{{Short description|Irish Musician (born 1980)}} {{For|the 1940 short documentary film|The Miracle of Sound}} {{EngvarB|date=January 2018}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2018}} {{good article}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Gavin Dunne | image = Gavin Dunne (cropped).jpg | caption = Gavin Dunne, better known as Miracle of Sound | birth_name = Gavin Dunne | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1980|5|6|df=y}} | birth_place = Cork, Ireland | origin = Ireland | genre = {{Flatlist| * Video game music * rock * pop * electronic rock * hard rock * heavy metal * Alternative rock * dubstep * jazz * doo-wop}} | years_active = 2010–present | website = {{URL|https://www.miracleofsound.rocks}} | module = {{Infobox youtuber | child = yes | youtube_handle = miracleofsound | youtube_display_name =
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'''Gavin Dunne''' (born 6 May 1980), better known by the name of his music project "'''Miracle of Sound'''", is an Irish indie musician known for his music inspired by video games, films, and TV shows.<ref name="nique">{{Cite web |url=http://nique.net/entertainment/2015/10/23/gavin-dunne-enchants-video-game-enthusiasts/ |title=Gavin Dunne enchants video game enthusiasts |last=Rule |first=Jamie |date=23 October 2015 |publisher=Technique |access-date=19 September 2016 |archive-date=9 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161009170051/http://nique.net/entertainment/2015/10/23/gavin-dunne-enchants-video-game-enthusiasts/ |url-status=live }}</ref> While not widely known in his home country of Ireland, his music is very popular with the online gaming community, and he has been described as one of Ireland's most successful indie musicians.<ref name="examiner">{{Cite web |url=http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/this-is-irelands-most-successful-indie-musician-and-youve-probably-never-heard-of-him-315429.html |title=This is Ireland's most successful indie musician and you've probably never heard of him |last=Leogue |first=Joe |date=2 March 2015 |work=Irish Examiner |access-date=19 September 2016 |archive-date=1 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201034428/http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/this-is-irelands-most-successful-indie-musician-and-youve-probably-never-heard-of-him-315429.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="thejournal">{{Cite web |url=http://www.thejournal.ie/cork-youtube-music-1989592-Mar2015/ |title=This Cork man you've never heard of is one of Ireland's most popular musicians |last=Elkin |first=David |date=12 March 2015 |work=The Journal |access-date=19 September 2016 |archive-date=8 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171208185710/http://www.thejournal.ie/cork-youtube-music-1989592-Mar2015/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.geek.com/feature/11-game-of-thrones-songs-to-get-you-through-the-off-season-1625455/ |title=11 Game of Thrones songs to get you through the off-season |last=Gonzales |first=Dave |date=17 June 2015 |publisher=Geek.com |access-date=19 September 2016 |archive-date=15 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161015150253/http://www.geek.com/feature/11-game-of-thrones-songs-to-get-you-through-the-off-season-1625455/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> Miracle of Sound is generally a one-man-band, though Dunne occasionally collaborates with other musicians and singers. His songs vary widely in genre, typically using a genre that best fits the song's subject; these have included rock, pop, electronic rock, hard rock, heavy metal, alternative rock, tribal music, Nordic folk music, dubstep, jazz, and even doo-wop.<ref name="nique"/>
==History==
===Early life and origins of Miracle of Sound=== Dunne is the son of late Irish poet Seán Dunne and is from Cork, Ireland.<ref name="thejournal" /><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://twitter.com/miracleofsound/status/596797249201516544 |title=Twitter comment by Gavin Dunne |date=8 May 2015 |website=Twitter |access-date=5 January 2017 |archive-date=30 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210830154734/https://twitter.com/miracleofsound/status/596797249201516544 |url-status=live }}</ref> Before starting Miracle of Sound, Dunne spent 15 years playing in various groups.<ref name="Russian Interview">{{cite web | url=http://old.mirf.ru/Articles/art5938.htm&usg=ALkJrhiXB0PU-i667AWlX07F4W-EZ0APvQ | title=Музыкальный центр | work=Issue 123 | publisher=Mir Fantastiki (Fantasy World Magazine) | date=1 November 2013 | access-date=18 October 2016 | archive-date=18 October 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161018203309/http://old.mirf.ru/Articles/art5938.htm%26usg%3DALkJrhiXB0PU-i667AWlX07F4W-EZ0APvQ | url-status=live }}</ref>
As part of his previous band, ''Lotus Lullaby'', he and his bandmates competed in and won the Bank of Ireland National Student Music Awards in 2006,<ref name="Lotus Lulluby 1">{{cite web | url=http://www.hotpress.com/archive/2852903.html | title=Bank of Ireland National Student Music Awards' acts revealed | publisher=The Hot Press | date=2 March 2006 | access-date=23 October 2016 | archive-date=22 October 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161022224659/http://www.hotpress.com/archive/2852903.html | url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Lotus Lullaby 2">{{cite web | url=http://www.hotpress.com/National-Student-Music-Awards/music/reviews/live/Bank-Of-Ireland-National-Student-Music-Awards-live-at-TBMC-Dublin/2861588.html | title=Bank of Ireland National Student Music Awards live at TBMC, Dublin | publisher=The Hot Press | date=21 April 2006 | access-date=23 October 2016 | author=Cummins, Steve | archive-date=19 May 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170519143838/http://www.hotpress.com/National-Student-Music-Awards/music/reviews/live/Bank-Of-Ireland-National-Student-Music-Awards-live-at-TBMC-Dublin/2861588.html | url-status=live }}</ref> as well as the Murphy's Battle of the Bands earlier the same year.<ref name="murphys">{{cite web | url=http://www.donal.ie/2006/04/04/murphys-battle-of-the-bands-final-2006/ | title=Murphy's Battle of the Bands Final 2006 | date=4 April 2006 | access-date=23 October 2016 | archive-date=23 October 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161023210701/http://www.donal.ie/2006/04/04/murphys-battle-of-the-bands-final-2006/ | url-status=live }}</ref>
After the break-up of ''Lotus Lullaby'', Dunne became inspired by the video games he was playing and wrote several songs based on his favourite games, intended on conveying the atmosphere of the game or the mood of the characters.<ref name="Russian Interview" /><ref name="Interview with gavin" /> He began with the song "Gordon Freeman Saved My Life",<ref name="Interview with gavin" /><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMUyjvXpMV0 |title=Gordon Freeman Saved My Life! Half Life song by Miracle of Sound |location=Youtube |date=8 September 2010 |access-date=10 January 2017 |via=YouTube |archive-date=16 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161016145624/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMUyjvXpMV0 |url-status=live }}</ref> based on the character from the ''Half-Life'' franchise. The song amassed 15,000 views in one night on YouTube, something Dunne had struggled to do for years.<ref name="Interview with gavin" /> He continued with "The Ballad of Clay Carmine", which had another positive reception, and Dunne realised that he had found a significant niche audience and he continued to write songs based on video games.<ref name="examiner"/><ref name="Russian Interview"/><ref name="Interview with gavin" />
