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MASTERMINDS II is the second album by a collection of game industry veterans who have been writing music for the Counter-Strike video games. This music is offered as a downloadable add-on to Counter-Strike 2 called “MASTERMINDS II MUSIC KIT BOX”. For the full press release click here.
Like with the first MASTERMINDS KIT BOX, each composer was tasked with writing an original music kit that could be used in place of the existing in-game music.
For the soundtrack version, each composer provided three tracks. These were most often the composer’s Main Theme, and then two other tracks that were drawn from other compositions in their kit.
The resulting album is a wild ride through multiple genres, including some tracks that are in a class of their own! We hope you enjoy the album!
Track List
- Scorched Moon Tree Adams
- Rollup Tree Adams
- Jupiter Bombastic Tree Adams
- The Devil Went Clubbing in Georgia Austin Wintory
- Fiddles and Side Chains Austin Wintory
- The Devil Also Plays Banjo Austin Wintory
- Agency Matt Levine
- Ready or Not Matt Levine
- Now or Forever Matt Levine
- Down the Rabbit Hole Ben Bromfield
- Follow the Lead Ben Bromfield
- Explosive Evidence Ben Bromfield
- Coffee! Kofe! Kahveh! Dren McDonald
- Mirra Map Blend Dren McDonald
- Dibek Dink Brew Dren McDonald
- Clutch Sam Marshall
- FeverDream Sam Marshall
- CyberFunk Sam Marshall
- Dead Shot Daniel Sadowski
- Extractor Daniel Sadowski
- Spin Drift Daniel Sadowski
CREDITS
Soundtrack produced by Matt Levine for MASTERMINDS RECORDS
Mastered by Michael Romanowski at Coast Mastering
This project made possible by a generous grant from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music
