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The Runaway Four Announce First Studio Album for January 20th

January 13, 2017 | Shawn Sackenheim | Comments Off on The Runaway Four Announce First Studio Album for January 20th Share this

Coming off of Patient Corgi’s mega collaboration, Tribute Album 64, Vancouver’s video game medley band, The Runaway Four, have announced the release of their first studio album on January 20th. Titled Chaos Theatre the 45 minute album offers five tracks of themed medleys with tunes from 31 different games mingling and mixing together.

In the opening track “This Game is Baroquen”, you’ll hear Final Fantasy, ActRaiser, Super Mario RPG, Columns and Katamari beautifully intertwined and played in a classical baroque style. The next three medleys are themed around the video game tropes of Ice Worlds, Fire Worlds and Battle Themes.

In “Borreal Bedlam” Earthbound flows into Donkey Kong Country into Kirby’s Dream Course among 8 other themes. On “Magma Mayhem” you’ll hear Diddy Kong Racing mingle into Super Mario RPG and charge into “Hot Damned” from Super Meat Boy. “Battle Royale” is a 17-minute track that melds 15 different battle themes from games including Chrono Cross, Bahamut Lagoon, Kirby Super Star, Pokemon R/B/Y and even Mega Man. Finally, there’s “Your Sanctuary”, a medley of themes from Earthbound which the band describes as “the warm hug at the end of the journey”.

Chaos Theatre will be released January 20th on The Runaway Four’s Bandcamp page and kicked off with a live show and listening party at Seven Dining Lounge in Vancouver. For those not on the continent or in the area they’ll also be streaming the event live on their Twitch channel. In the meantime, check out some of The Runaway Four’s past performances on YouTube and their previous release Live at Columbia Theatre on Bandcamp.
Doujin, Game Music

Gamechops Releases Overwatch Remix “The World Could Always Use More Heroes”

August 8, 2016 | Brenna Wilkes | Comments Off on Gamechops Releases Overwatch Remix “The World Could Always Use More Heroes” Share this

For all you Overwatch fans, the good people over at Gamechops have released a new remix of music from the game. The single “The World Could Always Use More Heroes“, created by Curly, mastered by Steven “bLiNd” Silo and master by DJ Cutman, also comes with a special extra music video with animations from PlayOverwatch.

As always you can find more remixes (including future Overwatch arrangements) over on the Gamechops Youtube page.
Doujin, Game Music

Gamechops’ New Mario 64 Remix Free for Download

June 9, 2016 | Brenna Wilkes | 1 Comment Share this

The video game arrangement label Gamechops have released a new remix track for your Thursday morning pleasure.

A Mario 64 remix of the File Select music by GrooveCube! Video by @FuNipz! This trap remix of Mario 64’s File Select Theme brings back all the memories of this genre defining game, Super Mario 64!

You can download the new music for free on GrooveCube’s Soundcloud, and can check out more Gamechops releases via their Youtube channel.
Game Music

Out There: Ω Edition Soundtrack Now Out on Bandcamp

March 2, 2015 | Brenna Wilkes | Comments Off on Out There: Ω Edition Soundtrack Now Out on Bandcamp Share this

The original soundtrack for the upcoming indie release, Out There: Ω Edition, has just released via Bandcamp for those wanting to get a leg-up on the music for the game prior to its release.

Composed by Siddhartha Barnhoorn (The Stanley Parable, Antichamber) to compliment the rogue-like resource-management game, the soundtrack features ambient tones that will change depending on the heavily bodies you encounter within the game. The original, vanilla version of the game was releases in March of 2014, and the new Ω Edition will feature reworked versions of the music from the classic game by Barnhoorn.

Sid was inspired by the sound waves emitted from the stars to create different atmospheres you’ll encounter wether you’re next to a supernova, a blue giant or a black hole. For the garden planets (the ones where you’ll find alien life forms), Sid invited vocalist Lara Ausensi. She used her ethereal voice to bring life in three exclusive tracks.

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Out There: Ω Edition is currently in beta and Greenlit by Steam for release. The soundtrack is available on Bandcamp for $5 for the 23-track album, or you can pre-order the game on their website with the soundtrack for $14.99 and have the music available shortly thereafter on your Humble account. The soundtrack will also be available on iTunes on March 30th.

Out There: Ω Edition OST – Bandcamp

Out There: Ω Edition – Website | Steam
Chip Music

Enjoy Chill(y) Beats with chipWINter Wonderland

December 20, 2014 | Brenna Wilkes | Comments Off on Enjoy Chill(y) Beats with chipWINter Wonderland Share this

If you’re looking for some seasonal tunes with a nice wintery feel to them, then you’ll enjoy the newest release from Chiptunes = WIN group with chipWINter Wonderland. The sequel to the original chipWINter release in 2012, this “Pay What Your Want” album features 16 tracks from several fantastic chip artists such as Joshua Morse (Castlevania: Sonata of the Damned), Rekcahdam (Band Saga) and mastered by Metroid Metal’s Grant “Stemage” Henry! (Toni Leys’ “Borealis Palace” reminds me a bit of a smooth version of “Diamond Dust Zone” from Sonic 3D Blast)

So if you’re needing some chip music with a solstice-swing to it, go grab chipWINter Wonderland and rock your fuzzy socks off! \m|♥♥♥|m/

chipWINter Wonderland – Bandcamp
Featured, Game Music, Reviews

Graveyard Grooves with The One Ups New Album (review)

October 25, 2014 | Brenna Wilkes | Comments Off on Graveyard Grooves with The One Ups New Album (review) Share this

It’s that time of the year when creepy music is what’s blaring on everyone’s stereos, be it from games, movies, television or what have you. Halloween is perfect for that niche portion of those who love all manner of spooky and scary to really indulge in the excessive amounts of what the season has to offer. What equally great about this time of year is that you usually get at least one new album from a band or group that focuses squarely on horror and scary-themed music, and The One Ups have decided to be the forerunner this season with Songs for the Recently Deceased.

This album features an assortment of tunes from a variety of games that are either fully immersed into the spooky and the horrific, or select stages that sport a creepy feel and fall into the category. It’s not just your Resident Evils and your Silent Hills, either; though they do make appearances. And of course, everything sports that smooth and chill tone that The One Ups are known for dishing out in high quality. So sit back, relax and let your brain switch to the mellow macabre.

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Game Music

Year 200X “World of Ruin EP” Pre-Orders Now Open

April 6, 2014 | Brenna Wilkes | Comments Off on Year 200X “World of Ruin EP” Pre-Orders Now Open Share this

The awesome lads over at Year 200X have opened up the pre-orders for their new album “World of Ruin EP”. The 6-track album features arrangements from Mega Man X, Chrono Cross, Final Fantasy 6 and more. It is available for a limited-time pre-order of $5 for the digital album, and $7 for the physical which includes the physical disk in digipak and liner notes that fold out into a six-panel poster. Artwork by Kurt Horsfall!

Go check it out over on their Bandcamp and grab yourself some awesome tunes!