Mick will always be a part of KI whether he’s working on it or not. He’s laid the groundwork and i’m more than grateful. Can’t wait to see what the new guys bring to the table though. That Rash track was great. Not many of us would have realised it wasn’t Mick working on it.
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Yeah that sounds amazing as a base to build upon
Give me classic V ixen mixed with Melissa etheridge lol!
I wasn’t really optimistic at first since Mick left such an amazing mark on KI, but after listening to Rash’s theme from the trailer it gives me hope. Sounds awesome!
I’m really interested in hearing what they can do with the KI Theme itself… maybe a remix? Just to keep us entertained until the release of season 3 (GOD THE WAIT D: )
I personally am not sure about these guys. Only thing I find might bum me out is now the style of the music will feel inconsistent. It’s just a WIP but one thing I did love about Mick’s music was i felt heavy, you felt power in the music.
These guys show some promise so I’ll give em a chance, but I have high expectations from them.
Good luck guys, you will need it.
Good bye Mick, I’ll miss you on KI. Thanks for the awesome music.
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Sad to see Mick leave and I hope it was on good terms! It is a shame though, I would of loved to hear him do Gargos Theme and another version of Trailblazer for Eyedol. Hopefully he comes back as a special guest or something along those lines.
That being said Atlas Plug and Celldweller did a great job on Rash’s small theme. Can’t wait to hear more of them in the coming months. Feel like this is a positive move and can’t wait to play Season 3!
I’m liking these two new composers for Killer Instinct Season 3 already too 
So, would you guys like more of a traditional Korean inspired theme for Kim, or a growl rap chopped and screwed modern mix
Fo you think they would research her martial art background and include references and key signature sounds, or just wing it?
I’m worried that they might not compose the idle throwback portions that mick did so well…
I wouldn’t mind say for Joanna dark because I don’t have emotional ties to her like Kim or Tusk
As long as the music put a strong feeling on me during a fight (Like Omen/Orchid theme’s energy, or Maya/Glacius theme’s atmosphere) and it’s great to listen to, I’ll take it. Making music in KI is different than other games because of the dynamic music feature, so it will be an interesting task for them. The Rash trailer music was great, so I can hope for the best.
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Hopefully they won’t disappoint. Though I’m going to wait and see them make a theme of one of the offcial KI characters before I judge them for sure.
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I really love Rash`s trailer music, so good !
Looking forward to hear som more tunes from Atlas Plug & Celldweller.
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Can I be honest? I love Mick’s work on KI. But this is a better theme for ARIA for myself:
The mix of synth-sounds, guitar and orchestra convey her mix-up personality by combining the 3 main motifs of synth, metal and orchestra. The drums announce her leadership role amongst the Fulgores…
Closing my eyes, I see a match unfold in ULTRAtech’s head office more so than watching the game.
Between that and hearing how Rash mixed in both 8bit sounds and an ol’ riff that reminded me of both Van FREAKIN’ Halen and Power Rangers (tone of the guitar), I’m super excited to hear what’s to come.
Gonna miss, Mick. Gonna miss him with a big smile 
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While I admit ARIA’s theme isn’t the best of his. I’m at least glad this wasn’t Glacius’ theme.
Regaurdless I think until we see what they do for a character’s theme in KI then we can decide if they’re good on this or not.
The issue I see so far with all this music you guys have shared by them: it’s all techno-stuff. I’d like to see if these guys are able to do something then just that.
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I already have a pretty good feeling that BOTH Atlas Plug and Celldweller are overall going to be Mick Gordon’s (spiritual) successors/the (spiritual) successors to Mick Gordon’s now enduring musical legacy for Killer Instinct Season 3 and overall for Killer Instinct 
Plus we just NEED to give them a chance AND time to compose the music/OST on KI Season 3 and overall on KI 
At most that’s the best we can do. I hope their music will carry the kind of weight and power Mick’s did. And also envoke a sense of the character’s back ground to. Mick’s music was amazing in that way.
Best examples: Aganost theme made you feel like you could lift weights, or were the strongest person in that moment. The mystical atmosphere of Hisako’s theme. The high flying firey spirit of Cinder’s theme. Fulgore’s theme effciant, powerful and non-stoping. I could ramble all day on this.
My expectations are pretty high. But what I have herd so far as samples isn’t enough to really see wheter they’re good for KI or not. Rash’s theme is neat. But let’s see how they handle the rest of the cast.
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I will also say that Mick’s enduring legacy AND Killer Instinct’s music are definitely in good, worthy musical/composing hands now 
I’ll wait before I can agree to that statement or not :3
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I dunno what makes it stand out like it’s doing right now but I could play Rash’ theme all day long.
Keep it coming Baby whohoo!!
@thyReaperMC this track rocks. Would have been my Aria theme too, and I really love the current one by MICK.
Already love this new team!
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OMG! Who remember this?! I didn’t knew that one of the Road Rash Jailbreak tracks was made by Celldweller!
Road Rash Jailbreak is one of my favorite Playstation games ever. It’s has plenty of awesome soundtracks. I didn’t expected that one these songs was made by the actual KI composer.
How about this, red?
Picking up some very Korn-ish vibes (with maybe a bit of Puddle of Mud/Mudvayne thrown in) from some of these Celldweller tracks