God of War is slated to arrive on April 20. The theme was originally meant for Kratos but as the game went ahead with production, McCreary and the team found that the score was not a good fit for "Ghost of Sparta" because of its sad and emotional tone so the team decided to use it for Atreus's mother instead. Kratos is the titular protagonist of Santa Monica Studio's God of War series, based on Greek mythology and later, Norse mythology.He first appeared in the 2005 video game God of War, which led to the development of seven additional games featuring the character as the protagonist another installment is currently in development for a 2022 release on the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5. McCreary also said that his favorite from the 21-track album would be "Memories of Mother" because it was the first track he composed for the game. Christopher Judge, the actor known to PlayStation fans as God of Wars Kratos, claims to be responsible for the delay of the upcoming sequel, God of War Ragnarok. I wrote new themes, and introduced to the music exotic instrumentation and languages from various Northern European folk traditions," he said. "I took my memories of that classic God of War soundtrack - the deep choirs, pounding drums, and shrieking brass - and reinvented them for a Norse age.
He added that he found himself venturing into a new "musical territory." He said that when Santa Monico Studio had approached him to compose the score for a new God of War game, he was spellbound because he's such a big fan of the franchise.Īs he started working with Barlog, he realized that the game demands completely new music that is different from that of the previous installments in the action-adventure series. The game's music composer, Bear McCreary, also recalled his experience while working on the video game's score and what it meant.
Moreover, Sony revealed that the full soundtrack for the upcoming PlayStation 4 exclusive title is now live on Spotify as well as PlayStation Music. The Collector's Edition of the upcoming action-adventure title is available for preorder at $149. Meanwhile, the digital goodies include several in-game shields, an armor set, a dynamic PS4 theme, and a digital comic and artbook by Dark Horse Comics.