SUMTHING ELSE MUSIC WORKS ANNOUNCES RELEASE OF
THE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK CD FOR THE BLOCKBUSTER VIDEO GAME ADVENT RISING™
Original Music Composed and Produced by Tommy
Tallarico, Performed by Award-winning Hollywood Orchestra
New York – June 13th, 2005 – Sumthing Else Music
Works, Inc., through a licensing relationship with Majesco Entertainment Company
(NASDAQ: COOL), an innovative provider of digital entertainment products and
content, proudly presents the Advent Rising Original Soundtrack. The soundtrack
from the newly released sci-fi action game, Advent Rising, for the Xbox™ video
game system from Microsoft and PC, will be released on June 28th to US retail
outlets through Nile Rodgers’ Sumthing Else Music Works label
www.sumthing.com, the #1
record label and distributor of video game soundtracks.
The Advent Rising soundtrack features original
music written and produced by famous videogame composer Tommy Tallarico, and is
performed by an award-winning 70-piece Hollywood orchestra and members of a
world-class tabernacle choir recorded at Paramount Pictures in Los Angeles,
California.
An accomplished musician and videogame industry
icon, Tommy Tallarico has been writing music for videogames for more than 15
years. His top titles include The Terminator, Earthworm Jim, Disney’s Aladdin,
Evil Dead, Metroid Prime, Maximo, Tomorrow Never Dies, Tony Hawk Pro-Skater and
Spider-Man as well as popular game franchises such as Madden Football, Blitz
Football, Pac-Man, Knockout Kings, Unreal, Mortal Kombat, Twisted Metal and Time
Crisis. Tallarico was the first musician to release a videogame soundtrack
worldwide (Tommy Tallarico’s Greatest Hits Vol. 1 – Capital Records) and has
since released five videogame soundtrack albums, including James Bond Tomorrow
Never Dies.
Developed by GlyphX Games and published and
distributed by Majesco Entertainment Company, Advent Rising is a third-person
action adventure presented in stunning cinematic form, delivering an astounding
array of gameplay experiences. The first in a trilogy of games, Advent Rising
sweeps players up in an ever-evolving series of amazing events, all within a
rich story created in collaboration with award-winning science fiction author
Orson Scott Card. Additional information about Advent Rising can be found at
www.adventtrilogy.com.
About Majesco Entertainment Company
Headquartered in Edison, NJ, Majesco
Entertainment Company (NASDAQ: COOL) is an innovative provider of digital
entertainment products and content. The Company’s three product lines include
Games, which includes the recently released Advent Rising, and highly
anticipated titles such as JAWS™ Unleashed and Aeon Flux; Videos, which
highlights the Company’s platform-independent video compression technology; and
Gadgets, which includes innovative digital entertainment products like Frogger®
TV Arcade. More information about the Company can be found online at
www.majescoentertainment.com.
About Sumthing Else Music Works, Inc.
Veteran record producer and musician Nile Rodgers
started Sumthing Else Music Works (SEMW) as a nationwide record label and
creative outlet for independent artists and unique musical projects. Through its
affiliated company, Sumthing Distribution, SEMW prides itself on its ability to
rapidly and effectively deliver to the marketplace many innovative products. In
view of the successes of its previous game soundtrack releases, the company is
now considered the leader in this newly emerging musical genre. Accordingly,
SEMW has bolstered its commitment to enhancing gamers’ overall experience by
acquiring many new titles to complement its current catalog of releases.
Majesco Entertainment Company and Advent Rising
are registered trademarks of Majesco Entertainment Company in the United States
and/or other countries. Sumthing Else Music Works and Sumthing Distribution
logos are copyright of their respective companies. All other names of products
mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners.
