Favorit book a foxy old woman s guide to traveling alone. From our friends at mondo, this doublelp allows you to take a walk in james sunderlands shoes straight into the world of silent hill 2. Akira yamaoka silent hill 2 original soundtrack 2001, cd. Turn off your lights and let this beautiful cd bring you back to that special place. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. The soundtrack contains music from silent hill 2, composed by akira yamaoka. A remastered highdefinition version was released for the playstation 3 and the xbox 360 in 2012 as part of the silent hill hd collection. Enhanced edition project, which not only aims to fix many of the issues of the ailing 2002 pc port, but also features many modern enhancements e.
James eventually discovers that his journey through silent hill has a very personal slant, as the town forces him to confront his fears, vices, and guilt via a number of increasinglysymbolic monsters, most notably pyramid head a muscular butcher in a pyramidshaped helmet who rapes his fellow monsters and stalks james through the town many fans and critics alike regard silent hill 2 note. The tracks flow together well and tell the story of silent hill 2 just through sound alone, capturing the confusion and paranoia of the town, yet sounding beautiful at the same time. The song is track 9 in the silent hill 2 soundtrack and was composed by akira yamaoka. What was your favourite piece from each silent hill game. All tracks on the album are completely instrumental with the exception of the reverse will. The tracks flow together well and tell the story of silent hill 2 just through sound alone, capturing the confusion and paranoia of the town, yet sounding beautiful. Create a soundcloud account sign in emptiness and sadness incarnated into a music piece. Silent hill 2 complete soundtrack violent maria by stripedlady.
The second installment in the silent hill series, silent hill 2 centers on james sunderland, a widower who journeys to the town after receiving a letter from his dead wife informing him that she is waiting there for him. It plays inside petes bowlorama when james sunderland meets eddie dombrowski. I remember as a 17 or 18 year old also getting the complete soundtrack, which was a lot of the ambient noise, and listening to it on repeat. Shattered memories is a reimagining of the first installment of the series, silent hill. Konami digital entertainment silent hill 2 original soundtrack music. Most games throw you into the mix nearly straight away. Silent hill movie soundtrack track 4 the tainted town by aethryix xylor. Alchemilla is a fan made game created using the half life 2 mod. He is an insecure, mentally disturbed and severely bullied young man who is selfconscious about his weight and physical appearance after being laughed at, bullied and ridiculed his entire life. See also waiting for you live at heavens night v e d silent. Silent hill 4 was released for the playstation 2, xbox and microsoft. Akira yamaoka the composer and producer of silent hill has made his best work on this part of the series silent hill 2, the ost has a very deep and special feeling of loneliness and you also find dark emotional sounds in each track, like if you were dreaming while listening from the beginning to the end. The game features no monsters, guns or melee but instead invites the player to take their own notes, create their own maps and solve the puzzles throughout the game.
The film is an adaptation of konamis 1999 video game silent hill. Listening to the silent hill ost alone may cause some paranoia, lol, and thats the voice of experience. Silent hill 2 ost alone in the town extended youtube. Silent hill 2 is considered by many as having the best soundtrack in the series. Given that this is essentially a retelling of said story theres little way in which it could actually be bad and thankfully, for the most part, it isnt. Based on the bestselling horror action game, silent hill stars radha mitchell man on fire as rose, a desperate mother who takes her adopted daughter, sharon, to the town of silent hill in an attempt to cure her of her ailment. What set apart silent hill 2 for me was the length of the introduction. Alone in the town silent hill 2 ost game soundtrack emptiness deserted sad akira yamaoka 2002. Forest album silent hill 2 original soundtracks artist akira yamaoka vocals none length 1. Jul 01, 2014 the original soundtrack from konamis game silent hill 4. Akira yamaoka silent hill 2 original soundtracks 2001. It was released in america as a promotional soundtrack only. Alone in the town album silent hill 2 original soundtracks artist akira yamaoka vocals none length 2. Its rather flat and repetitive in places, highlights a little too clearly some of the games more.
It has, however, caught a lot of criticism from both fans and the original developers for changing the look, sound, and feel of the games too much and having many stability related bugs. Book of memories ost now were free mary elizabeth mcglynn 4. Offering a huge array of sounds, from rock to classical and everything inbetween, the haunting, dark melancholy music of silent hill is as infamous as the games themselves. As well as the main video game series, numerous types of accompanying merchandise have been released. Akira yamaoka silent hill 2 original soundtrack 2001. Laura, the young girl in silent hill 2, is named after the child in the nonfiction book no language but a cry by dr.
