The World Ends With You second live concert in May
Square Enix will be holding a second live music event in Shibuya on May 10, centering on songs from The World Ends With You for Nintendo DS and iPad. Composer Takeharu Ishimoto has uploaded live recordings of "Twister," "Tatakai" and "Calling" from the previous concert to his account on SoundCloud.
PlayStation 4 edition of Insert Credit Podcast
Today Sony unveiled the PlayStation 4 console for release this holiday season, and Insert Credit is broadcasting a special Orbistacular episode of the Podcast. Brandon Sheffield, Tim Rogers, guests Bennett Foddy and Andrew Toups, and host Alex Jaffe predict what developments the new PlayStation hardware features are likely to bring.
Super Metroid Symphony preview tracks on SoundCloud
Blake Robinson has shared two new preview tracks via SoundCloud from his Super Metroid Symphony cover album, due out on March 19. Synthetic Orchestra's "Maridia" and "Mother Brain" arrangements feature melodies from the Super Nintendo action game score, composed by Kenji Yamamoto and Minako Hamano.
Makyo presents Skulls of the Shogun soundtrack
Independent developer 17-BIT has released the soundtrack to Windows and Xbox Live Arcade turn-based strategy game Skulls of the Shogun, available through Bandcamp, Amazon mp3 and iTunes. The soundtrack is composed of five tracks by Tokyo-based DJ Makyo, with two additional dub excursions by composer Sam Bird.
Soul Sacrifice battle theme orchestral video
Sony has posted the second behind-the-scenes video from Skywalker Sound on the making of the orchestral score for PlayStation Vita exclusive Soul Sacrifice. "The Beginning of the End," written by Afrika composer Wataru Hokoyama, aims to enhance the drama of the protagonist's battles against giant enemy adversaries.
Rokko Chan Soundtracks team joining Bit Summit
Rokko Chan developer King Soukutu and Rokko Chan Soundtracks initiative organizer Jeriaska will be present at an exhibitor table during the Bit Summit independent gaming media event. The summit, taking place in Kyoto on March 9, states as its goal to shine a spotlight on the Japanese development community.
Game Audio Network Guild Summit streaming live
The 2013 Game Audio Network Guild Winter Summit is currently streaming live from Dolby Labs in Burbank, featuring game audio lectures presented by Quantum of Solace audio lead Chuck Russom and Journey composer Austin Wintory. The presentations are available to view online, broadcast via TwitchTV.
Square Sounds festival audio streaming from Melbourne
The audio feed from the debut Square Sounds chiptune festival is currently streaming online from Melbourne, Australia, courtesy of chip musician Trash80. Listen to live sets in real time by Starpause, Minikomi, Cheapshot, Aliceffekt, Omodaka, cTrix and other featured musicians, via SHOUTcast.
Olivier Derivière introduces Remember Me score
Composer Olivier Derivière has uploaded four previews of his score to Remember Me via SoundCloud, composed with John Kurlander. The music for the action game for PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 will electronically manipulate recordings of the London Philharmonia Orchestra to fit the futuristic tone of Neo Paris 2084.
Professor Sakamoto to perform at Bit Summit
Composer and keyboard game arranger Professor Sakamoto will perform at the 1st Annual Bit Summit (Japanese Independent Game Developer & Media Event) in Kyoto on March 9. Companies joining the event include local devs at Q-Games, distributors at Playism and translators from the 8-4 Ltd. localization company.
SuperSweep Ustream previews Magical Chase album
Shinji Hosoe and Yosuke Yasui of Tokyo-based record label SuperSweep are hosting a preview of upcoming albums on the Tobidase SuperSweep Ustream channel. Special guests Masaharu Iwata and Basiscape are introducing the upcoming Magical Chase (1991) soundtrack album, including new arrangements by the studio.
Mega Ran's February Time and Space covers Mario RPG
Mega Ran's February edition of the Time and Space hip-hop EP series covers music from Super Mario RPG (composed by Yoko Shimomura) Illusion of Gaia (Yasuhiro Kawasaki) and Beyond Good and Evil (Christophe Héral). The ongoing rap remix project is being crowdfunded online through the rapper's Fundrazr website.
Metal Gear Rising Revengeance vocal samples online
Konami has posted six one-minute samples from the Metal Gear Rising Revengeance Vocal Tracks album to YouTube. The 29-track release, featuring music from Platinum Games' Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 action title composed by Lineage II co-composer Jamie Christopherson, is due out February 21 in Japan.
