Homeworld Remastered (Original Soundtrack) [Import]

• 37 remastered tracks from the pioneering space RTS title
• Standard Edition featuring 2xLP pressed on heavyweight Classic Black Vinyl
• Silver laminated wide-spined outer sleeve
• Printed inner sleeves
• Artwork by Relic Entertainment and *Gearbox Entertainment

As the developers at Relic Entertainment busily crafted the grand space strategy of 1999’s Homeworld, series composer Paul Ruskay was left largely to his own devices in crafting the now iconic score. He took diverse inspiration from Vangelis’ score for Blade Runner, Brian Eno, the sampling of traditional instruments from all over the globe by Algerian DJ Cheb i Sabbah, and ambient electronica duo Delirium. Homeworld’s score was born of limitations thanks to Ruskay’s “primitive setup” of synthesizer, sampler, and sequencer — at the time his Studio X Labs was being built around him — and this forced him to produce instinctive, live mixes.

During the Homeworld Remastered Collection restoration process, Ruskay dug out the original music DAT tapes out of a shoe box, dusted off decade-old Pro Tool Studio sessions, and had uncompressed versions made of all tracks. Subtle, faithful musical elements were added to help widen the mixes of the first Homeworld before it was mindfully remixed and sequenced.