Up and Downsizing BF: Bad Company Audio

If your an audiophile this article might be of interest to you. Mikael Karlsson, the composer for the Battlefield: Bad Company soundtrack, wrote a somewhat detailed and technical article on what it takes to compose music for the game. Thanks to wa for sending this in.

1 – UPSIZING BATTLEFIELD
The "Battlefield Theme," for this installment, needed to sound much more brutal, and bigger than it had in previous versions. We had to orchestrate it for a huge orchestra and give the Melodic Theme the biggest brass treatment it could possibly get. For this, we gathered 70 of the best orchestral players from the most prominent classical ensembles in New York. We wanted to make sure that we got world class players that were used to playing the kind of music that we used for reference – Mahler, Schoenberg, Bartók, Schnittke. Once Kiku Enomoto, our contractor, had them all down, the work began. Read the Rest...

BF: Bad Company Blog Updates

Two updates were posted on the Battlefield: Bad Company blog today. One announces the veterans program and the other is about Xbox connection issues.

Veterans, enlist now!
Sign up as a Veteran (ALL previous Battlefield games can be registered) and you will receive in-game recognition in Battlefield: Bad Company, along with an exclusive assault rifle with its unique functionality, for use in multiplayer.

Connection issue for X360 players
To all Bad Companions playing on Xbox:

We are aware that some X360 players are having issues connecting to the Bad Company servers.

We’ve been monitoring stats non-stop and are working with several partners to locate any possible flashpoints and eradicate any hostiles we encounter.

Until we are ready to implement a permanent fix, a possible workaround is to turn off your console for approx. 20 minutes before turning it back on and connecting again.

We apologise for the inconvenience to those of you who are experiencing this connection issue.

Source: HERE