One of these early songs, "Commander Shepard", based on the character from the ''Mass Effect'' series of the same name, went viral and eventually amassed millions of views, leading to a rapid rise in popularity for the musician.<ref name="examiner"/><ref name="Interview with gavin" /><ref name="Escapist-BioWare"/>
===Coordination with game developers=== Following his success with "Commander Shepard", Dunne eventually met with the marketing team from BioWare, the creative team behind the ''Mass Effect'' series, while he was at Gamescom in Germany in August 2011.<ref name="Interview with gavin">{{cite web | url=http://nightmaremode.thegamerstrust.com/2011/09/03/interview-with-gavin-dunne-of-miracle-of-sound/ | title=Interview with Gavin Dunne of Miracle of Sound | publisher=The gamer trust | date=3 September 2011 | access-date=23 October 2016 | author=Hedges, Jordan | archive-date=9 October 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161009184703/http://nightmaremode.thegamerstrust.com/2011/09/03/interview-with-gavin-dunne-of-miracle-of-sound/ | url-status=live }}</ref> There he released another ''Mass Effect'' song, "Normandy", based on the ending of ''Mass Effect 2''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/112180-Miracle-of-Sound-to-Premere-Mass-Effect-Song-Live-with-BioWare |title=Miracle of Sound to Premere [sic] Mass Effect Song Live with BioWare |last=Tito |first=Greg |date=11 August 2011 |publisher=The Escapist |access-date=23 October 2016 |archive-date=24 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161024024020/http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/112180-Miracle-of-Sound-to-Premere-Mass-Effect-Song-Live-with-BioWare |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Escapist-BioWare">{{Cite web |url=http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/112458-Miracle-of-Sound-Talks-to-BioWare |title=Miracle of Sound Talks to BioWare |last=Westbrook |first=Logan |date=2 March 2015 |publisher=The Escapist |access-date=19 September 2016 |archive-date=30 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160130204421/http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/112458-Miracle-of-Sound-Talks-to-BioWare |url-status=live }}</ref> Coordinating with BioWare, Dunne became involved in the marketing campaign for the next game in the series, ''Mass Effect 3''. Both voice actors for the male and the female Commander Shepard in the Mass Effect series (Mark Meer and Jennifer Hale, respectively) performed dramatic readings of parts of the song "Commander Shepard" before the release of the ''Mass Effect 3'', to raise publicity.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://kotaku.com/commander-shepard-a-dramatic-reading-by-commander-shep-1513063447 |title=Commander Shepard: A Dramatic Reading by Commander Shepard |last=Neltz |first=András |date=31 January 2014 |publisher=Kotaku |access-date=19 September 2016 |archive-date=6 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161006111433/http://kotaku.com/commander-shepard-a-dramatic-reading-by-commander-shep-1513063447 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.themarysue.com/femshep-dramatic-reading/ |title=FemShep Does A Dramatic Reading of the Most Hilarious Mass Effect Tribute Song |last=Maggs |first=Sam |date=17 August 2014 |publisher=The Mary Sue |access-date=19 September 2016 |archive-date=14 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160314094030/http://www.themarysue.com/femshep-dramatic-reading/ |url-status=live }}</ref> BioWare subsequently sent Dunne advance footage for use in making a song and accompanying music video based on ''Mass Effect 3'', so that his release of "Take it Back" could coincide with the game's launch.<ref name="examiner"/> A line from his song "Commander Shepard" was also referenced in ''Mass Effect 3,'' with a character telling the player to "fight like a Krogan."<ref>{{Citation|last=miracleofsound|title=FIGHT LIKE A KROGAN! (ME3 Easter egg)|date=2012-03-23|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PvaQDxhm_0U|access-date=2018-10-27|archive-date=21 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171221023126/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PvaQDxhm_0U|url-status=live}}</ref> Dunne later made two additional songs based on the game; "Crucible" and "Kalros".<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5uOvECN0wTw |title=Crucible – Original instrumental inspired by Mass Effect 3 |website=YouTube |location=Youtube |date=27 April 2011 |access-date=10 January 2017 |archive-date=8 August 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808195317/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5uOvECN0wTw |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_1eGjSne68 |title=Miracle of Sound: Kalros!! (Mass Effect 3) |website=YouTube |location=Youtube |date=24 October 2012 |access-date=10 January 2017 |archive-date=14 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171214202114/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_1eGjSne68&gl=US&hl=en |url-status=live }}</ref>
Some of his songs have also been used within videogames. His song based on the indie role-playing video game ''Wasteland 2'', titled "Cries of a Dead World" was included in the game itself, being used for the end credits.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/137499-Wasteland-2-Includes-Music-From-Gavin-Dunne-of-Miracle-of-Sound |title=Wasteland 2 Features Music From Miracle of Sound |last=Hoffman |first=Mike |date=19 September 2014 |publisher=The Escapist |access-date=19 September 2016 |archive-date=6 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161006143030/http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/137499-Wasteland-2-Includes-Music-From-Gavin-Dunne-of-Miracle-of-Sound |url-status=live }}</ref> One of Miracle of Sound's earliest songs, "Gordon Freeman Saved My Life", was later included as a playable song in the game ''Rock Band''.<ref name="rock band">{{cite web | url=http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/115254-Play-Miracle-of-Sound-in-Rock-Band | title=Play Miracle of Sound in Rock Band | publisher=The Escapist | date=17 January 2012 | access-date=23 October 2016 | author=Tito, Greg | archive-date=24 October 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161024022511/http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/115254-Play-Miracle-of-Sound-in-Rock-Band | url-status=live }}</ref> His song "Keepers", in collaboration with Marcin Przybyłowicz, was written for the game ''Seven: The Days Long Gone'' and is the official theme song of the isometric RPG,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://archive.nerdist.com/miracle-of-sound-debuts-theme-seven-the-days-long-gone/ |title=Miracle of Sound debuts the theme from Seven: The Days Long Gone |last=Marnell |first=Blair |work=Nerdist |location=Nerdist |date=23 April 2017 |access-date=9 May 2017 |archive-date=16 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170616191422/http://nerdist.com/miracle-of-sound-debuts-theme-seven-the-days-long-gone/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and was used in the game's trailer.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://cogconnected.com/2017/04/seven-trailer-features-miracle-sound/ |title=New Seven: The Days Long Gone trailer features Miracle of Sound |location=COG news |date=20 April 2017 |access-date=9 May 2017 |archive-date=24 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170424034903/http://cogconnected.com/2017/04/seven-trailer-features-miracle-sound/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
