Sample Yuzo Koshiro's Etrian Odyssey IV soundtrack

Composer Yuzo Koshiro's two-disc soundtrack to Etrian Odyssey IV goes on sale today in Japan, published by 5pb. 40 second samples of each music track, which are found in the Nintendo 3DS role-playing game by developer Atlus, can be heard on Amazon.

Golden Synthesizer: Korg DS-10 Plus/ 5pb Records producer interview

Game composer Nobuyoshi Sano (Ridge Racer series) and producer Masatoshi Nakamura (5pb Records) discuss discuss the making of the DG-10 album series.

EXTRA 2008 Q&A: kuske and quad

Kuske of Kplecraft and quad of luvtrax discuss performing together at the 2008 EXTRA Hyper Game Music Event, organized by 5pb Records.

Uraken EXTRA 2008 Q&A

Uraken has contributed as a musician to Konami's Beatmania series of games, 5pb Records' Famison 8Bit IdolM@ster albums and Konami's Otomedius G, due out this Fall in Japan.

Jeff Curry, The Outer Rim Q&A

Jeff Curry is the composer and bassist for the Tokyo-based band The Outer Rim, and performed at last year's EXTRA Hyper Game Music Event.

Yuzo Koshiro Q&A: Etrian Odyssey

Following the EXTRA Hyper Game Music Event, Yuzo Koshiro discusses the process of composing for the Etrian Odyssey series.

EXTRA 2008 piles on the videogame music nostalgia

Impressions from the 2008 EXTRA Hyper Game Music Event at Shin-Kiba's Studio Coast.