Supershigi sings Schala's Theme vocal arrangement
Laura Shigihara (Supershigi on YouTube), designer of the independently developed role-playing game Melolune, has uploaded a vocal arrangement of "Schala's Theme" from Chrono Trigger in celebration of composer Yasunori Mitsuda's birthday. The video follows the musician's recent Skyward Sword cover, sung in Hylian.
Swery's GDC presentation on Deadly Premonition
Director Hidetaka "SWERY" Suehiro presents "Game Design in the Coffee" at the 2011 Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, California. The talk on the making of Deadly Premonition, whose Director's Cut edition is due out in April for PlayStation 3, is free to view on the GDC Vault website.
Prof.Sakamoto's Game Music Show live on Ustream
An amber light illuminates a keyboard as Prof. Sakamoto plays game arrangements in his January 27 live Ustream performance. Selections from the latest installment of the Game Music Show include music from Hip Tanaka's score to Game Boy game Super Mario Land, along with the Final Fantasy chobobo theme.
Wave Trip's geometric levels mimic music sequencers
In Wave Trip, a musical arcade game for iPhone and iPad, you are an astronaut traversing a geometric world, where all objects have musical properties. Developer Lucky Frame is currently a finalist for the 2013 Independent Games Festival's excellence in audio award for their previous iOS application Bad Hotel.
Hiroyuki Sawano scores Xenoblade's spiritual successor
During today's Wii U Direct conference, Monolith Soft revealed the debut trailer for their as of yet untitled spiritual successor to Xenoblade Chronicles. Music for the Nintendo Wii-U role-playing game, written by Guilty Crown anime composer Hiroyuki Suwano, can be previewed in the one-minute teaser.
Marc Papeghin's Final Fantasy french horn medleys
Marc Papeghin has arranged a seventeen-minute Final Fantasy V medley for French horn, collaborating with numerous other musicians through YouTube internet sessions. His latest video follows up on similarly elaborate tributes to composer Nobuo Uematsu's role-playing game themes from Final Fantasy VI, VII and IX.
MAGFest XI concert video archives online
8bitX Radio Network has uploaded video archives of their high definition Ustream broadcasts, filmed at the MAGFest XI music and gaming festival last week. Full sets by Etrian Odyssey composer Yuzo Koshiro, GameChops founder Dj Cutman, cover band Powerglove and rock band The Protomen can currently be viewed on YouTube.
1H1D!!! Vol.28 chip party streaming live from Kyoto
1H1D!!! Vol.28 has begun at Cafe la Siesta in Kyoto, Japan, streaming live over Ustream. Chip musicians scheduled to perform at the event include guests ajiponn and storz, along with regulars USK, KAZ a.k.a.HIGE, BEN, DJ Master Kohta, NNNNNNNNNN, dj.p.k.g., FISH OIL, NMX and TORIENA.
Composer Joe Hisaishi talks Wrath of the White Witch
In the latest behind-the-scenes movie uploaded to publisher Namco Bandai's YouTube Channel, Joe Hisaishi discusses his score for developer Level-5's PlayStation 3 RPG Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch. The composer is perhaps best known for his contributions to Princess Mononoke and other Studio Ghibli animated films.
Team label to publish Soul Sacrifice soundtrack
Record label Team Entertainment will publish the soundtrack album to PlayStation Vita-exclusive action RPG Soul Sacrifice on March 13 in Japan. Composed by Yasunori Mitsuda (Xenogears) and Wataru Hokoyama (Afrika), the game score is being performed by a full-size orchestra at Skywalker Sound.
MAGFest concerts streaming live online
MAGFest concerts are streaming live tonight, with the Protomen and Powerglove appearing on Ustream, followed by Etrian Odyssey series composer Yuzo Koshiro and GameChops founder Dj Cutman on Arecibo Raidio. All acts will be broadcasting from the festival, taking place this weekend in National Harbor, Maryland.
London Phil's orchestral album on YouTube
Publisher X5 Music Group has uploaded their 70-minute album The Greatest Video Game Music 2 in its entirety to YouTube. Performed by the London Philharmonic, the 17-track compilation includes orchestral arrangements of music from Fez, Super Metroid, Chrono Trigger, Kingdom Hearts and Final Fantasy VII.
Studio Cleophas teases Remixes That Matter
Yann Van Der Cruyssen's soundtrack to Blocks That Matter will soon be treated to a remix album arranged by ten game composers. The news comes from Studio Cleophas, composers of Age of Enigma: The Secret of the Sixth Ghost, in the form of a teaser filmed with vocalist Leïla Andres.