===Music and reception by critics=== In traditional video game style, his albums are named in increasing levels – ''Level 1'', ''Level 2'' and so on. However, he has also released two other non-gaming-related albums. His instrumental album called ''Vistas'' had a mixed reception, receiving 3.5 out of 5 stars from Nick Mongiardo of ''Sputnik Music'' who said "''Vistas'' has some issues with pacing and contains some jarring shifts in style, but anyone who enjoys chilled out instrumental music will love this."<ref name="Vistas">{{cite web | url=https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/60913/Miracle-of-Sound-Vistas/ | title=Miracle of Sound Vistas | publisher=Sputnik Music | date=10 February 2014 | access-date=18 October 2016 | author=Mongiardo, Nick | archive-date=30 August 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210830154631/https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/60913/Miracle-of-Sound-Vistas/ | url-status=live }}</ref> His seventh album, ''Metal Up'', a heavy metal compilation with some songs based on Irish folklore, topped the iTunes Metal chart for 2 days following its release in early 2015.<ref name="Metal up for everyone">{{Cite web |url=http://www.sbindependent.org/metal-up-metal-for-everyone/ |title=Metal Up: Metal For Everyone! |last=Matyi |first=Kevin |date=7 April 2015 |publisher=Stony Brook Independent |access-date=19 September 2016 |archive-date=18 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161018230824/https://sbindependent.org/metal-up-metal-for-everyone/ |url-status=live }}</ref> ''Metal Up'' was described as mix of classic rock, hard rock, and metal, and was praised by ''Firstherd'' for its Celtic influences in some songs which were "very original when placed in a metal framework".<ref name="Metal up review firstherd">{{Cite web |url=https://firstherd.wordpress.com/2015/04/21/first-listen-review-miracle-of-sound-metal-up/ |title=First Listen Review: Miracle of Sound – "Metal Up" |last=Firstherd |date=21 April 2015 |publisher=Firstherd |access-date=18 October 2016 |archive-date=19 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161019100631/https://firstherd.wordpress.com/2015/04/21/first-listen-review-miracle-of-sound-metal-up/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The album was also given a 5 out of 5 score by ''Rock Review''.<ref name="Rock review metal up">{{Cite web |url=http://rock-review.ru/reviews/18184-retsenziya-na-albom-miracle-of-sound-metal-up.html |title=Рецензия на альбом Miracle of Sound – Metal Up |last=Доктор Форкосиган |date=25 May 2015 |publisher=Rock Review |access-date=20 October 2016 |archive-date=15 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161015171807/http://rock-review.ru/reviews/18184-retsenziya-na-albom-miracle-of-sound-metal-up.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
Shortly before the ''Wasteland 2 Director's Cut'' re-release in 2015, Dunne released a parody of the ''Dire Straits'' song "Money for Nothing", titled "I want my RPG". The lyrics of the song criticise modern free-to-play games, microtransactions and downloadable content and express the desire for more games of the old CRPG style.{{citation needed|date=April 2024}} He did not include the song on any album, saying on ''Twitter'' that "It's a parody of someone else's song. Wouldn't feel right to monetise it."<ref name="Twitter RPG">{{cite web | quote=@TheFerfles @apbusch It's a parody of someone else's song. Wouldn't feel right to monetise it. | url=https://twitter.com/miracleofsound/status/676534562919419905 | title=Twitter comment by Gavin Dunne | publisher=Twitter | date=14 December 2015 | access-date=20 October 2016 | author=Dunne, Gavin | archive-date=7 March 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210307081655/https://twitter.com/miracleofsound/status/676534562919419905 | url-status=live }}</ref> Dunne has also used his music to criticise quick time events in his ''Resident Evil 6'' song "Wigglesticks".<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.cinemablend.com/games/Resident-Evil-6-Parody-Song-Makes-Fun-Quick-Time-Events-48119.html |title=Resident Evil 6 Parody Song Makes Fun of Quick Time Events |last=Haas |first=Pete |date=October 2013 |publisher=Cinemablend |access-date=19 September 2016 |archive-date=30 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210830154654/https://www.cinemablend.com/games/Resident-Evil-6-Parody-Song-Makes-Fun-Quick-Time-Events-48119.html |url-status=live }}</ref> It has been suggested that other indie games on limited budgets could improve the quality of their music by employing indie musicians such as Miracle of Sound.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://diehardgamefan.com/2016/01/08/review-amplitude-sony-playstation-4/ |title=Review: Amplitude (Sony Playstation 4) |last=B. |first=Mark |date=8 January 2016 |publisher=Diehard Gamefan |access-date=19 September 2016 |archive-date=28 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160528181225/http://diehardgamefan.com/2016/01/08/review-amplitude-sony-playstation-4/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
Many of his songs have received very positive reviews, such as his doo-wop song "Going Nuclear", based on the then-upcoming game ''Fallout 4'', which drew praise from video game journalists for matching the tone and style of the game's aesthetic very well.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.gamesradar.com/fallout-4-fan-song-going-nuclear/ |title=Fallout 4 Fan Song Going Nuclear |last=Prell |first=Sam |date=25 August 2015 |publisher=Gamesradar |access-date=19 September 2016 |archive-date=6 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306084643/http://www.gamesradar.com/fallout-4-fan-song-going-nuclear/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://gamerant.com/fallout-4-song-going-nuclear-918/ |title=Fallout 4 Song Going Nuclear |last=Sledge |first=Kyle |date=August 2015 |publisher=Gamerant |access-date=19 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161006151753/https://gamerant.com/fallout-4-song-going-nuclear-918/ |archive-date=6 October 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> His song "The Lucky Ones" was considered unique by being written from the point of view of the background characters, rather than the player characters of ''Tom Clancy's The Division''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://archive.nerdist.com/miracle-of-sounds-the-division-inspired-song-finds-the-lucky-ones/ |title=Miracle of Sound's The Division inspired song finds 'The Lucky Ones. |last=Marnell |first=Blair |work=Nerdist |date=April 2016 |access-date=19 September 2016 |archive-date=6 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161006125205/http://nerdist.com/miracle-of-sounds-the-division-inspired-song-finds-the-lucky-ones/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.movienewsguide.com/division-latest-update-patches-original-game-inspired-song-released/191188 |title='The Division': Latest update patches, original game-inspired song released! |last=Cuenca |first=Enrico |date=April 2016 |publisher=Movie News Guide |access-date=19 September 2016 |archive-date=17 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160917121100/http://www.movienewsguide.com/division-latest-update-patches-original-game-inspired-song-released/191188 |url-status=live }}</ref> He has written two songs about the ''Uncharted'' franchise "Keep Drifting" and "Here we go Again", inspired by the main character's sense of adventure and being a drifter at heart.