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I don’t usually promote things but one can’t pass such opportunity. A special event for some of the best Tomb Raider music organized by the fans and the composer himself will come to reality only if there’s enough support. With only about 2 weeks left I don’t know how this will turn out. Regardless, goodluck to all the talented people involved in this project! Fingers crossed!
Experience remastered #TombRaider soundtracks and brand new rearranged music! Featuring Tina Guo and Julie Elven! Kickstarter live now 🎼👇🎼👇🎼👇🎼 https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/138635772/tomb-raider-the-dark-angel-symphony
Help this project reach its goal, it’s very important to see support from the Tomb Raider community!
And even if you cannot pledge for whatever reason (which is understandable), share and spread the word as much as you can. Maybe others will decide to back it.
I’m a little late to the party, as always, BUT the Kickstarter is
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BACK THE CAMPAIGN HERE: www.kickstarter.com/projects/138635772/tomb-raider-the-dark-angel-symphony
Here are just some of the pledge rewards available. Remember, many of these are EXTREMELY LIMITED so get em while you can!
Peter and Jenni discuss the campaign HERE: www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrMzq-VV9YQ
As well as CDs, there are also digital download, vinyl and DVD versions of TR Dark Angel Symphony, and digital download and CD versions of the TR Last Revelation, Chronicles and Angel of Darkness soundtracks - remastered!
Other pledge rewards include the chance to have your name in the credits in the TR Dark Angel Symphony booklet and artwork posters!
As you can see, there are a whooooole load of goodies to get excited for - but remember; this campaign MUST reach its goal in order for TR Dark Angel to become a reality. Even if it is £1 away from the target, it won’t go ahead!
This is a once in a lifetime opportunity for fans to be able to relive the wonder of the sonic brilliance of The Last Revelation, Chronicles and Angel of Darkness, all over again.
Please SHARE, REBLOG and DONATE whatever you can to the campaign:
EVERYTHING COUNTS!
1hr sketchy of some good ol’ Lara.
Legendary Tomb Raider™ composer announces fan-driven Kickstarter campaign to bring beloved videogame soundtrack to life!
London, August 27th, 2018.
2019 marks the 20th anniversary of composer Peter Connelly’s first work on the Tomb Raider™ franchise. To celebrate this landmark event, Connelly is announcing today that he is launching a crowdfunding campaign (via Kickstarter) to produce a studio album featuring the music from Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation, Tomb Raider: Chronicles and, most excitingly of all, Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness. This campaign has been organised entirely by a dedicated group of die-hard Tomb Raider™ fans and features world-class names within the music industry.
For nearly 20 years, Connelly and Tomb Raider™ fans have dreamed of hearing these beloved musical scores on a fully mastered studio album. Now, thanks to the crowd-funding power of Kickstarter, they have their chance to realise this dream. This campaign will be launched on the 1st October 2018.
The album will not be a direct copy of the original Tomb Raider™ games’ scores, although it will remain faithful to those classic soundtracks. The music will be transformed and rearranged using techniques and personnel that were simply not available or within reach 15–20 years ago. Connelly intends to bring the musical compositions and recordings up to date and provide the listener, not only a sense of nostalgia, but with a whole new experience of this familiar and much-loved Tomb Raider™ music.
The original versions of Connelly’s pieces will also be made available, properly remastered and beautifully presented, to tie-in with the new orchestral album so that fans can enjoy the original scores in the best possible quality.
Tomb Raider: The Dark Angel Symphony has been in development for about two years. This project is – uniquely – driven and arranged entirely “by the fans, for the fans” and sanctioned by Square Enix Europe and Crystal Dynamics.
Tomb Raider: The Dark Angel Symphony treats old and new fans alike to the finest musicians, sound engineers and arrangers in the world, including:
The studio album will be recorded at the prestigious Air Lyndhurst Studios, London. This state-of-the-art studio has the perfect facilities to achieve the album’s production requirements.
Artwork, promotional material, pledge rewards, websites and social media feeds, pamphlets and miscellany are also being produced by Connelly’s team. Backers of the Kickstarter campaign will have the chance to obtain rare and sought-after Tomb Raider™ merchandise and exclusive memorabilia.
For more information, please visit the Tomb Raider: The Dark Angel Symphony website www.trdarkangel.com
More information coming soon!
