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Turrican Soundtrack Anthology: Update #1

April 23, 2012 | Audun Sorlie | Comments Off on Turrican Soundtrack Anthology: Update #1 Share this

It is only one week since Chris Hülsbeck’s Kickstarter project, the Turrican Soundtrack Anthology, was announced to the world. What was then, a hope and dream over a 2 month period to revisit the past, has now become a reality. In less than 7 days, the Kickstarter has reached over $50,000 of the $75,000 asked, and is steadily climbing day by day, surely to exceed beyond the original goal. With the incredible success of the first week, Hülsbeck has provided his first of many upcoming updates.

Now, there are new pledges available. Most interestingly is the new Vinyl option. For $250 you get a LP record with the faithful recording of the original Amiga Turrican soundtrack, as well as the bonus side retro-remix style recording along with the boxset and the digital download which now also includes lossless FLAC files, allowing you to preserve the record as a collectible. The vinyl will also have exclusive artwork and your own name in the sleeve. There is also now an option to pledge 150 to receive 3 box sets as well as 3 individual download codes as well as campaign bonus track.

If you haven’t pledged yet, go to the Turrican Soundtrack Anthology and support this very exciting project, and check back for more news and details as they become available.
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It’s Dangerous To Dance Alone! Take “Zelda Step”

January 19, 2012 | Patrick Gann | 1 Comment Share this

Navi says to LISTEN! But if you know you hate dubstep, you’ll want to ignore her.

Okay, now that the haters are gone, that leaves two groups of people: those who know and understand what dubstep is (and are either into it or are apathetic) and those who don’t quite grasp the term yet.

For the two groups left, let me ask you this: wanna hear The Legend of Zelda in a way you’ve never heard it before? Good! Follow along on this bandcamp page and read about Ephixa’s fantastic dubstep release Zelda Step from 2010… post-jump. Jumpstep? Dubjump? Double jump? I love puns. (more…)
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Zelda Reorchestrated: Ocarina of Time

December 31, 2009 | Gideon Dabi | 2 Comments Share this Zelda Reorchestrated: Ocarina of Time

A group of musicians has dedicated countless hours to reorchestrating music from The Legend of Zelda series and have finally finished their version of Ocarina of Time. The mission statement from their website reads as follows:

At Zelda Reorchestrated, we are commited to lush symphonic performances of the greatest songs from The Legend of Zelda™ as they would have sounded with the warm halls and intimate expression of a live philharmonic.

We do not seek profit or fame. We simply love Zelda and wish to share its inspiration on all of us with all of you.

How can we argue with that? Listen to ZREO here.

[via Destructoid]
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Dwelling Of Duels 09/09: Rareware Month Results

October 4, 2009 | Audun Sorlie | 3 Comments Share this

We here at OSV are huge fans of Dwelling of Duels, a monthly game arrangement competition held over at The Minibosses Message Board. The rules are simple: every month has a specific theme, such as game specific, system based, or character based where you can only arrange a song within that set theme. The songs must contain one live instrument and from there on, it’s all up to you. Let’s take a look at the results of September’s DoD, “Rareware Month,” and at the upcoming October DoD.

Click the jump to read the results! (more…)
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Dale Mixes His Own Love Potion for Fans of Rhythm Heaven

May 14, 2009 | Jayson Napolitano | Comments Off on Dale Mixes His Own Love Potion for Fans of Rhythm Heaven Share this

I always knew that Dale was talented, but somehow it escaped me that he was such a great singer. Maybe this is due to the fact that I’ve heard Dale at karaoke a couple times, and was never overly impressed. In his defense, though, he did have a few drinks in him on those occasions.

Well, fans of Rhythm Heaven should be pleased that he’s decided to apply his musical talents to the “Love Lab” track from the game, complete with a new arrangement and lyrics written by Dale himself. The original piece was created by Japanese producer, Tsunku, and featured doo’s and wah’s instead of proper lyrics, but after hearing this arrangement, I can’t imagine the piece sounding any other way. The arrangement was originally posted to Destructoid, with visuals created by Dtoid writer Jonathan Holmes, so I highly recommend checking it out.

Were you a fan of the original “Love Lab” game in Rhythm Heaven? Do you think Dale North’s arrangement and vocals add anything to the piece?

[via Destructoid]