Tomb Raider,known as Lara Croft:Tomb Raider from 2001 to 2008,is a media franchise that originated with an action-adventure video game series created by British video game developer Core Design. The franchise is currently owned by CDE Entertainment;it was formerly owned by Eidos Interactive,then by Square Enix Europe after Square Enix's acquisition of Eidos in 2009 until Embracer Group purchased the intellectual property alongside Eidos in 2022. The franchise focuses on the fictional British archaeologist Lara Croft,who travels around the world searching for lost artefacts and infiltrating dangerous tombs and ruins. Gameplay generally focuses on exploration,solving puzzles,navigating hostile environments filled with traps,and fighting enemies. Additional media has been developed for the franchise in the form of film adaptations,comics and novels.
Lara Croft:Tomb Raider is a 2001 action adventure film based on the Tomb Raider video game series featuring the character Lara Croft,portrayed by Angelina Jolie. An international co-production between the United States,the United Kingdom,Japan and Germany,it was directed by Simon West and revolves around Lara Croft trying to obtain ancient artifacts in competition with the Illuminati.
Chris Barrie is a British actor and comedian. He worked as a vocal impressionist on the ITV sketch show Spitting Image (1984–1996) and as Lara Croft's butler Hillary in Lara Croft:Tomb Raider (2001) and Lara Croft Tomb Raider:The Cradle of Life (2003). Barrie starred as Arnold Rimmer in 13 series of the sci-fi space comedy Red Dwarf between 1988 and 2020,and as Gordon Brittas in seven series of the BBC leisure centre sitcom The Brittas Empire (1991–1997).
Leftfield are a British electronic music group formed in 1989,a duo of Neil Barnes and Paul Daley. The duo was influential in the evolution of electronic music in the 1990s,with Mixmag describing them as "the single most influential production team working in British dance music". As with many of their contemporaries,such as The Chemical Brothers and Fatboy Slim,Leftfield are notable for their use of guest vocalists in their works. Among them are Toni Halliday on "Original",Johnny Rotten on "Open Up",Djum Djum on "Afro-Left",Earl 16 and Cheshire Cat on "Release the Pressure",and Grian Chatten of Fontaines D.C. on "Full Way Round". The term progressive house was coined to define their style,a fusion of house with dub and reggae.
Lara Croft is a character and the main protagonist of the video game franchise Tomb Raider. She is presented as a highly intelligent and athletic British archaeologist who ventures into ancient tombs and hazardous ruins around the world. Created by a team at British developer Core Design that included Toby Gard,the character first appeared in the video game Tomb Raider in 1996.
Lara Croft:Tomb Raider –The Cradle of Life is a 2003 action adventure film directed by Jan de Bont and based on the Tomb Raider video game series. Angelina Jolie stars as the titular character Lara Croft with supporting performances from Gerard Butler,Ciarán Hinds,Chris Barrie,Noah Taylor,Til Schweiger,Djimon Hounsou and Simon Yam. An international co-production between the United States,the United Kingdom,Germany and Japan,the film is a sequel to the 2001 film Lara Croft:Tomb Raider.
Leftism is the debut studio album by English electronic music duo Leftfield,released in 1995 on Columbia Records. It contained a mixture of new tracks along with reworked versions of previous Leftfield singles. The album contains guest spots from musicians not associated with dance music at the time such as John Lydon from Public Image Ltd. and Toni Halliday from Curve. The album was described as progressive house,although some journalists found that label too limiting,suggesting the album incorporated many genres. After completing the album,the duo initially were not pleased with it.
"Elevation" is a song by Irish rock band U2. It is the third track on their tenth studio album,All That You Can't Leave Behind (2000),and was released as the album's third single on 25 June 2001. The song became the band's 16th number-one single in their native Ireland and their second number one in the Netherlands. It also topped the charts in Canada and reached the top 10 in Australia,Denmark,Finland,Italy,Norway,Scotland,Spain,and the United Kingdom. A different mix of the song,entitled the "Tomb Raider mix",was included on the soundtrack of the 2001 film Lara Croft:Tomb Raider. In 2002,"Elevation" won the Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal at the 44th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony. The song lent its namesake to the band's 2001 Elevation Tour.
