Music To Our Ears
- Nevrax Snags Award Winning Norwegian Game Musician for Saga of Ryzom -

Oslo, Norway – July 29, 2004 – Paris-based game company Nevrax has scooped up the award winning talent of Bjørn Arve Lagim, former Audio Director for Norwegian game company Funcom. If you play games you have probably heard about The Longest Journey and Anarchy Online. Both games won numerous awards but as a compliment to the story, particular critical acclaim was given to the musical score and sound effects. Lagim is on his own now and his award winning style will soon be uncovered in Saga of Ryzom, a massively multiplayer online game created by Nevrax scheduled for release in September 2004.

“We are excited to have Bjørn Arve’s musical expertise as part of the Saga of Ryzom world,” Nevrax Game Director David Cohen said. “Online games are all about creating a virtual setting where people want to spend a lot of time. The right music is crucial for this experience and we have seen Bjørn Arve achieve that before.”

Bjørn Arve Lagim believes that music is all about creating emotion and identity. “In games such as Saga of Ryzom, it’s an important factor in bringing the players into the world and conveying to them what the game is about,” Lagim said “I work towards creating music that gives the game both a musical identity and sets the tone.”

Comments about Lagim’s music include GameSpy.com saying music from The Longest Journey was “extremely atmospheric, standing out from the start as incredible” and “You never realize how bad most game music is until you hear the good stuff.” PCGamesReview.com praised the music for Anarchy Online saying the best thing about the game was the sound track and “It carries the same cinematic quality of sound that was found in The Longest Journey. It is a rich experience that can only be felt in a few games. Simply priceless.”

Within the musical atmosphere for Saga of Ryzom, players will explore and adventure with thousands of others from around the world in a new land where you can truly carve out a name for yourself. The Saga of Ryzom lets you:

• Engage hordes of enemies in epic invasions driven by the RAID (Real-Time Army Invasion Deployment) Engine
  
  
• Build a truly unique character using flexible skill-based advancement systems
  
  
• Create your own customized special attacks and spells using the Modular Action System
  
  
• Construct, customize, and enchant items to create unique powerful equipment for your character
  
  
• Meet strangers, make friends, and form your own guild, then reap incredible rewards by taking on dangerous missions as a cohesive unit
  
  
• Gain fame through your adventures and become a known Hero of the land
  
  
• Unlock the lost history of your civilization and shape the course of the saga
  
  
• And Much More ...

For more information, please visit www.ryzom.com.