The soundtrack to iPhone game The Rascals by designer Tom Jacobs is now available to stream online and purchase through Bandcamp. The ten-track album for the casual game, inspired by 8-bit Nintendo NES soundtracks, is by Siddhartha Barnhoorn.
Asagen's NES-styled soundtrack to Rokko Chan, developed by Flash game creator King, is free to download. Access the files individually next to each mp3 icon or download the entire 27-track Mega Man-inspired collection at once.
PixelJunk 4am art and music director Baiyon and Sound Shapes music designer Shaw-Han Liem (I Am Robot and Proud) discuss interactive audio. The artists offer views on how independently produced titles centering on user-created content are innovating in providing new forms of gameplay.
The soundtrack to SQUIDS, featuring music from the casual iOS title by French developer The Game Bakers, is available to download from Bandcamp in your file format of choice for "name your price."
Kyoto musicians DJ Master Kohta and BIG BROTHER have posted an alternate remix of "Path of Scylla" from Locomalito's independently developed shooter Hydorah. The arrangement, based on the song by Spanish game composer Gryzor87, features Japanese language vocals by Asaka Tomoko.
As Blip Festival Australia gears up for its debut next month, four artists meet to discuss performing chip music in the live environment. Nullsleep has contributed music to independent game titles like PongVaders for iOS. Here, he talks game audio with Manabu Namiki, Hally and Chibi-Tech.
The organizers of the 2012 Independent Games Festival, taking place at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco this March, have announces the finalists for the Excellence in Audio award.
Jessica Curry has composed original music for first-person ghost story Dear Esther, which has been nominated for an Excellence in Audio Award in the 2012 Independent Games Festival. Two years in the making, the commercial remake of the PC mod features a re-orchestrated soundtrack.
Kyoto DJ and visual artist Baiyon of PixelJunk 4am will be among the game creators and lecturers introducing Global Game Jam 2012 (taking place January 27 to 29,) which anticipates the participation of game creators in 44 countries.
Cave Story creator Daisuke Amaya of Studio Pixel has released an enhanced iOS edition of his game Azarashi for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch, available through the Apple App Store. Azarashi challenges you to a game of darts where the very lives of adorable seals are at stake.
