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Electronic Arts‘ ultra-realistic Battlefield 2042 video game deserves the equally masterful and groundbreaking soundtrack composed by Oscar, two-time SCL, BAFTA, and GRAMMY Award-winning composer Hildur Gudnadottir and two-time GRAMMY Award-winning composer Sam Slater! But, don’t take our word for it!

For your consideration: experience the Battlefield 2042 game score as it lives in the immersive, interactive gameplay sequences in these exclusive videos!

Go behind the scenes:

Gameplay sequences:

You can also listen to the full album released by EA and Lakeshore Records on Spotify:

Soundtracks, Video Games

Assassin’s Creed Valhalla: The Weft of Spears – Einar Selvik’s EP Releases Digitally!

November 29, 2021 Soundtracks, Scores and More Staff

Lakeshore Records in partnership with Ubisoft Music have released Einar Selvik’s Assassin’s Creed Valhalla: The Weft of Spears (from Assassin’s Creed Valhalla Original Game Soundtrack), available now digitally on all major music services worldwide! Listen now on Apple Music, Spotify and more. Purchase link below.

The album comes almost a year after the successful “The Wave of Giants” soundtrack release, which charted in the Top 10 soundtracks charts on iTunes (December 2020), and the No. 1 iTunes album Assassin’s Creed Valhalla (Original Game Soundtrack), which released in November 2020.

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Scores, Video Games

Premiere: Listen To Einar Selvik’s Debut Song For ‘Assassin’s Creed Valhalla: The Weft of Spears’ | Riff Magazine

November 24, 2021 Soundtracks, Scores and More Staff

One of the best aspect of video game “Assassin’s Creed Valhalla,” besides the realistic game playing experience, storylines and CGI, was the soundtrack. – Riff Magazine

Ahead of the forthcoming release of Einar Selvik’s Assassin’s Creed Valhalla: The Weft of Spears (from Assassin’s Creed Valhalla Original Game Soundtrack), listen to “Traustok Svikráð – Trust and Treachery ” exclusively now at Riff Magazine! The album comes almost a year after the successful “The Wave of Giants” soundtrack release, which charted in the Top 10 soundtracks charts on iTunes (December 2020), and the No. 1 iTunes album Assassin’s Creed Valhalla (Original Game Soundtrack), which released in November 2020. Lakeshore Records in partnership with Ubisoft Music will release this companion album on Friday, November 26, 2021. View the album tracklist below and pre-save the soundtrack.

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Scores, Video Games

Two-Time GRAMMY Award, Academy Award Winning Composer Hildur Gudnadottir & Two-Time GRAMMY Award Winner Sam Slater Release Score For Battlefield 2042

November 4, 2021 Soundtracks, Scores and More Staff

“Hildur Guðnadóttir’s masterpiece… it’s gone way beyond our expectations. Hildur Guðnadóttir is pushing Battlefield’s music in an astonishingly cinematic and heart-racing direction.” – Early Gamer

Lakeshore Records has released the highly-anticipated soundtrack to Battlefield 2042, featuring score by two-time GRAMMY, Academy Award, Golden Globe, Emmy, and BAFTA Award-winning composer Hildur Guðnadóttir (Joker, Chernobyl) and composer Sam Slater (score producer Joker, Chernobyl). Electronic Arts and DICE announced the release in August for the latest entry in the Battlefield™ franchise.

Lakeshore Records released the digital album worldwide and Invada Records will co-release the vinyl edition. Stay tuned for more details! Listen to the full album below and learn more about this score that is “an absolute game-changer for the medium.” (Steve Schnur, Electronic Arts President of Music)

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Video Games, Vinyl

Turntable Tuesday: Critically Acclaimed Assassin’s Creed Valhalla (Original Game Soundtrack) Double LP Vinyl

October 19, 2021 Soundtracks, Scores and More Staff

Jesper Kyd and Sarah Schachner’s score to Assassin’s Creed Valhalla (Original Game Soundtrack) is available now on 2xLP vinyl! There is no time better time than now to get your loved ones this record in time for the holidays! As a reminder, vinyl often sells out fast on the Lakeshore Records webshop (US deliveries). Don’t miss out on this double LP variant in Red with Yellow Splatter and Teal with Black Smoke! Details below.

What is your favorite video game soundtrack of the year?