Knights of the Temple get funky

Gaming soundtracks have come a long way from the old days of the SID chip in the C64. Of course, it took a lot more talent and creativity to make the SID chip sound fantastic. Today's scores usually involve pointing a conductor at an orchestra and saying "Have at it!"

Knight of the Temple is an upcoming Xbox and PC title. At the official site, not only is there a demo for the PC, but there is also the entire game soundtrack in MP3 format. I wish more game developers would do this. In Japan there is a huge market for game soundtracks. (Metal Gear Solid 2 has four of them I believe.) How long, I wonder, until that market takes off in the west?

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