'Splinter Cell 3 - Chaos Theory' Soundtrack from Amon Tobin is First DVD-Audio to Offer Full Song Tracks in Coding Technologies MPEG-4 aacPlus Format

Business Wire, March 7, 2005

MONTREAL & LOS ANGELES -- Ninja Tune Release Allows Listeners to Copy aacPlus Tracks Directly to PCs, Mobile Phones, and Portable Players

Coding Technologies, the leader in audio compression for Internet, Mobile, and Broadcast, announced today that the upcoming Splinter Cell 3 soundtrack DVD-Audio release will be the first to include 5.1 multichannel and stereo tracks in the aacPlus format. Provided according to the DVD-Audio Compressed Audio zone specification, listeners can copy these songs directly to their computers, digital media adapters, and mobile phones without the need of ripping. The first track, 'Lighthouse,' is available immediately for on-demand 5.1 multichannel and stereo streaming from Tuner2 (http://www.tuner2.com/).

"I'm doing my part to satisfy all Splinter Cell fans' inherent desire to be spies, and as such, want to make sure my music is available for as many small & stealth-like portable formats as possible," said Amon Tobin. "The addition of aacPlus tracks to my DVD-Audio release frees the music to move beyond the home sound system onto the PC and the mobile phone, so that they can be enjoyed while engaging in international espionage, riding the subway, or various other daily pursuits of global or not so global significance."

"DVD-Audio and Dual-Disc open up new possibilities for labels to distribute compressed audio with their releases," said David Frerichs, Vice President and US General Manager for Coding Technologies. "With the 'Chaos Theory' DVD-Audio release, Ninja Tune is opening a future of digital content distribution full of consumer choice and free of label fear."

The Splinter Cell 3 soundtrack DVD-Audio will be available in store at the end of March 2005.

About aacPlus

Already standardized by MPEG, DVD, and 3GPP, aacPlus delivers streaming and downloadable 5.1 multichannel audio at 128 Kbps, and near CD-quality stereo at 48 Kbps. This level of efficiency fundamentally enables new applications in the markets of consumer electronics, mobile and digital broadcast.

About Chaos Theory: Splinter Cell 3 Soundtrack

The Splinter Cell franchise is one of the top selling video games of the last few years and is one of the key titles for developer Ubisoft. Sales are well into the millions with the first two titles 'Splinter Cell' & 'Splinter Cell : Pandora Tomorrow.' This coming March they will be launching the 3rd installment 'Splinter Cell : Chaos Theory,' which already won multiple awards at E3. Not just a collection of licensed music, the Chaos Theory soundtrack is music created specifically for this title and sees Amon Tobin exploring new musical territory.