This is the opening line for both the beginning of marys letter to james and the beginning of silent hill 2. Jun 26, 2011 song list i dont own this song its from konami and akira 1. A japanese release of silent hill 3 also came with a mini soundtrack. Below are thirty seconds samples from the entire silent hill 2 original soundtrack for your delectation. Silent hills 3 and 4 also have great soundtracks, but heavens night rolling into alone in the town is probably my favorite moment. Timeline of silent hill games and related media whenever theres the words silent and hill put together, one can assume theres some real spooky shit afoot. If youre a fan of the game, youll probably understand why this soundtrack works the way it does. Great for reliving your first adventure with harry mason. It could have been better but its decent, and reminiscent of the game. Silent hill 2 original soundtracks ost silent hill memories. Most copies of silent hill 3 in the usa came with the soundtrack included as an additional disc. While alone in the town still exudes a misty distance, theres more of. This needs to be everybodys collection if your a silent hill fan or just a fan of survival horror in general. Featuring words and lyrics from joe romersa and mary elizabeth mcglynn.
Silent hill 2 original soundtracks ost silent hill. O album contem faixas do jogo, compostas por akira yamaoka. It stars radha mitchell, sean bean, laurie holden, deborah kara unger, kim coates, tanya allen, alice krige, and jodelle ferland. Silent hill heaven view topic samples used by akira yamaoka. The song is track 10 in the silent hill 2 soundtrack and was composed by akira yamaoka. Silent hill 2 alone in the town sounds mysterious and reassuring at the same time.
Each time i play it, i can almost smell a faint coffee scent. The soundtracks starts with theme of laura, one of the single best tunes in the series and the main theme from silent hill 2, which is played in its majority with a guitar and some reminiscences of silent hill from the first game. But i am confident that it will, just as the first sh ost did, find its cult following in due time. That is the picture this soundtrack paints in my mind.
Konami digital entertainment silent hill 2 discogs. The room is a survival horror video game, the fourth installment in the silent hill series, published by konami and developed by team silent, a production group within konami computer entertainment tokyo. The personalities and roles of characters from the first game have also been changed, and shattered memories introduces new characters as well. Silent hill 2 is still considered by many to be a landmark game and a genuine contender for best ever, mostly due to its compelling story. Koko abes weird fable, the box man, inspired the dangling legs in silent hill 3s chapel. Sep 06, 2012 i decided to make another 1 hour loop, this time its from silent hill 2 tho. Silent hill complete soundtrack ultimate edition introduction. Silent hill 2 alone in the town akira yamaoka soundcloud. Shrouded in mystery, and driven by the desire to uncover the truth, james sets off into the world of silent hillas the fog grows thicker, james realizes that the town is nearby. Revision is the second silent hill inspired release by the. Silent hill 3 in monochrome night is the track that defines silent hill 3 in my opinion. Silent hill 2 is a survival horror video game published by konami for the playstation 2 and developed by team silent, part of konami computer entertainment tokyo. The silent hill 2 novel silent hill 2 is an official konamipublished novelization of silent hill 2, written by sadamu yamashita and containing illustrations by masahiro ito. Silent hill 2 original soundtrack by akira yamaoka on.
The silent hill 2 complete soundtrack ultimate edition is a project i had spent some considerable time on over 100 hours from start to finish. In order to bring some light on the dark world of silent hill, i have chosen to concentrate on an analysis of the experiential route through the resort town. In a time where the resident evil series marked the golden age of survival horror, and uninspired, paintbynumber copycats of said games ran amok, silent hill was certainly the most unique new arrival if there ever was a word for it, taking the genre to unparalleled heights. Jan 01, 2019 dostoyevskys crime and punishment inspired silent hill 2s storyline. Silent hill movie soundtrack track 3 hope drowns by aethryix xylor. Silent hill 2 original game soundtracks by konami kukeiha. Exploring the literary references of silent hill litreactor. With the sh2 ost, im thinking that some of the beats though definitely not the alone in the town beat were actually programed by yamaoka himself, being that theyre all pretty simple and they havent been processed a great deal. Jun 18, 2008 silent hill 2 original soundtracks 01. The silent hill franchise is often hailed as an epochmaking landmark in horror gaming history, and for good reason. Silent hill movie soundtrack track 2 nightmares of home by aethryix xylor. Hd resolutions, improved fmvs, xinputdualshock 4 controller support while restoring missing andor simplified playstation 2 features.
