A few weeks ago CCP Games released on their Soundcloud channel the EVE Online: Gunjack soundtrack authored by Jeff Broadbent, who happen to be no slouch in the VGM scene.
Most of the tracks make a definite intent on transmitting an insane sense of urgency to the player, which overall seems to fit in the fast-paced nature of the game. The dark mood of almost all the tracks is one that I have always criticized about CCP’s choice of score, in the past I have mentioned that having a dark OST usually have the unintended effect of bogging down the “wonder” factor of the eve player experience, instead transporting it to the realm of depression – which leads to most players to simply turn off the in-game music. In the case of EVE Gunjack’s OST, the whole suite feels as a mix reminiscent of the original Unreal Tournament OST (sans the amazing acid jazz track at the Facing Worlds map) which is not necessarily a bad thing at all.
Most games have ‘that’ memorable track that sets the game apart from the rest and helps to give players an idea of what to expect from the game, ‘that’ track is the one that usually gets stuck in your head all day adding to the skin crawling need to play the game, in this regard I must submit that the tracks in the EVE Gunjack miss it entirely.
Why no try experiment with some chillhouse or some madhouse electropop?
or why note someone totally unexpected like Hotline Miami?.
Despite these shortcomings, the EVE Online Gunjack OST seems to be decent enough to fit the game’s themes and add (not substract) to the overall game experience.
Here are the tracks.
Gunjack OST – The Outer Ring (Jeff Broadbent)
Gunjack OST – Might Of Abaddon (Jeff Broadbent)
Gunjack OST – Nemesis (Jeff Broadbent)
Gunjack OST – Obliterate (Jeff Broadbent)
Gunjack OST – Scorpion Battle (Jeff Broadbent)
Gunjack OST – The Depths Of Space (Jeff Broadbent)
Gunjack OST – The Gunjack (Jeff Broadbent)
Gunjack OST – Unrelenting (Jeff Broadbent)
Gunjack OST – Defend At All Costs (Jeff Broadbent)
Gunjack OST – Engage The Pirates (Jeff Broadbent)
Gunjack OST – Finale (Jeff Broadbent)
Into The Abyss (Jeff Broadbent)
