Video Games Live has just released their latest album, Level 6 after yet another successful Kickstarter campaign. If you missed our reviews of the previous two albums you can read the reviews for both Level 4 and Level 5, which both earned high praise for the calibre of their arrangements and production value.
The latest album boasts 12 tracks and includes an arrangement of the Classic Arcade Medley that’s been featured during live shows since the beginning. Read on for my full track by track review.
As Halloween approaches, over at Original Sound Version we are again looking at scary video game music. Back in 2015 I wrote Game Soundtracks For Your Soul Level 13 where I highlighted some of my most memorable pieces of scary game music. The games I highlighted included the Friday the 13th and Jaws on NES, Silent Hill, Fatal Frame, and Resident Evil 4. This year I’ve written about an additional top five pieces of scary game music. Other writers for OSV will share their selections as we get closer to Halloween.
Read on to see my top five picks for scary game music.
Nintendo recently announced that their hit Switch game and successor to The Legend of Zelda series, Breath of the Wild, will finally receiving a full soundtrack release. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Original Soundtrack will be released in a five CD Limited Edition box set, and will feature 211 track that include not just all of the music from the game, but also game jingles and music from the trailers of the game.
The limited edition also comes with a “Play Button”, which is a portable mp3 player that obviously can be loaded with the entire Breath of the Wild soundtrack.
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Original Soundtrack will be released on April 25th and is currently available for pre-order through CDJapan for 7000 JPY ($66), along with the regular edition (missing the play button and slip case) which is priced at 5000 JPY ($47). You can find out more on the official website for the album.
We reviewedThe Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Sound Selection last year, which features a sampling of the game’s music that came with the special edition, so you can preview the full game’s music by going and reading Ryan’s breakdown on that.
Last year when E3 wrapped up I wrote two posts about my most anticipated soundtracks and revisited recently here. Having followed the news about E3 from all the major developers this year I’ve got a brand new list of soundtracks I can’t wait to hear. I’m limited myself to my top 5 choices this year, and one bonus stand out music game I’m excited for.
So come read about the soundtracks I’m most excited about, and let us know what future game soundtracks you’re looking forward to post E3 2016!