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://archive.nerdist.com/miracle-of-sound-releases-uncharted-4-inspired-song/ |title=Miracle of Sound releases an Uncharted 4 inspired song |last=Marnell |first=Blair |work=Nerdist |date=May 2016 |access-date=19 September 2016 |quote=When asked about his inspiration for this song, Dunne told us that it was "mainly the sense of adventure. All [of] the Uncharted games have enjoyable narratives. The idea of never settling down and always being a drifter at heart was what inspired the song." |archive-date=6 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161006104408/http://nerdist.com/miracle-of-sound-releases-uncharted-4-inspired-song/ |url-status=live }}</ref> ''Nerdist'' reviewed his song "Get the Gang Back", based on the popular ''Blizzard'' game ''Overwatch'', and called it "an incredibly catchy tune" with the lyrics "mirroring the game's relentlessly positive outlook".<ref name="Nerdist get the gang back">{{Cite web |url=https://archive.nerdist.com/miracle-of-sounds-new-overwatch-song-brings-the-gang-back-together/ |title=Miracle of Sound's new Overwatch song brings the gang back together |last=Marnell |first=Blair |work=Nerdist |date=3 July 2016 |access-date=20 October 2016 |quote=Dunne's "Get the Gang Back" is an incredibly catchy tune that primarily focuses on Winston, as he brings Overwatch back together after the team was disbanded years before. The lyrics of the song also acknowledge the previous fall of Overwatch, while mirroring the game's relentlessly positive outlook as the new and returning heroes come together. |archive-date=21 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161021000742/http://nerdist.com/miracle-of-sounds-new-overwatch-song-brings-the-gang-back-together/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
In late 2016, he released "Pawns of War", a Battlefield 1 inspired song where Dunne's goal was to fuse the feel of the game's soundtrack with old military marching tunes, creating a composition that focuses on soldiers doomed to be forgotten after being thrown into the "meat grinder" of WWI.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://archive.nerdist.com/miracle-of-sounds-battlefield-1-inspired-song-plays-for-the-pawns-of-war/ |title=Miracle of Sound's Battlefield 1 inspired song plays for the "Pawns of War" |last=Marnell |first=Blair |work=Nerdist |location=Nerdist |date=7 November 2016 |access-date=23 March 2017 |archive-date=23 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170323142957/http://nerdist.com/miracle-of-sounds-battlefield-1-inspired-song-plays-for-the-pawns-of-war/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
===Collaborative works=== Dunne generally works alone, performing or electronically creating all of the instrument tracks for his music and layering the result to create a single track.<ref name="Interview with gavin" /> He provides most of the vocals for his songs himself, plays guitar, bass and keyboard, and can use electronic programs for drums and many other instruments, including orchestral pieces. However, he has collaborated with other artists at times for vocals or other instruments that he cannot play or create electronically.<ref name="Interview with gavin" />
He has worked with several guest vocalists; with Malukah on the song "Legends of the Frost",<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FLQ4rACE-0 |title=Skyrim Song – Legends of the Frost by Miracle of Sound ft. Malukah – |via=YouTube |date=17 March 2012 |access-date=5 January 2017 |archive-date=30 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210830154638/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FLQ4rACE-0 |url-status=live }}</ref> with Irish singer Ailín Kennedy on "Lady of Worlds",<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43FnCO1DkOU |title=Witcher 3 Ciri Song: Lady Of Worlds by Miracle Of Sound |via=YouTube |date=6 July 2015 |access-date=5 January 2017 |archive-date=30 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210830154638/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43FnCO1DkOU |url-status=live }}</ref> with YouTuber ''Sharm'' on "Fires Fade",<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAQMJZeYSe8 |title=Dark Souls 3 Song: Fires Fade by Miracle Of Sound ft Sharm |via=YouTube |date=21 April 2016 |access-date=5 January 2017 |archive-date=6 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170106204155/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAQMJZeYSe8 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://igronews.com/news/5517-dark-souls-3.html |title=Dark Souls III: о затухании огня в новой композиции Miracle Of Sound |website=Igronews |date=22 April 2016 |access-date=5 January 2017 |archive-date=13 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161113163417/http://igronews.com/news/5517-dark-souls-3.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.guiltybit.com/dark-souls-iii-miracle-of-sound-canciones/ |title=Dark Souls III, Miracle of Sound le decidica un par de canciones |last=Duque |first=Zebenzuy |website=Guiltybit |date=5 September 2016 |access-date=5 January 2016 |archive-date=12 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160512174126/http://www.guiltybit.com/dark-souls-iii-miracle-of-sound-canciones/ |url-status=live }}</ref> "Mother of Flame",<ref name="mother of flame youtube">{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmJF9a7-g9c |title=Game of Thrones Daenerys Song – Mother of Flame by Miracle of Sound ft. Sharm |last=Dunne, Gavin |date=18 July 2016 |via=YouTube |access-date=23 October 2016 |archive-date=16 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161116214759/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmJF9a7-g9c |url-status=live }}</ref> and "Machine Hearts",<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYzXKZn_Z3w |title=NIER AUTOMATA SONG: Machine Hearts (Miracle Of Sound ft. Sharm) |via=YouTube |date=20 January 2018 |access-date=12 March 2020 |archive-date=29 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200229095310/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYzXKZn_Z3w |url-status=live }}</ref> with Lorna Dollery on "Dream of the Sky", "Dream of Goodbye", and "Evacuate",<ref name="dream of the sky">{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AK9L5zSDRiA |title=Bioshock Infinite Song – Dream of the Sky by Miracle of Sound |via=YouTube |date=18 April 2016 |access-date=5 January 2017 |archive-date=24 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161124115314/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AK9L5zSDRiA |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aR0kg8MBjZg |title=Bioshock Song – Dream of Goodbye (Burial at Sea) |date=24 April 2014 |via=YouTube |access-date=5 January 2017 |archive-date=29 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170429094717/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aR0kg8MBjZg |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdzFiJSd7E0 |title=Evacuate by Miracle of Sound |date=15 October 2015 |via=YouTube |access-date=22 