One of the best components in the silent hill 2 ost is how it presents. With it came a new direction in gaming that effectively defined the playstation 2. It is written in japanese and was translated into english by lady ducky for the most part, the novelization could be seen as canon since its a rather faithful novelization of silent hill 2 and doesnt really. Silent hill 2 ost 10 alone in the town hq by larsalexandersonsh. Silent hill 2 original soundtrack wikipedia, a enciclopedia. Silent hill movie complete soundtrack aethryix xylor. Silent hill 2 is a special kind of horror, one that strikes you through fear, paranoia, distress in a unique way that i find difficult to explain. Silent hill 2 original game soundtracks, an album by konami kukeiha club on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Silent hill 2 complete soundtrack ultimate edition taintedtownmusic.
It plays when james sunderland first meets angela orosco in the graveyard. Its a 3cd set featuring nearly 3 hours total of music from the directors cut of the video game. Silent hill 2 original soundtracks was released in japan on october 3, 2001, by konami music entertainment, inc. Silent hill 2 complete soundtrack ultimate edition youtube. Akira yamaoka composer creates and enhances silent hill 2 s world with this soundtrack, painting a perfect picture of melancholy and fear. Eddie dombrowski is a character from silent hill 2. Its a perfect line to set up the game and marys full letter that james gets at the end is both sad and uplifting. Exploring atmospheric despair in the silent hill 2 official soundtrack.
The game was released in japan in june 2004 and in north america and europe in september of the same year. Silent hill 2 original soundtrack wikipedia, a enciclopedia livre. Like angela orosco, he is also currently homeless and has nowhere else to go in the world. Silent hill 2 alone in the town extended 1 hour loop views. Born in a time when games were all about cheap thrills and quick bucks came silent hill. The only way to get to the centre of town is through this tunnel, but there must have been an accident or something because the entrance is blocked. It keeps the premise of writer harry mason looking for his daughter in silent hill after a car crash, although it leads into a different plot. While set in the series eponymous fictional american town, silent hill 2 is not a direct sequel to the first silent hill game. The silent hill 3 soundtrack was once again only released in europe and japan. The novel from the worlds largest community of readers. Silent hill is a 2006 psychological horror film directed by christophe gans and written by roger avary, gans, and nicolas boukhrief. Video game soundtrack silent hill 2 original soundtracks.
Silent hill is a survival horror video game franchise created by team silent and published by konami and konami digital entertainment. The name alone can send chills up your spine, calling up images of that empty, foggy town where untold evil lurks, waiting just for you. It is track 3 in the silent hill 2 soundtrack and was composed by akira yamaoka. Silent hill 2 ost alone in the town by stripedlady. The silent hill hd collection for the playstation 3 and xbox 360 features ports of silent hill 2 and silent hill 3. The film follows rose, who takes her adopted daughter, sharon, to the. I decided to make another 1 hour loop, this time its from silent hill 2 tho. Silent hill 2 original soundtracks silent hill wiki fandom. Silent hill best soundtracks from the legend akira yamaoka. Every once in a while you even get a bouncy rockpop song but even those are very silent. The room in order to really feel more alone in the dark. Akira yamaoka silent hill 2 original soundtracks discogs. Mondo, in conjunction with konami, is proud to present the premiere vinyl pressing of the soundtrack to the playstation 2 horror masterpiece. Its dark, haunting, mysterious, creepy, yet also sad, depressing, calming and beautiful.
Silent hill 2 is psychological horror by way of david lynch, evoking the more surreal and supernatural elements of twin peaks while telling the story of one mans journey into a hell of his own creation. The music on this cd ranges from dark piano ballads to ambiance that sounds like rumbling machinery and metal pangs and creaks. Crafted by akira yamaoka along with several other similarly great but still just not quite as great musical scores made of moody, powerful ambient dark clouds. I dont know, id be willing to bet that all of the electronic drums on the sh4 ost are like the wounded warsong beat premade loops. Silent hill 2 alone in the town extended 1 hour loop. Akira yamaoka the composer and producer of silent hill has made his best work on this part of the series silent hill 2, the ost has a very deep and special feeling of loneliness and you also find dark emotional sounds in each track, like if you were dreaming while listening from the beginning to. But anyways, i usually put this on loop when reading something or doing some. Silent hill 2 complete soundtrack ultimate edition disc 1 flac silent hill 2 complete soundtrack ultimate edition disc 2 flac silent hill 2 complete soundtrack ultimate edition disc 3 flac silent hill 2 complete soundtrack ultimate edition bonus tracks flac.
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