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Game Music, Gear, Music Production, Software
Black Friday 2017 Game Music & Game Audio Sales
November 24, 2017 | Brenna Wilkes | Comments Off on Black Friday 2017 Game Music & Game Audio Sales Share this
It’s yet again the time of year to batten down the proverbial hatches for Black Friday chaos. Thankfully, the internet makes the whole daunting task of taking advantage of post-Thanksgiving sales a lot easier, what without the stabbings and trampling. We’ve put together a list of some of the Black Friday Sales we’ve found for video game soundtracks, game audio production software and gear, and anything else game music related. (Disclosure: Some products may include affiliate links)
Video Game Soundtracks & Albums
- Limited Run Games – Breach & Clear: Deadline Soundtrack Vinyl (new, on sale!)
- GOG.com – 50% off The Metronomicon Original Game Soundtrack
- GOG.com – 40% off Furi Original Soundtrack
- GOG.com – 25% off Owlboy Soundtrack
- GOG.com – 80% off This War of Mine Soundtrack
- Square-Enix – 10% – 30% off All Game Soundtracks (83% off Infinite Undiscovery OST)
Game Audio Software
- Impact Soundworks – 25% off nearly all audio bundles & plugins (including Super Audio Cart & Ventus Shakuhachi)
Audio Gear
- Ebay – 25% – 60% off Musical Instruments & Gear (with free shipping)
- Newegg – $299 (save 35%) Audio Technica Direct Drive Professional DJ Turntable with USB Output
- Newegg – $159 (save 29%) Blue Microphones YETI Mic w/ Knox Boom Arm Stand & Pop Filter (Midnight Blue)
- Newegg – $79 (save 29%) Blue Microphones Snowball iCE Condenser Microphone w/ Knox Pop Filter & Full-Size Headphones (Black)
- Newegg – $89 (save 29%) Blue Microphones SNOWBALL-GB Mic w Knox Mic Desktop Boom Arm & Pop Filter
- Newegg – $18 (save 28%) ENHANCE USB Condenser Microphone with Adjustable Stand
- Amazon – $15 (save 40%) On Stage Stands Tripod Boom Microphone Stand
- Amazon – $6 (save 25%) Hantwin Chromatic Guitar Tuner
Miscellaneous Albums & Music
- Screen Archives – Misc. Film Scores
Music & Rhythm Games
- Steam – 40% off Thumper
- Steam – 80% off Crypt of the Necrodancer (69% off Amplified Pack)
- Steam – 40% off Rez Infinite
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Chip Music, Experimental, Music Production, Software
Check out Trotus’ album created on the 3DS
July 25, 2017 | Shawn Sackenheim | Comments Off on Check out Trotus’ album created on the 3DS Share this
I’ve always been fascinated by the idea of “video games” that let you create things, music in particular. Mario Paint, MTV Music Generator, Electroplankton, and most recently Detune’s line of portable music workstations on the DS and 3DS. Fascinated, but not dedicated. I’ve fiddled with the virtual knobs of these apps in the past but never dug into them or even heard the work of those who have.
It makes Trotus and the Gameboy an especially interesting listen as the album was composed, produced and mixed with KORG M01D, the $34 audio workstation available on the 3DS eShop. Trotus released the album over a year ago on Bandcamp but just linked to it on the 3DS subreddit this past week and it’s generated the most exposure I’ve seen so far.
Self-described as encompassing “chiptune, chill beats, and boss battle house with groovy odd time signatures”, Trotus reveals among the positive comments that he’s drawn inspiration from the likes of Earthbound and Cave Story for some of the tracks.
In another reply he gives his thoughts on using the KORG app. “I love this program. Honestly it’s not too daunting and quite user friendly once you get the hang of it. Touch screen interface and the portability actually are huge draw-ins to me compared to computer DAWs (digital audio workstations for anyone out there unfamiliar.) It’s easy to just loop a drum beat, and sequence in chords, or record melodies/basslines, etc. (it has a nice little piano roll).”
Take a listen for yourself above, grab the album for pay-what-you-want on Bandcamp, and follow Trotus’ page if you like what you hear; he’s currently working on ten new songs. Let us know what you think of Trotus and the Gameboy in the comments and link us to some of your favorite made-in-a-game music while you’re at it.