May 2016 |archive-date=8 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160108023019/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdzFiJSd7E0 |url-status=live }}</ref> and with singer Karliene on songs such as "Ascension",<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kslaeOUk7N4 |title=DIVINITY ORIGINAL SIN 2 SONG - Ascension by Miracle Of Sound ft. Karliene (Symphonic Metal) |via=YouTube |date=6 September 2018 |access-date=12 March 2020 |archive-date=10 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200110124313/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kslaeOUk7N4 |url-status=live }}</ref> "Lilac & Violet",<ref>{{cite tweet|last= Dunne|first= Gavin|user= miracleofsound|number= 1233431265812021249|date= 2020-02-28|title= 'Behind these violet eyes a fire'... My Yennefer song is finally here! Featuring the wonderful @KarlieneMusic on vocals. Thanks for the inspiration @LHissrich and @witchernetflix ❤️❤️|access-date= 2020-03-12}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lUieikqT5g |title=YENNEFER SONG (Witcher): Lilac & Violet by Miracle Of Sound ft. Karliene |via=YouTube |date=28 February 2020 |access-date=12 March 2020 |archive-date=16 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200416173817/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lUieikqT5g&gl=US&hl=en |url-status=live }}</ref> and "My Odyssey".<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tzn8x2rcnv0 |title=ASSASSINS CREED ODYSSEY SONG - My Odyssey by Miracle Of Sound ft. Karliene |via=YouTube |date=3 November 2018 |access-date=12 March 2020 |archive-date=3 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200303071827/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tzn8x2rcnv0 |url-status=live }}</ref> He has also worked with Elizabeth Zharoff on "Purest gold".<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQrEfkoTkpA |title=Purest Gold - Miracle Of Sound ft. @TheCharismaticVoice (Elden Ring - Malenia) |language=en |access-date=2024-04-07 |via=www.youtube.com}}</ref>
He has been featured in the songs of several other artists, including Dan Bull's "Metro: Last Light Rap", "Overwatch Rap", and "Last Guardian Rap", TryHardNinjas' "Calling All Ghosts", 331Erock's "Deadpool Meets Metal", as well as JT Machinimas' "Let Your Soul Walk Free" and "Shepherd of this Flock".{{citation needed|date=August 2017}}
He also had guest musicians Jack O'Rourke (piano) and Gary Baus (saxophone) perform for his jazz song "Sweet L.A.",<ref name="Interview with gavin" /><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmViEzF8Hko |title=Sweet LA – LA Noir Song by Miracle of Sound |website=YouTube |location=Youtube |date=11 February 2011 |access-date=10 January 2017 |archive-date=25 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160125203013/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmViEzF8Hko |url-status=live }}</ref> and guest musician Gwen Boyle (violin) on "Dream of the Sky".<ref name="dream of the sky"/> For his album ''Metal Up'' he had two guest musicians, 331Erock and Dave Divilly, who provided guitar solos for "I am Alive" and "Get Your Metal On", respectively.<ref name="Metal up for everyone" />
From November 2014 to September 2019, Dunne joined video game critic James Stephanie Sterling and gaming journalist Laura Kate Dale (Laura K Buzz on social media) on a weekly podcast, the ''Podquisition'', which primarily discussed video game and pop culture related news. He left the show after episode 250, citing being blocked on Twitter by unnamed figures in the videogame industry who had been criticized by Sterling and/or Dale on the podcast.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.thejimquisition.com/category/podquisition/ |title=Podquisition |publisher=The Jimquisition |access-date=19 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171209180746/http://www.thejimquisition.com/category/podquisition/ |archive-date=9 December 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
In late May 2018, Gavin was featured as a guest artist on the Dark Souls-inspired titular track "Let There Be Fire" from the album of the same name by Florida-based musician Aviators.<ref>{{cite tweet|last= Dunne|first= Gavin|user= miracleofsound|number= 1000343259510661121|date= 2018-05-26|title= Was very happy to do guest vocals on this fantastic track by @Aviators84 :) Give it a listen!|access-date= 2018-05-26}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sH0ewuSL4gs |title=Aviators - Let There Be Fire (feat. Miracle of Sound) (Dark Souls Song <nowiki>|</nowiki> Symphonic Rock) |author=Aviators |date=25 May 2018 |via=YouTube |access-date=25 May 2018 |archive-date=7 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180607140821/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sH0ewuSL4gs&t=5s |url-status=live }}</ref> In late June 2019, Aviators featured as a guest artists on the Bloodborne-inspired track "A Thousand Eyes".<ref>{{cite tweet|last= Dunne|first= Gavin|user= miracleofsound|number= 1144986543741968384|date= 2019-06-29|title= A thousand eyes. Open inside! My new #Bloodborne inspired symphonic metal song is out now, featuring the awesome @Aviators84! ROCK! 🤘 @PlayStation @PlayStationUK @senden_ogu @fromsoftware_pr|access-date= 2020-03-12}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0P1hhFt-nU |title=BLOODBORNE SONG - A Thousand Eyes by Miracle Of Sound ft. Aviators (Symphonic Metal) |author=Miracle of Sound |date=29 June 2019 |via=YouTube |access-date=25 May 2018 |archive-date=20 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190820130606/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0P1hhFt-nU |url-status=live }}</ref>
He and other musicians were invited by CD Projekt musical director Marcin Przybyłowicz to participate in a music video that recreates ''The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt'' main theme to celebrate the game's 5th anniversary in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Celebrate The Witcher 3 fifth anniversary with this new take on the theme|url=https://www.gamesradar.com/celebrate-the-witcher-3-fifth-anniversary-with-this-new-take-on-the-theme/|last=Sheridan|first=Connor|date=19 May 2020|website=gamesradar|language=en|access-date=22 May 2020}}</ref>
===Sale and distribution of music=== From 2011 until February 2015, Dunne released new music videos on ''The Escapist'' (an online video gaming website) every two to four weeks, in addition to releasing them on his YouTube channel.<ref name="Escapist-BioWare"/><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1skrne2 |title=Hi lovelies |last=Dunne |first=Gavin |date=23 February 2015 |location=Twitter |access-date=5 January 2016 |archive-date=11 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160111061811/http://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1skrne2 |url-status=live }}</ref>
