Hiversaires iOS adventure game score streaming online
French Canadian multimedia artist Aliceffekt has uploaded a soundtrack preview for his iOS adventure game Hiversaires. The seven-minute electronic music track is currently streaming on YouTube, while the full game has been made available for purchase through the iTunes Store as of April 20.
Colis Records posts Mega Music Mix crossfades
Game remix circle Colis Records has posted eight crossfade sample tracks previewing music from the two-disc M3 release Mega Music Mix, featuring hobbyist remixes of themes from Mega Man series titles. Eight illustrators and 26 arrangers are contributing to the album, premiering April 29th at the Tokyo Ryutsu Center.
Fruited Vagabond Vol.3 cross-fade demo
Pinokiti Records has uploaded an eight-minute cross-fade sample to SoundCloud, previewing the seven-track Spring Music Mediamix (M3) convention release Fruited Vagabond Vol.3. The FL Studio software compilation features music by Ridge Racer series composers AJURIKA (Akitaka Tohyama), Hiroshi Okubo and Ryo Watanabe.
Olivier Derivière shares ObsCure game scores
Of Orcs and Men composer Olivier Derivière has shared the soundtracks to survival horror titles ObsCure and ObsCure 2, developed by Hydravision Entertainment. The composer is currently arranging recordings of the London Philharmonia Orchestra for the score to action title Remember Me, developed by Dontnod.
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.
ebi1000's breakcore game remixes on SoundCloud
Game arranger ebi1000 of East Breaks in Thousand has uploaded two samplers to SoundCloud, featuring his unique style of breakcore game remixes. Breakbeat renditions of Final Fantasy III, Chrono Trigger, SaGa 2 and Romancing SaGa 3 music are available to stream in full online and download in your file format of choice.
Yuzo Koshiro scores Etrian Odyssey: Millennium Maiden
7th Dragon series composer Yuzo Koshiro is scoring the fifth installment in Atlus's Etrian Odyssey role-playing game series, due out on the Nintendo 3DS. New Etrian Odyssey: Millennium Maiden arrangements of "Green Green Woodlands" and "Initial Strike" from Etrian Odyssey are currently streaming on the game's official website.
Grand Theft Auto radio playlists on Spotify and iTunes
Rockstar Games has compiled music tracks from all the music stations featured in Grand Theft Auto IV, Episodes from Liberty City, San Andreas and Vice City, available through iTunes and Spotify. Satirical radio ads from the games can be heard on the Rockstar website's Advertising Council repository.
Underbelly Beats & Remixes by Dj Cutman on Bandcamp
GameChops netlabel founder Dj Cutman has shared an album of beats and remixes created for the gaming culture channel Underbelly. "Mario 2 in 48 Hours," featured in the Nintendo 48 Hour Film Challenge, and arrangements of music from Mega Man, GoldenEye and Metroid are available for "name your price" through Bandcamp.
Name your price for Banjo-Kazooie N64 soundtrack
GoldenEye co-composer Grant Kirkhope, currently based in Los Angeles, California, has posted the digital soundtrack to Banjo-Kazooie to Bandcamp. The 17-track album featuring music from the 1998 Nintendo 64 platformer by Rare can be streamed in full and downloaded in your file format for "name your price."
Spamtron shares PewPewPew main theme
Chip musician Spamtron has shared his main theme to voice-activated shooter PewPewPew for Xbox Indies, available to download in mp3 format through SoundCloud. The two-player collaborative title by developer Incredible Ape requires two microphones and mouth noises to control a jet pack wearing spaceguy.
Jesse Harlin writes "A Eulogy for LucasArts"
Jesse Harlin, music composer on Star Wars: Republic Commando, has written a eulogy for LucasArts, which Disney closed last week after acquiring the 30-year old company. The farewell address is accompanied by thirty sepia tone pictures of LucasArts employees taken by photographer Joel Aron.
