Paul Oakenfold scoring Bourne Conspiracy

  • By Polybren, GameSpot
  • Posted Mar 24, 2008 3:55 pm PT

The Jason Bourne series of action spy flicks can be readily identified by their star, Matt Damon, and their hyperkinetic atmosphere, from camera movement to plot pacing. While Sierra Entertainment's upcoming game inspired by the original Robert Ludlum Bourne novels won't feature Damon's likeness,...

The Jason Bourne series of action spy flicks can be readily identified by their star, Matt Damon, and their hyperkinetic atmosphere, from camera movement to plot pacing. While Sierra Entertainment's upcoming game inspired by the original Robert Ludlum Bourne novels won't feature Damon's likeness, it could still match the dynamic tone of the popular films.

To that end, Sierra today announced that The Bourne Conspiracy's score will be handled by renowned DJ and producer Paul Oakenfold. Calling himself a longtime fan of the series, Oakenfold said in a statement that "the pace of the game is an ideal match for my musical tempo and style."

Gamers eager to get a taste of what to expect from the Bourne Conspiracy soundtrack can catch selections of the score performed live by Oakenfold and members of the Florida Classical Symphony. Dubbed "The Bourne Sessions," the concert will take place Tuesday from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Eastern at the Winter Music Conference 2008 in Miami, and will feature an appearance by Gnarls Barkley's Cee-Lo Green.

Interested parties will be able to check out a live webcast of the concert courtesy of Sierra and Yahoo! Live.

54 Comments

  • dvros

    Posted Mar 26, 2008 10:35 am PT

    I love beating up someone's as* to a soundtrack.

  • anamnawshad

    Posted Mar 26, 2008 5:28 am PT

    I've been a fan of Oakenfold since I heard 'Ready Steady Go' for the first time in 'Bourne Identity'

  • raverrozza

    Posted Mar 26, 2008 4:29 am PT

    oakenfolds an arse but dont slabber at house or anything. for gods sakes he worked on the music in matrix films so its not like hes jumped from djin to this. hes worked on quite a few visual media.

    to be honest if it keeps him away from the decks then its all good. he will never be forgien for his ibiza essential mix from amnesia.

  • Jaster_DCX

    Posted Mar 25, 2008 10:17 am PT

    starry eyed suprise lol

  • stickylovegravy

    Posted Mar 25, 2008 9:24 am PT

    i have seen oakey live several times and 2 of those times he just played instruments with minor electronic equipment. for all the doubters grab guiness world book of records and see who they have as the most successful dj ever.

  • membernametaken

    Posted Mar 25, 2008 9:05 am PT

    Just because he makes dance music doesn't mean that he can't score an action game.

  • tommcruise

    Posted Mar 25, 2008 9:04 am PT

    cool

  • tommcruise

    Posted Mar 25, 2008 9:04 am PT

    cool

  • klugenbeel

    Posted Mar 25, 2008 8:27 am PT

    the Techno/Trance scene just isn't what it used to be....

  • travnutts

    Posted Mar 25, 2008 8:25 am PT

    dewd4, have you seen the footage of this game yet? It looks fantastic so far, of course the proof will be in the final release but there is actually alot to excited about with this game. The way the fighting mechanic looks, the quicktime events, it looks intense, kind of a similar experience to God of War...I can only hope. And again, as far as Oakenfold goes....bad call, John Powell did almost all the music for the movie and he would have been a 1000 times better choice

  • nobdow

    Posted Mar 25, 2008 8:10 am PT

    A bourne game without some one that even looks like Matt Damon, that SAD!!!!

  • dewd4

    Posted Mar 25, 2008 6:11 am PT

    why is everyone exited for a movie tie-in??

  • is0lati0n

    Posted Mar 25, 2008 2:52 am PT

    It's alright. Not really my type but if it fits the games mood scene, then it'll be great.

  • mitesh-mistry

    Posted Mar 25, 2008 1:17 am PT

    If he sticks to his old skool ways it will be good, his new stuff kinda sucks.

  • dutch777

    Posted Mar 24, 2008 11:12 pm PT

    Oakenfold, what a result.

  • Neloy

    Posted Mar 24, 2008 10:36 pm PT

    Oakenfold!!! one of my fav djs. Gonna be awesome! Also a mix of classical tunes. Even more interesting!

  • imperial_agent

    Posted Mar 24, 2008 10:27 pm PT

    is there anyting Oakenfold can't do?

  • NeoNavarro

    Posted Mar 24, 2008 10:22 pm PT

    This game is starting to tickle my interests.

  • VenomRitual

    Posted Mar 24, 2008 9:59 pm PT

    im glad they're putting effort into this game. paul oakland did a pringles commercial!

  • Tremblay343

    Posted Mar 24, 2008 9:52 pm PT

    i really hope this game isn't a flop. I love the books and the movies, hopefully the game will be just as great.