Views on YouTube for Dunne have continued to grow, with around 4 million YouTube views per month, and with total views of over 254 million as of July 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.noxinfluencer.com/youtube/channel/UCSfoxYTlCPFfglckBLrjpsA|title=miracleofsound YouTube Channel Analytics and Report|website=www.noxinfluencer.com|language=en|access-date=2019-07-17|archive-date=11 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190711041641/https://www.noxinfluencer.com/youtube/channel/UCSfoxYTlCPFfglckBLrjpsA|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://socialblade.com/youtube/user/miracleofsound |title=miracleofsound YouTube Stats, Channel Statistics |website=Socialblade |access-date=10 January 2017 |archive-date=6 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161006104455/http://socialblade.com/youtube/user/miracleofsound |url-status=live }}</ref> He makes the majority of his income with sales of his songs and albums on Bandcamp and iTunes, as well as monetisation of his YouTube videos.<ref name="examiner"/><ref name="thejournal"/> He has taken an unusual approach to piracy, and has said that he is fine with people pirating his music if they are poor or broke, and encourages them to tell their friends about him, credit him if they use his music, and buy it when they can.<ref name="Metal up for everyone" /><ref name="Twitter Piracy">{{cite web | url=https://twitter.com/miracleofsound/status/583810972323860480?lang=en | title=Twitter comment by Gavin Dunne | publisher=Twitter | date=2 April 2015 | access-date=21 October 2016 | author=Dunne, Gavin | quote=Hey. Listen. If you are poor or broke, pirate my music. Take it. Enjoy it. But tell your buddies about it & please – buy it when you can <3 | archive-date=30 August 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210830154736/https://twitter.com/miracleofsound/status/583810972323860480?lang=en | url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="gavs faq. ">{{Cite web |url=http://miracleofsound.net/2013/10/gavs-tricky-questions-faq/ |title=Gav's 'Tricky Questions' Miracle of Sound FAQ! |last=Dunne, Gavin |work=Miracle of Sound |date=31 October 2013 |access-date=21 October 2016 |archive-date=20 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161020174047/http://miracleofsound.net/2013/10/gavs-tricky-questions-faq/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
In late 2013, multiple copyright strikes were issued by YouTube against Dunne's videos for use of his own music, as well as against other users who had used his music in their videos with permission. All of the strikes were initiated by INDMUSIC, on behalf of TuneCore, the company that distributed Miracle of Sound's songs at the time. Though the incident was resolved successfully, Dunne commented that although TuneCore was trying to help artists, their efforts did more damage than good and that he depends on let's plays and gaming videos to spread and popularise his music by word of mouth.<ref name="copyright strikes">{{Cite web |url=http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/130667-YouTube-Issued-Copyright-Claims-Against-Miracle-of-Sound |title=YouTube Issued Copyright Claims Against Miracle of Sound |last=Lemon, Marshall |date=19 December 2013 |publisher=The Escapist |access-date=23 October 2016 |quote="I think TuneCore has the artist's best interests at heart but their methods need massive changes," Dunne said. "People using our songs in lets plays/gaming videos is free advertising. I depend on this kind of word of mouth spread to popularize my music as I do not have the money for advertising and that kind of thing. They are trying to help us by collecting what we 'are owed', but they are doing more damage than help." |archive-date=24 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161024024024/http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/130667-YouTube-Issued-Copyright-Claims-Against-Miracle-of-Sound |url-status=live }}</ref>
==Personal life== In November 2019, Dunne announced that in August he had married his partner after 11 years.<ref>{{Cite tweet |number=1194621697313234944 |user=miracleofsound |title=Rach & I got married in August after 11 happy years together & had the best day of our lives ☺️❤️☺️ Happy to finally share the news with ye! |first=Gavin |last=Dunne |date=13 November 2019 |access-date=8 July 2024}}</ref>
==Discography== ===Albums and songs=== <div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:100%"> * 2011 — ''Level 1''<ref name="nique" /> <div class="mw-collapsible-content"> {{tracklist | collapsed = | headline = | lyrics_credits = | music_credits = | title1 = The New Black Gold | length1 = 4:51 | title2 = Sovngarde Song | length2 = 5:34 | title3 = Commander Shepard | length3 = 3:28 | title4 = Big Ten | length4 = 2:46 | title5 = Sweet L.A. | length5 = 4:04 | title6 = Wheatley's Song | length6 = 3:35 | title7 = Redemption Blues | length7 = 4:06 | title8 = Age of the Dragon | length8 = 3:57 | title9 = Little Sister | length9 = 4:43 | title10 = Mining All Day Long | length10 = 3:09 | title11 = The Mind of the Bat | length11 = 3:48 | title12 = Normandy | length12 = 5:00 | title13 = The Dead Don't Shuffle (They Run) | length13 = 3:58 | title14 = Wasteland Soul | length14 = 4:30 | title15 = Brothers of the Creed | length15 = 4:11 | title16 = Beauty Bleak | length16 = 4:00 | title17 = I Suck at Call of Duty | length17 = 3:34 | title18 = Necromorph Soup | length18 = 2:40 | title19 = Gordon Freeman Saved My Life | length19 = 3:39 | title20 = She Gonna Teach Ya (How to Rock N Roll) | length20 = 3:19 | title21 = Santiago's Lament | length21 = 3:49 | title22 = Zombie Holiday | length22 = 3:10 | title23 = Goodbye Black Ops | length23 = 3:18 | title24 = Duke, You Used to Be Cool | length24 = 4:37 | title25 = Fire in Your Hole | length25 = 3:31 | title26 = Comin' For Your Tank | length26 = 3:31 | title27 = Thunder's Theme – Full Version | length27 = 2:13 | title28 = The Grind | length28 = 3:23 | title29 = Mortal Kombat Party | length29 = 3:23 | title30 = Second Chance Song | length30 = 3:41 | title31 = Trip to Vegas | length31 = 2:36 | title32 = The Ballad of Clay Carmine | length32 = 4:29 | title33 = Thunder Mountain | length33 = 1:47 |total_length = 122:20 }}</div> </div> <div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:100%"> * 2012 — ''Level 2''<ref name="nique" /> <div class="mw-collapsible-content"> {{tracklist | collapsed = | headline = | lyrics_credits = | music_credits = | title1 = Take It Back – Extended Cut | length1 = 4:28 | title2 = Nord Mead | length2 = 3:10 | title3 = Joker's Song | length3 = 3:34 | title4 = Shadows in the Moonlight | length4 = 4:00 | title5 = Shooter Guy | length5 = 4:27 | title6 = Legends of the Frost ft. Malukah | length6 = 2:45 | title7 = Life in Bullet Time | length7 = 4:40 | title8 = Crucible | length8 = 3:33 | title9 = Silver and Steel | length9 = 3:05 | title10 = DNA | length10 = 3:38 | title11 = Keep Drifting | length11 = 4:11 | title12 = Give Them Hell | length12 = 2:21 | title13 = You Died | length13 = 3:03 | title14 = Kalros | length14 = 3:32 | title15 = Khajiit Like to Sneak | length15 = 3:16 | title16 = Binary Divide | length16 = 4:20 | title17 = Survivorcraft Theme | length17 = 1:06 | title18 = Back in Time | length18 = 3:07 |total_length = 62:16 }}</div> </div> <div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:100%"> * 2013 — ''Level 3''<ref name="Level 4" /> <div class="mw-collapsible-content"> {{tracklist | collapsed = | headline = | lyrics_credits = | music_credits = | title1 = City of Night | length1 = 4:01 | title2 = Breaking Down the Borders | length2 = 2:47 | title3 = Rise | length3 = 3:48 | title4 = Dream of the Sky | length4 = 6:25 | title5 = Reclaimer | length5 = 3:43 | title6 = Halfman's Song | length6 = 3:16 | title7 = Calamity | length7 = 4:01 | title8 = The Savage Side of Me | length8 = 3:52 | title9 = The Best I Can | length9 = 4:08 | title10 = Distant Honor | length10 = 3:54 | title11 = Motor Girl | length11 = 2:36 | title12 = His Father's Son | length12 = 3:27 | title13 = Wigglesticks | length13 = 0:44 | title14 = The Call of