Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment announces that award-winning composer, Inon Zur, has penned the musical score for The Lord of the Rings: War in the North video game. Zur recently conducted a full 70+ piece orchestra and the Pinewood Singers choir at the legendary Abbey Road Studios in London to record the game soundtrack session.
To date, Zur has composed the music to more than 40 video games, 15 television shows, and 10 movies, as well as many movie trailers. Recipient of numerous accolades for his work within the video game space, including a Hollywood Music in Media Award for Dragon Age: Origins, Zur’s score sets the stage for this upcoming Action/RPG set in the brutal, war-torn unexplored lands of northern Middle-earth.
Developed by Snowblind Studios and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, The Lord of the Rings: War in the North provides new story parallel to the Tolkien canon, exploring the only previously hinted at region to the North. Enriching the emotional storytelling, brutal combat, and epic exploration of the game, Zur’s composition provides the compelling soundtrack as new territory is forged for one of the most significant entertainment properties of all time. Continue reading “Inon Zur in as War in the North Composer”
The war in the Northern lands of Middle-earth cannot be won by one race alone. In The Lord of the Rings: War in the North, the ferocious battle axe of the dwarves; the long range arrows of the elves; the sword of the human — will need to fight together to defeat evil. It will take the Fellowship of the three to save these combat-ravaged lands. Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and Snowblind Studios have released a new gameplay vignette, featuring the varied styles of battle employed by the races of the upcoming game, The Lord of the Rings: War in the North. Orcs take heed.
Earlier this week, Philip Straub, our Art Director here at Snowblind, posted a developer blog about the Art Direction process. This corresponding developer video uses gameplay footage from War in the North to support his points. Watch it to see examples of our environment design process and get a look at the loot that you can use to customize your character’s appearance and defenses.
Our Art Director, Philip Straub, uses production materials and gameplay footage to walk viewers through the Art Direction process for War in the North.
Along with that awesome video we posted yesterday, here are some images from Snowblind’s ‘War in the North’, due out this year! Treating players to warfare befitting the clashes of Middle-earth, The Lord of the Rings: War in the North comes to player’s hands later this year. Register at www.WarInTheNorth.com, and don’t forget to “like” us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter @WarInTheNorth. Continue reading “More Epicness from Snowblind/WB ‘War in the North’”
Alf Seegert, Designer of the board games Bridge Troll, Trollhalla, and The Road to Canterbury writes: You were kind enough to share information about my board game BRIDGE TROLL which came out a couple years ago. I’d be very grateful if you would share news about my brand-new (and even better) Z-Man board game TROLLHALLA. I think Tolkien fans might really enjoy playing trolls once again. This time players get to leave behind their damp and moldy bridges and seek some fresh sea air–and a chance for pillage and plunder on the seas of Trollhalla! Visit dicehateme.com or boardgamegeek.com for more info. And finally, here is a link to the Muppet Show clip “Viking Pigs” that inspired the game (just substitute trolls for pigs).
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and Snowblind Studios today reveal an all new video, the Official Behind the Scenes with Snowblind: Blood and Steel. The video offers a look at the upcoming Action RPG The Lord of the Rings: War in the North, delving into the violent, detailed and varied combat in the game. As described by key members of the Snowblind Studios team and depicted in visceral gameplay footage, players can switch between melee and range attacks, and enhance their character’s power with kill streaks that augment their abilities. Treating players to warfare befitting the clashes of Middle-earth, The Lord of the Rings: War in the North comes to player’s hands later this year.
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment announces that award-winning composer, Inon Zur, has penned the musical score for The Lord of the Rings: War in the North video game. Zur recently conducted a full 70+ piece orchestra and the Pinewood Singers choir at the legendary Abbey Road Studios in London to record the game soundtrack session.
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