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Grab some free Soundtracks from the PlayStation Store

December 28, 2017 | Shawn Sackenheim | Comments Off on Grab some free Soundtracks from the PlayStation Store Share this

While keeping an eye out for PlayStation Store deals over the holidays, I decided on a whim to search for “soundtrack” and sort by “price: low to high”. Surprisingly, I turned up a handful of free albums that anyone can grab right now as long as you’ve got a PlayStation 3 or 4.

From 2012 is the 18-track soundtrack from Datura, Sony’s trippy PlayStation 3 experiment that came out of the Polish demoscene. From 2013 there’s the massive (and massively chill) soundtrack from Knytt Underground on PlayStation 3. To celebrate the launch of inFAMOUS Second Son in 2014, Sucker Punch released the game’s 29-track soundtrack from Marc Canham (Far Cry 2), Nathan Johnson (Looper, Brick) and Brain (Tom Waits, Primus) as a free app on PlayStation 4. And most recently in 2016, 505 Games released the 7-track soundtrack to Joe Dever’s Lone Wolf from Francesco Libralon and Lorenzo Scagnolari on PlayStation 4.

The search page also makes for a handy reminder for anyone who pre-ordered Bloodborne or The Order: 1886 as they both came with free soundtracks that you can still download. Ndreams’ The Assembly also has a free 13-track album waiting for anyone who purchased the PlayStation VR game since its release in 2016.
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La La Land Records July 4th Celebration Sale! Free Shipping Worldwide

July 4, 2015 | Ryan Paquet | Comments Off on La La Land Records July 4th Celebration Sale! Free Shipping Worldwide Share this

La La Land Records is a label whose motto is ” Where Soundtracks Live.” is having a July 4 sale offering free shipping worldwide for all orders over $35.00 made before July 17, 2015.

They have released a number of excellent video game soundtracks on CD and some of the titles that I highly recommend are:

Lair 2 CD Limited Edition $19.98 – An epic score from one of Playstation 3’s first titles composed by John Debney.

Flower $15.98 – A wonderful and breathtaking score composed by Vincent Diamante (signed copies may still be available).

And I highly recommend the soundtracks to He-Man: Masters of the Universe and Batman: The Animated Series both available for $24.98.

There are also four video game soundtracks available for $9.98 each: God of War: Ascension by Tyler Bates, Sorcery composed by Mark Mancina , Socom 4 composed by Bear McCreary, and Star Hawk composed by Christopher Lennertz.

All of these soundtracks are limited editions so if you’ve been waiting to pick some of these up now might be the right time!
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Game Soundtracks For Your Soul: Level Nine

June 27, 2015 | Ryan Paquet | 1 Comment Share this

In this edition of Game Soundtracks For Your Soul I am looking back at two personal favorite Sony Playstation soundtracks from the PSOne, and PS3. The first soundtrack is on Sony Playstation was composed by Noriyuki Asakura, and whenever I hear the main theme I find myself air plucking. The second soundtrack from Playstation 3 was composed by Joe Hisaishi and is stunning orchestral masterpiece, but my favorite themes in the game may not be what you expect.

These are my thoughts on the music from Tenchu: Stealth Assassins and Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch.

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Rainbow Moon Coming This August!

June 11, 2012 | Patrick Gann | Comments Off on Rainbow Moon Coming This August! Share this Rainbow Moon Coming This August!

Composer Rafael Dyll, head of German music studio soniQfactory, has a new release on the horizon. In the past, he’s worked with Hong-Kong based indie game studio eastasiasoft on the Söldner-X series of shmups, and with redspotgames on that nifty game Last Hope, which was released as an official Dreamcast game long after the Dreamcast had stopped having software developed for it (since Last Hope, redspotgames and other developers/publishers have continued to reach out to Sega to make new games for the dated, but much-loved, console).

This year, eastasiasoft is branching into uncharted territory by making their first RPG, Rainbow Moon. They wisely brought Mr. Dyll back to work on the music for the game. The scheduled release date for the soundtrack, last we checked with Rafael Dyll, is August 7, 2012, but this is acknowledged as a tentative date. The game is currently slated as a PS3 exclusive, and the soundtrack will exist both in CD and digital formats (the CD will be available from eastasiasoft and retailers such as Play-Asia). Click here to download a 5 minute demo reel of music written for the game, and check back at OSV in the coming weeks for an interview, a soundtrack review, and possibly some contests / giveaways for soundtrack, which will be entitled Rainbow Moon Melodies.
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Spring is Finally in Bloom: Flower Soundtrack (Review)

May 28, 2010 | Gideon Dabi | Comments Off on Spring is Finally in Bloom: Flower Soundtrack (Review) Share this

In our first annual OSVOSTOTY awards, Flower came in a close second for me behind the insanely brilliant Demon’s Souls. As I wrote in the piece, it may have been my top choice if not for the fact that Sony had not released a soundtrack in any capacity (I am not going to get into the debate with Patrick as to the eligibility of World of Goo since the game was released the previous year because it is a ridiculously amazing score. No, I’m not still bitter about that. Okay, maybe a little.). Well, much like a lot of the rest of Sony’s botched moves with its Playstation 3, Sony has corrected its mistake. Flower is now available for download via the Playstation Network for a mere $2.99.

I will do my very best not to sound like an eleven-year-old at a Jonas Brothers concert when I talk about this soundtrack, but I make no promises. Since I’ve already shown my hand as to whether this piece is a winner or not, how about you join me as I try to explain why, and perhaps how, it flew away with my heart, mind, and soul. (more…)