Anyone who is an avid VGM collector like myself knows that importing soundtracks can get pretty pricey. Not only is music more expensive overseas, but factor in shipping costs, and you have quite a conundrum if you’re short on cash! Fortunately, Sumthing Else Music has partnered with Capcom to release some recent and upcoming albums both digitally and physically outside of Japan.
Joining the ranks of Devil May Cry 4 and Bionic Commando Rearmed, which were released last year, are a variety of soundtracks for recently released and upcoming games that hadn’t even had soundtrack announcements yet. These include Street Fighter IV Original Soundtrack, Resident Evil 5 Original Soundtrack, Bionic Commando and Dark Void.
As of this posting, the pricing for these albums are not known, but according to Sumthing Distribution, both the Street Fighter IV Original Soundtrack and Resident Evil 5 Original Soundtrack will be released on May 26th of this year.
Are you excited about any of the upcoming soundtracks? Are you happy to see that game soundtracks are finally making their way to the West? I know I am! It’ll definitely help put less strain on my wallet, although I do hope that it becomes more encompassing than just Capcom in the future.
[via Destructoid]
Tags: Capcom, News, Resident Evil, Street Fighter, Sumthing Else
Awesome news. I just hope stuff comes out in a more timely fashion. Even when things do make it to the West, it seems like it’s way too late to ride on the hype of the game. Really excited about Dark Void, so we’ll be watching for that one.
I’d rather shell out the extra cash and get the Japanese version of the set. Comparing the domestic to the imported version of DMC4 is like seeing a sports car and a broken Razor scooter side-by-side. Sure, you can use either one for travel, but the import looks, sounds and feels better than the SE release. This could be good for the albums that have not seen release in the East, though.
Oh yeah, I suppose you’re right. I remember the poor packaging for the domestic Blue Dragon soundtrack release. Instead of a proper booklet, all the track listing was crammed onto a single page that didn’t make for easy identification of the songs.
Oh well, still looking forward to Dark Void.