Sam Hulick has returned…to provide a perfect sounding score that mixes the best bits of Mass Effect 2 with the best bits of Mass Effect 1. The score sounds beautiful and perfectly complements the action…

— Xbox World Australia

The game concludes with one of the most intense orchestral crescendos I’ve ever heard.

— GameInformer

Sam’s ability to use music to set the emotional tone for our game was astounding. Not many composers can pull off subtle emotion without sounding melodramatic, or create triumphant songs without sounding cliched. Sam was able to do both very well.

— John Gibson, President, Tripwire Interactive

…impressive…a fantastic soundtrack, varying from atmospheric haunting tones to impressive classical pieces. Hulick’s inspiration from composers such as Tchaikovsky, Beethoven and Rachmaninoff is clearly audible in the melodies throughout the game, serving to add to the depth and overall feel of the various settings.

— GAMElitist

Sam Hulick, also composer of Mass Effect 1 & 2, did an excellent job once again. Exciting & seamless, his passages, filled with dramatic & sublime Russian violins, are a non-stop ticket to early-1940s Stalingrad…it’s a must-listen.”

— MeriStation

It also needs to be said that Red Orchestra 2 has a surprisingly beautiful soundtrack and the orchestral music really helps to amplify the action in both the single player and the multiplayer. Even spectating players in multiplayer is just as exciting when it’s accompanied by the well crafted music found in Red Orchestra 2.

— Game Rant

The musical score in RO2 is so masterfully composed that it alters how an FPS can play out. Sweeping arrangements that are meant to alter moods and morale – the whole thing sounds complete.

— MMOMFG

…the excellent music—usually slow, orchestral, and mournful—hints at the horrifying loss of life that’s about to happen. It’s harrowing.

— IncGamers

The fantastic musical score and sound effects do more than their share to enhance the production, working the deeper end of the sonic spectrum and communicating tension and weight without getting heavy handed or manipulative.

— GameSpot

…may be the most distinctive science fiction genre score of any medium in recent years.

— TeamXbox

Mass Effect 2 has an outstanding soundtrack that’s a great mix of thunderous orchestral tracks and stuff that seems ripped from 80s sci-fi flicks.

— Game Daily

You can’t mistake the synth-filled sweeps of the Mass Effect soundtrack. Almost every track carries the game’s identity in its tone, somehow taking the campy sounds of old school sci-fi movies and making them new and relevant. Composers Jack Wall, Sam Hulick, Richard Jacques, and David Kates seem to know exactly when to scale back arrangements, sometimes presenting an almost bare instrumentation that works to great effect.

— Game Informer Magazine, June 2008

…the soundtrack is evocative without stooping to glaring extravagance. That’s not to say it isn’t epic–but what makes it a masterpiece are its moments of subtlety and quiet repose…Mass Effect’s score walks a beautiful tightrope and is the perfect complement to the game’s story. The wonder of the galactic expanse is echoed in every note, yet it never loses sight of the intimate personal dramas at its core. We’d say that it could have fit in a big-budget Hollywood sci-fi epic, but really, this music is too good for that.

— GameSpot

One of the most memorable and unique soundtracks in gaming…sounds like nothing you’ve ever heard before.

— Game Informer

…a brilliant composer who not only adds a remarkable ability to create rich and complex electronic pieces, but provides an additional perspective on blending electronic sound with classical instruments.

— Casey Hudson, Producer, BioWare

…I just want to say that I’ve consistently liked all the music I’ve heard of yours. You’re not just a great composer but a great technician as well.

— Michael Peter, Audio Lead, BioWare