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Getting out of the CD BUSINESS SALE at COLOSSEUM Music

December 15, 2015 | Ryan Paquet | Comments Off on Getting out of the CD BUSINESS SALE at COLOSSEUM Music Share this

Colosseum Music Entertainment is based in Germany, and has been selling soundtrack CDs for years. As of December 31, 2015 they will no longer be selling CDs and they have over 700 Soundtracks from many films and television series priced at 4.99 EURO (About $5.50USD). Shipping is free to German residents for orders over 25 EURO.

For USA and Canadian buyers, shipping for the first 7 CDs works is around 12.50 EURO. Once you get up to 8CDs the shipping cost doubles. There are many great soundtracks still available including some that are out of print. For myself I ordered a few including: Michael Kamen’s score to The Iron Giant, and Kung Fu Hustle by Raymond Wong and a few CDs with the music from the Lost TV series by Michael Giacchino.

Snag yourself a deal at Colosseum Music Entertainment before the end of the year! Did you find any good deals?
Music Production

BT’s Electronic Opus (CD Review)

November 7, 2015 | Ryan Paquet | Comments Off on BT’s Electronic Opus (CD Review) Share this BT’s Electronic Opus (CD Review)

BT’s Electronic Opus was released digitally to all Kickstarter backers on October 9, 2015 and released digitally worldwide three days later. Since it’s release I have been following fan’s of BT’s reception of the album which has been enthusiastic and full of praise. Feel free to take a look back at OSV’s earlier coverage of the album regarding its release and first preview.

I have spent a considerable amount of time listening to the album since it was released digitally, and now have a copy of the physical CD. I hope you’re take some time to read my thoughts on why Electronic Opus is worth your precious listening time.

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Doujin, Game Music

Mackerel Sky Previews New Album Featuring Famicom Guitar

October 14, 2010 | Audun Sorlie | 2 Comments Share this

We’ve featured this talented man before. The piano playing Famicom lover from Hokkaido is often seen entertaining his fans on Ustream with long sessions of live performances, and on his site you can discover a plethora of earlier works. One year ago he released his first CD works dedicated to Famicom music with Minelvaton Saga Tribute which as the title describes, is an arrangement album dedicated to Taito’s Minelvaton Saga. That particular game was never given a Western release but does feature some great undiscovered Famicom tunes.

Now Sabao is preparing for his next album which will feature many different titles and he has revealed the first track to be included on the CD, another Japanese exclusive named Wing of Madoola. Alongside Sabao, we also got the ever awesome Tendo of Famicom Guitar who sweeps his guitar solos in for great justice. It’s an awesome preview track, and it’s a safe bet that the album will be nothing but great when it is finally released. Expect more details soon.

Check out Sabao at Mackerel Sky and Tendo at Famicom Guitar.
Game Music, Reviews

Young Spirit, Classical Talent: Benyamin Nuss Plays Uematsu (Review)

October 4, 2010 | Audun Sorlie | 3 Comments Share this

Benyamin Nuss is a talent to remember. Discovered by Winfried Fechner of the WDR at an early age, he has skyrocketed onto the scene at a rate rarely seen since his debut into the game music world with his performances on Symphonic Shades. As Nuss took his place and amazed the crowd at Symphonic Fantasies, it was the watchful eye of Nobuo Uematsu that would in the end prove life changing. Shortly after that performance work began on compiling source material and ideas for his first CD release, a piano tribute to Uematsu.

Benyamin Nuss Plays Uematsu was finally released on the September 17th, and it’s safe to say that it is quite an accomplishment for a 20 year old pianist to have the honor of officially honoring someone as legendary as Uematsu. We’ll dive into this release today and see what the results are of the young pianist’s solo debut.
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Game Music

Fantastic Achievements: Symphonic Fantasies Review

September 15, 2010 | Audun Sorlie | 11 Comments Share this

Hard to believe it’s been a year already. On September 12th, 2009, I was one of the lucky people who had the chance to attend Symphonic Fantasies, a symphonic tribute to Square Enix. With a set list featuring Kingdom Hearts, Secret of Mana, Chrono Trigger/Chrono Cross, and of course Final Fantasy combined with the presence of the original composers, it was sure to be a memorable night for game music fans, and indeed it was as I detailed in my report. Like Symphonic Shades before it, Symphonic Fantasies was finally scheduled to have a CD release, and the pressure was on for producer Thomas Böcker and his staff to achieve the same amazing production qualities as the Symphonic Shades CD offered.

Today, the day has come for fans to finally hear the results of the hard labor of the WDR team. Does the album offer equally amazing sounds and emotions through your stereo system? Click the jump to find out. (more…)
Game Music

Ys vs. Sora no Kiseki: Alternative Saga Dated, Pack-Ins Revealed

April 21, 2010 | Justin Pfeiffer | 10 Comments Share this

More Falcom news! In an official press release by Falcom, the company has revealed that first pressing limited editions of their PSP fighting spin-off title, Ys vs. Sora no Kiseki: Alternative Saga, are set to include a bonus package called “Falcom Collective Music Files” which will include three parts. First is the Ys. vs. Sora no Kiseki: Alternative Saga Original Soundtrack, which will be two discs and include the entire original soundtrack plus newly arranged tracks. Next is Falcom Best Sound Collection -ALL in ALL-, a compilation album of various tracks that Falcom has chosen from over 4,000 of their game’s BGMs. Finally we have the Collective Music Files special booklet, which will include various information about Ys. vs. Sora no Kiseki: Alternative Saga and other famous Falcom titles.

Not a bad bonus package. As Ys vs. Sora no Kiseki: Alternative Saga is a fighting game based on Falcom’s two most successful series, we can assume there will be lots of fast-paced arranges of our favorite themes from both games and hopefully some new music as well. Veteran Falcom music collectors probably won’t be too excited about the compilation album, but it’s a great opportunity for newer Falcom fans to get a taste of the company’s other titles. I’m curious what they’ll include this time (it’s like their 238743th, right?). Perhaps the booklet will offer some information about the arrangements of the soundtrack from Sound Team jdk. Ys vs. Sora no Kiseki: Alternative Saga is scheduled to release in Japan on July, 29th 2010.
Doujin, Game Music

Castlevania Whipped Up Classical Style

February 17, 2010 | Audun Sorlie | 1 Comment Share this Castlevania Whipped Up Classical Style

This little gem snuck it’s way into MAGFest 8 almost unnoticed, but for those who managed to snag a copy, they got themselves a real treat. Daniel Brown, better known as Kareshi, the classical pianist who arranges video game music, and also a world record speedrunner (go ahead and check Guinness Game World Records 2008) recorded this Castlevania arrangement CD as a gift to Kinuyo Yamashita, but eventually he decided to run a small print for sale at MAGFest as well.

The CD includes all the tracks from Castlevania arranged on piano by Brown himself, and also included is all his sheet music, live performances and other extras on the CD-ROM content. The live performances were recorded at MAGFest 6 along with his friend Andre Beller under the name of Pingoreshi.

You can now pick up the leftover CDs at Brown’s website for $5 USD, way less than what I usually pay women to whip my fair white buttocks.