You can also visit, subscribe, and follow Tomb Raider: The Dark Angel Symphony on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
#trdarkangel
Numskull Tomb Raider PS1 Coasters
Officially announced on August 2nd 2018 by Numskull on their twitter page, this item is part of Numskull’s first venture into Tomb Raider merchandise. The Geekstore website gives the following facts: ‘Gaming doesn’t get any more classic than the original Tomb Raider games for the PlayStation 1! These officially licensed coasters are perfect mini replicas of the first four game’s original game box art, right down to the logo on the sides and its back! The only difference between this and the real deal is that they’re ideal for placing your mug on, as they’re durable, easy to clean, come with felt feet, and of course just the right size! Official Tomb Raider product, 100% replica of the original PS1 games, Perfect collectable for gamers, Durable, heat resistant, and easy to clean Felt feet to prevent slippage’[1]. The Numskull website states that the size of each coaster is 10cm (3.93 inches) x 10cm (3.93 inches). Like the rest of the Numskull merchandise range, the item is to ship in mid September. It is available for the price of £9.99.
So far, the only place that you can pre-order this item from is the official Geekstore.com website.
Numskull Tomb Raider Original Collectible Lara Croft Pin Badge
Officially announced on August 2nd 2018 by Numskull on their twitter page, this item is part of Numskull’s first venture into Tomb Raider merchandise. The Geekstore website gives the following facts: ‘This unique Tomb Raider collectible features a high quality, detailed pin badge of Lara Croft in an awesome presentation box! It’s an absolute must-have collectible for any fan of the classic Tomb Raider games, whether you plan on pinning the badge somewhere or displaying in its box as a collectible decorations! Official Tomb Raider product, Collectible pin badge in display case, Presented in a box with the original game cover art, Premium enamel painted pin badge, Pin Badge Size: 9.2cm x 8.7cm’[1]. What is interesting is that the box has the logo 'Tomb Raider Legends’, which suggests that there maybe more to come, or it could be just an early packaging design. It is available for the price of £19.99 with the item to ship in mid September.
So far, the only place that you can pre-order this item from is the official Geekstore.com website.
TOMB RAIDER Fans & Fan Artists Would you be interested in being a part of an online zine that focuses on why tomb raider and Lara Croft are iconic and why we love and appreciate the games, story and characters? If interested DM me or email me at inkandarrowsteam@gmail.com
I needed a bit classic after… xD… super fast lara sketch xD
I colored this with my smartphone haha🤣🎨
☀️🌴☀️🏖☀️🏝☀️🍦☀️….🍕
it’s interesting to me that the reboot tomb raider games are primarily criticized on the basis of lara’s humanity. i hardly hear anything about the mechanics or the actual story. the loudest criticisms are about lara’s emotions or her body. she’s too whiny or not badass enough. she cries too much, she relies on her friends too often. she’s not as cool as past incarnations, she’s ugly. she doesn’t explore enough, she’s not skilled enough.
but the purpose of a reboot is to create a new tomb raider. it’s to explore lara’s backstory from a different angle. i don’t think any of you were ever actually fans of the old tomb raider. if you’re mad about lara croft being portrayed realistically, then you never saw her as a human being in the first place.
and by interesting i mean boring.
No, the point of the reboot is to cash in on the iconic name, image, and fan base of Tomb Raider and Lara Croft without doing the hard work of creating something original. If you took the Tomb Raider title away and changed Lara’s name to something else, in these new games, all you have is a generic predictable story with a whiny protagonist who doesn’t bring anything new to the table. Instead of being an innovated game, like it once was, it just copies from other games (assassins creed, uncharted, ect..).
I have no issue with creating a ‘realistic’ depiction of Lara. I think there could be some really interesting stories that could come from that. But when you change the story from an independent woman exploring and tomb raiding because she enjoys it and is doing it because she wants to, to being a someone who just wants to finish what her father started or follow in his footsteps is an overplayed storyline that isn’t inspiring. (I mean the Angelina Jolie movies did that and fans hated that storyline.)
But the irony in making this character more ‘realistic’ in these new games is that all that was created was a murder. “10) Only six people are killed throughout the original Tomb Raider. Sure, Lara ventilates a good number of lions, gorillas and dinos in the game, but human beings? A mere six die throughout the title. Multiply that by around 100 to get Lara’s kill count in the 2013 Tomb Raider reboot.” (Uproxx.com)
The one thing you do have right is that I never saw Lara, in the original games or even in these new games, as a human because she is a video game character. I know the difference between fact and fiction and I didn’t need to relate to someone to enjoy the game. The enjoyment of the original games comes from the no bullshit attitude of the character, which made the cutscenes amusing, and the puzzles. Sure you could get her backstory through the guides or other outside sources but you didn’t need them to enjoy the game.
Tomb Raider II - Dragon
Long Way Down
As a thalassophobic, this gave me nightmares.
My Top 10 Fave Game Companies Of All Time Ever
Number 10: Core Design
This British game developer brought Lara Croft and Tomb Raider into the world. Though now defunct, they still have a special place in my heart. And come on, Tomb Raider <3
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