Monday February 28, 2000

Die Hard Trilogy 2 to Feature Original Music from BT, Lil’ Zane and a Full Roster of Bad Boy Music Artists to ‘Pump Up’ 50 Hours of Interactive Action

LOS ANGELES, (February 28, 2000) – Fox Interactive today announced that the highly anticipated PC and PlayStation game, Die Hard Trilogy 2:  Viva Las Vegas (DHT2) will feature an original music soundtrack. The company selected top underground talent to headline the soundtrack and to introduce their work to a mainstream audience. Electronica musician BT was selected to create the entire soundtrack score and rap artist Lil’ Zane was chosen to write and record the title’s theme song, “Die Hard Trilogy.” Also featured on the soundtrack are next-generation Bad Boy entertainers Black Rob and Fuzzbubble. Creating new experiences for video game entertainment, DHT2 is a winning combination of a hit movie franchise, solid game content and a new hit music soundtrack.

“Today, more than ever, musicians are looking for creative, non-traditional outlets to get their music out to the public,” said Dave Shaw, executive director of worldwide marketing for Fox Interactive. “DHT2 not only provides these artists with a direct pipeline to millions of existing Die Hard fans, but the game itself is an interesting visual medium that frames their music – more than a five-minute music video, or even a two-hour movie, it’s about 50 hours of interactive action.”

The original instrumental score, written and arranged by BT, combines elements of progressive house, breakbeat and drum and bass. No stranger to soundtrack scores, BT also has collaborated with Tori Amos for “Talula,” a track written for the blockbuster movie, Twister. BT also created the debut score for the movie Go, a film about the LA rave culture directed by Swingers director Doug Liman, and he contributed to the soundtrack for the upcoming movie, Under Suspicion which stars Gene Hackman and Morgan Freeman. His international club hits include “Embracing the Future” and “Loving You More.”

“The new Die Hard PlayStation game is so fast and furious, I have panic attacks playing it,” said music artist, Brian Transeau (BT). “The action and intensity of Die Hard Trilogy 2 was so strong that finding inspiration to write the music for the game’s soundtrack was pretty effortless.”

Also featured in the game’s soundtrack is Lil’ Zane’s original rap and the title’s theme song, “Die Hard Trilogy.” The hot 17-year old is referred to as a microphone sensation and his work is described as having mature lyrics with a slice of reality. Supported by a team of Worldwide Entertainment hit-making beatmakers who have laced tracks for artists such as the late, Notorious B.I.G., New Edition and Puff Daddy, Lil’ Zane is on a fast ride to the top of the charts with his highly anticipated debut album, Young World; The Future Worldwide Entertainment/Priority Records.

“My songs usually aren’t for any one particular crowd, but I’m targeting young people who are buying the majority of the music lately - and playing the games, too,” said Zane. “My songs are for everyday people going through life. With ‘Die Hard Trilogy’ I can now say I’ve reached out to the gamers, as well.”

Additional tracks featured on the game soundtrack include, “Viva Las Vegas,” performed by Bad Boy Record’s first hard rock band, Fuzzbubble and features Trevell “G-Dep” Colement, Lin Que, and Craig “Tiny” Pillors. “You Don’t Know Me,” is performed by Black Rob, a new headliner for the Bad Boy record label. “R.N.S. (No, No, No)” is performed by rap artist Tony Touch featuring Heltah Skeltah and Starang Wonder.

DHT2 is a hard-core action game that pits feature film and video game hero John McClane against terrorists, the elements and the odds, this time with Las Vegas and the Nevada desert as the setting. As with the original Die Hard Trilogy, which sold more than two million units worldwide, the sequel is actually three action-packed game engines in one, including third person action/adventure, first-person sharp-shooting and extreme driving. But DHT2 one-ups its predecessor by smoothly interweaving the three game styles into one continuous story. Cinematic sequences introduce the player to the situation and transition from one level to the next as the story unfolds in this original plot-driven adventure. Players can also choose to play each of the game styles separately in Arcade mode.