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Featured, Software
PAX East 2017 Preview: Klang
Our last game preview from PAX East 2017 is a rhythm platformer from developer Tinimations. Like the previous game that I previewed, Klang is a game that came out last year but was available on the show floor for us to try out. The game does some interesting things that I had not seen in a rhythm or platforming game before, so this game was an interesting discovery at the event. (more…)
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Featured, Software
PAX East Preview 2017: The Metronomicon
March 22, 2017 | Michael Hoffmann | Comments Off on PAX East Preview 2017: The Metronomicon Share this
The second game in our PAX East 2017 Preview coverage mashes two very different genres of games into one. In this instance, we have a mashup of a Dance Dance Revolution style game with the tactical elements of a fantasy RPG. The Metronomicon by Kasedo Games sticks to the roots and controls of a traditional DDR game but adds the strategic complexity and tactics of an old school RPG. Although the game was released back in September of 2016, it had flown under my radar, so I took some time at PAX East to try out this unusual game. (more…)
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Chip Music, Featured, Software
PAX East 2017 Preview: Just Shapes & Beats
March 20, 2017 | Michael Hoffmann | Comments Off on PAX East 2017 Preview: Just Shapes & Beats Share this
One of the joys of heading out to PAX East every spring has been seeing how the independent games industry has grown and evolved. Each year there seems to be a greater presence of indie titles being shown off on the PAX East show floor, and this year was no exception. Among the various projects on display, there were a fair number of music and rhythm games. Over the next few days I’ll be highlighting the music games that I tried out at PAX East, starting with the game Just Shapes & Beats. (more…)
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Game Music, Indie Music, Software
Anew: The Distant Light has launched a Kickstarter Campaign!
February 17, 2017 | Ryan Paquet | Comments Off on Anew: The Distant Light has launched a Kickstarter Campaign! Share this
Last year I wrote about my most anticipated video game soundtracks coming out in 2017, and Anew: The Distant Light was at the top of my list. On February 14, 2017 it launched a Kickstarter campaign to help get the game the additional funding it needs to be released.
The music for the game is composed by Wilbert Roget II, who has done the music for for hit games like Lara Croft and Temple of Osiris, Dead Island 2, Star Wars: The Old Republic, and Monkey Island Special Edition. He also released the excellent anime inspirational album Beyond Libra which OSV reviewed here (It’s awesome). You can listen to another lovely track from the score above called “Lullaby” that features some fantastic piano.
Pledge levels for the game start at $1, there’s 200 digital copies of the game available at $14 (109/200 left at time of writing), and $34 will get you a digital copy of Wilbert Roget II’s soundtrack, along with some other sweet extras. Physical CD fans like myself can snag a copy of the CD by pledging $89 for the Collector’s Edition of the game.
The campaign’s goal is $30,000, and they’re already more than a third of the way there! You can find the full details of the Kickstarter campaign here.
Check back with OSV soon for more on Anew: The Distant Light and composer Wilbert Roget II. Is this a Kickstarter campaign you’ll be backing?
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Game Music, Indie Music, Reviews, Software
Small game, Big Sound: Side Slider Original Soundtrack (Review)
December 16, 2016 | Ryan Paquet | Comments Off on Small game, Big Sound: Side Slider Original Soundtrack (Review) Share this
Side Slider is a free to play mobile game available on the Apple App Store and the Google Play Store. The arcade style game was the brainchild of Long Island University Post graduate students and was designed to jog your Geometric memory. Gameplay involves sliding shapes off of your screen and getting a set target down to zero. Side Slider hearkens back to a time when striving for high scores was all-important.
The music for the game was composed by Eric Guadara using LMMS, using an open-source music-making tool available at lmms.io. I have listened to the full soundtrack and was pleasantly surprised with the overall sound which is engaging and large. This is the type of sound I would expect to find in an arcade cabinet game. Listening to the music at times took me back to my teenage marathon sessions of The Next Tetris on Sega Dreamcast.
You can see a brief clip of the game in action in the video above. The a soundtrack runs just under 20 minutes, but contains a solid amount of music for a mobile phone game. My favorite track is “Heart BeepBop” which sounds a bit like a Marble Madness tribute, which I think might be one of the composer’s favorites after I visited their personal website.
You can grab a copy of it on bandcamp for $3 which should buy at least one cup of coffee for the composer, as it’s one of their album release goals.
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