Jeff van Dyck releases Assault Android Cactus and Submerged soundtracks
Jeff van Dyck, the veteran composer of the Total War and Need For Speed series, has been extremely busy working on a number of projects in the past year. Between his epic score for Hand of Fate and his...
View Article100 game audio professionals to be featured in two-volume BEEP book set
In August 2014, Karen Collins‘ BEEP: A Documentary History of Game Sound came to Kickstarter to raise money to film a documentary about the history of video game sound (music, voice, and sound design)....
View ArticleFinal Symphonies coming to New Zealand, Netherlands, Finland
Following well-received performances in Bonn, London, Osaka, and Yokohama, it has been confirmed that the orchestral concert Final Symphony II will be coming to New Zealand and Finland. Final Symphony...
View ArticleMateria Collective releases debut Final Fantasy VII cover album
A recently formed collaboration of nearly 200 musicians released their debut album MATERIA: Final Fantasy VII Remixed, a massive collection of cover tracks from Final Fantasy VII. The iconic fantasy...
View ArticleAssistant film composer promoted to lead role for Rise of the Tomb Raider
After months of speculation, the composer of Rise of the Tomb Raider has finally been announced: Bobby Tahouri. Tahouri has served for many years as an assistant composer to Ramin Djawadi on projects...
View ArticleSoundtracks coming for Odin Sphere remake and Muramasa DLC
Enterbrain have developed a partnership with game developer Vanillaware and music studio Basiscape to publish their latest game’s soundtrack. As previously announced, they will release Hitoshi...
View ArticleEntire Halo 5 soundtrack available to Stream on SoundCloud
343 Industries have given Halo fans quite the treat today. The entire soundtrack for Halo 5: Guardians is available to stream on SoundCloud below ahead of its release as a two CD set and two LP set...
View ArticleFinal Fantasy XI blu-ray to celebrate Vana’diel’s long history
On November 11, Square Enix will release a Blu-ray dedicated to Final Fantasy XI. Now in its 13th year, the MMORPG received its final main scenario update this year. The Blu-ray will both inspire...
View ArticleGordy Haab creates orchestral score for Star Wars: Battlefront
It was announced today that Gordy Haab has scored EA DICE’s Star Wars: Battlefront. No stranger to epic orchestral scores, Haab is the award-winning composer behind titles such as Star Wars: The Old...
View ArticleSuperSweep to celebrate Langrisser series with new box set
On December 15, Shinji Hosoe‘s record label SuperSweep will release at six-disc box set dedicated to the long-running Langrisser series of strategy RPGs. Entitled Masaya Game Music Collection Vol. 1...
View Article7th Dragon III to receive three-disc soundtrack
On December 23, record label UMAA will release the 7th Dragon III code:VFD Original Soundtrack & Songs. The three-disc soundtrack will feature original music from SEGA’s newly-released, 2100-set...
View ArticleRyo Nagamatsu pens folksy score for Tri Force Heroes
Ryo Nagamatsu single-handedly created the best Zelda soundtrack in years with The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds. Unsurprisingly, he was asked back to serve as the sound lead and sole composer...
View ArticlePhysical album to feature new music from Dariusburst titles
On January 14, Zuntata Records will publish the Dariusburst -Chronicle Saviors- Original Soundtrack, featuring the new music created for the enhanced version of the shooter Dariusburst. The album...
View ArticleDigital soundtrack for Jason Graves’ Until Dawn released
Sony Computer Entertainment Europe has published the official soundtrack for Supermassive Games’ Until Dawn on iTunes and other digital music stores. Released two months following the successful launch...
View ArticleAri Pulkkinen creates intense electronic score for Matterfall
Ari Pulkkinen, the Finnish composer behind franchises such as Trine, Angry Birds, and Super Stardust, has revealed his next project. He will reunite once more with developer Housemarque to score...
View ArticleDragon’s Dogma Online to receive two-disc commercial soundtrack
On December 9, 2015, record label Music Ray’n Inc. (Sengoku Basara series) will publish the soundtrack for Dragon’s Dogma Online, a free-to-play RPG sequel from Capcom. Priced at some 4104 JPY, the...
View ArticleHirofumi Matsuoka, ex-Falcom Sound Team leader, passes away
Hirofumi Matsuoka, a Falcom composer turned solo artist, has died. His sister announced on his blog that, after an eight month battle with stomach cancer, the artist passed away on October 20. Born on...
View ArticleSoundtracks for classic horror series finally coming to CD
Long before Resident Evil and Silent Hill brought the genre to the mainstream, the developers of former Japanese studio Human Entertainment created the Clock Tower series of survival horror games. The...
View ArticleFallout 4 soundtrack released digitally ahead of game
Fans had to wait seven years after the release of Fallout 3 for an official soundtrack to be released. For Fallout 4, in stark contrast, Bethesda Softworks have ended up releasing the soundtrack a few...
View ArticleRise of the Tomb Raider soundtrack released for free
Crystal Dynamics sure know how to please their fans. They have released the entire official soundtrack for Rise of the Tomb Raider a couple of days before the title’s release… and completely for free...
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