Pokémon Ballet set to Kanto Symphony

Ballet choreographer Andrew Plotner has uploaded a half-hour video of his Pokémon Ballet, based on the story and characters of the Nintendo game series. The ballet, performed at the Creighton Lied Arts Center in Omaha, Nebraska, is set to the Kanto Symphony album arranged by Skotein and released through iTunes.

HyperDuck releases Knightmare Tower score

HyperDuck SoundWorks of Belfast, Northern Ireland has released the seven-track soundtrack to Knightmare Tower, a free online monster-slicing game by Juicy Beast Studio. The musicians' previous releases include scores to Dust: An Elysian Tail and The Blocks Cometh, also available to stream in full through Bandcamp.

FantomenK posts Rad Raygun 8-bit soundtrack

Swedish chip music ninja FantomenK has posted his soundtrack to Rad Raygun, an '80s style 2D platformer presented in Game Boy shades of monochrome off-green, available through Xbox Indies and Steam. The musician previously arranged Jet Man's stage theme for Rokko Chan Soundtracks, also available through Bandcamp.

Naoshi Mizuta shares FFXI anniversary remix

Square Enix is marking the eleventh anniversary of massively multiplayer RPG Final Fantasy XI by launching a new portal website featuring celebratory illustrations by artist Yusuke Naora. Composer Naoshi Mizuta has posted a new arrangement of his "Grand Duchy of Jeuno" theme, composed in 2002, for free download in mp3 format.

Vagrant Story digital soundtrack on iTunes

Square Enix has released the 31-track digital soundtrack to PlayStation 2 action role-playing game Vagrant Story through iTunes, composed by Final Fantasy XII composer Hitoshi Sakimoto. An exhibition of illustrator Akihiko Yoshida's concept art from the game is currently on display at the Artnia Store in Shinjuku, Tokyo.

Etrian Odyssey: Millennium Maiden trailers

Atlus has posted the first two trailers for Nintendo 3DS role-playing game New Etrian Odyssey: Millennium Maiden. The game, planned for release on June 27 in Japan, features music by series composer Yuzo Koshiro, including new acoustic arrangements of "Green Green Woodlands" and "Initial Strike" from Etrian Odyssey.

OC ReMix releases Deus Ex: Sonic Augmentation

Online game arrangement community OverClocked ReMix has released the compilation Deus Ex: Sonic Augmentation for free download. Participating artists include Deus Ex co-composer Alexander Brandon and musicians Zircon (Andrew Aversa), Jillian Aversa, Halc (Drew Wheeler) and Jimmy Hinson.

My Famicase Exhibition 2013 photos on flickr

Kichijouji's METEOR game culture shop has opened this year's exhibition of fictitious 8-bit Famicom cartridges. The 2013 My Famicase Exhibition entries include Star Cats: Catnip Hunters, Family Bombputer, GAN! GAN! Junk Land Dash, and Elsewhere: Labyrinth of Cemetery. Photos from the exhibition can be viewed on flickr.

The Last of Us score samples by Gustavo Santaolalla

Sony Music's SoundCloud account has posted a thirty minute-excerpt from the soundtrack to Naughty Dog's PlayStation 3 exclusive survival horror title The Last of Us, written by Argentine musician Gustavo Santaolalla. The composer has won two Academy Awards for his scores for the films Brokeback Mountain and Babel.

Austin Wintory Q&A: Gentleman's Private Collection

Journey composer Austin Wintory discusses the score to IGF-winning heist game Monaco and the remix album The Gentleman's Private Collection in a recent interview on IndieGames.com. His underscore for the short film The Forge and contribution to the game-inspired album World 1-2 are available to stream in full on Bandcamp.

ＦＺ： ＳＩＤＥ Ｚ another official FEZ remix album

ＦＺ： ＳＩＤＥ Ｚ, the second official FEZ remix album by composer Disasterpeace, is now available to stream in full on Bandcamp. Arrangements of music from the puzzle/platformer recently launched on Steam have been contributed by game composers Baiyon of PixelJunk Eden, Ben Prunty of FTL and Scattle of Hotline Miami.

Transfiguration cover album by The Altered Beasts

Guitarists William Reyes and Tim Yarbrough have released the game cover album Transfiguration as The Altered Beasts. Available for digital download through loudr.fm, the arrangements of music from Chrono Cross, Super Mario 64, Final Fantasy X, Sonic and EarthBound are recorded, mixed, and mastered by Mustin.

Power Glove releases Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon score

Australian Dolph Lundgren tribute band Power Glove has released the soundtrack to Ubisoft's Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon through iTunes, with four excerpts available to stream through SoundCloud. The download title grafts onto the environs of Far Cry 3 an '80s action flick setting oozing with parody.

Anamanaguchi Endless Fantasy album crowdfunded

Anamanaguchi's Endless Fantasy album, featuring dance music created using hacked Game Boys and Famicom consoles, has reached its funding goal on Kickstarter. Backer rewards include the chip rock album as a digital download, on compact disc, in a USB drive together with music videos, as well as limited edition vinyl.

DJ Kaya's Military Tune EP remixes PS1 era Square

DJ Kaya has released an EP of PlayStation era Square remixes through iTunes, entitled Military Tune Lost Memories. "A Chance Meeting" from Threads of Fate and "Manifold Irons" from Front Mission first appeared on Square Enix's 2012 Tokyo Game Show Sampler CD and on the digital soundtrack to Front Mission Evolved.

Banjo-Kazooie Symphony arrange album announced

The Blake Robinson Synthetic Orchestra responsible for last month's Super Metroid Symphony album will be releasing Banjo-Kazooie Symphony on May 31. The arrange album will include orchestral renditions of Grant Kirkhope's level themes and menu-screen music, with excerpts currently available to preview through SoundCloud.

Yoshitaka Amano art exhibition opens in Shinjuku

A free exhibition of artworks by illustrator Yoshitaka Amano has opened at the Shinjuku i-Land Tower building in Tokyo. The exhibition, taking place during Golden Week and featuring drawings of Vampire Hunter D, as well as concept art from installments in the Final Fantasy game series, will run until Tuesday, May 7.

Grant Kirkhope shares Perfect Dark soundtrack

Perfect Dark Dual CD Soundtrack, music from the Nintendo 64 first-person shooter by Rare, is now available to download for "name your price" through Bandcamp. The 36-track digital soundtrack, first released on compact disc in 2000, is composed by Grant Kirkhope, Graeme Norgate and Dave Clynick.

Diskette Deluxe's My Amiga vol. 1 on Bandcamp

My Amiga vol. 1 by indie game composer Rutger Muller is now available for "name your price" through the Diskette Deluxe Bandcamp page. The album is inspired by the Commodore Amiga, the musician writes, from the prog of Chris Huelsbeck and funk of Martin Iveson, to the house music of Barry Leitch and the melodies of David Whittaker.

TWEWY Crossover ~ Tribute album samples online

Square Enix has uploaded three lengthy excerpts from The World Ends With You Crossover ~ Tribute, an album due for release on June 19 in Japan, featuring music from the GREE social game and November TWEWY concert. "Revelation" and "March On" are composed by Takeharu Ishimoto and performed by series vocalist Sawa.