"Dirty Epic" is a 1994 single by British electronic band Underworld. It is a remix of the track "Dirty" released by Underworld in 1992,under the name Lemon Interupt. It appeared on the album dubnobasswithmyheadman,and it was later released as a single in Europe in October 1994 and released in the US as a double A-side with "Cowgirl".
"Did My Time" is a song written and recorded by American nu metal band Korn for the film,Lara Croft Tomb Raider:The Cradle of Life. It was released as a single in July 2003 in support of the film,and was later featured on the band's sixth studio album,Take a Look in the Mirror.
Renaissance:The Mix Collection is the debut mix album by British DJ duo Sasha &John Digweed. It was released on 14 October 1994 and was the first in a series of mix albums released under the brand of the Renaissance nightclub. Containing music from the house,progressive house and trance genres,it was intended as a sampler of the kind of music played by the club.
"Open Up" is a song by British electronic duo Leftfield featuring John Lydon. It was released as a single on 1 November 1993 by Hard Hands label. The single reached number 13 on the UK Singles Chart,number one on the Music Week Dance Singles chart and number 39 in both Australia and New Zealand. NME reported in their 18 September 1993 issue,"This is the record that people have always wanted Lydon to do." In 2014,the same publication ranked "Open Up" at number 444 on their list of the "500 Greatest Songs of All Time". A black-and-white music video was produced to promote the single,directed by British director Lindy Heymann.
Stealth Remixes is an album by Leftfield released on 29 May 2000. It was originally on Leftfield's official web-site. It was a follow-up to 1999's Rhythm and Stealth and essentially contained remixes of songs from that album. The album was released on CD and double-12". Later,it was released as a double album along with Rhythm and Stealth.
Tomb Raider:Curse of the Sword is an action-adventure video game,part of the Tomb Raider series,developed by Core Design and published by Activision under license from Eidos Interactive. It was released for the Game Boy Color in 2001,and is a sequel to the first Tomb Raider for the same system. The next Tomb Raider game for a handheld system was Tomb Raider:The Prophecy for the Game Boy Advance.
Backlog is a joint compilation album by electronic musicians Leftfield and Djum Djum,released in 1992. It contained mixes of Leftfield's first two releases "Not Forgotten" and "More Than I Know" from between 1990 and 1991 and two mixes by Neil Barnes of the Djum Djum track "Difference". It was released on CD in December 1992 on the Outer Rhythm label. Djum Djum is the stage name of rapper Neil Cole.
"Release the Pressure" is the third single by the English electronic duo Leftfield and the first to involve Paul Daley with writing duties after he joined the group. The song was released exclusively on 12" in 1992. Unlike previous releases that had been released on the Outer Rhythm record label,Leftfield had now officially split from Outer Rhythm. Major labels had offered them deals but neither member wanted to give up creative control to any major company. They formed the Hard Hands record label with "Release the Pressure" being the label's first official release. The song featured reggae singer Earl Sixteen on vocals,with a lyric taken from his 1981 single "Trial and Crosses". "Release the Pressure" made the top 20 in the UK charts and featured at number one in the Melody Maker "Stone Free Chart of the Year". It was used in Telefónica O2 and O2 (UK) commercials during its first year.
"Reason Is Treason" is the second single release from British rock band Kasabian. As a limited release it was ineligible for chart entry.
"Tears from the Moon" is a music single by Canadian electronic music project Conjure One featuring vocals from Irish singer-songwriter Sinéad O'Connor. The song hit number one at World Dance/Trance Top 20 Singles and World Soundtracks/OST Top 20 Singles.
Tomb Raider is a 2013 action-adventure game developed by Crystal Dynamics and published by Square Enix's European branch. It is the tenth main entry and a reboot of the Tomb Raider series,acting as the first instalment in the Survivor trilogy that reconstructs the origins of Lara Croft. The game was released for PlayStation 3,Windows,and Xbox 360 on 5 March 2013. Gameplay focuses on survival,with exploration when traversing the island and visiting various optional tombs. It is the first game in the main series to have multiplayer and the first game in the series to be published by Square Enix after the latter's acquisition of Eidos Interactive in 2009.
