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Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris launches December 9, 2014 on Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC.

"The [Lara Croft Overture] presents Lara’s theme, performed on the English horn by Kristin Naigus. This was the first piece I wrote for the score, with the intention of creating a sonic guide for the rest of the soundtrack. I focused on showing the juxtaposition between Lara’s posh, educated British upbringing and her perilous archeological adventures. While most of this track intentionally steers clear of overtly Egyptian sounds, its ending introduces an Arabic flavor that characterizes the rest of the score."

- Wilbert Roget, II / Lead Composer, Music Supervisor

01) Lara Croft Overture

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Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris launches December 9, 2014 on Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC.

"[Introduction – The Curse] is the underscore to the opening movie of the game, and introduces some of the principal themes in the score. After a mysterious introduction with an oud solo (a plucked banjo-like instrument played by Stelios Varveris), Isis’ theme is heard on flute at 0:22. It is immediately followed by a blast of the theme of Set, the main antagonist in Temple of Osiris. The cue ends with a subdued recap of Lara’s theme."

- Wilbert Roget, II / Lead Composer, Music Supervisor

02) Introduction - The Curse

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Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris launches December 9, 2014 on Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC.

"[Army of the Dead] is the tutorial level’s action theme. I wanted something fun and encouraging to start the game off, so I used a catchy bass rhythm and a high strings melody that immediately gives an Arabic feel. This track also shows a bit of the Indiana Jones influence in my use of brass climaxes and syncopated orchestral stabs."

- Wilbert Roget, II / Lead Composer, Music Supervisor

03) Army Of The Dead

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Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris launches December 9, 2014 on Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC.

“[Ammit, Devourer of Souls] is the theme for the keeper of the underworld – a giant female demon with the head of a crocodile, body of a lion and hippopotamus. Because of the curse placed on Lara and Carter in the introduction, Ammit seeks to devour their souls throughout the entirety of the game. I played a very effects-heavy flute solo in this track to give a frenzied feel to this chase scene.”

- Wilbert Roget, II / Lead Composer, Music Supervisor

04) Ammit, Devourer Of Souls

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Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris launches December 9, 2014 on Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC.

"[Beneath the Desert Stars] and [Knives in the Dark] comprise the first overworld music suite. Our overworld works a bit like a world map in a role-playing game, connecting the tomb levels with an exterior level that also has puzzles, hidden loot and combat of its own. Temple of Osiris has four overworlds, based on weather and daylight. The first is Night, as the villain Set has used his powers to cast all of Egypt into eternal darkness. For [Beneath the Desert Stars] I used sparse, sparkly timbres set against moments of silence to represent starlight amidst the darkened landscape. A somber variation of Set’s theme can be heard on flute, as well as Isis’ theme on English horn halfway through the cue. "

- Wilbert Roget, II / Lead Composer, Music Supervisor

05) Overworld I - Beneath The Desert Stars

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Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris launches December 9, 2014 on Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC.

"[Knives in the Dark] is the combat variation of the Night overworld suite, and so I wrote a cue that uses lots of pizzicato, rushing staccatos, and sneaking sounds to represent enemies scurrying in the cover of darkness. Set’s theme motif is also used here, on horns towards the beginning and in a louder blast in the middle of the cue."

- Wilbert Roget, II / Lead Composer, Music Supervisor

06) Overworld I - Knives In The Dark

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Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris launches December 9, 2014 on Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC.

"[Tomb of the Timekeeper] is the first tomb level in the game. We had an unusual method of producing the tombs’ music – instead of writing faux-ethnic melodies for the soloists, I created low drones (sustained single notes) based on the basic harmonic progressions of the tombs’ respective action music. I decided on one solo instrument per tomb, and sent that tomb’s drone to the performer along with a description of the tomb and some general musical ideas. They would then freely improvise over the drone, using their own idiomatic performance techniques; For Timekeeper we used the kemenche (viol-like fiddle played on the knee), performed by Stelios Varveris. I then took those improvisations and wrote orchestral music “around” them, editing the recordings in various ways to fit rhythmically and harmonically. Ultimately this gave us a much more authentic sound than if I as a composer were to attempt to write Arabic-esque melodies, and it also gave the tombs a mellow, ambient tone appropriate for exploration and puzzle-solving."

- Wilbert Roget, II / Lead Composer, Music Supervisor

07) Tomb Of The Timekeeper

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Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris launches December 9, 2014 on Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC.

"[Ambushed!] was an interesting track in that it originated from one of my failed attempts at a main theme for the game. Later on I wanted an action cue for a setpiece where Lara and friends are trapped and ambushed by enemies, and I realized that the rhythm and feel of this track actually worked perfectly for that scene. So I reworked the melody and changed the harmonies around to fit the new placement. Speaking of the melody, the horns theme in this track is a reference to Khepri’s theme, the scarab boss whose minions players have been fighting these first several levels. "

- Wilbert Roget, II / Lead Composer, Music Supervisor

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