Release Date August 20, 2024
1. Scorched Moon
Composer: Tree Adams
Producer: Tree Adams
Arranger: Tree Adams
Mix Engineer: Tree Adams
Atmos Mix Engineer: Tree Adams
Guitar: Tree Adams
Bass: Tree Adams
Keyboards: Tree Adams
Percussion: Tree Adams
Drums: Vincent Fossett Jr
Trombone: Shaunte Palmer
Baritone and Tenor Sax: David Ralicke
Trumpet: Didier Reyes
Alto Sax: Oliver Bonnie
Album Artwork: Tree Adams, Josephine Hirsh
Agent: Alexander Vangelos
Studio: Treehouse Music
2. Rollup
Composer: Tree Adams
Producer: Tree Adams
Arranger: Tree Adams
Mix Engineer: Tree Adams
Atmos Mix Engineer: Tree Adams
Guitar: Tree Adams
Bass: Tree Adams
Keyboards: Tree Adams
Percussion: Tree Adams
Drums: Vincent Fossett Jr
Album Artwork: Tree Adams, Josephine Hirsh
Agent: Alexander Vangelos
Studio: Treehouse Music
3. Jupiter Bombastic
Composer: Tree Adams
Producer: Tree Adams
Arranger: Tree Adams
Mix Engineer: Tree Adams
Atmos Mix Engineer: Tree Adams
Guitar: Tree Adams
Bass: Tree Adams
Keyboards: Tree Adams
Percussion: Tree Adams
Drums: Vincent Fossett Jr
Album Artwork: Tree Adams, Josephine Hirsh
Agent: Alexander Vangelos
Studio: Treehouse Music
4. The Devil Went Clubbing in Georgia
Composer: Austin Wintory
Devilish Fiddles: Paul Cartwright
Demon guitars and banjos: Tom Strahle
Siren vocals: Laura Intravia
Upright Beelzebubass: Eric Snoza
Producers: Austin Wintory
Arranger: Austin Wintory
Album Artwork: Angela Bermudez
Atmos Mix Engineers: Udit Srivathsan, Matt Levine
5. Fiddles and Side Chains
Composer: Austin Wintory
Devilish Fiddles: Paul Cartwright
Demon guitars and banjos: Tom Strahle
Upright Beelzebubass: Eric Snoza
Producers: Austin Wintory
Arranger: Austin Wintory
Album Artwork: Angela Bermudez
Atmos Mix Engineers: Udit Srivathsan, Matt Levine
6. The Devil Also Plays Banjo
Composer: Austin Wintory
Devilish Fiddles: Paul Cartwright
Demon guitars and banjos: Tom Strahle
Siren vocals: Laura Intravia
Upright Beelzebubass: Eric Snoza
Producers: Austin Wintory
Arranger: Austin Wintory
Album Artwork: Angela Bermudez
Atmos Mix Engineers: Udit Srivathsan, Matt Levine
7. Agency
Composer: Matt Levine
Producer: Matt Levine
Arranger: Matt Levine
Orchestrator: Daria Novo
Production Assistant: Joi Marchetti
Recording Engineer: Cullen Luper
Mix Engineer: Matt Levine
Immersive Mix Engineer: Matt Levine
Bass: Kurt Ribak
Drums: Eddie Virtgaym
Marimba: Kristen Klehr
Vibraphone: Brandon Topolski
Congas: Amelie-Anna Hinman
Percussion: Amelie-Anna Hinman
Percussion: Kristen Klehr
Trumpet: Lucas Davis
Tenor Saxophone: Ayden Johnson
Trombone: Carlo Rabano
Flute: Lucas Bere
Guitar: Matt Levine
Studio: Uncle Vector’s Audio Lab LLC
Studio: San Francisco Conservatory of Music, Studio G
8. Ready or Not
Composer: Matt Levine
Producer: Matt Levine
Arranger: Matt Levine
Orchestrator: Daria Novo
Production Assistant: Joi Marchetti
Recording Engineer: Cullen Luper
Mix Engineer: Matt Levine
Immersive Mix Engineer: Matt Levine
Bass: Kurt Ribak
Drums: Eddie Virtgaym
Marimba: Kristen Klehr
Vibraphone: Brandon Topolski
Congas: Amelie-Anna Hinman
Percussion: Amelie-Anna Hinman
Percussion: Kristen Klehr
Trumpet: Lucas Davis
Tenor Saxophone: Ayden Johnson
Trombone: Carlo Rabano
Flute: Lucas Bere
Guitar: Matt Levine
Studio: Uncle Vector’s Audio Lab LLC
Studio: San Francisco Conservatory of Music, Studio G
9. Now or Forever
Composer: Matt Levine
Producer: Matt Levine
Arranger: Matt Levine
Orchestrator: Daria Novo
Production Assistant: Joi Marchetti
Recording Engineer: Cullen Luper
Mix Engineer: Matt Levine
Immersive Mix Engineer: Matt Levine
Bass: Matt Levine
Drums: Eddie Virtgaym
Marimba: Kristen Klehr
Vibraphone: Brandon Topolski
Congas: Amelie-Anna Hinman
Percussion: Amelie-Anna Hinman
Percussion: Kristen Klehr
Trumpet: Lucas Davis
Tenor Saxophone: Ayden Johnson
