tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63862668866974938732024-02-22T08:12:05.824-08:00Chris Huelsbeck's personal blogChris Huelsbeck is an acclaimed video game composer, born 1968 in Kassel / Germany. At age 17 he won a computer-music contest by a German computer magazine, which was the beginning of his career as a professional video game composer. Credits include projects like the Star Wars Rogue Squadron Series, Turrican, Tunnel B1, Extreme Assault and Symphonic Shades, a 70 minutes full orchestral concert and CD release covering Huelsbeck's work of 20+ years.Chris Huelsbeckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06249595381203684486noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6386266886697493873.post-64257307072753016032010-06-20T19:34:00.000-07:002010-06-20T19:42:15.491-07:00Moving to huelsbeck.com<span style="font-size:130%;">Hi everyone, I finally implemented my website and blog into a <a href="http://wordpress.org">Wordpress</a> powered site and will probably stop posting here. All my previous posts and your comments are already imported into <a href="http://www.huelsbeck.com">huelsbeck.com</a> and I would also like you to join my site and keep commenting. This move brings very exciting options like automatic translation into other languages and more... stay tuned! :)<br /><br /><br /></span>Chris Huelsbeckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06249595381203684486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6386266886697493873.post-13157887017130635172010-04-18T11:56:00.000-07:002010-04-18T12:04:09.290-07:00ZombieSmash! is now a smash hit! :)As of yesterday, <a href="http://itunes.com/apps/ZombieSmash">ZombieSmash!</a> is the number one paid app in the US and a lot of other countries! Congratulations to the <a href="http://www.gamedrs.com/">Game Doctors</a> and big thanks to all the fans who made it possible! This success will ensure further development and free updates (with new music too) for the game and pave the way for more projects of this kind in the future. I am also very happy to be part of this team. :)<br /><br />ChrisChris Huelsbeckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06249595381203684486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6386266886697493873.post-63375320700592023092010-03-17T15:13:00.000-07:002010-03-17T15:19:27.902-07:00ZombieSmash released and reviewsI am proud to announce that <a href="http://zombiesmash.gamedrs.com/">ZombieSmash!</a> has been released for iPhone/iPod Touch in the <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/zombiesmash/id349095099?mt=8">Appstore</a>! Also, there are numerous reviews showing up all over the web, including this one on a site called <a href="http://appadvice.com/appnn/2010/03/review-zombie-smash-plus-win-a-copy/">appadvice</a>, which praises the music and sound: "The included soundtrack is deluxe to say the least which mixes a horror theme with a little action to get you in the mood to do the zombie smash. Then there are the various zombie groans, and of course the bone cracking of each smashed zombie that sounds oh so painful." Rating 5/5 :)Chris Huelsbeckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06249595381203684486noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6386266886697493873.post-79948813652277771142010-03-01T09:48:00.000-08:002010-03-01T09:53:03.284-08:00ZombieSmash! Trailer and Previews :)They are almost here... ZombieSmash! for the iPhone/iPod Touch will be released soon. There are previews on various game news sites and a trailer video on youtube featuring a new music track: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1eF0awSI_s">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1eF0awSI_s</a>Chris Huelsbeckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06249595381203684486noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6386266886697493873.post-22285819532565814702009-11-14T11:04:00.000-08:002009-11-14T23:56:58.857-08:00Giana Sisters Co-Creator Armin Gessert passed away :(Armin was a veteran of the games industry and my collegue and friend back in the day at Rainbow Arts, the first serious game developer in Germany. We worked on several titles together and one of them was the very well known Giana Sisters game. We became friends during that time and he was always a fun guy to hang around (he also loved the Pet Shop Boys, despite being more of a 70s Rock Dude). After Rainbow Arts we lost contact for many years and I just reconnected a few years back with a bunch of phone calls. We had planned to get together and I also invited him to my concert, but unfortunately he couldn't make it, so I never shook hands with him again since Rainbow Arts. Armin was only 46 years old and leaves a family with children and a 40+ members company behind. My thoughts are with them and his friends. From the coverage on the internet you can see what an impact he had on the industry and the fans. He will be sorely missed...