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  Guitar Collections – FINAL FANTASY IV (Review)

  November 8, 2018 | Harry Gill | 3 Comments Share this Guitar Collections – FINAL FANTASY IV (Review)

  

  I’ve had my eyes on FFIV’s Guitar Collections for a long time, and I’m proud to make this my first purchase to Scarlet Moon Records after reading Jason’s articles for so long and thereby being inspired to become a VGM article writer like him. I only wish I wrote as much as he did!

  Anyway, I am not familiar with William Reyes, and I’m not sure if I should be. But I really like what he’s done here; Scarlet Moon has surely picked the right man for the job. And what a great, fantastic job it is! In this review, I will cover tracks that stand out to me.
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  BATTLETECH ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK (REVIEW)

  August 14, 2018 | Ryan Paquet | 1 Comment Share this BATTLETECH ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK (REVIEW)

  

  The soundtrack to Battletech was released on April 24, 2018, coinciding with the release of the game developed by Harebrained Schemes. The music was composed by Jon Everist, who supplied OSV with a review copy of the soundtrack. We interviewed the composer about his past work, and Battletech last year, and recently reviewed his two most recent LP releases of his soundtracks to Shadowrun: Dragonfall and Shadowrun: Hong Kong.

  The score for the game is massive and boasts 60 tracks with a runtime of over three hours. For the review I will just be focussing on some of the 48 tracks that make up the main soundtrack. The album on bandcamp also includes a dozen B-Sides tracks. I have been anticipating this soundtrack for quite some time, read on for my full review.

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  Steel Samurai’s self-titled Second EP (Review)

  August 17, 2017 | Shawn Sackenheim | Comments Off on Steel Samurai’s self-titled Second EP (Review) Share this Steel Samurai’s self-titled Second EP (Review)

  

  Steel Samurai has been kicking around the Baltimore, Maryland scene since late 2013, making appearances at MAGFest and Bit Gen while contributing their brand of rock to an array of game music compilations. They specialize in power-rocking “the most ancient, unused and obscure video game compositions” and their second, self-titled EP definitely holds true to that mission statement.

  Released on July 29th, Steel Samurai is a short EP but it rocks all the way through and covers a lot of rarely-revisited source material. The theme of the band’s namesake — the fictional TV hero from the also-fictional world of Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney — opens things up with a powerful rendition of the traditional Japanese-style tune from the DS game. But track two is what really pulled me into this album.

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  The Sound of Spellcraft: Mages of Mystralia The Original Soundtrack (Review)

  June 24, 2017 | Ryan Paquet | Comments Off on The Sound of Spellcraft: Mages of Mystralia The Original Soundtrack (Review) Share this The Sound of Spellcraft: Mages of Mystralia The Original Soundtrack (Review)

  

  I have been listening to the Mages of Mystralia Original Soundtrack for almost a month now.  The music was composed by Antoine Vachon who we profiled on Original Sound Version back in 2015. At that time the Montreal based composer has scored the music for some short films and mini games. In the spring of 2015 he released three preview tracks for Mages of Mystralia which resulted in the soundtrack making my most anticipated scores of 2017 list. The full soundtrack was released with the game on May 18, 2017 and you can read on for my full review of the score.

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  Epic Battle Tunes: Halo Wars 2 Original Game Soundtrack (Review)

  March 31, 2017 | Ryan Paquet | Comments Off on Epic Battle Tunes: Halo Wars 2 Original Game Soundtrack (Review) Share this Epic Battle Tunes: Halo Wars 2 Original Game Soundtrack (Review)

  

  The Halo Wars 2 Original Game Soundtrack boasts 38 tracks of glorious orchestral music performed by the Hollywood Studio Symphony.  The music was composed by the trio of composers Gordy Haab, Brian Trifon, and Brian Lee White. Additional music for the game was composed by Samuel Smythe, and Jay Wiltzen.

  I’ve taken some time to listen to the soundtrack over the past week which has been both an engaging and rewarding experience. Read on for my impressions of the album, and my favorite tracks.

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  The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Sound Selection (Review)

  March 8, 2017 | Ryan Paquet | 137 Comments Share this The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Sound Selection (Review)

  

  I was fortunate enough to acquire a copy of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Special Edition released in North America. The soundtrack CD that comes in the package is a gorgeous Digipak case which make me very happy after the release of the simple cardboard sleeve that North Americans received for the Twilight Princess Sound Selection CD.

  The Breath of the Wild CD offers 23 tracks from the game, and a 24th track with a live recording. Read of for my review of the album, and if you didn’t get the Special Edition I have some tips on where you can grab your own copy of this CD, and details on its various releases.

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  A Natural Wonder of the Soundtrack World: Unravel Original Soundtrack (Review)

  July 12, 2016 | Ryan Paquet | 4 Comments Share this A Natural Wonder of the Soundtrack World: Unravel Original Soundtrack (Review)

  
  The Unravel soundtrack has been out since June 24, 2016, and since that time I’ve listened to it a least half a dozen times. The soundtrack runs just short of two hours and listening to it that much has been easy. I’ve listened on my walks, while writing, and even on Sunday afternoons with the dog sleeping peacefully to it’s melodies.

  The music was composed by Frida Johansson and Henrik Oja and recorded with a small group of musicians in a small Swedish studio called Second Home. Although I have not played Unravel, its soundtrack has a lot to offer. Read on to hear more of my thoughts of the music.
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