Twenty years following its release, the original Tomb Raider trilogy receives a superbly produced orchestral album.
Editor's review by Adam Corn (2019-01-01)
Having never heard a second of Tomb Raider music I had zero expectations for this Kickstarter-funded orchestral arranged album dedicated to the original three PlayStation-era titles. On first listen it just about floored me with its superb arrangement, performance, and recording quality. From the Rey's Theme'esque "Tomb Raider Theme" arrangement onward you very much get the feeling of exploring cavernous, isolated, wondrous environments. It's atmospheric yet at the same time melodic, musical, and beautiful. There's a considerable amount of repetition of its staple themes and not a lot of variation from the aforementioned styles, so some listeners might find the album start to wear thin in its later tracks, but nonetheless it's an impressively well done if low-key orchestral arranged album.