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RPG Maker & Hiroki Kikuta Team Up for Art Contest

December 20, 2016 | Brenna Wilkes | Comments Off on RPG Maker & Hiroki Kikuta Team Up for Art Contest Share this

What do Secret of Mana composer Hiroki Kikuta and the development game RPG Maker have in common? Well, an art contest evidently. Degica, the publisher of RPG Maker has announced a collaboration with the legendary composer involving art and music.

This exciting collaboration will bring two of Kikuta’s incredible music albums to RPG Maker – as DLC to complement your project or to give rise to your next grand game! Inspired by both classic and modern fantasy, the two albums feature Hiroki Kikuta’s memorable style and flowing melodies.

The contest starts on 16th Dec 2016 and ends 16th Jan 2016. Winning art will be used as both cover art and feature art for the albums, and winners will receive a physical copy of the albums – signed by Hiroki Kikuta himself!

Not a bad gig for those more artistically-inclined than musically. The contest also offers monetary prizes for the top three winners. You can check out the details on the RPG Maker Contest website.
Events, Game Music

CSH Soundtrack Giveaway Winners Announced!

October 20, 2016 | Patrick Gann | 1 Comment Share this

Well friends… as promised in our extended interview two weeks prior, we have five digital copies of the COSMIC STAR HEROINE soundtrack to distribute!

… soon … well, in December, actually. When it comes out, first week of December, we will distribute the codes.

But for now, we thought we’d announce the winners! The five of you will receive an email from me [Patrick] today, and separate emails when the Bandcamp distribution codes are ready in early December. Now then, drumroll please…

Oliver R. / Jack de N. / Véronique M. / Sabin Figaro / Jack W.

For those who wanted to know the answer to our entrance quiz: “In Cosmic Star Heroine, there is a particular bounty hunter who has quite the affinity for capes: can you tell us his name, and his weapon of choice?”

Name: Z’xorv | Weapon: Claws

And now you know! We wish we could’ve given away codes to everyone! For those of you who still want it, remember that you can preorder it for 7 GBP here.
Featured, Game Music, Interviews

Cosmic Star Heroine / HyperDuck Interview and Giveaway!

October 5, 2016 | Patrick Gann | Comments Off on Cosmic Star Heroine / HyperDuck Interview and Giveaway! Share this

Earlier this week, we had the opportunity to catch up with everyone’s favorite Irish musical duo. Okay, maybe not everyone’s favorite … there are probably loads of Irish musical duos out there. But if we narrow it down to Irish VGM duos, it might be safer to say that Chris Geehan and Dan Byrne-McCullough of HyperDuck SoundWorks top the category.

In the past few years, their work on Dust: An Elysian Tail and Penny Arcade’s On The Rain-Slick Precipice Of Darkness 4 have defined their sound and given them a strong fanbase. In the following interview, we get set for what’s to come, as well as how you can win a free digital version of the upcoming Cosmic Star Heroine OST when it arrives (digitally, via Bandcamp) on December 7th of this year. (more…)
Gear, Music Production

Ask.Audio Survey Contest to win $33,000 in Music Gear

August 16, 2015 | Brenna Wilkes | Comments Off on Ask.Audio Survey Contest to win $33,000 in Music Gear Share this

If you’re a hobby musician or someone looking to break into music composition, you might want to take a moment to fill out a survey over at Ask.Audio in order to be entered to win a ton of music recording and production gear from some of the biggest brand names in the industry.

To celebrate our new website design, new name, and the Ask.Audio Academy, we’ve partnered with the biggest & most popular music industry companies to give you the chance to win $33,000 of music gear.

All it takes to be signed into the giveaway is sign up for a free account on Ask.Audio, enter your email address and answer a 22-question survey about the types of setups and DAWs you might use, the brand of interface and midi controller you use, and so on. Submit your answers by August 31st in order to be entered to win one of 8 super bundles, such as the “Recording Musician Bundle” or the “DJ & Performer Bundle” that include a ton of music production hardware and software. Seven runner-ups will be given a 1-year subscription to the Ask. Audio Academy. You can gain an extra entry by sharing the contest post to your Facebook also.

So if you’ve got a few minutes to answer some questions (and also being subscribed to macProVideo.com and Ask.Audio newsletters; be sure to read those ToC), then this might be worth your time.
Game Music, Miscellaneous

DWELLING OF DUELS – MARCH 2014 SUNSOFT MONTH REVIEW

April 24, 2014 | George Nowik | 2 Comments Share this

Sunsoft month!

What the devil is a Sunsoft?

If you’re old like me, you can remember playing Arabian and Kangaroo at the local arcade or Chuck E. Cheese or Showbiz Pizza or movie theater or bowling alley. Getting their start in 1978, they later moved from the arcade machine mecca of quarter-guzzling mayhem to the comfort of the living room, bad throw rugs, and sofas badly in need of reupholstering for the 8-bit consoles of yesteryear. Like several companies, they had their ups and downs as it relates to their relative commercial success (great success in the 8-bit world, mediocre sales in the 16-bit world, and then a resurgence when the PlayStation made its way to your doorstep (and I say your doorstep because I never owned one d: )). Their library boasted titles such as Batman franchise games, Gimmick, Blaster Master, Chameleon Twist, responsibility for ports that came to be known as Final Fantasy Adventure and Final Fantasy Legends, and a whole wealth of other fantastic entertainment experiences. Get your list-on at this convenient wikipedia world wide web page unit.

Dwelling of Duels paid tribute to ~~Batman~~ ~~Gremlins~~ ~~Gimmick~~ ~~Journey to Silius~~ Sunsoft this month as just such a publisher and – once again – amazement ensued. Here’s a gut-reaction as-I-listen rundown of this month’s spinning of straw into gold:

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Game Music, Miscellaneous

Dwelling of Duels – February 2014 Beat ’em Up Month Review

March 11, 2014 | George Nowik | 2 Comments Share this

Welcome to the first OSV review of the monthly video game music arrangement competition Dwelling of Duels (DoD). This competition has a few major rules: each song must be (unless otherwise specified) greater in length than two minutes and the primary instrument(s) (there must be at least one) be live-played. Backing tracks that are sequenced are permitted.

Having recently celebrated it’s 10th anniversary and still going strong, there should be no shortage of material to get down and dirty with. The structure of the content may change from time to time but for this first article, let’s hit it with a review of each song.

Also worth noting: if you tend to listen to only the top 3 songs or so, you’re missing out on some incredible music! (you’re also “doing it wrong.”)

Having said that, here we go!

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Game Music

Dusting Off The Site With a DUST Giveaway!!

October 12, 2012 | Patrick Gann | Comments Off on Dusting Off The Site With a DUST Giveaway!! Share this

UPDATE: The giveaway is now over. Congratulations to those of you who won the OST! As a bonus, you now have @OSVGameMusic following you too.

Okay, I know, it’s been a full week with no updates.

The VGO Boston trip absolutely wiped me out. Pathetic excuse, I realize, but those are the facts. SOLID coverage of the event, as well as interviews with the guest composers, are on the way.

But before that, I want y’all to know that we’re giving away *five* copies of the digital-only OST for Dust: An Elysian Tail. Want one? Here’s how you get one:

Step 1 – follow us on Twitter.
Step 2 – tweet us with a message about Dust! Use hashtag #DustOff for great justice!
Step 3 – if you win, we’ll follow you back and DM you the info to get your free OST!

Simple. Awesome. Now get tweeting. We’ll update this post when they’re all given away.

And check back tomorrow for our VGO concert report!