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For all of you Gears of War fans that can’t be playing the game you can listen to it! The Gears of War Soundtrack will be available for purchase and digital download on the 31st. The soundtrack includes over an hour of music with 29 tracks. The soundtrack is being released by Sumthing Else Music Works, who have done the Halo 2 soundtrack and Hitman soundtracks. Read on for the full press release…

Sumthing Else Music Works Announces Release Of The Original Soundtrack For The Xbox 360 Video Game Gears Of War

Original Music Score Now Available on CD and for Digital Download

New York – July 17th, 2007 – Sumthing Else Music Works, Inc., through a licensing relationship with Epic Games, proudly presents Gears of War® Original Soundtrack. The soundtrack from the smash hit Xbox 360™ exclusive video game is released on July 31st, 2007 to US retail outlets through Nile Rodgers’ Sumthing Else Music Works record label www.sumthing.com, and for digital download at www.sumthingdigital.com.

The Gears of War Original Soundtrack features over an hour of orchestral music from the game written by Kevin Riepl, orchestrated and conducted by Corey Status, and performed by The Northwest Sinfonia orchestra. This dramatic score accompanies the engaging and disturbing cinematic story including musical themes for the massively scoped worlds and memorable characters, and enhances the epic storyline that plays out like an intense and unsettling blockbuster action film.

Gears of War thrusts gamers into humankind’s epic battle for survival against the Locust Horde, a nightmarish race of creatures that surface from the bowels of the planet. Blending the best of tactical action games with the best of survival horror titles, Gears of War features cinematic, beautifully rendered interactive environments with high-definition visuals.

More than 80 publications around the world have crowned Gears of War the best next-generation game of last year. Expanding upon its reign as the fastest-selling title of 2006 and the fastest-selling original exclusive Xbox® game of all time, Gears of War continues to captivate gamers across the globe. For more information visit http://gearsofwar.com.

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