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Chaos Theory: Splinter Cell 3 [Soundtrack]
by Amon Tobin

Amon Tobin reviews
Critic Score
Metascore: 69 Metascore out of 100
User Score  
7.5 out of 10
based on 11 reviews
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The DJ/producer takes his jazzy, cinematic drum'n'bass beats to the videogame world, scoring the latest sequel in the Tom Clancy Splinter Cell franchise.

LABEL: Ninja Tune
RELEASE DATE: 25 January 2005
DISCS: 1 disc
GENRE(S): Electronic

What The Critics Said

All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...

100
Tiny Mix Tapes
It is Amon Tobin's richest work, and incredibly aurally pleasing.
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80
Almost Cool
In the end, it doesn't really matter that it's the soundtrack to a video game that I'll never play. It's a new Amon Tobin album (and a good one at that), and that's all I need.
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80
Drowned In Sound
Frantic and calculatedly assured.
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72
Pitchfork
This isn't a revolutionary album for Tobin but it's a lot of fun, and works surprisingly well on its own, given the stringent requirements it had to meet.
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70
The Guardian
Chaos Theory is fiendishly dense and darkly evocative.
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70
New Musical Express
Spins a web of eerie jazz-junglist percussion. [22 Jan 2005, p.51]
70
All Music Guide
As the accompaniment to game play, Chaos Theory is a standout in its field; just don't expect it to be as memorable as the typical Amon Tobin effort.
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70
Uncut
Tobin delivers fiercely programmed, seriously dark material. [Mar 2005, p.104]
64
ShakingThrough.net
There’s little doubt that Chaos Theory does what it's meant to do: provide solid background noise to special-ops, night vision-wearing virtual stealth warriors. Compared to the rest of Tobin’s catalog, however, it’s merely a mildly engaging diversionary maneuver.
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58
Stylus Magazine
If all you’re looking for is more Tobin material, then you’ve come to the right place. If you’re expecting anything more, you’d best look elsewhere.
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40
Urb
It's clever and interesting, but it's hard to escape the feeling that an opportunity to expand and mutate his sound even more went partially wasted. [Apr 2005, p.104]

What Our Users Said

Vote Now! The average user rating for this album is 7.5 (out of 10) based on 19 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

RM gave it a2:
I'm not easy to wind up but what does annoy me is when bland Coldplay fans and other people with no real musical culture/taste suggest some of the music that artists I like (Squarepusher/Amon Tobin) sounds a little bit like computer game music. This was of course rubbish because the music is far deeper than any of the Coldpaly they listen too, which is why it is discussed by so many critics, even if it does not have a large fanbase. They have all sorts of influences too like jazz. Amon Tobin is an "intelligent" artist. ...wait a second, it appears I was wrong. Amon Tobin has released music for a computer game. What a kick in the balls. Mostly geeky overdramatic tracks with one or two better ones.

Kanon A gave it a10:
the most gorgeous soundtrack ever, incredibly melodic and thrilling

Brad K gave it a9:
Hey, if you take this openly, you can like this. The goal of the noise and such is to convey a tone, and people that are immediately turned off to these sounds, or have never given them the chance, will never understand it. This is personally one of my favorite albums, and I'm getting the 5.1 surround DVD.

Mario V gave it a0:
This album is not anywhere near incredible, and as for intricate, all of Amon's stuff is over complicated and over noisy, if that's what you mean by intricate. Oh, dis.

[Anonymous] gave it a6:
Yes, it's Amon Tobin so it's going to be pretty good at least. But it seems illogical to release a record that's so obviously meant as background music as an album meant for listening to on its own... With such a large gap in media focus and advertising between this album and Amon Tobin's superior previous efforts, I feel a lot of people are going to get a bad impression from this CD...

dave b gave it a7:
This is a thoroughly good, enjoyable ablum if you can suspend your disbelief and give it a chance. The arranged noise becomes moving music only if you have an open mind. Otherwise, you might like a tune or two but not the whole album.

Robert G gave it a10:
Anyone who dislikes this album just dosn't have a good enough sound system.

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