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.google.com/search?q=armin%20gessert">http://www.google.com/search?q=armin gessert</a>Chris Huelsbeckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06249595381203684486noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6386266886697493873.post-29029353568998628922009-10-24T11:54:00.000-07:002009-10-24T12:10:11.321-07:00Seawasp game for Android phones released!I am happy to announce that <a href="http://www.androlib.com/android.application.com-honeymilklabs-seawasp-full-zznj.aspx"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Seawasp</span></a> has been released. It's an old school arcade type game featuring exclusive new music produced by *ta-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">da</span>!* me... get it while it's hot - it costs less than a cup of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">joe</span>! :)Chris Huelsbeckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06249595381203684486noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6386266886697493873.post-6105207920431765222009-09-10T14:04:00.000-07:002009-09-10T14:09:01.206-07:00Seawasp Game for the Android platform announced! :)A new game project featuring my sound is in the works for the Google Android mobile phone platform. It's called "Seawasp" and there is now a <a href="http://www.honeymilklabs.com/">website with more information</a>. More to follow soon...Chris Huelsbeckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06249595381203684486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6386266886697493873.post-6645578598432302372009-09-08T00:51:00.000-07:002009-10-12T11:36:44.114-07:00Interview on Polish Game Music siteThe Polish game music website gamemusic.pl is running a comprehensive interview that took place before the Sinfonia Drammatica concert in Stockholm on August 4<sup>th</sup>. Here is <a href="http://www.gamemusic.net/interview.php?id=6">the link</a> (translated in English) - enjoy! :)Chris Huelsbeckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06249595381203684486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6386266886697493873.post-16077623104235000042009-08-30T10:39:00.001-07:002009-08-30T10:44:27.850-07:00Pics from Stockholm & Sinfonia DrammaticaI uploaded a <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46737693@N00/sets/72157622022430336/">bunch of photos to flickr</a> from our concert and the meet & greet session with the fans. Enjoy! :)Chris Huelsbeckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06249595381203684486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6386266886697493873.post-38088729614356794632009-08-15T09:21:00.000-07:002009-08-15T09:25:25.178-07:00ZombieSmash! teaser video and music preview outThere is a first teaser video of the ZombieSmash! iPhone game available through the <a href="http://zombiesmash.gamedrs.com/">official blog</a> and <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbRkm8crwaQ">on youtube</a>. Enjoy! :)Chris Huelsbeckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06249595381203684486noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6386266886697493873.post-30331654824336807252009-08-12T12:44:00.000-07:002009-08-12T13:02:52.002-07:00Back from Europe and new game announcement... :)I just came back from the trip to Stockholm / Sweden and Germany. The Concert (Sinfonia Drammatica) was totally awesome and exceeded our expectations. The Royal Stockholm Philharmonic is a world class orchestra and the famous hall (Stockholm Konserthuset) gave the sound a very pleasant and warm character. I was also thrilled to finally meet Yoko Shimomura and hear her music live. She is a very nice and warm hearted person and I hope to meet her again in the future and maybe work together some day.<br /><br />In other exciting news: I am working on the soundtrack for a new cool iPhone (a first for me) game called <a href="http://zombiesmash.gamedrs.com/">ZombieSmash!</a>, which should be released soon. More to follow about this...Chris Huelsbeckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06249595381203684486noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6386266886697493873.post-73971986168857333202009-07-16T11:17:00.000-07:002009-07-16T11:24:12.062-07:00New interview in OSV<a href="http://www.originalsoundversion.com">Original Sound Version</a> has posted an<a href="http://www.originalsoundversion.com/?p=3629"> interview with Yoko Shimomura and myself</a> about the upcoming concert in Stockholm.