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.
HyperDuck releases Knightmare Tower score
HyperDuck SoundWorks of Belfast, Northern Ireland has released the seven-track soundtrack to Knightmare Tower, a free online monster-slicing game by Juicy Beast Studio. The musicians' previous releases include scores to Dust: An Elysian Tail and The Blocks Cometh, also available to stream in full through Bandcamp.
FantomenK posts Rad Raygun 8-bit soundtrack
Swedish chip music ninja FantomenK has posted his soundtrack to Rad Raygun, an '80s style 2D platformer presented in Game Boy shades of monochrome off-green, available through Xbox Indies and Steam. The musician previously arranged Jet Man's stage theme for Rokko Chan Soundtracks, also available through Bandcamp.
Vagrant Story digital soundtrack on iTunes
Square Enix has released the 31-track digital soundtrack to PlayStation 2 action role-playing game Vagrant Story through iTunes, composed by Final Fantasy XII composer Hitoshi Sakimoto. An exhibition of illustrator Akihiko Yoshida's concept art from the game is currently on display at the Artnia Store in Shinjuku, Tokyo.
Etrian Odyssey: Millennium Maiden trailers
Atlus has posted the first two trailers for Nintendo 3DS role-playing game New Etrian Odyssey: Millennium Maiden. The game, planned for release on June 27 in Japan, features music by series composer Yuzo Koshiro, including new acoustic arrangements of "Green Green Woodlands" and "Initial Strike" from Etrian Odyssey.
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.
Austin Wintory Q&A: Gentleman's Private Collection
Journey composer Austin Wintory discusses the score to IGF-winning heist game Monaco and the remix album The Gentleman's Private Collection in a recent interview on IndieGames.com. His underscore for the short film The Forge and contribution to the game-inspired album World 1-2 are available to stream in full on Bandcamp.
ＦＺ： ＳＩＤＥ Ｚ another official FEZ remix album
ＦＺ： ＳＩＤＥ Ｚ, the second official FEZ remix album by composer Disasterpeace, is now available to stream in full on Bandcamp. Arrangements of music from the puzzle/platformer recently launched on Steam have been contributed by game composers Baiyon of PixelJunk Eden, Ben Prunty of FTL and Scattle of Hotline Miami.
Paula Agnus Denise revisits Amiga soundtracks
Record label 010101 Music has released a compilation album with 19 remastered tracks, studio versions and remixes of Amiga game music. "Paula Agnus Denise," named after the three main custom chips that gave the Amiga its unique graphical abilities, is currently available in all regions on CD and through digital download.
Transfiguration cover album by The Altered Beasts
Guitarists William Reyes and Tim Yarbrough have released the game cover album Transfiguration as The Altered Beasts. Available for digital download through loudr.fm, the arrangements of music from Chrono Cross, Super Mario 64, Final Fantasy X, Sonic and EarthBound are recorded, mixed, and mastered by Mustin.
Power Glove releases Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon score
Australian Dolph Lundgren tribute band Power Glove has released the soundtrack to Ubisoft's Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon through iTunes, with four excerpts available to stream through SoundCloud. The download title grafts onto the environs of Far Cry 3 an '80s action flick setting oozing with parody.
Anamanaguchi Endless Fantasy album crowdfunded
Anamanaguchi's Endless Fantasy album, featuring dance music created using hacked Game Boys and Famicom consoles, has reached its funding goal on Kickstarter. Backer rewards include the chip rock album as a digital download, on compact disc, in a USB drive together with music videos, as well as limited edition vinyl.
Banjo-Kazooie Symphony arrange album announced
The Blake Robinson Synthetic Orchestra responsible for last month's Super Metroid Symphony album will be releasing Banjo-Kazooie Symphony on May 31. The arrange album will include orchestral renditions of Grant Kirkhope's level themes and menu-screen music, with excerpts currently available to preview through SoundCloud.
