Truthcannon album released by A_Rival
Bay Area musician A_Rival, the composer of Capcom's Street Fighter X Mega Man, has released his first full-length album since 8-Bit Pimp. Truthcannon, available through Bandcamp, features vocal performances by Super Square collaborator Helen Eugene, as well as remixes by Trash80, Abducted By Sharks and bLiNd.
KK and Friends album remixes Animal Crossing
Game-inspired netlabel GameChops is publishing Animal Crossing remix album KK and Friends, a collaboration between arrangers Benjamin Briggs and Ectogemia (Nathan Becker). Two brief excerpts previewing the album release, due out in June on Bandcamp, are currently available to stream online through SoundCloud.
Q-Games' The Electric Bends release Magic World
The fourth album by independent developer Q-Games' band The Electric Bends, entitled Magic World, is now available to stream in full and purchase in your file format of choice through Bandcamp. All tracks, an eclectic mix of electronica and progressive rock with trip hop and reggae thrown in, are recorded ad-lib.
Kunio's Mega Rock pre-party tracks on SoundCloud
Tokyo-based Game Boy artist Kunio (Masuo Yamamoto) has posted a 14-minute selection from his Mega Rock Fan Festa pre-party set, performed at Shinjuku's 16SHOTS game bar. Also available for download from SoundCloud is the musician's Mega Man vs MC Hammer chiptune mashup "E-CAN't Touch This."
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.
Mystery Gift: an Original Pokémon Tribute
Mystery Gift, available for "name your price" through Bandcamp, is an all-original album by Benjamin Briggs, designed to sound like a video game soundtrack. What started as an ordinary music project quickly became a full expression of the game cover musician's love for the Pokémon franchise and what it meant to his childhood.
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.
