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Far Cry Instincts

Year: 2005
Type: Gamerip
Composer(s): Paul Haslinger
Number of tracks: 30


In-stinks

This is the music review of
Evolution (2006) | Predator (2006).

Oops, as an old completist, I actually missed a game in the Far Cry-series when I jumped from the first to the second game. It's Far Cry Instincts, the Xbox version of the first island-Far Cry. The reason is that it was too hardware-hungry to run on consoles with its open maps. Accordingly, the original game was remodeled by Ubisoft Montreal and made more linear, a little like every gamemaster does at some point with his pen & paper adventures, so that the players can finally make progress. The planned PS2 and GameCube versions, on the other hand, were canceled.

The protagonist Jack Carver was not only given customized levels, but also a few superhuman abilities such as an enhanced jump or melee skills - why not? It was probably a good fit for the game, whose story I have no idea about. Knowing the developer Crytek, I'm guessing that there was something about genetic mutation and the like in the PC-Far Cry . The fact that you play with super soldiers instead of 'real' people was something of a trademark of the Germans (just look at Crysis).

Much talking, very little said: so far we're on course. Let's continue with the soundtrack. The music comes from Austrian composer Paul Haslinger, who is primarily active in the film industry. In the video game sector, however, he primarily composes for military shooters and most people will be familiar with his work for Rainbow Six Siege (2015). However, I first came to appreciate him in 2008 with his extremely listenable score for Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Vegas 2.

For Far Cry Instinct and its sequel Evolution (Xbox), released in 2006, as well as its simultaneously released Xbox 360 version (Predator), Haslinger takes the generic route. Anyone who has ever played a modern military shooter will recognize familiar sounds here: fast tabla drumming, shrill electric guitars - dramatic adrenaline rushes. This makes the adaptation very different from Tom Bärtschi's music for the PC original, which was a wild mix of genres and didn't really fit the setting for me.

With Instinct , on the other hand, the trope pointer swings more in the direction of Call of Duty instead of Battlefield, simply because the island setting demands more jungle instead of grandeur. In order to do justice to the man-fighting-alone-in-the-jungle demands of the game, there are occasional vocals (Far Cry Instincts [Gamerip] 01, Far Cry Instincts [Gamerip] 03), which give the score a slight Native American flavor. However, as this is not so clearly distinguishable from the Middle East with many composers, the 4th track, for example, with its dramatic build-up and electric guitar, seems like action-packed excerpts from the first Assassin’s Creed. Nice!

Because the 30 tracks are a gamerip, the album naturally represents the completely raw experience of the game's music. By that I mean that we don't get a tailored mix, but exactly what we hear in the game. Many of the tracks are at a consistent level for the sake of loopability, which can be fun, but also leads to uniformity. In addition, some of the samples are very repetitive, which can be annoying. As a result, none of the songs stand out for me, even though I was impressed by the general quality. In the end, however, this album remains something for adrenaline junkies who don't set great store by memorable melodies.


No.TitleArtist(s)Ratings
1Far Cry Instincts [Gamerip] 01Paul Haslinger33/5
2Far Cry Instincts [Gamerip] 02Paul Haslinger22/5
3Far Cry Instincts [Gamerip] 03Paul Haslinger44/5
4Far Cry Instincts [Gamerip] 04Paul Haslinger44/5
5Far Cry Instincts [Gamerip] 05Paul Haslinger22/5
6Far Cry Instincts [Gamerip] 06Paul Haslinger22/5
7Far Cry Instincts [Gamerip] 07Paul Haslinger44/5
8Far Cry Instincts [Gamerip] 08Paul Haslinger22/5
9Far Cry Instincts [Gamerip] 09Paul Haslinger33/5
10Far Cry Instincts [Gamerip] 10Paul Haslinger33/5
11Far Cry Instincts [Gamerip] 11Paul Haslinger33/5
12Far Cry Instincts [Gamerip] 12Paul Haslinger22/5
13Far Cry Instincts [Gamerip] 13Paul Haslinger11/5
14Far Cry Instincts [Gamerip] 14Paul Haslinger11/5
15Far Cry Instincts [Gamerip] 15Paul Haslinger11/5
16Far Cry Instincts [Gamerip] 16Paul Haslinger22/5
17Far Cry Instincts [Gamerip] 17Paul Haslinger22/5
18Far Cry Instincts [Gamerip] 18Paul Haslinger22/5
19Far Cry Instincts [Gamerip] 19Paul Haslinger33/5
20Far Cry Instincts [Gamerip] 20Paul Haslinger22/5
21Far Cry Instincts [Gamerip] 21Paul Haslinger33/5
22Far Cry Instincts [Gamerip] 22Paul Haslinger22/5
23Far Cry Instincts [Gamerip] 23Paul Haslinger44/5
24Far Cry Instincts [Gamerip] 24Paul Haslinger33/5
25Far Cry Instincts [Gamerip] 25Paul Haslinger22/5
26Far Cry Instincts [Gamerip] 26Paul Haslinger22/5
27Far Cry Instincts [Gamerip] 27Paul Haslinger44/5
29Far Cry Instincts [Gamerip] 29Paul Haslinger33/5
30Far Cry Instincts [Gamerip] 30Paul Haslinger33/5
31Far Cry Instincts [Gamerip] 31Paul Haslinger44/5

