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Guitar Hero National Anthems

Steve — Wed, 26 May 2010 21:27:26 +0000

To celebrate the kick off of the big soccer match, the most widely viewed sporting event in the world, Steve Ouimette returns to the Guitar Hero stage with a collection of rock-inspired national anthems recorded exclusively for the Guitar Hero music library. Beginning June 8, gamers can download the exclusive National Anthem Track Pack for free on the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system. The track pack includes “God Save the Queen (GH Version),” “Il Canto degli Italiani (GH Version),” “La Marseillaise (GH version),” “Lied der Deutschen (GH version),” and “The Star-Spangled Banner (GH version).”

Red Steel 2

Steve — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 19:42:08 +0000

“The awesome background music matches the visuals extremely well – it’s been a long time since I’ve fallen in love with a game’s soundtrack, and Red Steel 2’s atmospheric melodies are incredibly good.” – Craig Harris, IGN.com

Steve was honored to work with veteran video game composer Tom Salta on the much-anticipated Red Steel 2. Tom called on Steve’s tonal and stylistic diversity to capture the grit, dirt and spirit of the old west-meets-east inspired soundtrack. Red Steel 2 was released today for Wii and is already garnering rave reviews. For more information visit the Official Red Steel 2 Website

Taylor Swift, Maroon 5 and Steve Ouimette head up December Guitar Hero DLC

Steve — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 02:42:06 +0000

As reported on Examiner.com, coming up on December 22 Activision will be releasing a free DLC of Steve’s inspired take on “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing” for Guitar Hero 5 and Band Hero. A simultaneous release of the single will be available on iTunes, Rhapsody, EMusic and AmazonMP3.com.

Activision’s Band Hero

Steve — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:11:33 +0000

For Band Hero (released November 3, 2009) Steve stepped outside of the traditional Guitar Hero shred-guitar pyrotechnics and created an 80’s-meets-modern synth pop style music to be infused into the game. From the intro and outro music to the animated cutscenes you can hear a different side of Steve’s style that seamlessly integrates with the bands in game play. For more information check out the Band Hero Website.

Marine Corps: America’s Few

Steve — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 00:00:16 +0000

You can hear Steve’s guitar work on the new Marines commercial (composer: Tom Salta). “America’s Few” debuted during the Florida vs. Tennessee game on CBS, September 19, 2009. Watch the commercial here

Guitar Hero 5

Steve — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 18:17:46 +0000

Steve has returned to the Guitar Hero series working with Neversoft on the next installment to be released on Sept 1. This time around he wrote, performed and recorded the opening music as well and music for the animated cutscenes/menus throughout the game. Steve also created new instrument samples for the Music Studio which has been significantly updated for GH5. Check it out now.

Dueling Banjos on Guitar Hero, iTunes and Guitar World Magazine

Steve — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 20:23:31 +0000

Steve’s remake of the classic Deliverance track “Dueling Banjos” is scheduled for release on August 20 for Guitar Hero DLC. Shortly thereafter it will be available on all of the major online media sites for purchase including iTunes, Rhapsody and Amazon. Also announced is a full transcription of DB including the bass part in Guitar World Magazine’s November 2009 issue which hits the stores on August 28. The magazine’s CD-ROM includes a video of Steve explaining the instruments he used as well as preparations necessary to play the parts correctly. The video ends with Steve performing the song in it’s entirety.

Guitar Hero Metallica

Steve — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 19:11:36 +0000

Steve has once again returned to the Guitar Hero series, this time contributing to the highly anticipated Guitar Hero Metallica. For Metallica Steve scored the original music for the cutscenes and menus in the game, creating a ‘Tallica Jr., a band based on Metallica from the early years.