"MEN OF VALOR" Videogame Records
at Clint Eastwood Scoring Stage, Warner Bros. Studios
Inon Zur, Vivendi-Universal Games
Record Soundtrack at Clint Eastwood Scoring Stage, Warner Bros. Studios
Los Angeles – May 4th, 2004 – Inon
Zur www.inonzur.com , the award-winning
composer whose game credits include SOCOM II: U.S. Navy Seals and Shadow Ops:
Red Mercury, has recorded the original music soundtrack for MEN OF VALOR™, the
upcoming historical first-person shooter developed by 2015 and published by
Vivendi Universal Games (VU Games), on the Eastwood Scoring Stage, Warner Bros.
Studios in Burbank.
John Williams, Jerry Goldsmith,
Danny Elfman, Hans Zimmer are just a few of the world famous composers that have
scored blockbuster films including The Matrix, Batman, Harry Potter, The
Exorcist and Jaws at this world famous studio named after Clint Eastwood. And
now, perennial award nominated composer Inon Zur has conducted and recorded his
score for the MEN OF VALOR videogame on one of Hollywood’s biggest scoring
stages.
VU Games Director of Sound Christian
Johnson said, "This outstanding orchestra and auspicious soundstage was the
perfect complement to Inon’s thoughtful, moving score."
Debbie Datz-Pyle, Music Contractor
for Danny Elfman and Inon Zur, attested, "It is a great pleasure to work with a
quality composer such as Inon Zur. This is a very exciting opportunity to bring
the great Los Angeles musicians working on major feature films into the gaming
world."
MEN OF VALOR is an historical action
experience that portrays infantry combat during the Vietnam War. Combining the
latest Unreal technology with the gameplay expertise of 2015 (developers of the
award-winning Medal of Honor: Allied Assault), the game immerses the player in
the humid jungles of Southeast Asia in the most controversial conflict of the
modern era. MEN OF VALOR will ship to stores in North America in October 2004.
MEN OF VALOR Executive Producer
Stephen Wickes added; "I was blown away by the performance and can’t wait to
share this music with the world when MEN OF VALOR ships this October."
Inon Zur composes and produces
award-winning dramatic music for film, television and video games. In February
2004, Zur’s main theme for SOCOM II: U.S. Navy Seals was honored as finalist for
Best Original Instrumental Song in the Annual Game Audio Network Guild Awards.
As well, his epic score for Icewind Dale II was nominated for 2002 Music of the
Year Award by The Game Audio Network Guild and 2002 Soundtrack of the Year Award
by Game Industry News. GameSpot described his music as "a stirring, impressive
symphonic soundtrack filled with soaring strings…Inon Zur does a truly
fantastic job," while IGN praised his talent for composing "movie quality
music." Zur has also been honored by G4 TV for excellence in cinematic music for
games and his anthemic orchestral score for Baldur’s Gate II: Throne of Bhaal
was recognized in GameSpy’s Best Music Awards. Inon Zur is managed by Bob Rice
of Four Bars Intertainment.
