Black Swan composer tuning into Mass Effect 3

Can't wait to hear!

"One-Enemy" mansell is well know not because of black swan but cause of requiem soundtrack wich was a worldwide success.

It's pretty amazing that he's doing the score, he's no one trick pony, one of the few real composers around. Finally I might keep the music on during a game.

mass effect 3 deserves only the best of the best :D

This just made my day! I loved his work from Requiem and the Fountain!

A lot of people heard about Mansell because of the movie Black Swan, which is great... for him. I like his work more because of the movie Moon. Nevertheless, this is great news.

Clint Mansell is a good composer, I agree, but Jack Wall would still have been more fitting. If he had been the original composer, it would be a different story, but he wasn't. Mass Effect 3 deserves to have the same team of composers bring the story to a close. Period.

Just listening to Lux AEterna while I remember epic scenes from the last two games sent shivers thru my spine...cant blame Jack Wall because he was amazing but I'm just thrilled about what Clint Mansell can bring to ME3....This game is going to be in one word "EPIC"!!

It deserves nothing less.

Sweet...

that would be great. Clint Mansell is a good composer.

Clint Mansell can create songs which have so much emotion in them, Lux Aeterna for one makes me shiver. I only fear that the combination of his musical score and the emotional attachment that mass effect brings will be too much for me to handle, I wont be able to take losing my companions. It will be unbearably human.

This guy is really good, if you haven't watched any of those movies. ME3 will definitely challenge for GOTY.

Lux Aeterna from Requiem for a Dream. 'Nuff said.

what no jack wall for this game? wth???

Clint from Pop Will Eat Itself FTW!!! :) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwlnKRGh9hI

That's gonna be sick! Even though i was'nt interested into Black Swan, after watching the amazing acting and music, sounds insane! and im not even into that sort of music.

Tron soundtrack = for the winz, daft punk are awesome, i do like black swan movie im sure the music for mass effect 3 gonna be epic too

They should throw in some Daft Punk for any club/ party scenes. I liked TRON's soundtrack.

I love Mansell's work, but what about Sam Hulick and Jack Wall? The games' soundtracks have both been wonderful. Vigil and Suicide Mission were unbelievable tracks.

well that's pretty cool: having an artistic and creative mind like that wont do anything but benefit Mass Effect 3

Now this game looks good as well as sounds good !!!

sounds good

Funny I that I just came home from watching Black Swan to see find this out. Awesome. Anyway, the article leaves out a glaring fact: Jack Wall left the project. http://www.gamesradar.com/ps3/mass-effect-3/news/mass-effects-former-composer-jack-wall-explains-amicable-depature-from-franchise/a-2011021185243406086/g-2010121014366755068 Apparently it was "time for a change" for Wall, personally.

Jack Wall did an amazing job with ME2. Suicide Mission and The End Run are such awesome booming foot-stomping tracks and last 30sec on Normandy Reborn still give me chills. Come now, can't they have two composers. Though my favourite Mansell's OST is Moon.

i'm absolutely heartbroken. jack wall did an amazing job for the first two installments. mansell better do this game justice. although i must admit, my ideal soundtrack to the end of this trilogy would have included an impossible collaboration between jack wall, hanz zimmer, daft punk, and john murphy...

Jack Wall is awesome, bad news, listen to "From the Wreckage" Mass Effect 1 and tell me he needed replaced. If anything Bioware should be replaced with someone willing to tell EA to F*** off and make the rpg they set out to make in the first place.

@ColJendon I absolutely agree.

I'm sure he'll do a fine job, but it's unfortunate Jack Wall and his team won't be working on it. All I've got to say is that they better still have Uncharted Worlds as the Galaxy Map music, or there'll be hell to pay.

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@Timmy_Gwar, I agree with XtremeDude09, Nice Post.

Man, i bet they're gunna delay it into 2012, I want this game to b perfect. When it lands, it'll blow everything out of the water.

This is great news!

@Timmy_Gwar 5 thumbs down? People really don't read do they. Can't you people tell hes being sarcastic?

I really loved Jack Wall for ME2. :(

Not to say anything negative about Clint Mansell, especially listing to a number of his scores, but he doesnt strike me as a cinematic composer. he is excellent in dramatic works, but really does not have any "big explosive blockbuster" type movies under his belt like other composers. it will be interesting to see if he can pull it of in ME3, especially being the third most anticipated title this year (in my opinion)

Jack Wall had some fantastic work, but I will be ready to see what Clint Mansell can bring to the table

before the release of ME3*

@Ruadan, it's not there will be atleast one more 'bridge' DLC between ME2 and ME3. How do I know? The cerberusw network news update states that while the daily updates have ended there will still be three more full weeks of updates. One week leading up to a DLC release, and two weeks before the release of ME2. The one week before the DLC hasn't happened yet. The fact that DLC is getting a full week of updates before it tells us it is a significant piece of DLC.

I love Mass Effect. But seriously, Bioware needs to tone it down. They need to stop listening to their fans to get a better idea of how they can curb their creative geniuses and cater to their audience in a completely overwhelming way. They need to stop pushing the envelope of gameplay and stick to staring down the rails of a gun that feels different, but is somehow the same. They need to stop defying their naysayers and release a game to poor reception for once. Finally, Bioware needs to stop inspiring thousands of potential artists in several different fields by telling them that we're still far from the end of creation.

This is good news! Clint is an excellent composer. ^^ Now, I just hope that last DLC for Mass Effect 2 wasn't appearance pack 2.... The game would end on a fizzle. :(

ah i smell much drama in the air. can't wait to get a taste.

This just keeps getting better and better. Cheers to Bioware! Now there not a shadow of doubt that this game WILL be epic! I still get all a-quivery whenever I listen to 'Requiem for a Tower'

While I did love ME2's soundtrack, this is still the best music-for-gaming related news of the year :)

I bet ME3's score will be awesome, but Jack Wall and co. did a great job on the first two games. I also really enjoyed the music from ME2's DLC packs, and I don't think JW composed any of it.

even with all the reapers attacking earth... the council will still deny their existence

i have a better idea. How about Jack Wall AND Clint Mansell work together.

Sounds awesome.. Though I personally wish they used Richard Blair-Oliphant - the composer from the series "How the Universe Works?": some of the best composing I've ever heard.

I'm gonna miss Jack Wall, but I have a feeling this is going to be fantastic

The End Run just came on my Last FM as I was reading this! Jack Wall's finest moment? One of.