August 31^st, 2004 (12:00am) - UbiSoft announced today recording artist Amon Tobin is composing the original soundtrack for Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Chaos Theory. Known for his vanguard production and composition work, Tobin uses an eclectic array of sounds, both electronic and organic, to create unique sonic landscapes, and excels at conjuring diverse and distinctive musical atmospheres that range from playful to menacing.

“Music and sounds have always been an extremely important aspect of Splinter Cell games, and Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Chaos Theory will use both in innovative ways that enhance the sense of immersion and directly affect gameplay,” said Tony Kee, vice president of marketing for Ubisoft. “Ubisoft always seeks out creative collaborators of the highest quality, and Amon Tobin’s moody, genre-bending, cutting edge music is the perfect fit for Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Chaos Theory.”

Tobin’s original score will be heard throughout Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Chaos Theory; he and label Ninja Tune will also be releasing a companion soundtrack CD featuring extended and re-mastered versions of the themes from the game to coincide with the release of the game this year, with a limited collectors edition mixed in 5.1 surround sound planned for release in spring 2005.

“It quickly became clear that Ubisoft was interested in music that completely intertwined with the overall fabric of Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory to an extent that has not been heard before in video games – the development team members are true perfectionists, and we labored meticulously over every aspect of the sound design,” said Tobin. “No concessions were made that would compromise the integrity of the soundtrack, and that’s rare in a project of this scale.”