Duty Circus | length14 = 3:07 | title15 = Blood of the Creed | length15 = 2:01 | title16 = The Spy Who Survived | length16 = 3:36 | title17 = Doorfighter | length17 = 1:03 | title18 = Hell in the Headspace | length18 = 3:33 | title19 = Roll Out | length19 = 3:58 | title20 = Hengsha | length20 = 2:43 |total_length = 66:43 }}</div> </div> <div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:100%"> * 2013 — ''Level 4''<ref name="Level 4">{{cite web | url=http://old.mirf.ru/Reviews/review6452.htm | title=Miracle of Sound Level 4 | publisher=Мир фантастики | date=1 February 2014 | access-date=24 October 2016 | author=Юлий Ким младший | archive-date=24 October 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161024221820/http://old.mirf.ru/Reviews/review6452.htm | url-status=live }}</ref> <div class="mw-collapsible-content"> {{tracklist | collapsed = | headline = | lyrics_credits = | music_credits = | title1 = The Crush | length1 = 3:46 | title2 = Beneath the Black Flag | length2 = 2:40 | title3 = The Call | length3 = 4:17 | title4 = Forever Blue | length4 = 4:13 | title5 = Higher Tonight | length5 = 3:23 | title6 = Kickback | length6 = 3:53 | title7 = Digital Shadow | length7 = 3:49 | title8 = The Day the World Died | length8 = 3:51 | title9 = Drive | length9 = 3:23 | title10 = Rampage | length10 = 2:47 | title11 = Hard Cash | length11 = 4:11 | title12 = Cries of a Dead World | length12 = 2:39 | title13 = My Iron Skin | length13 = 3:21 | title14 = The Best of Us | length14 = 6:09 | title15 = Hammers in My Head | length15 = 3:16 | title16 = Nameless | length16 = 3:00 | title17 = Niko It's Your Cousin | length17 = 3:19 | title18 = Co-Optional | length18 = 1:34 | title19 = The New Black Gold 2013 | length19 = 4:39 |total_length = 68:10 }}</div> </div> <div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:100%"> * 2014 — ''Level 5''<ref name="nique" /> <div class="mw-collapsible-content"> {{tracklist | collapsed = | headline = | lyrics_credits = | music_credits = | title1 = Welcome Home | length1 = 3:57 | title2 = Wake the White Wolf | length2 = 3:46 | title3 = Amnesia | length3 = 5:11 | title4 = My Revolution | length4 = 4:15 | title5 = All as One | length5 = 5:18 | title6 = A Dog's Life | length6 = 3:58 | title7 = Cataclysm | length7 = 4:57 | title8 = Messing with the Best | length8 = 3:28 | title9 = Perseverance | length9 = 2:58 | title10 = Uncivil War | length10 = 1:40 | title11 = Dream of Goodbye | length11 = 5:21 | title12 = Every Time You Look Around | length12 = 4:08 | title13 = Shadow of the Ash (Hard Vox) | length13 = 4:08 | title14 = Fires Far | length14 = 5:03 | title15 = Jet Black Dress | length15 = 3:41 | title16 = Breathe | length16 = 3:01 | title17 = Into the Mind | length17 = 4:31 | title18 = Fistful of Concrete | length18 = 4:01 | title19 = Call of Home | length19 = 5:32 | title20 = Resistance | length20 = 4:53 | title21 = When Winter Comes | length21 = 4:12 | title22 = Machine | length22 = 2:22 | title23 = Man and Machine | length23 = 4:01 | title24 = The Strut | length24 = 2:55 | title25 = Ploughing a Troll | length25 = 2:10 | title26 = Voice of a New Age | length26 = 2:44 | title27 = Cries of a Dead World (Wasteland 2 Credits version) | length27 = 2:51 | title28 = Digital Shadow | length28 = 3:49 | title29 = Shadow of the Ash (Soft Vox) | length29 = 4:06 | title30 = Wake the White Wolf (Metal Version) | length30 = 3:46 |total_length = 116:13 }}</div> </div> <div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:100%"> * 2014 — ''Vistas''<ref name="Vistas" /> <div class="mw-collapsible-content"> {{tracklist | collapsed = | headline = | lyrics_credits = | music_credits = | title1 = 38th Street | length1 = 2:48 | title2 = 4am | length2 = 2:40 | title3 = Hitoshio | length3 = 2:16 | title4 = Electric Sky | length4 = 1:54 | title5 = Manhattan Midnight | length5 = 2:29 | title6 = Cosmic Slum | length6 = 2:48 | title7 = Gougane Barra | length7 = 2:07 | title8 = Downtime | length8 = 2:34 | title9 = Kakolukia | length9 = 2:59 | title10 = Lover Stone | length10 = 2:33 | title11 = Sunny Day Part 1 | length11 = 1:58 | title12 = Sunny Day Part 2 | length12 = 1:57 | title13 = Nimbus | length13 = 1:55 | title14 = Ocean Hotel | length14 = 3:26 | title15 = The Call (Instrumental Version) | length15 = 4:17 |total_length = 38:41 }}</div> </div> <div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:100%"> * 2015 — ''Metal Up''<ref name="Metal up for everyone" /><ref name="Metal up review firstherd" /><ref name="Rock review metal up" /> <div class="mw-collapsible-content"> {{tracklist |title1 = Sirona |title2 = I Am Alive ft. 331Erock |title3 = Next Empty Page |title4 = Convalescence |title5 = Celebrate and Rejoice |title6 = Compulsion |title7 = Gráinne Mhaol, Queen of Pirates |title8 = Get Your Metal On |title9 = Spin the Venn Wheels |title10 = Into the Nothing |title11 = Mother Earth |length1 = 5:39 |length2 = 4:18 |length3 = 3.41 |length4 = 5:25 |length5 = 4:18 |length6 = 4:53 |length7 = 3:05 |length8 = 2:37 |length9 = 5:54 |length10 = 3:48 |length11 = 11:44 |total_length = 55:17 }}</div> </div> <div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:100%"> * 2015 — ''Level 6''<ref name="Level 6">{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XIWqCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA82 | title=Miracle of Sound, Level 6 | publisher=Мир фантастики | date=1 March 2016 | access-date=24 October 2016 | isbn=9785040013371 | archive-date=30 August 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210830154656/https://books.google.com/books?id=XIWqCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA82 | url-status=live }}</ref> <div class="mw-collapsible-content"> {{tracklist | collapsed = | headline = | lyrics_credits = | music_credits = | title1 = Don't Say a Word | length1 = 3:38 | title2 = London Town | length2 = 3:58 | title3 = Lady of Worlds | length3 = 4:52 | title4 = Road Rage | length4 = 3:49 | title5 = Stay by My Side | length5 = 3:55 | title6 = Going Nuclear | length6 = 1:59 | title7 = Friends | length7 = 3:48 | title8 = I Am the Night | length8 = 3:38 | title9 = Evacuate | length9 = 3:49 | title10 = My Shooting Star | length10 = 4:16 | title11 = Paleblood Moon | length11 = 4:30 | title12 = Friends to Foes | length12 = 4:54 | title13 = Metasonic | length13 = 4:31 | title14 = I Am Pudge | length14 = 2:54 | title15 = Hard Cash 2015 | length15 = 4:11 |total_length = 58:42 }}</div> </div> <div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:100%"> * 2016 — ''Level 7''<ref name="Level 7 review and Interview">{{Cite web |url=http://nzgamer.com/features/1523/level-7-an-evening-with-miracle-of-sound.html |title=Level 7: An Evening with Miracle of Sound |last=McDonald |first=Brian |location=NZGamer |date=11 January 2017 |access-date=25 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170130102531/http://nzgamer.com/features/1523/level-7-an-evening-with-miracle-of-sound.html |archive-date=30 January 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="Level 7 Primary source">{{Cite web |url=https://miracleofsound.bandcamp.com/album/level-7 |title=Level 7 |last=Dunne |first=Gavin |location=Bandcamp |date=8 December 2016 |access-date=25 January 2017 |archive-date=30 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170130102743/https://miracleofsound.bandcamp.com/album/level-7 |url-status=live }}</ref> <div class="mw-collapsible-content"> {{tracklist | collapsed = | headline = | lyrics_credits = | music_credits = | title1 = The Natural Heart | length1 = 