Year: 2006
Type: Gamerip
Composer(s): Paul Haslinger
Number of tracks: 47 / 69

Evolution / Predator

As mentioned above, Evolution is the sequel to Instinct, which was released for the old Xbox. At the same time, Predator was also released for the Xbox 360, which was an optimized version of Instincts and Revolution on the new console. As with the main game, there is no OST, just a gamerip, which again has to make do without track names - in other words, a console game.

The albums comprise 47 (Evolution) and 69 (Predator) tracks and, as they are once again composed by Haslinger, do nothing fundamentally different. It feels like the intensity of some tracks has increased somewhat and the density of stingers has also increased (i.e. short pieces, usually a few seconds long, which are used to end songs with a bang or similar). In this context, we can speak of an 'evolution'.

Due to the fact that Predator is a port, many of the tracks originate from the Evolution-score. I was able to identify 28 of them, but the composer seems to have produced something else for the Xbox 360 in regards to the remaining 41 pieces - or I couldn't identify them correctly. Here, too, everything remains the same. Tribal sounds mix with classic military action to conjure up that hunter-in-the-jungle feeling. Every now and then there are more emotional piano sounds (Far Cry Instincts: Predator [Gamerip] 27), but for me there is nothing worth mentioning due to the lack of identity. Connoisseurs of the game may see it differently.


