Game Music
-
Doujin, Game Music
FamilyJules to Release Album of Metal Arrangements of Octopath Traveler Music
October 16, 2018 | Brenna Wilkes | Comments Off on FamilyJules to Release Album of Metal Arrangements of Octopath Traveler Music Share this
Let it never be forgotten that Square Enix games tend to have soundtracks that inspire a lot of musicians and artists in the video game field, and certainly the arrangement communities. Jules Conroy, aka. FamilyJules7x is one such musician whose penchant for taking melodic VGM and turning it into rocking remixes has gained him some measure of distinction. Sure enough, he’s taken a significant portion of the soundtrack to Square Enix’s most recent offering, Octopath Traveler, and given it the rock/metal treatment in his soon-to-be release The Eightfold Road: Metal Arrangements from Octopath Traveler.
The two-disc album takes from composer Yasunori Nishiki’s compositions for Octopath Traveler and gives them full metal, rock and acoustic arrangements while staying true to the source material.
The Eightfold Road: Metal Arrangements from Octopath Traveler is currently for pre-order on Bandcamp and will release October 28th.
-
Experimental, Game Music
Listen to Vocalist Emi Evans Sing on My Brother Rabbit OST
Vocalist Emi Evans has been spreading her talents since her work on Dark Souls and Nier:Automata. She’s provided her vox for the soundtrack to the puzzle adventure game My Brother Rabbit that was released September 21st. Composed by Polish musician Arkadiusz Reikowski, My Brother Rabbit tells the tale of young siblings invoking a fantastic universe filled with bizarre objects and wonderful creatures to deal with the harsh realities befalling them in real life (and the game’s whimsical cover looks like something released by The Birthday Massacre).
“Because there are no voiceovers in the game, we knew from the very beginning of the project that the audio and music is going to be of the utmost importance, practically a separate layer of the game world. One of the greatest highlights of the score is the performance of a very famous singer, and my friend, Emi Evans.” – Arkadiusz Reikowski, Composer
“When I read the story about My Brother Rabbit it really connected with me. I spent lots of my childhood making up imaginary games, and the piece composed by Arkadiusz is really haunting, but also simple in the most wonderful way possible.” – Emi Evans, Vocalist
Last month, Arkadiusz traveled to London to meet Emi and recap the project that was captured in the documentary, which you can watch on Youtube.
My Brother Rabbit is available now on PC, PS4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch. The song “Dreams”, which features Evan’s vocals, is available for free on Bandcamp, Soundcloud and Youtube, soon on Spotify and iTunes
-
Game Music, Indie Music
CrossCode Original Game Soundtrack Now Available
September 21, 2018 | Brenna Wilkes | Comments Off on CrossCode Original Game Soundtrack Now Available Share this
The hype train of retro-inspired games keeps chugging along and doing quite well for itself. The 2D Action RPG CrossCode by Radical Fish games has only been out a day and is already receiving overwhelmingly positive reviews from gamers and review outlets alike. You can now also nab the game’s soundtrack on several platforms to enjoy offline too!
The CrossCode Original Game Soundtrack was composed by German indie artist Deniz Akbulut (that “Rice Ball” the devs refer to…yes actually) and features a huge repertoire of 60+ original tracks that themselves harken back to the early days of 16-bit gaming on the SNES and beyond.
I started writing the the soundtrack way back when I was graduating from high school. Since then, I worked on it on the side while I attended university. CrossCode has always been part of my life, and I always tried to push myself to my limits to go out of my comfort zone. I hope you all have a great time with CrossCode and enjoy its music! – Deniz Akbulut, Composer
With well over two hours of music to enjoy, the CrossCode OST is well worth the price of purchase. You can pick it up on Bandcamp, iTunes and Google Play or just nip over to Spotify and stream it for your Friday workday enjoyment.
-
Doujin, Game Music
GameChops Releases “Zelda & Chill” Legend of Zelda Hip Hop Album
September 20, 2018 | Brenna Wilkes | Comments Off on GameChops Releases “Zelda & Chill” Legend of Zelda Hip Hop Album Share this
The “Netflix and Chill” meme has now permeated VGM culture, ladies and gentlemen. German beat-maker Mikel and mastered by Philadelphia based Dj CUTMAN have released hip-hop album Zelda & Chill, which features 14 Zelda themes from the across the whole Legend of Zelda series history.
Featuring compositions from Koji Kondo, Toru Minegishi, Hajime Wakai, Takeshi Hama, Manaka Kataoka, and Yasuaki Iwata, Zelda & Chill contains music from the original Legend of Zelda for NES all the way up to Breath of the Wild, including fan-favorites such as “Gerudo Valley”, “Song of Storms” and “Lost Woods” plus more. These tracks were recreated with classic keyboard sounds, atmospheric synths and laid back beats, the perfect soundtrack to study, have on in your office or, well, just chill to.