3:56 | title2 = The Path | length2 = 4:01 | title3 = Get The Gang Back | length3 = 3:15 | title4 = The Man Who Rocked the World | length4 = 4:27 | title5 = Skellige Winds | length5 = 2:29 | title6 = Hell to Pay | length6 = 3:17 | title7 = Pawns of War | length7 = 2:36 | title8 = Fires Fade | length8 = 5:58 | title9 = Clockworks | length9 = 4:22 | title10 = Some Things Never Change | length10 = 5:10 | title11 = Edge of the World | length11 = 4:21 | title12 = The Lucky Ones | length12 = 3:59 | title13 = Mother of Flame | length13 = 3:59 | title14 = Jet Fuel Heart | length14 = 3:01 | title15 = Forever Flame | length15 = 4:11 | title16 = Kana | length16 = 3:01 | title17 = Numbers | length17 = 2:55 | title18 = Ditto | length18 = 4:48 | title19 = Here We Go Again | length19 = 3:34 | title20 = Sovngarde Song 2016 | length20 = 5:58 | title21 = Fires Fade (Male Version) | length21 = 5:54 |total_length = 85:12 }}</div> </div> <div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:100%"> * 2017 — ''Level 8''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://miracleofsound.bandcamp.com/album/level-8|title=Level 8, by Miracle of Sound|access-date=11 December 2017|archive-date=12 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171212084152/https://miracleofsound.bandcamp.com/album/level-8|url-status=live}}</ref> <div class="mw-collapsible-content"> {{tracklist | collapsed = | headline = | lyrics_credits = | music_credits = | title1 = The Great Unknown | length1 = 5:09 | title2 = Keepers (feat. Marcin Przybyłowicz) | length2 = 3:20 | title3 = The Moment (feat. Karliene) | length3 = 3:53 | title4 = Upside Down | length4 = 4:10 | title5 = When The Wolves Cry Out | length5 = 4:17 | title6 = Into The Wild | length6 = 3:55 | title7 = Force of Nature (feat. Sarah Murray) | length7 = 4:05 | title8 = Replica | length8 = 4:19 | title9 = Hallowed Land | length9 = 3:29 | title10 = No One (feat. Karliene) | length10 = 3:27 | title11 = Welcome to the Family | length11 = 2:54 | title12 = Break of Dawn | length12 = 3:53 | title13 = We Are War | length13 = 3:39 | title14 = Revolution Spark | length14 = 3:52 | title15 = Another Round of Gwent | length15 = 1:19 | title16 = Mother Earth 2017 | length16 = 11:43 |total_length = 67:24 }}</div> </div> <div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:100%"> * 2018 — ''Level 9''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://miracleofsound.bandcamp.com/album/level-9|title=Level 9, by Miracle of Sound|access-date=4 January 2019|archive-date=5 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190105042750/https://miracleofsound.bandcamp.com/album/level-9|url-status=live}}</ref> <div class="mw-collapsible-content"> {{tracklist | collapsed = | headline = | lyrics_credits = | music_credits = | title1 = My Odyssey | length1 = 4:11 | title2 = When I Swing By | length2 = 3:12 | title3 = Ode to Fury | length3 = 3:37 | title4 = Ascension | length4 = 7:02 | title5 = Setting Sun | length5 = 4:34 | title6 = Deep Blue | length6 = 4:00 | title7 = The Death of Rock 'N' Roll | length7 = 4:53 | title8 = Starting Over | length8 = 2:41 | title9 = Savior's Seed | length9 = 2:59 | title10 = Machine Hearts | length10 = 5:41 | title11 = A Father's Arms | length11 = 5:25 | title12 = Embers Rise | length12 = 5:09 | title13 = Dream Again | length13 = 4:44 | title14 = Giants Fall | length14 = 3:24 | title15 = Place in Nature | length15 = 3:03 | title16 = London's Bloody Cry | length16 = 2:32 | title17 = Redemption Blues 2018 | length17 = 4:25 |total_length = 71:32 }}</div> </div> <div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:100%"> * 2019 — ''Level 10''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://miracleofsound.bandcamp.com/album/level-10|title=Level 10, by Miracle of Sound|access-date=1 January 2020|archive-date=1 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200101184019/https://miracleofsound.bandcamp.com/album/level-10|url-status=live}}</ref> <div class="mw-collapsible-content"> {{tracklist | collapsed = | headline = | lyrics_credits = | music_credits = | title1 = City of Dreams | length1 = 4:15 | title2 = Neon Red | length2 = 4:02 | title3 = Rebirth | length3 = 5:09 | title4 = Only Us (ft. Karliene) | length4 = 4:23 | title5 = Show Your Style | length5 = 4:10 | title6 = A Thousand Eyes (ft. Aviators) | length6 = 5:04 | title7 = Payday | length7 = 4:26 | title8 = Never Alone | length8 = 4:17 | title9 = Back to the Start | length9 = 3:29 | title10 = Open Air | length10 = 5:59 | title11 = Mojave Song | length11 = 8:18 | title12 = Neon Red (Instrumental Remix) | length12 = 3:39 |total_length = 57:11 }}</div> </div> <div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:100%"> * 2020 — ''Level 11''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://miracleofsound.bandcamp.com/album/level-11|title=Level 11, by Miracle of Sound|access-date=6 January 2021|archive-date=9 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109094302/https://miracleofsound.bandcamp.com/album/level-11|url-status=live}}</ref> <div class="mw-collapsible-content"> {{tracklist | collapsed = | headline = | lyrics_credits = | music_credits = | title1 = Beyond These Walls | length1 = 4:13 | title2 = Valhalla Calling | length2 = 3:42 | title3 = When Honor Dies | length3 = 5:57 | title4 = City of Night 2020 | length4 = 4:00 | title5 = Lilac and Violet (ft. Karliene) | length5 = 4:35 | title6 = Big Guts and Bigger Guns | length6 = 3:53 | title7 = Liquid Nights and Disco Lights | length7 = 4:31 | title8 = Through Life and Loss (ft. Sharm) | length8 = 5:41 | title9 = When Forever Comes (ft. Sharm) | length9 = 4:35 | title10 = Rest Your Head | length10 = 3:12 | title11 = The Tale of Cú Chulainn | length11 = 8:44 | title12 = A Long Year | length12 = 2:59 |total_length = 56:02 }}</div> </div> <div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:100%"> * 2023 — ''Level 12''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Level 12, by Miracle Of Sound |url=https://miracleofsound.bandcamp.com/album/level-12 |access-date=2023-06-02 |website=Miracle Of Sound |language=en}}</ref> <div class="mw-collapsible-content"> {{Track listing | all_writing = | title1 = To Be Better | length1 = 3:29 | title2 = Superhuman | length2 = 3:10 | title3 = Skal | length3 = 2:48 | title4 = Perfect | length4 = 4:10 | title5 = Onwards We Row | length5 = 2:32 | title6 = Take It Back | length6 = 4:30 | title7 = Soul Of Sand | length7 = 6:23 | title8 = Fallen Leaves | length8 = 6:08 | title9 = Scarlet Sky | length9 = 5:32 | title10 = Moonlight Blue | length10 = 4:25 | title11 = Another Day In Paradise | length11 = 3:52 | title12 = New Frontier | length12 = 4:46 | title13 = Valhalla Calling (Viking Metal Version) | length13 = 4:05 | title14 = Another Day In Paradise (Latin Pop Version) | length14 = 3:53 | title15 = Skal (Metal Version) | length15 = 3:00 | total_length = 62:43 }}</div> </div> <div> * 2024 — ''Remasters, Vol. 1'' </div>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * [https://miracleofsound.bandcamp.com/ Official BandCamp] * [http://www.facebook.com/MiracleOfSound/ Official Facebook] * [https://www.youtube.com/user/miracleofsound/ Official YouTube Channel] * [https://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/miracle-of-sound/ Miracle Of Sound on The Escapist Magazine ] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201082007/http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/miracle-of-sound |date=1 December 2017 }}
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