❝On 8 March 1979, Philips demonstrated for the international press a 11.5 cm Optical Disk and a Compact Disc Audio Player. The demonstration showed that it is possible by using digital optical recording and playback to reproduce audio signals with superb stereo quality.❞ philips.com
Record label Nippon Columbia to publish The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Original Soundtrack on July 31st in Japan.
13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim Orchestral Album excerpts of all arranged tracks are streaming on Apple Music and digital music store Ototoy.
Unicorn Overlord Acoustic Arrange Album, featuring music composed by Mitsuhiro Kaneda, excerpts streaming on Apple Music.
"Noise of Neon" Master Detective Archives: Rain Code soundtrack album, composed by Masafumi Takada, ships from CDJapan.
Composed by Kenji Ito, SaGa Emerald Beyond Original Soundtrack debuts in Japan, pressed on three compact discs.
Konami schedules Silent Hill: The Short Message Original Soundtrack for release on May 11th, composed by Akira Yamaoka.
Preorders open at iam8bit for the Persona 3 Reload Vinyl Soundtrack by Atlus Sound Team, shipping on four analog records.
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Original Soundtrack preorders open domestically, planned for shipping on seven compact discs.
Shin Megami Tensei V Vengeance scheduled for release in June for Windows through Steam, Nintendo Switch, Xbox and PlayStation consoles.
Composed by C418, preorders open for Minecraft - Volume Beta Warp Speed Vinyl variant at Ghostly International and via Bandcamp.
Minecraft Volume Alpha vinyl and compact disc editions ship via C418 Bandcamp page and publisher Ghostly International.
Octopath Traveler II 16-bit Arrangements CD planned for release in March, during an orchestral concert held at the Hitomi Memorial Hall in Tokyo.
Published by Bandai Namco, Tekken 8 Original Soundtrack ships domestically from distributor Play-Asia, pressed on four compact discs.
Composed by Darren Korb, Supergiant Games' Hades four-disc vinyl soundtrack reprint ships from publisher iam8bit.
Guilty Gear Strive 25th Anniversary physical edition for PlayStation consoles ships bundled with artbook and original soundtrack on compact disc.
Preorders open at CDJapan for the Kirby and the Forgotten Land Complete Soundtrack, pressed on four compact discs.
Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective original score by Masakazu Sugimori and arrangements by Yasumasa Kitagawa previewed on Capcom YouTube channel.
HD-2D role-playing game Octopath Traveler II launched worldwide for Nintendo Switch, PS4 and PlayStation 5, and Windows through Steam.
Wayô Records launches Kickstarter campaign crowdfunding Across the Kosmos: Xenosaga Piano Collection, licensed by Bandai Namco.
Grandia Memorial Soundtrack release ships from publisher Wayô Records in France and distributor PixelCrib in Australia.
Unicorn Overlord Original Soundtrack, composed by Mitsuhiro Kaneda, ships domestically on four compact discs from distributor CDJapan.
Octopath Traveler Orchestral Arrangements album release trailer premieres, featuring music by series composer Yasunori Nishiki.
Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth Original Soundtrack by Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio streaming on Spotify and YouTube Music.
Published by City Connection, Umihara Kawase BaZooKa & Umihara Kawase Fresh Original Soundtrack pressed on two compact discs.
Square Enix "Mellow Minstrel Mix" and "Airship Cruise Beats" EDM compilation ships on compact disc from the Square Enix store for North America.