Teenager Will Sing to Assassin's Creed's Ezio

Marshall Honorof

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Teenager Will Sing to Assassin's Creed's Ezio


An 18-year-old health student will sing for millions in Assassin's Creed: Revelations.

A few weeks ago, Ubisoft reached out to its fans [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/112883-Your-Beautiful-Voice-Could-Be-in-Assassins-Creed-Revelations] with a proposal: your voice could grace a track of the Assassin's Creed: Revelations score. Hundreds of people entered and thousands more voted, but in the end, only one could prevail. Madeline Bell, a Californian college student, will sing the theme for the latest battle between the Assassins and the Templars.

A jury comprised of composers Hans Zimmer and Lorne Balfe, and Ubisoft representative Simon Landry chose Bell for "a quality in her voice that moved and inspired us all." Bell actually did not come in first based on the fan votes, but she did place at a respectable 10th with over 700 "likes." As for the 18-year-old Bell's qualifications, she has a mellifluous, heady voice that falls somewhere between an alto and a mezzo-soprano. Coincidentally, she also shares a name with a respected soul singer [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madeline_Bell].

If you entered the contest but didn't win, rest assured that the jury appreciated your submission. "This was never going to be a contest about right or wrong, but about the 'perfect fit' and we were all deeply impressed with the submissions," it wrote. "There is a lot of undiscovered talent out there that deserves to be heard." Fans will be able to hear Bell sing in-game on November 15, 2011, or listen to her entry at UJAM [http://www.ujam.com/contests/acrevelations/introduction?CampaignRanking_page=35].

Source: Eurogamer [http://www.ujam.com/contests/acrevelations/introduction?CampaignRanking_page=35]

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bobmus

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Sounds pretty good. Props to a fellow health student on this one!
 

putowtin

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Wow.... I voted for Madeline!
Congrat's to you, can't wait to hear the finished version
 

Knusper

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Hans Zimmer was a judge? I think we can trust it was the right decision, then.
 

JdaS

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Yes! I was worried when I first heard about their selection methods. But she definitely sounds the part.
 

Gambler_Justice

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Catchy Slogan said:
For some reason, this song really, really reminds me of Nier.

Seriously.
It does have a slight resemblance to this, yes:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7M1nLpvCtkM
Unless you're talking about some other song from Nier that I don't remember.
 

BanicRhys

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A good looking, young, rich American girl won the contest, no big surprise there. But I'm sure she'll do fine.

Ser Imp said:
Wow, but the somber tone makes me worry that the game is going to have a sad ending.
It's the last game about Ezio, a 60 year old that spent the majority of his life murdering people and alienating his family. I wouldn't be the least bit surprised if it has a sad ending.

In fact, I hope it does.
 

Vrach

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Like it. Heard a few of the other contestants, wasn't too impressed by the quality, but she pulls it off nicely. Congratulations to her, well deserved :)