In celebration and honor of Rise of the Tomb Raider, the 20 Year Celebration Anniversary of the iconic Tomb Raider franchise, Crystal Dynamics has teamed up with Player Piano, the popular viral YouTube music series created by Sonya Belousova, one of the most accomplished young composers and recording artists, on an epic new Tomb Raider-inspired music video that just had its World Premiere Thursday at New York Comic Con.
The video, which featured Belousova’s incredible original arrangement and performance of the iconic Tomb Raider themes, premiered today at NYCC October 6 during Crystal Dynamics’ live stage session. The video and session was live streamed on the main Twitch channel and is now available on Belousova’s Player Piano YouTube channel.
The viral and multi award winning hit music series Player Piano was created by the brilliant composer and pianist Sonya Belousova and director Tom Grey and executive produced by the legendary Stan Lee. The channel has generated over 12 million views in a record time. Belousova has previously wowed the audience with her innovative original arrangements of Star Wars, Doctor Who, Super Mario Bros., Game of Thrones, Akira,The Walking Dead, among others.
The Tomb Raider music video opens with Belousova’s haunting solo piano arrangement and performance of the Original Tomb Raider Theme visually enhanced by the majestic view of the desert; the music then transitions into a romantic emotional arrangement of the Angel of Darkness Main Theme accompanied by the dark lush symphony orchestra, with Belousova gracefully performing it in a heavy rain in a dark forest; suddenly epic percussion and drums take over and immediately bring us into the world of the Tomb Raider Legend Main Theme featuring the full symphony orchestra with a large percussion section and Belousova’s signature virtuosic solo piano; the arrangement climaxes with Belousova’s powerful symphonic interpretation of A Survivor Is Born Theme from Tomb Raider Reboot celebrating the music in its full glory.
“I had an incredible time composing and producing the music for Crystal Dynamics. My goal was to reflect the spirit and the journey of the Tomb Raider franchise by travelling all the way from the intimate solo piano moments through the dark romantic lush strings to the epicness of the whole symphony orchestra,” – describes Belousova.
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