The Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory (OST) or Amon Tobin - Chaos Theory - The Soundtrack To Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell is a video game soundtrack produced by Amon Tobin and Jesper Kyd for Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory. The official soundtrack released with 10 on CD and 2xLP Vinyl plus 11 tracks on DVD Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Soundtrack.
Album Information[]
The album consists of a collection of songs that Tobin wrote for Ubisoft's video game, Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory. Ubisoft was so pleased with Tobin's work that they decided to release the album several months ahead of the actual game.
Technically speaking, the album is not a soundtrack. In the game, each track is split into individual components that are independently layered over one another to correspond with a player's actions. Thus, none of the songs on the album would ever be heard in the game except in small fragments. A notable example is the Penthouse level - The intro to "Ruthless" and the second segment of its reprise are used as calm/progression ambiance.
This album showcased the beginning Tobin's shift from collecting samples from vinyl records to recording his own samples. For the recording of Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory - Splinter Cell 3 Soundtrack, Tobin hired a live band whose members ranged from Mexican composer Nacho Mendez to Japanese flutist Eiji Miyake. Seminal composer Jesper Kyd was also hired to score the games cinematics.
Tracklist[]
CD, 2xLP, DVD[]
| # | Track Name | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | The Lighthouse | 5:05 |
| 02 | Ruthless | 5:15 |
| 03 | Theme From Battery | 4:26 |
| 04 | Kokubo Shosho Stealth | 3:26 |
| 05 | El Cargo | 4:23 |
| 06 | Displaced | 6:58 |
| 07 | Ruthless (Reprise) | 4:27 |
| 08 | Kokubo Sosho Battle (Adapted From Cougar Merkin) | 4:16 |
| 09 | Hokkaido | 3:01 |
| 10 | The Clean Up | 7:00 |
| 11 | Stolen [Bonus Audio Content - Exclusive Audio Track DVD] | 2:45 |
PC Full Rip[]
- Training - 4:50
- Lighthouse - 8:21
- Cargo Ship - 15:51
- Bank - 14:50
- Penthouse - 17:35
- Displace - 16:58
- Hokkaido - 18:23
- Battery - 13:59
- Bathhouse - 19:28
- Kokubo Sosho - 12:57
- Common - 9:58
- Credits - 3:30
Jesper Kid[]
- Spy Room - 2:24
- Defusal - 1:33
- Spy Theme - 1:22
- Common - 4:50
- Spy Room (Extended version) - 4:05
Kesshin[]
- Resonance - 2:28
- One More Regret - 3:04
Trivia[]
- "Kokubo Sosho Battle" is adapted from "Cougar Merkin", a B-side from Amon Tobin's "Verbal" single.
- On 23 March 2005, the official game was released with bonus features that included a DVD version of the album. Along with 5.1 surround sound versions of each song, the DVD included a music video for "El Cargo" by Hexstatic and a bonus track called "Stolen".
- A bootleg recording of the game began to circulate the web in mid-2005, which included extended versions of tracks, themes that did not appear in the retail soundtrack, and music from the game's cut scenes composed by Jesper Kyd.
- This is the only Splinter Cell soundtrack released in retail. Michael McCann's soundtrack was released for free on his website, but was never able to reach retail.
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