Sudeki Soundtrack Announced

 

Xbox

 

(Press Release)

 

June 8, 2004

 

Sumthing Else Music Works to Release Original Soundtrack for the Xbox Video Game Sudeki

 

Sumthing Else Music Works, Inc., through its licensing relationship with Microsoft Game Studios is pleased to announce the release of the original soundtrack for the upcoming Xbox® video game, Sudeki™, developed by Climax Group Inc. The soundtrack will be released to stores in the U.S. through Nile Rodgers’ Sumthing Else Music Works record label on June 8, 2004 at a suggested retail list price of $15.98. The soundtrack will also be available for purchase through the Official Game Website for Sudeki at http://www.xbox.com/sudeki. Sales, retail marketing and distribution of the soundtrack will be facilitated through Sumthing Distribution, another Nile Rodgers company.

 

The Sudeki soundtrack is the latest addition to Sumthing Else Music Works’ growing line of soundtracks released for Microsoft Game Studios. As was the case with Sumthing Else Music Works’ previous soundtracks, the Sudeki soundtrack comes with a Bonus DVD containing material from the Xbox video game. Its release in advance of the game gives consumers an early look at the Sudeki Opening Movie, Behind the Scenes Video and provides them with MSN® Messenger Imagery, Wallpaper and other content from the game. Sumthing Else Music Works has made limited quantities of the soundtrack available for free to consumers who pre-order the game online through EBGames.com or GameStop.com. The promotional packages contain, in lieu of the Bonus DVD, a Sumthing Else Music Works’ sampler CD comprised of music tracks from other select games published by Microsoft Game Studios including the hit Xbox video game Halo®.   

 

Like Sudeki the game, the Soundtrack is a journey – a journey through many musical ideas and landscapes. Tom Colvin has composed a soundtrack that Nile Rodgers sees as “both complimenting the game and standing alone as a superior musical accomplishment”. New Brightwater is a pastoral acoustic piece that quickly picks up the pace and gets things really moving with some up-tempo futuristic jazz that would not sound out of place in a smokey Parisian nightclub. The Temple of Mo has its roots in Indian Raga Music. Tom Colvin is well versed in world music and with The Temple of Mo, he modernizes the sound with use of block-rocking house beats. Shandani-Mo starts out as an ambient piece coupled with Latin flavored percussion but quickly gives way to a very festive explosion of found sounds, acoustic guitars, handclaps and chanting. Rumblebelly Canyon is drenched in the Americana-Folk tradition with quiet acoustic guitar pickings and a slide guitar that would make even Lead Belly envious. Devil’s Beat Canyon utilizes the renowned Apache drum break made famous by hundreds of rappers and hip-hop producers worldwide - Colvin adds his own twist with some chainsaw sounding electric guitar and eerie keyboard sounds. “The effect is haunting. Overall, the soundtrack’s vastness will appeal to both gaming and music fans alike. Sudeki is fuziontastically funky, and atmospherically ferocious. Open your mind and let it in.”- Nile Rodgers

 

SUDEKI - THE GAME

 

Four heroes — a sultry wizardress, a soaring gunslinger, a powerful swordsman and a dark huntress — are about to be hurtled over the edge in a flight into darkness. Sudeki pushes the limits of what a role-playing game (RPG) can be by providing bigger worlds, more powerful heroes and sexier heroines, all set in the context of fantastical real-time action. In a world ripped apart by deceit, Sudeki players become heroes on a twisting path of betrayal, real-time combat and unbelievable magic.

 

About Nile Rodgers

Award winning record producer Nile Rodgers is one of the most prolific music producers in history. Nile’s production accomplishments include such diverse artists as a just finished hot track with Maroon 5, classics like Diana Ross, Madonna, David Bowie, Duran Duran, The B52’s, David Lee Roth, Grace Jones,  Mick Jagger and many more. Records produced by Nile Rodgers have sold well over 100 million worldwide. As a founding member of the perennial Rhythm & Blues dance band, Chic, Nile co-wrote many of its big hits including “Le Freak” and “Good Times”, as well as “We Are Family” for Sister Sledge. In addition to records, he has also scored or produced music for numerous films including “Shrek 2”, “Coming to America”, “Thelma and Louise”, “The Flintstones”, “Beverly Hills Cop” and “Rush Hour II” as well as a variety of television shows and commercials. Nile is a board member of several organizations including the National Association of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS).

 

About Sumthing Else Music Works, Inc.

Nile Rodgers started Sumthing Else Music Works (SEMW) as a nationwide record label and creative outlet for independent artists and unique musical products. Through its affiliated company, Sumthing Distribution, SEMW prides itself on its ability to rapidly and effectively deliver to the marketplace many innovative projects. SEMW’s other game soundtracks released for Microsoft Game Studios include: the Special Edition of Halo: Combat Evolved, Crimson Skies®: High Road To RevengeTM, Freelancer™, Voodoo Vince™, Brute Force™, Tao Feng®: Fist of the LotusTM, Rise of Nations® and Age of Mythology®.  In view of the successes of its previous game soundtrack releases, the Company is now considered the leader in this newly emerging musical genre. Accordingly, the Company has bolstered its commitment to enhancing the enjoyment of the game players overall experience by acquiring many new titles to compliment its current catalog of releases.

 

About Microsoft Game Studios

Microsoft Game Studios is a leading worldwide publisher and developer of games for the Xbox video game system and Windows® and online platforms. Comprising a network of top developers, Microsoft Game Studios is committed to creating innovative and diverse games for Windows (http://www.microsoft.com/games/), including such franchises as Age of Empires®, Flight Simulator and Zoo Tycoon™; Xbox (http://www.xbox.com/), including such franchises as Halo, Project Gotham Racing® and MechAssault®; and Zone.com (http://www.zone.com/), the official games channel for the MSN network and home to such hits as Bejeweled and OutSmart®.