Zelda & Chill is available digitally worldwide, it can be streamed on Spotify, Pandora, and Apple Music, and downloaded from iTunes, Play, Amazon and more. http://smarturl.it/zeldachill
-
Game Music
Destiny 2: Forsaken Original Soundtrack Now Available
September 19, 2018 | Brenna Wilkes | Comments Off on Destiny 2: Forsaken Original Soundtrack Now Available Share this
In case you missed it earlier this month, the soundtrack for the newest expansion in Bungie’s first person shooter, Destiny 2: Forsaken, is now available for purchase.
The three-disc soundtrack by composers Michael Salvatori, Skye Lewin, Rotem Moav and Pieter Schlosser features 32 tracks from the Destiny sequel’s third expansion. Like the music from the vanilla version of the game, the Forsaken soundtrack continues the orchestral ambiance heard in previous installments of the franchise’s music. Additionally, the Destiny 2: Forsaken Original Soundtrack Bungie Store Digital Edition includes the Destiny 2: Curse of Osiris and Warmind Original Soundtracks, totaling an over two and a half hours of music in MP3 format, high-quality Apple Lossless, and FLAC formats for a superior audio experience.
Every hero needs a theme song, and our composers at Bungie are thrilled to write yours. The Destiny 2: Forsaken Original Soundrack includes every anthem that we’ve released since the conclusion of the Red War, including music from ‘Curse of Osiris’ and ‘Warmind.’
The Destiny 2: Forsaken Original Soundtrack Bungie Store Digital Edition also includes digital liner notes with a forward from the composers, as well as a download code for the exclusive “Songs of the Forsaken” Destiny 2 in-game player emblem.You can purchase the Destiny 2: Forsaken Original Soundtrack Bungie Store Digital Edition on the Bungie store, or the normal versions of the Destiny 2: Forsaken Original Soundtrack on iTunes and Amazon.
-
Game Music
STATE OF DECAY 2 Special Edition Vinyl Pre-Order Available
September 18, 2018 | Brenna Wilkes | Comments Off on STATE OF DECAY 2 Special Edition Vinyl Pre-Order Available Share this
The state of video game soundtrack releases to vinyl continues to go unabated this year, which isn’t surprising given that a recent poll by Materia Collective’s Sebastian Wolff revealed that over 16% of game music enthusiasts prefer to listen to game music on vinyl release. Given that response, finding even more obscure AAA titles such as State of Decay 2 getting special edition vinyl releases isn’t all that surprising.
This November on Black Friday, Sumthing Else Music Works will be releasing the soundtrack to the horror action shooter sequel to 2xLP special edition vinyl format featuring 29 tracks (10 of them previously unreleased) from the game’s original soundtrack by composer Jesper Kyd (Borderlands 1 & 2, Assassin’s Creed 2). Currently you can listen to previews of some of the tracks provided by Sumthing Else (via Dread Central) which highlight pieces from Kyd’s score and invoke his style used in previous darker titles such as Darksiders 2.
The State of Decay 2 Special Edition Vinyl is currently available for pre-order on the Sumthing Else Music Works website for $39.99 and will be released on November 23rd.
-
Game Music, Indie Music
Lamplight City Original Soundtrack by Mark Benis Now Available
September 14, 2018 | Brenna Wilkes | Comments Off on Lamplight City Original Soundtrack by Mark Benis Now Available Share this
It’s always a wonderful thing to see artists that made their debut in the video game music community with collaborations and fun album projects graduate to composing full game music soundtracks. Mark Benis, who in the past has collaborated on several fan projects including Materia Collective’s Pokémon Piano Collections and FATE: A Tribute to Majora’s Mask has now seen his first original game soundtrack released in the film noir-inspired video game, Lamplight City.
Lamplight City is a steampunk-ish detective adventure from the creator of A Golden Wake and Shardlight, putting you in control of private investigator Miles Fordham to find justice for his clients and track down his partner’s killer before his entire world comes apart. The music created by Benis is highly immersive, employing little details such as a high piano note for that flickering street light, tremelo and pizzicato strings for the dark alleyways, or an unsettling harp for the unbreakable bond between detectives Miles Fordham and Bill Leger.
“In a cathedral you visit in the game, you encounter the church’s choir director named ‘Singin’ Tom’ who is playing through a piece at the organ. The only problem is he hasn’t been practicing it, a chorale arrangement of ‘Down Among the Dead Men.’ Frankly he’s terrible at it. As the composer I had to figure out a way to create a believably horrible performance so I did it the only way I know how: I played the chorale myself. I stayed up until 2am, took off my glasses, and sight-read it hunched over my MIDI keyboard months after I had first written it. It’s the worst performance that I’ve ever given, but in context maybe it’s my best? On the album you hear the piece after Singin’ Tom practices quite a bit, but in the game… get your ears ready.” – Mark Benis, Composer
The 41-track soundtrack for Lamplight City is currently available on multiple platforms including Bandcamp, iTunes and Spotify.
| « Next Entries | Previous Entries » |
|---|
Join Us Online Or Log in
Search
@OSVgamemusic Feed
Copyright © 2018 by Original Sound Version.
All rights reserved.