BH_von Weyer 0 Posted April 9, 2009 Communique: To whom it may concern Salute! I am very much wanting to know the name of the music that was used in the OFF Movie #11. Does anyone know where this music originated and what are the names of the musical selections which were used? Salute! BH_von Weyer Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+Polovski 460 Posted April 9, 2009 It's our main theme music in BH&H, written for us by the talented Matt Milne. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Olham 164 Posted April 9, 2009 Much did we praise the new sim "Between Heaven and Hell", but I haven't ever mentioned the musical score to it yet. It is great, suits the athmosphere perfectly - a score, that could well be in a movie about WW1 airial combat. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+matt milne 5 Posted April 10, 2009 (edited) a score, that could well be in a movie about WW1 airial combat. God i would love that, and worship the director that hired me for it. I'd kill for a decent opportunity to write some great music, any opportunity. i'm sorry, do i sound desperate, lol. It's just that with that kind of canvas, the themes, the ideas, the complex story, the interweaving threads, the energy the power and the creative skill required all rolled in one brings such a huge rush and high, as an artist i'd give anything to experience more frequently. plus the chance to work with some great and talented people. one of the many reasons i agreed to do off bhah. Edited April 10, 2009 by matt milne Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Olham 164 Posted April 10, 2009 Nowadays - no, ever before too - it is constant knocking, scratching, hammering on the right doors. Getting heard, whereever you can. And of course: chance - luck - the right contact in the right moment. Your music for BHaH will surely be noticed - you never know, if not the kid of some producer or director plays this sim. The son of a friend of mine, a music student, heard your score on a visit. He sat for quite some time in front of my monitor and speakers, and listened. He was asthonished, that an air combat sim, that didn't come out through a big major company, had such a fine score. He sieved me with questions, like: "Did they record with an orchestra?" I asked: "Does it sound like?" He: "Yes." Me: "I don't know, but when it sounds like that, listen to it like that." Then I left him alone, and he listened through it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RAF_Louvert 101 Posted April 10, 2009 It is a wonderful piece of music Matt, and I did not realize it had been written specifically for BHaH. Outstanding work Sir. I wish you all the best in your career and will watch for you name in the credits of the next great WW1 aerial combat blockbuster. BTW, any relation to A.A. Milne? Cheers! Lou Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jammer28 0 Posted April 10, 2009 I also loved the music and was a bit curious who scored it. I watched the credits and saw the name Matt Milne. After a google search I found the following sites: http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=289762 http://www.mp3.com.au/mattmilne http://www.myspace.com/matmilne I found “hymn to the fallen pilots of flanders” on soundclick. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Olham 164 Posted April 10, 2009 Hey, Jammer, good links! I wonder, if we may use the OFF music for BHaH videos, we post in YouTube? YouTube is recently very strict about music in the vids. But if we would name the composer, and he or the team allow the use for this specific purpose? Perhaps someone from the team can clear this? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+matt milne 5 Posted April 10, 2009 yes the overprotecting of copyright is terribly counterproductive. if microsoft had fully exercised theirs we wouldn't have off in the first place, and if apple had done the same microsoft wouldn't exist either. i'll say it again, discretion in our civilised legal systems is fast dying, much to our own detriment. though ovs will take offence, i have absolutely no quams with off users using my music in off videos, so feel free, the title of the main off theme is indeed 'hymn to the fallen pilots of flanders' which you can use in your off videos. Don't use barber's adagio for strings though cause we paid for that privalege, and it's otherwise copyrighted at least for a few more years. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dej 17 Posted April 11, 2009 Matt, I think your music is so much more in synch with BHaH that I can't see why anyone would want to use aught else. i'm not knocking Barber's Adagio but your compositions are my preference. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rickitycrate 10 Posted April 11, 2009 This is my wish. That there would be a 3 movie shoot, ala Lord of the Rings, of the Patrick O'Brian stories very similar to Master and Commander and that Mr. Matt Milne would be assigned the task of the new compositions and orchestrations for the soundtrack. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dixieflyer 0 Posted April 11, 2009 Matt, it really is a great piece of music, I love listening to it. You did a fine job. FWIW from one who is ignorant of such things, Warren Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Typhoon 5 Posted April 12, 2009 Matt: I have nothing but the utmost admiration for your score for BHaH. Speaking as someone with 2 tin ears and unable to carry a tune in a basket, I don't know how you manage it. Every time I boot up the game the musical score gives me goosebumps and I usually sit mesmerized by it. Tony Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+matt milne 5 Posted April 13, 2009 lol, again a project i'd love to do, but there are 8 directors who could do it well, none of whom would get the funding, and even if they did, none of whom were likely to hire me. every idiot wanabe from here to wisconsin would be trying to get it, some of whom have their own agents yelling and screaming about them, so that's not likely to happen, but again, a great project i would love to do. i see will wright finally left EA, about time he found his common sense, finally he might start making the games he should have made ten years ago. i don't know who gave him a kick in the butt, but they deserve a medal. Again another great artist i would kill to work with but could never get 5 minutes with to impress. the simming guys at microsoft were culled by the sim-hating managers, looks like gates was the only gifted guy who valued them, once he went, they went. i'm glad folks appreciate bhah, it shows that hard work and talent can still pay off, in this world where you don't need talent or be an artist to be employed in the talented-artist industry. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JimAttrill 24 Posted May 28, 2009 Matt: [...] Every time I boot up the game the musical score gives me goosebumps and I usually sit mesmerized by it. Tony Me too. It is somehow very evocative of the war and the early days of flight. Not as sad as Elgar's cello concerto, possibly a good thing. That music never fails to depress me for hours, even though I love it. One does not expect a 'game' to have decent music, and up to now I have not been surprised. I am most impressed with everything about OFF, especially after playing CFS3 for a few weeks while my DVD was wending its way over here. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
