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== Sound and Music ==
== Sound and Music ==
[[File:Elite_Dangerous_OST_Cover.jpg|thumb|200px|Elite Dangerous OST, released on April 1, 2015]]
[[File:Elite_Dangerous_OST_Cover.jpg|thumb|250px|Elite Dangerous OST, released on April 1, 2015]]


The [[Elite Dangerous Music]] was made by composer [[Erasmus Talbot]] and Frontier Head of Audio, [[Jim Croft]]. The Elite Dangerous Original Soundtrack has over 2 hours of music content to immerse yourself in the Elite Dangerous universe.
The [[Elite Dangerous Music]] was made by composer [[Erasmus Talbot]] and Frontier Head of Audio, [[Jim Croft]]. The Elite Dangerous Original Soundtrack has over 2 hours of music content to immerse yourself in the Elite Dangerous universe.
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== Development ==
== Development ==


[[File:Edge-Magazine-Elite-Dangerous-Rebirth-of-a-Legend.png|thumb|200px|Edge magazine, Elite Dangerous - The Rebirth of a Legend]]
[[File:Edge-Magazine-Elite-Dangerous-Rebirth-of-a-Legend.png|thumb|250px|Edge magazine, Elite Dangerous - The Rebirth of a Legend]]


At the 2011 Game Developers Conference, [[David Braben]] gave the presentation [http://www.gdcvault.com/play/1014628/Classic-Game-Postmortem Classic Game Postmortem - ELITE]. During the Q&A an audience member asked ''"Is Elite 4 still on the drawing board?"'' Braben answered '',"Yes it would be a tragedy for it not to be."''<ref>http://www.gdcvault.com/play/1014628/Classic-Game-Postmortem</ref>
At the 2011 Game Developers Conference, [[David Braben]] gave the presentation [http://www.gdcvault.com/play/1014628/Classic-Game-Postmortem Classic Game Postmortem - ELITE]. During the Q&A an audience member asked ''"Is Elite 4 still on the drawing board?"'' Braben answered '',"Yes it would be a tragedy for it not to be."''<ref>http://www.gdcvault.com/play/1014628/Classic-Game-Postmortem</ref>
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The [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GxJbOMaXa0 Elite Dangerous Premiere] was held in November 2014. There were interviews, videos, speeches, reveals, prize giveaways and a detailed [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQXgcV3JMrY 1:10 scale model] of the Cobra MkIII.<ref>http://daftworks.co.uk/eliterpg/index.php/Elite_Dangerous_Launch_Event</ref>
The [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GxJbOMaXa0 Elite Dangerous Premiere] was held in November 2014. There were interviews, videos, speeches, reveals, prize giveaways and a detailed [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQXgcV3JMrY 1:10 scale model] of the Cobra MkIII.<ref>http://daftworks.co.uk/eliterpg/index.php/Elite_Dangerous_Launch_Event</ref>


[[File:Elite-Dangerous-Premiere-Cobra-Model.jpg|thumb|200px|Elite Dangerous Premiere Cobra Model]]
[[File:Elite-Dangerous-Premiere-Cobra-Model.jpg|thumb|250px|Elite Dangerous Premiere Cobra Model]]


The Xbox One version launched on October 6, 2015.<ref>[http://www.gamespot.com/articles/elite-dangerous-xbox-one-release-date-revealed/1100-6430369/ Hussain, Tamoor. "Elite: Dangerous Xbox One Release Date Revealed." GameSpot, 8 Sept. 2015.]</ref> The PlayStation 4 version launched on June 27, 2017.<ref>https://blog.us.playstation.com/2017/05/16/elite-dangerous-touches-down-on-ps4-june-27/</ref>  
The Xbox One version launched on October 6, 2015.<ref>[http://www.gamespot.com/articles/elite-dangerous-xbox-one-release-date-revealed/1100-6430369/ Hussain, Tamoor. "Elite: Dangerous Xbox One Release Date Revealed." GameSpot, 8 Sept. 2015.]</ref> The PlayStation 4 version launched on June 27, 2017.<ref>https://blog.us.playstation.com/2017/05/16/elite-dangerous-touches-down-on-ps4-june-27/</ref>