Visual Novel

Game Music, Indie Music

Chase Bethea Returns with a New Album to < / reality>

May 10, 2017 | Brenna Wilkes | Comments Off on Chase Bethea Returns with a New Album to < / reality> Share this

The composer known mostly for his music for Super Happy Fun Block and I Can’t Escape Darkness returns with a new soundtrack after a longer break. Chase Bethea, together with Fancy Fish Games studio are working on the production of < / reality>, a kind of tribute to the popular games of the visual novel genre.

<a href="http://chasebethea.bandcamp.com/album/reality-original-soundtrack"></reality> Original Soundtrack by Chase Bethea</a>

The plot of the game revolves around a girl that travels in a virtual world using a machine and slowly discovers her real identity. The music accompanies the player in especially important for the plot moments an when interacting with encountered people. It is similar to the well know soundtracks from Mass Effect and Deus Ex. Nevertheless, Chase Bethea represents quite unconventional style to make the songs an integral part of the game. Soundtrack from < / reality> is already available at Bandcamp for $4.

Source: Game Music Artist PR
Indie Music

Bar Oasis Visual Novel Releases Soundtrack Before Next Installment

March 14, 2016 | Brenna Wilkes | Comments Off on Bar Oasis Visual Novel Releases Soundtrack Before Next Installment Share this

Korean developer Corners Studio is excited to release the K-pop-inspired soundtracks to their long-running cocktail-making visual novel series for iOS, Bar Oasis. Featuring slick tunes by composer Goomin “Nauts” Nam and more of the beautiful artwork the series has come to be known for, the soundtrack releases should be a solid win for series fans and bring a whole new audience around to the franchise that has come to be known for its signature touchscreen drink mixing system that allows players to create drinks using familiar global brands while working from a menu that will teach any adult beverage connoisseur some new tricks. This all comes ahead of the upcoming release of the sequel, Bar Oasis 2: Aftertaste 01 , due out on March 24th.

“PhotoWall” – Bar Oasis (Goomin Nam)

To celebrate the release of the soundtracks and the upcoming Bar Oasis 2: Aftertaste 01, Corners Studio is offering the original Bar Oasis for free for a limited time on the iTunes Store. Check it out for some smooth tunes until March 24th and be sure to keep an eye out for the upcoming sequel!
Game Music, Reviews

Dark Chills – Analogue: A Hate Story OST (Review)

May 10, 2012 | Patrick Gann | Comments Off on Dark Chills – Analogue: A Hate Story OST (Review) Share this

Visual novels may be a thriving genre in Japan, but it’s something of an underground phenomenon for us Anglos. Sure, visual novels are made by English-speaking denizens, but we’ve not made a lot of progress in getting these games to reach a larger audience.

One game that might help break new ground (in terms of sales, and in terms of unique content) is Christine Love‘s new game Analogue: A Hate Story (now available on Steam for $10). I played it, and I love it. There’s so much to love, I cannot tell you. Please, play it.

Even more exciting, for all my fellow game audiophiles, the soundtrack is both *good* and *available*. As far as I can tell, this is composer Isaac Schankler’s first foray into VGM, but he definitely has a handle on electronic music. Exhibit A: the soundtrack for Analogue (available on bandcamp for $5). After the jump, my take on this full-length soundtrack. (more…)