Hitman: Codename 47 / Hitman 2: Silent Assassin Original Soundtracks Commercial CD
Original Soundtrack
Composed by: Jesper Kyd, Pierre Földes
Arranged by:
Published by: La-La Land Records
Catalog #: LLLCD 1030
Release Date: 2005
Status: In print - La-La Land Records
Music from: Hitman: Codename 47, Hitman 2: Silent Assassin

Tracklist

DISC 1 - Hitman: Codename 47

01 - Intro [0:51] *
02 - Main Title (Extended Version) [6:54]
03 - Hong Kong Themes [7:36]
04 - Jungle Exploration [3:22]
05 - Dark Jungle [2:28]
06 - Hotel Themes [8:25]
07 - Harbor Themes [6:47]
08 - Hospital Themes [11:35]
09 - Hotel Music (Early Demo) [3:26]
10 - Rainforest (Early Demo) [8:09]
11 - Atmosphere Demo [1:20]
12 - Main Title (Original Slow Version) [6:50]

Total Time: 1:07:47

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DISC 2 - Hitman 2: Silent Assassin

01 - Hitman 2 Main Title [2:10]
02 - Waiting for Action [1:56]
03 - Action Begins [2:07]
04 - 47 Makes a Decision [2:08] *
05 - The Penthouse [2:03]
06 - Japanese Mansion [2:10]
07 - Japanese Snow Castle [2:21]
08 - Streets of India [2:05]
09 - Mission in India [2:10]
10 - 47 in St. Petersburg [1:57]
11 - Trouble in Russia [1:56]
12 - Desert Sun [2:09]
13 - Arabian Dance [1:53]
14 - The Setup [2:02] *
15 - End Boss [2:28] **
16 - Slow Ambience [2:45]
17 - Fast Ambience [2:12]
18 - H2 Exploration [4:11]
19 - H2 Action [2:04]
20 - Dreams of Istanbul (Bonus Track) [7:42]

Total Time: 50:39


Total Time: 1:58:28

Credits

HITMAN: CODENAME 47

Music Composed and Produced by Jesper Kyd

Executive Music Producer: Janos Flösser

* Sound design on Track 1: Jun Mizumachi


HITMAN 2: SILENT ASSASSIN

Music Composed and Produced by Jesper Kyd

Orchestration by Pierre Földes

Perfeormed by the Budapest Symphony Orchestra and the Hungarian Radio Choir.

Conducted by Bela Drahos

Engineered by Denes Redly

Producer for the Orchestra: Gyula Krum

Digital Recording: Jørn Jacobsen

* Composed by Jesper Kyd with additional composition by Pierre Földes.

** Composed by Pierre Földes, Produced by Jesper Kyd.

Additional Electronic and Percussion performed by Jesper Kyd

Recorded at the Budapest Radio Hall, Budapest

Mixed at Radiohustes Koncert, Copenhagen

Mastered and Remixed at Nano Studio, NYC

Executive Music Producer: Janos Flösser

Album Produced by Jesper Kyd and Michael V. Gerhard

Executive Album Producer: Matt Verboys

Digitally Edited and Mastered by James Nelson at Digital Outland

CD Art Direction: Mark Banning
Special Thanks:
Jacob Andersen, Martin Pollas, David Guldbrandsen, Karsten Hviberg, Jesper Jørgensen, Kirsten Bogden, Sami Badawi, Nicole Salem, Else Andersen, Morten Borum, Chanel Summers, Bjørn Lynne, Everyone at IO, Jun, Lisa, Christine, Carl, Ann, Paul, Jenna, Martin & Mio & Per.

Additional Thanks:
Greg O'Conner-Read, Valerie Vickers, Bob Rice, Noemie Dupuy.

Liner Notes

THE HITMAN LEGACY

Hitman was the first and remains the only game series that allows you to take on the role of the world's deadliest assassin, the cool and calculated Agent 47.

His is a world of crime, sin and greed, where nothing counts except the target or making the perfect hit. Players are given the freedom to carry out hits in a variety of ingenious but nevertheless ruthless ways. Hitman is designed and created in Denmark by acclaimed developers, IO Interactive.

The first in the series, Hitman: Codename 47, launched in December 2000 exclusively for the PC. In 2002, the follow up, Hitman 2: Silent Assassin, delivered the franchise to a new console audience and earlier this year the third rendition, Hitman: Contracts, was launched for the Xbox, PlayStation 2 and PC. The fourth in the series is due for release Summer 2005.

Expect another killer hit.


Hitman: Codename 47

I had worked with the founders of IO, the creators of the Hitman series, on many projects dating back to 1991. Working in the European demo scene with the IO guys, we started a company together in 1993 called Zyrinx. We relocated to the US and I started creating music for games. Previous game soundtracks we worked on include Subterrania, Red Zone, Scorcher & Amok.

Hitman: Codename 47 was an exciting new idea from IO Interactive. The awesome visuals helped give the game such a unique atmosphere and I wanted the music to match the cutting-edge animation and augment the game's ambience.

Each of the 5 main levels has a different set of music cues. I adopted an experimental approach to writing the score; there are epic undertones that accompany the stealth-driven action, while the more suspenseful parts are constant.

The music was written without any concept artwork or videos of the game. All I had to work with was the short background story of Mr. 47. This was a very different method compared to how the other Hitman scores were written.


Hitman 2: Silent Assassin

For Hitman 2, we wanted to give the game a cinematic, heroic atmosphere, while at the same time have the music reflect the different countries Mr. 47 visits around the world. We infused Russian, Indian, Japanese and Middle Eastern music scales and percussion to conjure the music flavors from these exotic and veried locations.

The music implementation on this game was quite diverse from the original Hitman. It was more interactive. Cues are often played once a puzzle has been solved or a specific location has been reached.

Writing music to enhance the Hitman games is always a challende and that's really why I enjoy working on this series so much. I also work closely with the team to design the music system and implement the score to ensure the soundtrack is most effective for this medium.

Jesper Kyd
www.jesperkyd.com


Jesper Kyd Credits

Hitman: Blood Money

Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory

Robotech: Invasion

Hitman: Contracts

Freedom Fighters

Brute Force

Hitman 2: Silent Assassin

Hitman: Codename 47

Extra Info

Added by Rimo on Mar 1, 2008 12:00 PM Edited by Rimo on Mar 1, 2008 12:00 PM