![]() Raney Shockne (based in Los Angeles) has contributed to the production of numerous soundtracks, ranging all the way from Zoolander 2 to Dragon Age: Inquisition, and has worked with big-name record labels (RCA, for example) on several occasions. ’Greflet’s Song’ is the combined work of composer/producer Raney Shockne and the Russian YouTube star and vocals-capable musician Alina Permina (whose artist name is Alina Gingertail.) Released in late August, King’s Bounty II sends players right into the heart of this rich, familiar, and much-loved fantasy world, playing as one of three factions vying for power and control. The most recent of which, King’s Bounty: Warriors of the North, releasing in 2012. While each title is not a direct sequel to the game before, their stories exist in the same universe. (On a side note, after the incredibly competent Heroes of Might and Magic franchise was acquired by UbiSoft in 2003 for a neat $1.3 million USD, Ubi somehow managed to run the popular franchise into the ground, and gamers now consider the once-popular series fragged beyond repair.)Īll King’s Bounty titles produced by 1C Entertainment, with the exception of King’s Bounty: Dark Side, have been continuations of King’s Bounty: The Legend’s story. Since the first “modern” King’s Bounty release, 1C Entertainment (who purchased the IP in 2007) has produced no less than five King’s Bounty titles, with King’s Bounty II being the sixth - each one gradually helping the classic title turn into a fleshed-out and expansive franchise. Widely considered the progenitor of the first three or four games in fan-favorite turn-based strategy franchise Heroes of Might and Magic, King’s Bounty has remained a cult classic - everpresent in the minds of veteran gamers and video game journalists. It has been over 30 years since (now defunct) New World Computing and game designer Jan Van Canegham published the turn-based fantasy RPG King’s Bounty on the Amiga 500 and other home computer systems. “Between the two of them, Shockne and Alina Gingertail are supremely qualified for the creation of the original, fantasy-inspired soundtrack of King’s Bounty II.” Building Up A Bounty ![]() Before we jump into the melodies that join Kurgan’s quest to inform of the future of neofolk, let us head back in time - to the earliest days of King’s Bounty. ![]() Specifically, the first piece of its musical encapsulation - ‘Greflet’s Song’. SeptemFollowing last month’s release of King’s Bounty II, Kurgan Compass™ wanted to highlight one of the game’s most outstanding features, namely its soundtrack.
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