The Megas cover Castlevania on The Belmonts
Cover band The Megas have recorded a three-track album at Dr. Light Studios in Los Angeles, arranging themes from Konami's NES action titles Castlevania and Castlevania II: Simon's Curse. The Belmonts EP is available digitally through The Megas' Bandcamp page.
Pixeljams Volume 2 compilation published on Bandcamp
Independent game developer Pixeljam has published Pixeljams Volume 2 through Bandcamp, a followup to their 2011 game soundtrack compilation. Participating artists on the second volume include Mark DeNardo, Miles Tilmann, John Davies (Datassette), Ochre, Keepalive, Donkey Koch and Alex Mauer.
iam8bit presses Undertale vinyl soundtrack
Game-themed event organizer iam8bit has published the 7-inch Undertale vinyl soundtrack album. Composed by Toby Fox, with art by Drew Wise and mastering by Infrasonic Sound, the item is estimated to ship in late 2016. The Undertale digital soundtrack is available through Bandcamp.
Takashi Tokita joins New Japan BGM concert
Square Enix game director Takashi Tokita will join the New Japan BGM Philharmonic Orchestra as a special guest during a game arrangement concert on October 9 and 16 at the Bunkyo Civic Hall in Tokyo. Featured music from Tokita's gameography will include themes from Final Fantasy IV, Chrono Trigger and Live A Live.
Seasons After Fall soundtrack published on Bandcamp
G4F Records has followed up their release of the Furi game score with the soundtrack to Yann van der Cruyssen's Seasons After Fall. The atmospheric platformer by developer Swing Swing Submarine is available through Steam and the Humble Store for Windows operating systems.
Edge of Nowhere themes added to SoundCloud
Ratchet & Clank series composer Michael Bross has uploaded two music tracks from the Edge of Nowhere game score, available to stream online through SoundCloud. Insomniac Games' Oculus-exclusive third-person VR title is set within perilous, icy caverns in the mountains of Antarctica.
Earthlock soundtrack debuts on Bandcamp
Snowcastle Games of Oslo, Norway has published the soundtrack to Earthlock: Festival of Magic, available through Bandcamp. Music for the independently developed role-playing game for Windows, Mac and Xbox One is by Eiko Ishiwata Nichols, with a theme by Secret of Mana composer Hiroki Kikuta.
Jonathan Geer posts Owlboy soundtrack sampler
The Oil Blue composer Jonathan Geer of Austin, Texas has posted the 16-track Owlboy soundtrack sampler, available through Bandcamp and excerpted on SoundCloud. D-Pad studio's sprite-based platformer for Windows operating systems launches this fall on Steam.
Black Screen publishes Risk of Rain vinyl album
Black Screen Records has published the purple and gold 180 gram vinyl soundtrack album for roguelike-inspired platformer Risk of Rain. Composed by Chris Christodoulou, the 17-track digital soundtrack album is on Bandcamp and iTunes, with an hourlong composer commentary on SoundCloud.
Driveclub limited edition vinyl soundtrack pressed
Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe has published Hybrid's Driveclub limited edition vinyl soundtrack, including remixes by DJ Shadow, Clark, Noisia, Photek and Machinedrum. Excerpts from the bass, electronics and orchestral score for the PlayStation 4 racing game are streaming on SoundCloud.
iam8bit presses Psychonauts vinyl soundtrack
Game developer Double Fine says game-themed event organizer iam8bit will press the Psychonauts vinyl soundtrack album, featuring music by Peter McConnell and art by Lunar Saloon. The digital soundtrack album is available through Amazon, Steam, Bandcamp and iTunes.
Data Discs publishes Golden Axe I & II vinyl
London-based label Data Discs has opened orders for their seventh collaboration with Sega: the Golden Axe I & II vinyl soundtrack album. Scheduled to ship in September, music from the sidescrolling Sega Genesis/ Mega Drive beat-em-ups is by Tohru Nakabayashi and Naofumi Hataya.
iam8bit presses Rez vinyl soundtrack
Game-themed event organizer iam8bit will publish the Rez vinyl soundtrack to celebrate the forthcoming release of the PlayStation VR remake Rez Infinite. The item is scheduled to ship in late October, together with a 48-page retrospective art book by writer Nick Hurwitch and designer Cory Schmitz.
Bottom-Edge Persona covers unfavorably reviewed
Bottom-Edge, a Japanese drum and bass group, has received negative reviews from Amazon Japan customers for their covers of Shoji Meguro's Persona 3 and Persona 4 themes. Officially licensed via Mastard Records, the two albums are styled after the band's BASS×BASS concept albums.
