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Binding: Audio CDEAN: 0724384542528 Format: Soundtrack Label: Virgin Records Us Manufacturer: Virgin Records Us MPN: 45425 Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Virgin Records Us Release Date: February 24, 1998 Studio: Virgin Records Us Editorial Review: Amazon.com: This is billed as "The Sequel to Myst, the most succesful CD-Rom game of all time" and "contains recently recovered D'NI archaelogical information available only on this CD." Not being an archaeologist--or a Myst afficianado--I'm just trying to figure out how to play the game and listen to the disc with only one damn CD-ROM drive; my hands just aren't that quick anymore. Those concerns aside, Miller's brooding, ambient soundwashes do just fine by themselves, though one can't help but discern that this is a genre that hasn't come very far from Eno and Tangerine Dream. --Jerry McCulley Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Nice ambient music, though not the best of the MYST series.Riven has a couple of nice pieces and overall and nice ambient transport to get your mind onto other things. However, I have purchased all of the MYST series soundtracks and none of them hold a candle to the MYST 4 and MYST 5 soundtracks. Riven is worth it to complete your collection but do not miss the 4 and 5 soundtracks. Rating:  - Outstanding game. Outstanding music!It doesn't really matter if you've played the game or not, this CD is a must. I played Riven and was amazed that the music topped that of Myst's. If you played Riven it would be stupid not to buy this CD. Excellent!! Rating: - I'm rating the music, not how much of the musicThis is good (in reference to the Myst soundtrack, in which (all of) the tracks are played differently (my mistake for my 4-star review, as well as Achenar's Cache not fading out in realMYST)), but it could be better (in reference to missing specific tracks, like Gehn's cannen's music and the music you hear in Crater Island's air vent to/from one of Gehn's offices) I expected Link to be the music you hear when Atrus prepares you (can be classified as "Atrus' Theme [Preparation Remix]"). Instead, ... Read More Rating: - I am hooked! (even though I am not a gamer)You know the world has changed since you last looked when films are not the only entertainment pieces to have a soundtrack. Video games also have soundtracks these days and the one by Robyn Miller for the game 'Riven' got me hooked non-stop ever since I first overheard it streaming from a colleague's cubicle at work. It provides you with a dark, epic atmosphere that never really gets loud, so it also carries a bit of an ambient (almost new age) flavor to it. Perfect not just to go with the ... Read More Rating: - Immersive worlds - immersive musicThose people lucky enough to play Riven, found that everything fitted together perfectly. The beautiful and immersive worlds that form Myst, Riven, Myst III (Exile) and Uru offer the chance to explore beautiful places, while solving intellectually challenging puzzles. The music is an important part of the atmosphere of the game, conveying beauty, excitement, and the mystery which is Riven. Buy the music, buy the game - better still, buy all of them! |
