Sin Episodes Emergence Main Menu Theme (2006, Ritual) “What’s the World Come to“ 1080p Animated

SiN Episodes is the title of a series of episodic games for the PC that would have expanded upon the 1998 computer game SiN. A total of nine episodes were planned with only the first one released. Developed by Ritual Entertainment and powered by the Source engine, the first episode “Emergence“ was the first computer game by a major developer to both be produced episodically and delivered over the Internet without the intervention of a publisher. This was accomplished through Valve Corporation’s Steam content delivery system. The soundtrack was composed by Zak Belica, then Audio Director at Ritual Entertainment, who had also composed the soundtrack to the original SiN. The “Emergence“ soundtrack was available as a standalone item on iTunes soon after the release of the game on May 12, 2006. A CD version of the soundtrack was made available later in the year on August 18 and included two bonus tracks. Unlike the disjointed electronic tracks which changed from map to map as in the original, “Emergence“ employs a more focused approach by utilizing a central unifying theme underscoring other elements of the soundtrack. This method was inspired by the approach used by John Barry in the Goldfinger film and other James Bond style soundtracks. The central motif used was Jessica Cannon’s theme, the song “What’s the World Come to“, sung by Sarah Ravenscroft. Unfortunately, in 2007, Ritual was acquired by casual game developers MumboJumbo, stalling the franchise and leaving the future of the series uncertain. With the sale of Ritual to MumboJumbo and departure of several employees, all future development of Sin Episodes appears to be delayed indefinitely, if not entirely canceled. MumboJumbo has already tasked Ritual to develop “high-quality casual content.“ RIP Ritual. You may embed this video or use my painstaking work in your own videos as long as you provide credit (and link back to the original video in your description).