Nielsen adds guitar riffs to soundtrack for video game Wii hopes will change its image
March 27th, 2009 at 10:56am Georgette Braun
Cheap Trick front man and guitarist Rick Nielsen has added guitar riffs to the soundtrack created by Diego Stocco for a video game that Wii hopes will change its image from a game system for senior citizens and kids to an action-adventure play associated with hardcore Xbox and PlayStation 3 players.
The Rockford power pop rocker is providing “great ambience and textural qualities that perfectly fits the mood of the game,” according to this Segafanatic.com story. “I hope these lunar notes float with you,” Nielsen is quoted as saying.
“The Conduit” game features a former secret service agent investigating terrorist activity in Washington. He battles his way through a mysterious conspiracy involving aliens. The game is expected to be in stores in June.
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1. Cindy Harris | March 27th, 2009 at 12:19 pm
The Conduit is a project being developed by High Voltage Software, which is based in Hoffman Estates and boasts several Rockford-area residents as employees.
2. Kellie Parker | March 27th, 2009 at 12:40 pm
Please update this story, as it has some inaccuracies. Rick Nielsen only added guitar riffs to the soundtrack. The person that made the sound track is Diego Stocco. We have also directed SEGA Fanatic to update their story. If you have questions or need further clarification, please contact us directly.
Kellie Parker, SEGA of America
3. Georgette Braun | March 27th, 2009 at 12:52 pm
CLARIFICATION: NOTE TO ALL: A Sega representative emailed me to say that my original post about Nielsen scoring the soundtrack, which I got from another Web site, was wrong. He added the guitar riffs. So I fixed that in the original post.
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