Broken Notes

Infobox Album |
Name = Broken Notes
Type = Album
Artist = Jason Gervais, John Anthony Mathewson, Samantha Dean


Released = November 1, 2003
Recorded = 2002-2003
Genre = Video Game Music
Length = 77:00
Label = Broken Notes
Producer = Jason Gervais
Reviews =
*"Game.EXE (Russia)" (DVD insert)

"Broken Notes" is a non-profit collaboration of musicians, whom mainly create music inspired by the audio works of Akira Yamaoka for the "Silent Hill" series. They have also done music inspired by other video games such as "Resident Evil", "Siren", "Syberia", "Final Fantasy VIII", and "Super Mario Bros. 3".

Overview

Broken Notes is an album of 34 songs. The project began early 2003, after the release of their debut album, Silent Hill Fan Soundtrack. Jason Gervais (project director) brought John Anthony Mathewson onto the team, and together with Samantha Dean they completed their self-titled album within a year. It was met with fanfare by its target audience.

The album was released late 2003 in MP3 format, using LAME VBR to encode the files. It was first released on a temporary website and then finally an official website for Broken Notes was made public later that year. Mastering of the album was done by John Anthony Mathewson. The album features music by Jason Gervais (9 songs), Samantha Dean (14 songs), and John Anthony Mathewson (11 songs).

Their self-titled album has been featured in one video game magazine as an extra DVD insert, and has even reached the attention of both Akira Yamaoka and Konami (confirmed by Akira Yamaoka himself at the 2005 Game Developers Conference in San Francisco).

Track listing:

#“Silent Hill Main Theme (Remix)” (Samantha Dean) – 3:14
#*originally from "Silent Hill"
#“Heather’s Lament” (Samantha Dean) – 2:42
#“Down to Hell” (Samantha Dean) – 1:40
#“Cold Rain of Silent Hill” (Jason Gervais) – 0:57
#“Prayer For Samael” (John Anthony Mathewson) – 2:07
#“Splashing Docks” (Jason Gervais) – 1:27
#“Sombre Forest” (John Anthony Mathewson) – 3:15
#“Lake Vision” (Samantha Dean) – 3:01
#“Coming For You” (Jason Gervais) – 0:44
#“Red-Edged Jugdement” (John Anthony Mathewson) – 2:30
#“The Day of Day” (Samantha Dean) – 1:52
#“Desolation” (John Anthony Mathewson) – 4:21
#“Hell is Real” (John Anthony Mathewson) – 2:09
#“Silent Corridors” (Jason Gervais) – 1:44
#“Grinder” (Samantha Dean) – 1:19
#“The Truth Awaits…” (Jason Gervais) – 1:10
#“The Birth of Pyramid Head” (John Anthony Mathewson) – 2:42
#“Theme of Execution” (Jason Gervais) – 0:57
#“Theme of Resurrection” (Jason Gervais) – 1:17
#“Gates of No Return” (Jason Gervais) – 0:11
#“Dark Waters of Tocula Lake” (John Anthony Mathewson) – 2:45
#“Now Here to be Found” (Samantha Dean) – 1:15
#“Isolated Melancholy” (John Anthony Mathewson) – 3:33
#“Unsettled” (John Anthony Mathewson) – 3:41
#“Fear for the Flesh” (Samantha Dean) – 2:48
#“Screaming Flux” (Samantha Dean) – 1:02
#“Apprehensive Butterflies” (John Anthony Mathewson) – 2:07
#“Search for Cheryl (Remix)” (Jason Gervais) – 2:19
#*originally from "Silent Hill"
#“Memories of the Girl” (John Anthony Mathewson) – 1:56
#“Evening Falls” (Samantha Dean) – 2:26
#“Fraidy Cat” (Samantha Dean) – 4:25
#“True (Remix)” (Samantha Dean) – 4:02
#*originally from "Silent Hill 2"
#“Theme of Laura (Reprise) (Remix)” (Samantha Dean) – 2:22
#*originally from "Silent Hill 2"
#“Music Box (Remix)” (Samantha Dean) – 2:31
#*originally from "Silent Hill 2"

Personnel

Jason Gervais – composer, arranger, voice, mixing, website design, project director

Samantha Dean – composer, arranger, mixing

John Anthony Mathewson – composer, arranger, mixing, audio mastering

Christopher So - composer, arranger, mixing

Derrick Koo - composer, arranger, mixing

Christophe Frutuoso - composer, arranger, mixing

Samuel Drower - composer, arranger, mixing

Joshua Dorey - baby voice

Amanda Jones - voice, singer

Lisa Murphy - voice, singer

Barry Fehan - voice, singer

Kevin Michael James - album design

Miscellanea

John Anthony Mathewson recorded numerous sounds at the Warwick Industrial Buildings.

It is a common confusion that the album is actually called, Broken Notes: Music Inspired by Silent Hill.

Most of its publicity is through word of mouth by video game and "Silent Hill" fanatics.

The name of their group is a representation of a broken piano and incomprehensible sheet music.

External links and references

* [http://www.broken-notes.com/ Broken Notes' Homepage]
* [http://www.noescape.rateofinjury.com/ Silent Hill: No Escape]
* [http://www.macabre-productions.com/brokennotes/ Broken Notes: Mini Site]
* [http://www.ozon.ru/context/book_detail/id/1615660/ Game.Exe Article]
* [http://www.blackannis.net/ Samantha Dean' Homepage]
* [http://www.kr-prod.net/ Christophe Frutuoso' Homepage]