Reviews for Chris
Hulsbeck Turrican Soundtrack:
"Turrican was one of the greatest
games back in the days of the humble old Amiga. It showed
exactly what the machine was capable of and was a great
game to boot. But like all great games the experience is
never complete without the soundtrack and Chris Hulsbeck's
Turrican soundtrack is in my opinion one of the greatest
videogame soundtracks ever recorded. There is a great deal
of different sounding upbeat tunes available on this CD
and if you are purchasing this album on the strength of
remembering the tunes from the game you won't be dissapointed.
Each tune has been studio remastered and whilst sounding
superior stay faithful to the great sounds of the originals.
I bought the Turrican soundtrack recently and it frequently
is found spinning in my CD player. I let a few of my friends
who grew up with the Amiga hear the album and some of them
have ordered it also. It really is a great album and anyone
who likes ambient upbeat tunes should give it a try. Hulsbeck
really creates great music and if you like this album give
his others a try. You won't be dissapointed!"
- Graham Barclay, Scotland
If I'd have to select
one game with the best musical score ever, I'd probably
choose the 1991 classic jump-n-run game from Rainbow Arts
- Turrican 2. To me, it represents the very apex of Amiga
game music - or game music in general. The game has several
tens of tracks, nearly all of which are classics in their
own right, let alone combined to the same score. Without
the music the game wouldn't have been half as memorable
as it was. These tunes have been playing inside my head
the last
11 years. :)
This soundtrack CD first came
out around the time the third installment to the Turrican
series (also known as Super Turrican on the SNES) was released.
It includes music from all of the three games. Huelsbeck
has managed to perfectly recreate the atmosphere of the
original tunes on most tracks, making this album a thoroughly
wonderful experience. Even after having listened it through
too many times to count, certain parts still make my spine
crawl. Styles vary from pure techno to orchestral, yet none
of the tracks feel out of place. Pure brilliance!"
- Teemu I. Yliselä, Finland
"Very, very, very
super" - Bohus Schubert,
Slovakia
"Definitely the best game
soundtrack ever composed."
- Radim Kosarik, Czech republic
"The CD starts off with
a few movie score like (symphonic) tracks based on the themes
from the game. It's nice and atmospheric. The next 10 tracks
or so are enhanced versions of the in-game music. It's a
matter of taste, but I just think some of the songs lose
some of the original feel and power when the original samples
are translated to very typical synth instruments with pop
rythms However, one must bear in mind that this is a 1993
production. I was a bit surprised to hear that Chris Hulsbeck
had changed the unique rythm of The Desert Rocks track.
The track from the underwater level was exceptionally nice,
produced as a classic symphonic score. There are some atmospheric
tracks with background samples towards the end, that are
quite interesting. I'd say the highlight is the last track,
which is a remix of scores from each Turrican game (mainly
title and level one tracks). I listened a lot to the Turrican2
music back in 1991-94, so I must say in general, it was
fun! to revisit the Turrican scores and hear them as synthesizer
versions." - Siggy Galaen,
Norway
"Hülsbeck's greatest
Soundtrack. A great Mix from all Turrican-Games on different
Machines (Amiga, SNES, Sega MD) in new studio-quality. It
couldn't have been better. Definitely the most played Hülsbeck-CD
in my Player. especially Track 12 till 15."
- Richard Wroblewski, Germany
"A super soundtrack, I
really like the new versions of the songs. They really sound
good and not old at all, Turrican Songs are timeless. The
songs made turrican one of the best shooter games on the
Amiga. My fav. song is Bionic Action (I still can hear in
my head those gritters sounds when you jump on them). I'm
really glad that I bought this soundtrack. score 5/5"
- Willem van der Veen, The Netherlands
Turrican is without a shadow of
a doubt is a classic old game that will never be forgotten,
and as far as im concerned it is a game that contains one
of the most fantastic soundtracks i have ever heard. After
being haunted by this soundtrack many years ago i was delighted
to discover Chris's Turrican soundtrack cd and sent off
for a copy immediately. Awesome piece of work, Chris. From
the rough diamond of the true value of the Turrican soundtrack
comes a gleaming masterpiece of classic gaming audio excellance
which has a permanent place in my car where it is appreciated
unconditionally. The music from the game has come alive
with your input, each Turrican track sounding out in its
original symphony but with a sparkling 3D quality that just
sets it off perfectly. Any one who can appreciate the Turrican
soundtrack will find this truly a 'Mozart' calibre quality
work of musical talent, which takes a solid old classic
and restores it not only to its full potential, but to a
top example of how much more it is and is worth to its original
fans. Fantastic work Chris. 10/10.
- Richard Jones, UK
After over a decade, this is still
one of the most brilliant game soundtracks I've ever listened
to. I've heard music from probably around 1000 games and
varieties of interactive media from around the world, and
Chris Hülsbeck's Turrican music are still among my
favorite. This CD (and Chris Hülsbeck in general) has
been required listening in the interactive media classes
I taught at school, and I'll continue to recommend this
CD to everyone in the interactive media industry, sound
& music engineers, and anyone looking for powerful tunes.
- Peter Staack, USA
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