Wintergreen pays homage to the now classic mother of all bomba games; E.T. The Etra-Terrestrial. 1982 was a rough year for gaming, one that started the slow slide towards the video game crash of 1983 — and E.T. certainly didn’t help any.
Daft Punk and Chiptunes = awesome sauce
Da Chip II is out now; once again fusing the awesome music of Daft Punk with the old school flavor of chiptunes. Da Chip II is available for download now (for free) and includes tracks from such artists as Henry Homesweet and Aonami. You can preview the funkiness after the break.
A_Rival mixes Hip-Hop with 8-Bit goodness
Artist A-Rival; who’s currently part of the awesome Indie Music Bundle going on right now; spits rhymes with some funky ass classic 8-Bit goodness on his new album 8-BIT PIMP. Check it out and support not only some fresh tunes but also the indie gaming scene.
Silent Hill Downpour OST track listing revealed
Milan Records have released track details for the Silent Hill Downpour OST by Daniel Licht.
Nier Piano Collections coming March 21st
The massively overlooked RPG Nier is getting a beautiful piano collection thanks to Square-Enix this March in Japan. Nier was a fantastic and oddly dark game that had an even better soundtrack; it’s nice to see that Square is giving it the love it so deserves. You can listen to a few of the tracks currently on official OST site.
Alan Wake’s American Nightmare OST announced - It’s an awesome soundtrack
One of the things that the original Alan Wake had going for it was a fantastic soundtracks. Not only was the orchestral work solid but it also managed to produce a soundtrack of licensed songs that really added to the atmosphere of the title. Alan Wake’s American Nightmare looks to be going the same route with a soundtrack that really scratches the music snob in me.
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Skywalker Session Orchestra | Pandora’s Song
Featured in God of War III
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Masashi Hamauzu | The Promise
Featured in Final Fantasy XIII Piano Collections
The Legend of Zelda symphony coming to a town near you, hopefully
Nintendo’s celebration of all things Zelda continues as they’ve added several new stops to their enchanting Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses tour. Hit the link to see if you’re one of the lucky few to have a stop near you.
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Jeremy Soule | Unbound
Featured in Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Assassin’s Creed W.A.R music video
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BioWare is going all out musically with Mass Effect 3 with not just one composer but an incredibly talented team of composers all adding to the powerful action and drama of Mass Effect 3.
- Clint Mansell, Golden Globe nominated Hollywood composer recognized for scoring celebrated films including Black Swan, The Wrestler and Requiem for a Dream.
- Christopher Lennertz, Emmy nominated Hollywood composer known for his work on the recent movie Horrible Bosses, also composed Mass Effect 2: Overlord, Mass Effect 2: Lair of the Shadow Broker, and won the Interactive Academy Award for Medal of Honor.
- Cris Velasco, known for composing the God of War series’ score, has also worked on downloadable content Mass Effect 2: Kasumi and Mass Effect 2: Arrival.
- Sam Hulick, veteran to the Mass Effect series having composed the score for Mass Effect, Mass Effect: Bring Down the Sky and Mass Effect 2.
- Sascha Dikiciyan, video game industry veteran, known for composing the score for TRON: Evolution and the scores of Mass Effect 2: Kasumi and Mass Effect 2: Arrival.
You can get a taste of what’s to come next year with this teaser track by Sam Hulick.
A look at the packaging of the Final Fantasy XIII-2 Collector’s Edition OST.