Far Cry Instincts: Evolution

No.TitleArtist(s)Ratings
1Far Cry Instincts: Evolution [Gamerip] 01Paul Haslinger11/5
2Far Cry Instincts: Evolution [Gamerip] 02Paul Haslinger22/5
3Far Cry Instincts: Evolution [Gamerip] 03Paul Haslinger33/5
4Far Cry Instincts: Evolution [Gamerip] 04Paul Haslinger11/5
5Far Cry Instincts: Evolution [Gamerip] 05Paul Haslinger11/5
6Far Cry Instincts: Evolution [Gamerip] 06Paul Haslinger11/5
7Far Cry Instincts: Evolution [Gamerip] 07Paul Haslinger33/5
8Far Cry Instincts: Evolution [Gamerip] 08Paul Haslinger22/5
9Far Cry Instincts: Evolution [Gamerip] 09Paul Haslinger22/5
10Far Cry Instincts: Evolution [Gamerip] 10Paul Haslinger44/5
11Far Cry Instincts: Evolution [Gamerip] 11Paul Haslinger11/5
12Far Cry Instincts: Evolution [Gamerip] 12Paul Haslinger33/5
13Far Cry Instincts: Evolution [Gamerip] 13Paul Haslinger11/5
14Far Cry Instincts: Evolution [Gamerip] 14Paul Haslinger33/5
15Far Cry Instincts: Evolution [Gamerip] 15Paul Haslinger11/5
16Far Cry Instincts: Evolution [Gamerip] 16Paul Haslinger22/5
17Far Cry Instincts: Evolution [Gamerip] 17Paul Haslinger44/5
18Far Cry Instincts: Evolution [Gamerip] 18Paul Haslinger11/5
19Far Cry Instincts: Evolution [Gamerip] 19Paul Haslinger33/5
20Far Cry Instincts: Evolution [Gamerip] 20Paul Haslinger11/5
21Far Cry Instincts: Evolution [Gamerip] 21Paul Haslinger22/5
22Far Cry Instincts: Evolution [Gamerip] 22Paul Haslinger11/5
23Far Cry Instincts: Evolution [Gamerip] 23Paul Haslinger11/5
24Far Cry Instincts: Evolution [Gamerip] 24Paul Haslinger11/5
25Far Cry Instincts: Evolution [Gamerip] 25Paul Haslinger11/5
26Far Cry Instincts: Evolution [Gamerip] 26Paul Haslinger33/5
27Far Cry Instincts: Evolution [Gamerip] 27Paul Haslinger11/5
28Far Cry Instincts: Evolution [Gamerip] 28Paul Haslinger22/5
29Far Cry Instincts: Evolution [Gamerip] 29Paul Haslinger22/5
30Far Cry Instincts: Evolution [Gamerip] 30Paul Haslinger33/5
31Far Cry Instincts: Evolution [Gamerip] 31Paul Haslinger11/5
32Far Cry Instincts: Evolution [Gamerip] 32Paul Haslinger11/5
33Far Cry Instincts: Evolution [Gamerip] 33Paul Haslinger44/5
34Far Cry Instincts: Evolution [Gamerip] 34Paul Haslinger11/5
35Far Cry Instincts: Evolution [Gamerip] 35Paul Haslinger33/5
36Far Cry Instincts: Evolution [Gamerip] 36Paul Haslinger11/5
37Far Cry Instincts: Evolution [Gamerip] 37Paul Haslinger33/5
38Far Cry Instincts: Evolution [Gamerip] 38Paul Haslinger11/5
39Far Cry Instincts: Evolution [Gamerip] 39Paul Haslinger11/5
40Far Cry Instincts: Evolution [Gamerip] 40Paul Haslinger11/5
41Far Cry Instincts: Evolution [Gamerip] 41Paul Haslinger22/5
42Far Cry Instincts: Evolution [Gamerip] 42Paul Haslinger11/5
43Far Cry Instincts: Evolution [Gamerip] 43Paul Haslinger11/5
44Far Cry Instincts: Evolution [Gamerip] 44Paul Haslinger11/5
45Far Cry Instincts: Evolution [Gamerip] 45Paul Haslinger11/5
46Far Cry Instincts: Evolution [Gamerip] 46Paul Haslinger11/5
47Far Cry Instincts: Evolution [Gamerip] 47Paul Haslinger11/5