<br /><br />It's now less than 3 weeks until the concert and I am getting very excited to travel to Europe, finally meet Yoko Shimomura in person and enjoy the music performed by one of the best orchestras in the world - totally awesome! :)Chris Huelsbeckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06249595381203684486noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6386266886697493873.post-41739802387651246232009-05-19T09:53:00.000-07:002009-05-19T09:57:01.878-07:00Symphonic Shades 2nd edition available tomorrow... :)The new CD edition of Symphonic Shades will be available starting tomorrow. Here is a <a href="http://www.maz-sound.com/Symphonic-Shades/">link</a> to the order website.Chris Huelsbeckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06249595381203684486noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6386266886697493873.post-10822064525445112212009-04-23T23:28:00.000-07:002009-04-23T23:40:23.289-07:00Symphonic Shades Album, 2nd EditionWe are very happy to announce that there will be another edition of the Symphonic Shades CD album. Though fans can also get the music through iTunes and other online music outlets, some would still like to add a real CD to their collection. This edition differs only in the packaging and is a little more affordable than the first limited collectors edition, but the music is exactly the same. Pre-orders for the new edition are available <a href="http://www.maz-sound.com/Symphonic-Shades/">here</a>.Chris Huelsbeckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06249595381203684486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6386266886697493873.post-20379344129701981632009-03-30T12:46:00.000-07:002009-03-30T12:53:42.768-07:00Stockholm concert tickets now available!Tickets for the concert in Stockholm on August 4<sup>th</sup> are now available through <a href="http://www1.ticnet.se/PriceTable?eventId=STH20716SKH08041">Ticnet.se!</a> :) Below is the tracklist for the night:<br /><br /><span class="konsertdetailText"><strong></strong>Grand Monster Slam, Opening Fanfare<br /><strong></strong>X-Out<br /><strong></strong>The 13th Anthology ur Kingdom Hearts (Yoko Shimomura)<br /><strong></strong>Birds in the Sky, Fish in the River ur Live a Live</span><span class="konsertdetailText"> (Yoko Shimomura)</span><br /><span class="konsertdetailText"><strong></strong>The Other Promise ur Kingdom Hearts</span><span class="konsertdetailText"> (Yoko Shimomura)</span><br /><span class="konsertdetailText"><strong></strong>Gem’X<br /><strong></strong>Colors of the Land ur Legend of Mana</span><span class="konsertdetailText"> (Yoko Shimomura)</span><br /><span class="konsertdetailText"><strong></strong>Apidya II Suite<br /><strong></strong>R-Type, Main Theme<br /><strong></strong>Echoes of the Spiral ur Legend of Mana</span><span class="konsertdetailText"> (Yoko Shimomura)</span><br /><span class="konsertdetailText"><strong></strong>Jim Power in "Mutant Planet", Main Theme<br /><strong></strong>The Great Giana Sisters Suite<br /><strong></strong>Legend of Mana, Title Theme</span><span class="konsertdetailText"> (Yoko Shimomura)</span><br /><span class="konsertdetailText"><strong></strong>Destati ur Kingdom Hearts</span><span class="konsertdetailText"> (Yoko Shimomura)</span><br /><span class="konsertdetailText"><strong></strong>My Hometown Domina ur Legend of Mana</span><span class="konsertdetailText"> (Yoko Shimomura)</span><br /><span class="konsertdetailText"><strong></strong>Renderings, Main Theme ur Turrican II - The Final Fight</span>Chris Huelsbeckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06249595381203684486noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6386266886697493873.post-42021237463310397212009-03-19T10:27:00.000-07:002009-03-19T10:47:47.596-07:00New concert announced, this time in Stockholm! :)After Symphonic Shades, I didn't think it would happen so fast again that my music would be performed by a large orchestra, but here we are: The Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra will perform a new concert called "Sinfonia Drammatica" in Stockholm, Sweden on August 4<sup>th</sup>. The concert will combine performances from Symphonic Shades with music from "drammatica -The Very Best of Yoko Shimomura-". I feel very honored, because I am a big fan of Shimomura's work myself.<br /><br />Here are links to the <a href="http://www.konserthuset.se/Default.aspx?leftpanedate=2009-08-01&PageId=16&Sida=Konsertkalender&calendardate=2009-08-04&ConcertId=43908&Konsert=">official announcement</a> (in Swedish) and the <a href="http://www.symphonicshades.com/?p=119">news on the Symphonic Shades website</a> (in German).