Trombone: Carlo Rabano
Flute: Lucas Bere
Guitar: Matt Levine
Studio: Uncle Vector’s Audio Lab LLC
Studio: San Francisco Conservatory of Music, Studio G
10. Down the Rabbit Hole
Composer: Ben Bromfield
Producers: Ben Bromfield, Jeff Fitzpatrick
Arrangers: Ben Bromfield, Oliver Bonie
Piano, Synthesizers: Ben Bromfield
Tenor Sax: Barclay Moffitt, Trevor English
Alto Sax: Kyle Mathers, Steven Ragsdale
Baritone Sax: Oliver Bonie
Trumpet: Jordan Katz
Trombone: Vikram Devasthali
Album Artwork: Seth Anderholm
Atmos Mix Engineers: Udit Srivathsan, Matt Levine
11. Follow the Lead
Composer: Ben Bromfield
Producers: Ben Bromfield, Jeff Fitzpatrick
Arrangers: Ben Bromfield, Oliver Bonie
Piano, Synthesizers: Ben Bromfield
Tenor Sax: Barclay Moffitt, Trevor English
Alto Sax: Kyle Mathers, Steven Ragsdale
Baritone Sax: Oliver Bonie
Trumpet: Jordan Katz
Trombone: Vikram Devasthali
Album Artwork: Seth Anderholm
Atmos Mix Engineers: Udit Srivathsan, Matt Levine
12. Explosive Evidence
Composer: Ben Bromfield
Producers: Ben Bromfield, Jeff Fitzpatrick
Arrangers: Ben Bromfield, Oliver Bonie
Piano, Synthesizers: Ben Bromfield
Tenor Sax: Barclay Moffitt, Trevor English
Alto Sax: Kyle Mathers, Steven Ragsdale
Baritone Sax: Oliver Bonie
Trumpet: Jordan Katz
Trombone: Vikram Devasthali
Album Artwork: Seth Anderholm
Atmos Mix Engineers: Udit Srivathsan, Matt Levine
13. Coffee! Kofe! Kahveh!
Composer: Dren McDonald
Producer: Dren McDonald
Arranger: Dren McDonald
Alto Sax: Gregory Jenkins
Clarinet: Gregory Jenkins
Trumpet: Max Miller-Loran
Baritone Horn: Paul Marini
Guitar: Dren McDonald
Bass: Dren McDonald
Percussion: Eric Darken
Album Artwork: Dren McDonald
Immersive Mix Engineer: Dren McDonald
Studio: Nerdtracks
14. Mirra Map Blend
Composer: Dren McDonald
Producer: Dren McDonald
Arranger: Dren McDonald
Alto Sax: Gregory Jenkins
Clarinet: Gregory Jenkins
Trumpet: Max Miller-Loran
Baritone Horn: Paul Marini
Guitar: Dren McDonald
Bass: Dren McDonald
Percussion: Eric Darken
Album Artwork: Dren McDonald
Immersive Mix Engineer: Dren McDonald
Studio: Nerdtracks
15. Dibek Dink Brew
Composer: Dren McDonald
Producer: Dren McDonald
Arranger: Dren McDonald
Alto Sax: Gregory Jenkins
Clarinet: Gregory Jenkins
Trumpet: Max Miller-Loran
Baritone Horn: Paul Marini
Guitar: Dren McDonald
Bass: Dren McDonald
Percussion: Eric Darken
Album Artwork: Dren McDonald
Immersive Mix Engineer: Dren McDonald
Studio: Nerdtracks
16. Clutch
Composer: Sam Marshall
Musician: Sam Marshall
Producer: Sam Marshall
Arranger: Sam Marshall
Album Artwork: Michael Mussman
Studio: Sam Marshall Music
17. FeverDream
Composer: Sam Marshall
Musician: Sam Marshall
Producer: Sam Marshall
Arranger: Sam Marshall
Album Artwork: Michael Mussman
Studio: Sam Marshall Music
18. CyberFunk
Composer: Sam Marshall
Musician: Sam Marshall
Producer: Sam Marshall
Arranger: Sam Marshall
Album Artwork: Michael Mussman
Studio: Sam Marshall Music
19. Dead Shot
Composer: Daniel Sadowski
Musician: Daniel Sadowski
Producer: Daniel Sadowski
Arranger: Daniel Sadowski
Album Artwork: Daniel Sadowski
Studio: Soundrama Records
Atmos Mix Engineers: Udit Srivathsan, Matt Levine
20. Extractor
Composer: Daniel Sadowski
Musician: Daniel Sadowski
Producer: Daniel Sadowski
Arranger: Daniel Sadowski
Album Artwork: Daniel Sadowski
Studio: Soundrama Records
Atmos Mix Engineers: Udit Srivathsan, Matt Levine
21. Spin Drift
Composer: Daniel Sadowski
Musician: Daniel Sadowski
Producer: Daniel Sadowski
Arranger: Daniel Sadowski
Album Artwork: Daniel Sadowski
Studio: Soundrama Records
Atmos Mix Engineers: Udit Srivathsan, Matt Levine
Acknowledgements
Special thanks to Dan Ballance and Mike Morasky!
This project made possible by a generous grant from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music