New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Microsoft's Forza Motorsport Original Game Soundtrack, by composers Kaveh Cohen & Michael Nielsen (Forza Motorsport 6 & 7, Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell, League of Legends) is out now and available everywhere. Showcasing their creativity and innovation in various domains. Over a three-year period, they molded a hybrid score. By blending live orchestral brilliance with tailor-made synth components, they have gifted players a truly immersive journey. With an impressive decade-long career in the Forza series, Cohen & Nielsen have solidified their reputation as pioneers in the realm of video game music.
Forza Motorsport introduces the car building focused Builders Cup Career mode for single-player racers and a race weekend-structured Featured Multiplayer for online competition. There's also Free Play to create your own races using the more than 500 cars and 20 tracks in the game, and Rivals with Time Attack where players can rise the global leaderboard.
KAVEH & MICHAEL note, "For the new Forza Motorsport, we were excited to go back to our roots and create a thematic and hybrid score incorporating both an orchestra and a lush soundscape of modular synths and modern electronics. We spent the last three years crafting a score that reflects the dynamic and immersive gameplay of this next generation entry to this iconic franchise."
FORZA MOTORSPORT (ORIGINAL GAME SOUNDTRACK) TRACK LISTING:
1. Forza Motorsport 2023
2. Best of the Best
3. Reign
4. Brotherhood
5. The Rush
6. Fate
7. Driven
8. Represent
9. Racing Line
10. The Hunt
11. Reboot
12. Aero
13. Icon
14. Winner's Circle
15. Champion
16. On the Grid
17. Regen
18.
Lights Out
19. Breakdown
20. Contact
21. Slowdown
22. Head Down
23. Accelerate
24. Final Lap
25. Hot Fuel
With a friendship spanning over two and a half decades, Kaveh Cohen and Michael Nielsen are the brilliant minds behind a diverse array of musical marvels. Their innovative collaboration, rooted in their distinct musical backgrounds, has shaped captivating soundscapes across film, television, video games, trailers, commercials, and popular music.
In the realm of video games, their recent triumph includes crafting the immersive score for Forza Motorsport (2023), the latest installment in Microsoft's billion-dollar franchise. Their three-year endeavor gave birth to a modern hybrid score, blending live orchestral brilliance with bespoke synth elements, enhancing players' emotional odyssey. This marks almost a decade of their musical stewardship within the iconic Forza Motorsport series.
In the domain of television, their compositions have graced acclaimed series such as America: The Story of Us and Marvel's Wolverine and the X-Men. They've also ventured into the world of cinema, leaving their mark with haunting scores for films like H.P. Lovecraft's Beyond The Wall of Sleep and Generation P.
As trailers maestros, their company
Ninja Tracks boasts an impressive portfolio, featuring campaigns for blockbusters like
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, Avatar: The Way of Water, and John Wick 4.
Their impact extends to popular music, where they've produced tracks for an array of artists, from
James Brown to
Selena Gomez. Their versatility even led them to compose the score for an Audie Audiobook of the Year winner, The Bible Experience.
Moreover, their music has found a home in the hearts of sports enthusiasts, resonating in the roars of England's prominent Premiere League soccer team,
Arsenal FC.
With an unmatched passion for music in all its forms, Kaveh Cohen and Michael Nielsen continue to shape auditory experiences that transcend boundaries, leaving an indelible imprint on the world of sound.