<br /><br />There is also an <a href="http://squareenixmusic.com/features/interviews/arnieroth.shtml">exclusive interview</a> on the well known "Square Enix Music Online" website with conductor Arnie Roth, who also conducted the Symphonic Shades concerts.Chris Huelsbeckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06249595381203684486noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6386266886697493873.post-63127462543716530382009-03-10T15:38:00.000-07:002009-03-10T15:48:43.639-07:00Interview in the German GEE magazine...The current issue (44) of the German <a href="http://www.geemag.de/index.php">GEE magazine</a> has <a href="http://www.geemag.de/relaunch_storyseite.php?story=236&ausgabe=44">an interview</a> about my work and personal happenings. The mag looks and feels very nice, similar to the British Edge... here's a very rough and (sometimes amusing) <a href="http://babelfish.yahoo.com/translate_url?doit=done&tt=url&intl=1&fr=bf-home&trurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.geemag.de%2Frelaunch_storyseite.php%3Fstory%3D236%26ausgabe%3D44&lp=de_en&btnTrUrl=Translate">machine translation</a> via Yahoo's <a href="http://babelfish.yahoo.com/">Babelfish</a>.Chris Huelsbeckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06249595381203684486noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6386266886697493873.post-49643410566774820562009-03-05T11:47:00.000-08:002009-03-06T13:39:23.189-08:00New website is now online! :)Finally... I just finished work on the <a href="http://www.huelsbeck.com/" target="_parent" >new website</a> and it is now online. Right now the focus is on the professional aspect of my work. The old site may be available as an archive version at a later date. For personal news I will keep posting here much more frequently - that should make it much easier to keep my friends and fans up to date! Enjoy the new site... :)<br /><br />ChrisChris Huelsbeckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06249595381203684486noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6386266886697493873.post-28182212805768808192009-03-02T10:29:00.000-08:002009-03-02T10:33:24.405-08:00Thanks for all the Happy Birthdays!I got a lot of emails and posts from friends and fans wishing me a Happy Birthday... thanks everyone, feels great. :) I'm really looking forward to a happy new year in my life and great things to come (I am still working hard to get my new website off the ground, but a few details remain to get sorted until it can go online).Chris Huelsbeckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06249595381203684486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6386266886697493873.post-79992329002770204612009-02-26T09:35:00.001-08:002009-02-27T23:57:34.578-08:00The Symphonic Shades Reviews keep coming! :)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiKakezF55yUuK2ojvjDYMmro9_8g5BX7_OJXvZgzKHhZZl-YX7E-NQHJn8v_WygbKwZoiE1feUi6jZzTTzUJFU4teybiMoYHjOcyne4Sx-XJgRf-R32EEQ5CWLXN_6qK4W2ABK0r6cqo/s1600-h/Symphonic+Shades+Small.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 115px; height: 115px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiKakezF55yUuK2ojvjDYMmro9_8g5BX7_OJXvZgzKHhZZl-YX7E-NQHJn8v_WygbKwZoiE1feUi6jZzTTzUJFU4teybiMoYHjOcyne4Sx-XJgRf-R32EEQ5CWLXN_6qK4W2ABK0r6cqo/s200/Symphonic+Shades+Small.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307163078758057170" border="0" /></a><br />There is a <a href="http://www.symphonicshades.com/?p=118">new review</a> of the CD Album on the the <a href="http://www.symphonicshades.com/">Symphonic Shades Website</a> (in German only at this time, but you can use an online translation service like <a href="http://babelfish.yahoo.com/">babelfish.yahoo.com</a> to roughly translate into your favorite language).Chris Huelsbeckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06249595381203684486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6386266886697493873.post-40432900464622592352009-02-21T21:27:00.000-08:002009-02-21T21:29:31.932-08:00New website almost ready!In a few days, my new site will go online. I'm very excited, stay tuned. With this new blog, you will also hear more news and other stories more often. - ChrisChris Huelsbeckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06249595381203684486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6386266886697493873.post-75072900686630840922009-02-17T17:24:00.000-08:002009-02-21T21:27:19.031-08:00Hello world! My new blog is online... :)All new and spiffy - this is my (Chris Huelsbeck) brand new personal blog, where I can tell you (or don't because of nasty NDAs) about what's happening in my life and my work. Well, for starters, I'm currently building a new web presence at <a href="http://www.huelsbeck.com/">www.huelsbeck.com</a> to be launched soon, which will (hopefully) have a much more professional look and feel. I am also starting a new business called Chris Huelsbeck Productions, which will focus on high class music and audio production for Video Games, Film & TV.Chris Huelsbeckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06249595381203684486noreply@blogger.com0