Mykah remixes Final Fantasy VI~VIII for Triple Triad
Triple Triad, dance music producer Mykah's third release through the GameChops game-inspired netlabel, remixes music tracks from Square Enix's console role-playing games Final Fantasy VI, VII & VIII. Featuring compositions by Nobuo Uematsu, the twelve-track electronic arrange album is mastered by Dj Cutman.
Gunpoint: The Soundtrack on Bandcamp and Steam
The 2D stealth indie game Gunpoint invites you to don the trenchcoat and fedora of a spy and infiltrate office buildings, rewiring circuitry to trick the guards. The 41-track soundtrack, now available to purchase through Steam and stream in full on Bandcamp, features music by Ryan Ike, Francisco Cerda and John Robert Matz.
Olivier Derivière's Remember Me soundtrack on iTunes
Olivier Derivière's soundtrack to Remember Me, featuring the London Philharmonia Orchestra, has been published through iTunes. The electronically manipulated orchestral tracks for the PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 action title set the stage for Neo Paris 2084, where personal memories are digitized, bought and sold.
Mega Ran, DJ DN3 and Bun play Pico Pico Cafe
Game-inspired artists Mega Ran, DJ DN3 and Bun will be performing live music at Kichijouji's Pico Pico Cafe on Saturday, June 22 in Tokyo, Japan. Cafe owner Joseph White of the indie game studio Lexaloffle has created a voxel rendering of Mega Ran's Language Arts 2D sprite design, ala his game Voxatron, for the digital flyer.
Brian Cubría presents debut piano covers collection
Journalist Mariano Latapí, contributor to the Atomix iPad Magazine, calls the 10-track album "Video Game Piano Arrangements Vol.1" by musician Brian Cubría of Mexico City simply "awesome." Most of the piano covers are available to stream in full through Bandcamp, featuring melodies from Mega Man X, Chrono Trigger and Chrono Cross.
Carlo Castellano scores cloning puzzler The Swapper
The Swapper, whose development was supported by the Indie Fund funding source for independent developers, revolves around the player wielding an experimental device that he can use to clone himself and jump between his various doubles. Music for the game, due out May 31, is by Invaders: Corruption composer Carlo Castellano.
Sexy-Synthesizer arranges POP! 8-bit album
Tokyo-based electronic music artist Sexy-Synthesizer has posted 8-bit styled arrangements of three tracks from the recent POP! vocal album. Available to stream in full and purchase through Bandcamp, the songs feature instrumentation by Takeshi Nagai and vocals by Chihiro, pictured in sprite art form on the album's front cover.
Truthcannon album released by A_Rival
Bay Area musician A_Rival, the composer of Capcom's Street Fighter X Mega Man, has released his first full-length album since 8-Bit Pimp. Truthcannon, available through Bandcamp, features vocal performances by Super Square collaborator Helen Eugene, as well as remixes by Trash80, Abducted By Sharks and bLiNd.
KK and Friends album remixes Animal Crossing
Game-inspired netlabel GameChops is publishing Animal Crossing remix album KK and Friends, a collaboration between arrangers Benjamin Briggs and Ectogemia (Nathan Becker). Two brief excerpts previewing the album release, due out in June on Bandcamp, are currently available to stream online through SoundCloud.
Q-Games' The Electric Bends release Magic World
The fourth album by independent developer Q-Games' band The Electric Bends, entitled Magic World, is now available to stream in full and purchase in your file format of choice through Bandcamp. All tracks, an eclectic mix of electronica and progressive rock with trip hop and reggae thrown in, are recorded ad-lib.
Kunio's Mega Rock pre-party tracks on SoundCloud
Tokyo-based Game Boy artist Kunio (Masuo Yamamoto) has posted a 14-minute selection from his Mega Rock Fan Festa pre-party set, performed at Shinjuku's 16SHOTS game bar. Also available for download from SoundCloud is the musician's Mega Man vs MC Hammer chiptune mashup "E-CAN't Touch This."
Pokémon Ballet set to Kanto Symphony
Ballet choreographer Andrew Plotner has uploaded a half-hour video of his Pokémon Ballet, based on the story and characters of the Nintendo game series. The ballet, performed at the Creighton Lied Arts Center in Omaha, Nebraska, is set to the Kanto Symphony album arranged by Skotein and released through iTunes.
The Last of Us score samples by Gustavo Santaolalla
Sony Music's SoundCloud account has posted a thirty minute-excerpt from the soundtrack to Naughty Dog's PlayStation 3 exclusive survival horror title The Last of Us, written by Argentine musician Gustavo Santaolalla. The composer has won two Academy Awards for his scores for the films Brokeback Mountain and Babel.
