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.
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.
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.
Richard Jacques shares The Realm trailer theme
Point-and-click adventure title The Realm, designed by UK developers Atomhawk Design and Lantern Interactive, is currently seeking crowfdunding. 007 Blood Stone composer Richard Jacques has shared the trailer theme through SoundCloud and spoken on his goals for the score in an interview uploaded to YouTube.
Module of Shatter scores Robot Unicorn Attack 2
Jeramiah Ross (Module) was nominated for an Excellence in Audio award for his score to Sidhe's independently developed PlayStation Network title Shatter. The New Zealand-based musician has partnered with Adult Swim to score Robot Unicorn Attack 2, currently free to download for iOS mobile devices.
Yuzo Koshiro's Time and Eternity soundtrack previewed
NIS America will publish the PlayStation 3-exclusive role-playing game Time and Eternity on July 16 in North America, featuring music by Etrian Odyssey series composer Yuzo Koshiro. An eight-minute crossfade movie previewing the two-disc soundtrack release can be viewed via the Sweeprecord label's YouTube channel.
The Other Brothers chiprock soundtrack on Bandcamp
Dave Dexter's chiprock soundtrack to the recently released sprite art platformer The Other Brothers is currently available to stream in full and purchase on Bandcamp. The album contains 17 music tracks and original cover by artist and The Other Brothers collaborator Dado Almeida.
Aycomusic's GDC Final Fantasy acoustic arrangements
Eiko Ishiwata of Aycomusic has arranged two new classic Final Fantasy pieces for acoustic instrumentation, unveiled at the 2013 Game Developers Conference in San Francisco. "Castle Damcyan" from Final Fantasy IV and "Nostalgia" from Final Fantasy V, both composed by Nobuo Uematsu, are streaming through YouTube.
1H1D!!! Vol. 29 Kyoto chiptune show live on Ustream
All-night chiptune party 1H1D!!! Vol.29 has begun at Cafe la Siesta in Kyoto, Japan, streaming live on Ustream. Chip musicians scheduled to perform at the event include guests KUNIO, 200Gavas and Duran will join crew members DJ Master Kohta, KAZ a.k.a.HIGE, NNNNNNNNNN, Fish Oil and TORIENA.
Prof.Sakamoto's April 7 show live on Ustream
Professor Sakamoto's April 7 installment of Prof.Sakamoto's Game Music Show is now available to view online, via Ustream. The latest edition features "Shevat, the Wind is Calling" from Xenogears, "Eyes on Me" from Final Fantasy VIII and "Melodies of Life" from Final Fantasy IX, among other memorable themes.
Cart Life soundtrack bundled with Special Edition
Cart Life, the winner of the Seumas McNally grand prize at the 2013 Independent Games Festival, features a music score by chip musicians Stu, Pocketmaster, Lo-Bat and Mat64. The 24-track soundtrack is included in the game's $5 Everything Edition, available for digital download through designer Richard Hofmeier's website.
Prof.Sakamoto's March 31 show archived on Ustream
Professor Sakamoto's March 31 installment of Prof.Sakamoto's Game Music Show has been archived for repeat viewing on Ustream. The musician's most recent performance of live keyboard game arrangements includes medleys of music from Super Famicom role-playing games Chrono Trigger and Final Fantasy IV, V & VI.
Final Fantasy XIV Gridania and Ul'dah audio digests
Square Enix has posted music previews of three regions from the Beta release of massively multiplayer online game Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn. Sound producer Masayoshi Soken introduces the Limsa Lominsas, Gridania and Ul'dah audio digests on the MMO's production blog in anticipation of the RPG's reboot.