Far Cry Instincts: Predator

No.TitleArtist(s)Ratings
01Far Cry Instincts: Predator [Gamerip] 01*Paul Haslinger22/5
02Far Cry Instincts: Predator [Gamerip] 02*Paul Haslinger22/5
03Far Cry Instincts: Predator [Gamerip] 03*Paul Haslinger44/5
04Far Cry Instincts: Predator [Gamerip] 04*Paul Haslinger11/5
05Far Cry Instincts: Predator [Gamerip] 05*Paul Haslinger33/5
06Far Cry Instincts: Predator [Gamerip] 06Paul Haslinger22/5
07Far Cry Instincts: Predator [Gamerip] 07*Paul Haslinger11/5
08Far Cry Instincts: Predator [Gamerip] 08*Paul Haslinger33/5
09Far Cry Instincts: Predator [Gamerip] 09*Paul Haslinger11/5
10Far Cry Instincts: Predator [Gamerip] 10*Paul Haslinger11/5
12Far Cry Instincts: Predator [Gamerip] 12*Paul Haslinger22/5
13Far Cry Instincts: Predator [Gamerip] 13*Paul Haslinger33/5
14Far Cry Instincts: Predator [Gamerip] 14Paul Haslinger44/5
15Far Cry Instincts: Predator [Gamerip] 15*Paul Haslinger22/5
16Far Cry Instincts: Predator [Gamerip] 16*Paul Haslinger11/5
17Far Cry Instincts: Predator [Gamerip] 17*Paul Haslinger11/5
18Far Cry Instincts: Predator [Gamerip] 18*Paul Haslinger33/5
19Far Cry Instincts: Predator [Gamerip] 19*Paul Haslinger11/5
20Far Cry Instincts: Predator [Gamerip] 20Paul Haslinger22/5
21Far Cry Instincts: Predator [Gamerip] 21*Paul Haslinger33/5
22Far Cry Instincts: Predator [Gamerip] 22*Paul Haslinger11/5
23Far Cry Instincts: Predator [Gamerip] 23Paul Haslinger11/5
24Far Cry Instincts: Predator [Gamerip] 24*Paul Haslinger11/5
25Far Cry Instincts: Predator [Gamerip] 25Paul Haslinger33/5
26Far Cry Instincts: Predator [Gamerip] 26*Paul Haslinger11/5
27Far Cry Instincts: Predator [Gamerip] 27Paul Haslinger44/5
28Far Cry Instincts: Predator [Gamerip] 28Paul Haslinger33/5
29Far Cry Instincts: Predator [Gamerip] 29Paul Haslinger33/5
30Far Cry Instincts: Predator [Gamerip] 30Paul Haslinger22/5
31Far Cry Instincts: Predator [Gamerip] 31Paul Haslinger22/5
32Far Cry Instincts: Predator [Gamerip] 32*Paul Haslinger11/5
33Far Cry Instincts: Predator [Gamerip] 33Paul Haslinger22/5
34Far Cry Instincts: Predator [Gamerip] 34Paul Haslinger22/5
35Far Cry Instincts: Predator [Gamerip] 35Paul Haslinger22/5
36Far Cry Instincts: Predator [Gamerip] 36Paul Haslinger11/5
37Far Cry Instincts: Predator [Gamerip] 37*Paul Haslinger33/5
38Far Cry Instincts: Predator [Gamerip] 38Paul Haslinger11/5
39Far Cry Instincts: Predator [Gamerip] 39Paul Haslinger11/5
40Far Cry Instincts: Predator [Gamerip] 40*Paul Haslinger11/5
41Far Cry Instincts: Predator [Gamerip] 41*Paul Haslinger22/5
42Far Cry Instincts: Predator [Gamerip] 42*Paul Haslinger44/5
43Far Cry Instincts: Predator [Gamerip] 43*Paul Haslinger11/5
44Far Cry Instincts: Predator [Gamerip] 44*Paul Haslinger33/5
45Far Cry Instincts: Predator [Gamerip] 45*Paul Haslinger11/5
46Far Cry Instincts: Predator [Gamerip] 46Paul Haslinger22/5
47Far Cry Instincts: Predator [Gamerip] 47Paul Haslinger22/5
48Far Cry Instincts: Predator [Gamerip] 48Paul Haslinger33/5
49Far Cry Instincts: Predator [Gamerip] 49Paul Haslinger22/5
50Far Cry Instincts: Predator [Gamerip] 50Paul Haslinger33/5
51Far Cry Instincts: Predator [Gamerip] 51Paul Haslinger22/5
52Far Cry Instincts: Predator [Gamerip] 52Paul Haslinger33/5
53Far Cry Instincts: Predator [Gamerip] 53Paul Haslinger22/5
54Far Cry Instincts: Predator [Gamerip] 54Paul Haslinger11/5
55Far Cry Instincts: Predator [Gamerip] 55Paul Haslinger22/5
56Far Cry Instincts: Predator [Gamerip] 56Paul Haslinger33/5
57Far Cry Instincts: Predator [Gamerip] 57Paul Haslinger33/5
58Far Cry Instincts: Predator [Gamerip] 58Paul Haslinger33/5
59Far Cry Instincts: Predator [Gamerip] 59Paul Haslinger33/5
60Far Cry Instincts: Predator [Gamerip] 60Paul Haslinger33/5
61Far Cry Instincts: Predator [Gamerip] 61Paul Haslinger22/5
62Far Cry Instincts: Predator [Gamerip] 62Paul Haslinger33/5
63Far Cry Instincts: Predator [Gamerip] 63Paul Haslinger22/5
64Far Cry Instincts: Predator [Gamerip] 64Paul Haslinger11/5
65Far Cry Instincts: Predator [Gamerip] 65Paul Haslinger44/5
66Far Cry Instincts: Predator [Gamerip] 66Paul Haslinger22/5
67Far Cry Instincts: Predator [Gamerip] 67Paul Haslinger44/5
68Far Cry Instincts: Predator [Gamerip] 68Paul Haslinger33/5
69Far Cry Instincts: Predator [Gamerip] 69Paul Haslinger33/5
70Far Cry Instincts: Predator [Gamerip] 70Paul Haslinger11/5

*Track contained in the Original Soundtrack

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