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Tobey Evans’ “Behold The Kickmen” OST Now Available

August 2, 2017 | Brenna Wilkes | Comments Off on Tobey Evans’ “Behold The Kickmen” OST Now Available Share this

Fans of fun sports-related ridiculousness along the lines of Rocket League can probably appreciate the silly semi-competitive nature of a game like Behold the Kickmen. Released last month to Steam, the game is a soccer (ie. football) simulation game that in no way takes itself seriously and allows the character to enjoy the game more casually with it’s goofy charm.

The game’s soundtrack is equally as goofy, though in a way that works with the game. Composer by Tobey Evans (The Swindle), the music for Behold the Kickmen features fast-paced and trippy combinations between dubstep, techno and chiptune mashups that help reinforce the game’s departure from traditional soccer/football games.

<a href="http://tobeyevans.bandcamp.com/album/behold-the-kickmen-ost">Behold The Kickmen OST by Tobey Evans</a>

“The game is not a serious depiction of the sport. Similarly, the music is a silly (and sometimes wonky) take on some fairly established Electronic genres. It’s been a really fun project to be involved with.” – Tobey Evans, Composer

<a href="http://tobeyevans.bandcamp.com/album/behold-the-kickmen-ost">Behold The Kickmen OST by Tobey Evans</a>

The album features 14 tracks and is currently available on Evans’ Bandcamp for about $4 American.
Game Music

The Darkside Detective OST from Ben Prunty releases July 27th

July 27, 2017 | Shawn Sackenheim | Comments Off on The Darkside Detective OST from Ben Prunty releases July 27th Share this

Ben Prunty (FTL, Gravity Ghost, Music Workbench) is almost back with a new soundtrack release. Available for a $5 pre-order until Thursday, July 27th, is his 27-track score to The Darkside Detective. The game itself is an homage to the classic 2D point-and-click adventure with a sense of (British) “humour” but Prunty says his music plays it straight-faced.

“This helps sell the atmosphere and lets the comedy do its own thing without the player being distracted,” Prunty explains on the album’s Bandcamp page. It also makes the music an enjoyable listen on its own without any context from the game. To me it has that trademark Ben Prunty sound; cool downtempo synths and beats with an air of mystique and danger, at least in the current handful of sample tracks. Prunty also adds that while he was originally inspired by John Carpenter and 80’s film scores, he ultimately drew from a larger pool of inspirations including “Danny Elfman, William Orbit, Nine Inch Nails, funk music, and old video games.”

<a href="http://benprunty.bandcamp.com/album/the-darkside-detective-soundtrack">The Darkside Detective Soundtrack by Ben Prunty</a>

Once the game launches on July 27th the soundtrack price goes up to $7 so check out the four sample tracks above and grab it today for $5 if the cool, smoldering mood strikes you.
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.

<a href="http://trotus.bandcamp.com/album/trotus-and-the-gameboy">trotus and the gameboy by trotus</a>

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.
Game Music, Indie Music

Hover: Revolt of Gamers summons Jet Set Radio, OST out now

June 13, 2017 | Shawn Sackenheim | 2 Comments Share this

Touted as a spiritual successor or indie revival of Sega’s beloved Jet Set Radio, Hover: Revolt of Gamers just launched on Steam at the end of May and the soundtrack release has followed closely behind. Just as the visuals and gameplay are inspired by the vivid cel-shading and skate-grinding of Jet Set, the music calls to mind the funky electronic jams of the original games.

<a href="http://hover-game.bandcamp.com/album/hover-revolt-of-gamers-original-soundtrack">Hover : Revolt Of Gamers Original Soundtrack by Cédric Menendez, Hideki Naganuma</a>

In fact, Midgar Studio was able to enlist the help of one of Jet Set’s key composers for Hover, Hideki Naganuma. He provides the first two tracks on the album with the remaining 14 songs composed by Cédric Menendez. It isn’t immediately as flashy as Jet Set’s mish-mash of genres but the breakbeats and jams are quite enjoyable as I’ve been listening this morning. Check it out for yourself above and grab the album on Bandcamp for €5 if it gets your toe tapping.
Game Music, Indie Music

Bastion Soundtrack finally coming to Vinyl in July

May 24, 2017 | Shawn Sackenheim | Comments Off on Bastion Soundtrack finally coming to Vinyl in July Share this

Bastion was well regarded for its soundtrack even before there was a video-games-on-vinyl movement. Nevertheless, Darren Korb’s soundtrack has been in demand by vinyl fans for some time and Supergiant Games is finally able to provide.

Available to pre-order now through Bandcamp, the double LP, 180-gram black discs go for $39.99 and will begin shipping around July 20th. The package comes in an “old-style” double gatefold jacket with exclusive Bastion artwork by Marie Bergeron and remastered renditions of all 22 tracks from the previously released digital/CD soundtrack. As usual with Bandcamp, you’ll also get access to the digital soundtrack.

Check out the page to pre-order, see some more images of the vinyl package or refresh your memories of Bastion’s rusty-dusty soundtrack with some samples.
Game Music

Cosmic Star Heroine Soundtrack Giveaway Extra

April 17, 2017 | Brenna Wilkes | 1 Comment Share this

Pat did an interview with the composers of the indie game Cosmic Star Heroine this past fall with a giveaway of some of the game’s soundtrack to a few lucky individuals. Now that the game’s OST is available for purchase on the HyderDuck SoundWorks Bandcamp, we have a few extra codes to throw out to a few additional lucky readers!

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Game Music

Graeme Norgate Commemorates 20 Years of Blast Corps with a Free Remix

March 27, 2017 | Shawn Sackenheim | 2 Comments Share this

March 21st marked the 20 year anniversary of the Nintendo 64 cult classic Blast Corps (specifically the Japanese release), and composer Graeme Norgate commemorated the occasion by releasing a new mix from his original soundtrack. The new free track “Blast Corps – Replay – 20 Years!” receives the same cleaned up rearrangement as his previous Blast Corps track, “J-Bomb 2014 from Blast Corps”. Here’s the original “Replay” track from the N64 game if you don’t immediately notice the improvements.

While “J-Bomb” was released in 2014 as a teaser to a full length Blast Corps Re:Constructed album it seems the project has been put on hold. Norgate replied to comments on his Facebook page about completing the rearranged album by stating “I’d love to, maybe one day”.

For now fans will have to get by with his latest offering or maybe check out Mega Beardo’s remix from the game on the massive Tribute Album 64 released last Fall.