nearly three hours of extraordinary orchestral arrangements, the score explodes
with a symphony of sounds that spur the game’s intense action and dramatic
storytelling. Wall scored the award-winning soundtracks for the original Mass
Effect.

“We are thrilled to again be
collaborating with Jack Wall, this time on Mass Effect 2,” said Dr. Ray Muzyka,
co-founder, BioWare and Group General Manager of the RPG/MMO Group of EA. “Jack
did an outstanding job with the original game and has a firm grasp for our
vision of the trilogy. His score for Mass Effect 2 perfectly blends classic
sci-fi inspired sounds with unique arrangements to achieve an emotionally
charged complement to the dramatic, action-packed gameplay.”

“Working on the Mass Effect
franchise has challenged me to create music beyond what I’ve written before,”
said composer Jack Wall. "With Mass Effect 2, the story is even more engrossing
and affecting, so it was important for me, along with my team of composers Sam
Hulick, David Kates, Jimmy Hinson, and music implementation by Brian DiDomenico,
to develop a score that complemented the scope and intensity of the gameplay
while captivating the players and drawing them deeper into the story.”

The Mass Effect trilogy is an epic
science fiction adventure set in a vast universe filled with dangerous alien
life and mysterious, uncharted planets. In Mass Effect 2, players will once
again step into the role of the heroic Commander Shepard, commanding their crew
of some of the most dangerous operatives from across the galaxy on a mission so
challenging that it’s potentially suicidal. Featuring intense shooter action, a
rich futuristic storyline, space exploration and emotionally engaging character
interaction, the game delivers an unparalleled cinematic experience.

The Mass Effect 2 soundtrack will be
available for purchase from digital retailers on January 19, 2010.

Mass Effect 2 is scheduled for
release on the Xbox 360 and PC on January 26, 2010 in North America and January
29, 2010 in Europe and has been rated ‘M’ for Mature by the ESRB and ;18+’ by
PEGI. Follow the game on Twitter at

http://twitter.com/masseffect2
. For more information on Mass Effect 2, go to

http://masseffect.bioware.com/
.