  • stevenmejia007

    Posted Mar 24, 2008 9:20 pm PT

    thats great, Paul Oakenfold is one of the best DJs in the world.
    cant wait for this game

  • nazart81

    Posted Mar 24, 2008 9:19 pm PT

    kenshin that was a moby song dude

  • nazart81

    Posted Mar 24, 2008 9:18 pm PT

    .............. what about john powell... oakenfold stuff just don't fit man. call powell!!!!!!

  • nephili232

    Posted Mar 24, 2008 9:13 pm PT

    Oakenfold is incredible, great to see that he is involved.

  • Kenshin18

    Posted Mar 24, 2008 8:43 pm PT

    Cool. Kinda liked the ending song of The Bourne Identity

  • RAZZY_B

    Posted Mar 24, 2008 8:38 pm PT

    sweet, Oakenfold is great.

  • Sick3r

    Posted Mar 24, 2008 8:12 pm PT

    "Wow, crappy dance music really isn't going to fit with this." - TheNumber_12

    If you call a mix a different styles of music, clashed in with hardcore beats and rythmns crappy dance music, I wonder what you would call country, perhaps HipHop or Rap?

  • Tranceplant

    Posted Mar 24, 2008 8:10 pm PT

    That is awesome. Paul Okenfold is great.
    Now where is Moby???

  • gasmaskman

    Posted Mar 24, 2008 8:01 pm PT

    Sweeeeet!
    Really looking forward to this game.

  • JackfnBurton

    Posted Mar 24, 2008 7:17 pm PT

    Wow, what a scoop! I think my pants just exploded!

    Wait...no...just spilled my Red Bull. I guess the tingling means it's working.

  • Catastrophe123

    Posted Mar 24, 2008 7:04 pm PT

    Paul oakenfold made some great trance music, glad to see hes getting more attention

  • travnutts

    Posted Mar 24, 2008 6:53 pm PT

    What the hell happened to John Powell? You know the guy responsible for 95 percent of the music from all three Bourne movies....his stuff is FRIGGIN AWESOME!!!! Paul Oakenfold style of music is all wrong to score an entire story like this. Bad move Blue Moon, very very bad

  • Pete5506

    Posted Mar 24, 2008 6:47 pm PT

    I hope this turns out to be cool, I know he is good at what he dose

  • etmaul

    Posted Mar 24, 2008 6:28 pm PT

    Anyone who knows Oakenfold, knows this game soundtrack is guaranteed to be off the hook!

  • mrchiledonut

    Posted Mar 24, 2008 6:19 pm PT

    That's interesting. But as for game music? Hmm, weird. Hopefully it will be good.

  • Jandrobag

    Posted Mar 24, 2008 6:14 pm PT

    Paul Oakenfold couldnt beat match two records to save his life, last time i saw him live he was drugged out of his mind and trainwrecked every single transition. That bieng said his productions arnt all that bad.

  • TongLong

    Posted Mar 24, 2008 6:08 pm PT

    Awesome!

    Hopefully EA doesn't buy them out, and replace an awesome Oakenfold soundtrack with their crappy garage band music (a la Burnout...).

  • DravenLaVitt

    Posted Mar 24, 2008 6:07 pm PT

    doesnt he have a song in that movie Collateral?
    yeeeAH, thats a good song.

  • beutlich99

    Posted Mar 24, 2008 5:37 pm PT

    That guy rocks! His score for Swordfish was great!

  • sumo915

    Posted Mar 24, 2008 5:29 pm PT

    this music just won't do

  • lotr_2003

    Posted Mar 24, 2008 5:18 pm PT

    Paul Oakenfold also scored the music for the game called : Goldeneye Rogue Agent in 2004.

  • AgentX24

    Posted Mar 24, 2008 5:12 pm PT

    Great music!

  • CLAPPERDUDE

    Posted Mar 24, 2008 5:08 pm PT

    seems fitting

  • Turtlefark

    Posted Mar 24, 2008 5:05 pm PT

    Meh.

  • FragMonkey09

    Posted Mar 24, 2008 4:52 pm PT

    Oakenfold = win

  • standarddamage

    Posted Mar 24, 2008 4:50 pm PT

    I know a lot of people are going to say "Paul Oakenfold? WTF?" But the reality is that he can put a very intense score together. This should be an awesome addition to the game.

  • macacd

    Posted Mar 24, 2008 4:48 pm PT

    Paul Oakenfold's music is connected to many Hollywood films

  • SteveTwo

    Posted Mar 24, 2008 4:47 pm PT

    I'm interested in what this is going to sound like. I am a fan, but I don't think this is going to be like his normal music. I don't recall most of his tracks having a classical symphony... I think this music could be something really cool (or suck).

  • megagood GameSpot staff member

    Posted Mar 24, 2008 4:31 pm PT

    They used Moby's "Extreme Ways" several times in the movie trilogy, so this seems a sensible choice. SOMEbody listens to techno, Mr. Mathers.

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