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Interview with James HanniganFans of James Hannigan's work are in for a treat: click below for an in-depth and revealing interview with the Dead Space 3 composer. ... 0 Christopher Tin Pens Calling All Dawns SequelChristopher Tin has confirmed on his Facebook that he is composing a sequel to his Grammy-winning world music album Calling All Dawns. Producing the album will take him around the world — London, Istanbul, Johannesburg, Dubai, Sofia, and New York — to studios such as Abbey Road and stages such as Lincoln Center. He will document his progress with updates, pictures, videos, and behind-the-scenes looks at the composing and recording process on Facebook.... Kenji Ito to Hold Mana and SaGa ConcertKenji Ito's music from the Mana and SaGa franchises will be celebrated on February 23 with a special concert at Nihonbashi Hall, Tokyo. Entitled One Night Re:Birth, the event will feature performances based on the Seiken Densetsu Arrange Album -Re:Birth- and Romancing SaGa Battle Arrange -Re:Birth II-. The performers include Kenji Ito on piano, Reiko Tsuchiya on violin, Masaru Teramae and Noriyuki Kamikura on guitars, Atsushi Enomoto on bass, and Yuu Yamauchi on drums. The event is being organised by Harmonics International with support from Square Enix and Ito's music studio Gentle Echo.... Christopher Tin Pens Calling All Dawns SequelChristopher Tin has confirmed on his Facebook that he is composing a sequel to his Grammy-winning world music album Calling All Dawns. Producing the album will take him around the world — London, Istanbul, Johannesburg, Dubai, Sofia, and New York — to studios such as Abbey Road and stages such as Lincoln Center. He will document his progress with updates, pictures, videos, and behind-the-scenes looks at the composing and recording process on Facebook....Guests and Program Details for MAGFest XIBetween January 3 to 6, MAGFest X will celebrate gaming and music with a four day festival in Washington D.C. Once again, the festival will combine game rooms with musical performances, guest speakers, and a party-like atmosphere. This year's event will feature numerous musical performers, including legendary game musician Yuzo Koshiro (Streets of Rage, Ys), popular bands (e.g. The Megas, Armcannon, The OneUps), chiptune legends (Jake Kaufman, Inverse Phase, Danimal Cannon), and DJs (e.g. Benjamin Briggs, bLiNd, Dj Cutman). Other Ubiktune Announces Preschtale VariationsWe recently announced that progressive chiptune album Preschtale from Russian artist Dmitry Zhemkov (aka C-jeff) won the 2012 AGMA for 'Best Album - Chiptune'. Ubiktune have confirmed that a follow up album is in the work, Preschtale Variations, featuring 16 performances and covers based on original material. The artists include Jay Tholen, Zackery Wilson, coda, Stemage, Shannon Mason, Fearofdark, SubPixel, PROTO·DOME, Monomer, surasshu, Aivi Tran, El Mobo, Yoann Turpin, Maxo, Shnabubula, Gabe Terracciano, and C-jeff, who is completing the album and handling the project direction. Over on...New Music Details for Soul SacrificeOn March 7, Sony Computer Entertainment will release Keiji Inafune's action-adventure epic Soul Sacrifice for the PlayStation Vita. The score will feature orchestral music from both Yasunori Mitsuda (Xenosaga, Soma Bringer) and Wataru Hokoyama (Afrika, Resident Evil 5), recently recorded by the Skywalker Symphony Orchestra. A brief behind-the-scenes look at the recording sessions is available here. Team Entertainment have confirmed they are releasing the game's soundtrack on March 13. ... Pre-Order Tim Wright's Psygnosis Tribute Album NowTim Wright (aka CoLD SToRAGE) has released information and samples related to his Psygnosis tribute album Strix Memorial. Announced in 2010, the album feature remixes of tracks from Wright's Amiga scores from the 1990s, as decided by a public poll. The featured tracks will include Shadow of the Beast II & III, Awesome, Magician's Castle, Sensible Soccer, and Lemmings. Wright has uploaded a preview on SoundCloud featuring pre-production demos of his reworks dedicated to Aquaventura and Agony. A limited edition USB stick featuring the album in WAV format can be pre-ordered C418 releases Minecraft documentary scoreGame composer C418 has released the soundtrack for the feature-length documentary Minecraft: The Story of Mojang. The film chronicles how Minecraft turned from hobbyist project to worldwide phenomenon, as well the formation of Mojang, the studio built upon Minecraft's success. Called one, the soundtrack is the longest album C418 has created to date and has been released in two versions: a 31-track album via Bandcamp and a 35-track physical edition available via Fangamer, holding four exclusive remixes and clocking... Light-Hearted Score for Jake Kaufman's Adventure Time ReleasedGame publisher D3 publisher has released the soundtrack for 2D action-adventure game Adventure Time: Hey Ice King! Why'd You Steal Our Garbage?!! for streaming via Soundcloud. The music was written by prominent indie game composer Jake Kaufman, co-composer of 2012 AGMA winner for Best Score — Retro / Remixed Retro City Rampage. According to Kaufman's twitter account, the 35-track Soundcloud release also includes pieces that were cut from the game or reduced in length. ... Bear McCreary Scores Angry Video Game Nerd: The MovieBear McCreary (Battlestar Galactica, The Walking Dead) has been confirmed as the composer of upcoming indie movie Angry Video Game Nerd: The Movie. The film will be based on Angry Video Game Nerd creator James Rolfe's web series of eviscerating, humorous video game reviews. According to McCreary, who already scored the 2010 Christmas Special episode of Angry Video Game Nerd, the film is the perfect opportunity to combine his love of old-school games and orchestral storytelling. McCreary's game score credentials, which include larg... Rafael Dyll Releases Ninja Sprint EPGame composer Rafael Dyll, best known for Rainbow Moon Melodies and his work on the Söldner-X franchise, has released his score for indie platformer Ninja Sprint via his Bandcamp page. Described by Dyll as his "new, but rather different and fun" album, Ninja Sprint features "swirling arps, 8-Bit sounds, not-quite-so-serious eastern melodies and a thumping drum and bass fundament" across its six tracks and is available from 1 Euro. ... Free release for Kyle Gabler's Little Inferno soundtrackGame music composer Kyle Gabler (World of Goo) has released his score for indie game Little Inferno for free as a digital download. Available in flac and mp3 format, Little Inferno's soundtrack comprises 22 tracks. Citing John Williams, Danny Elfman and Vangelis as inspirations for Little Inferno, Gabler's goal was "to write music that sounded like it could have been written in that time of VHS tapes and Stan Winston special effects, with clear, hummable melodies for each character and theme." ... Kenji Ito to Hold Mana and SaGa ConcertKenji Ito's music from the Mana and SaGa franchises will be celebrated on February 23 with a special concert at Nihonbashi Hall, Tokyo. Entitled One Night Re:Birth, the event will feature performances based on the Seiken Densetsu Arrange Album -Re:Birth- and Romancing SaGa Battle Arrange -Re:Birth II-. The performers include Kenji Ito on piano, Reiko Tsuchiya on violin, Masaru Teramae and Noriyuki Kamikura on guitars, Atsushi Enomoto on bass, and Yuu Yamauchi on drums. The event is being organised by Harmonics International with support from Square Enix and Ito's music studio Gentle Echo....Guests and Program Details for MAGFest XIBetween January 3 to 6, MAGFest X will celebrate gaming and music with a four day festival in Washington D.C. Once again, the festival will combine game rooms with musical performances, guest speakers, and a party-like atmosphere. This year's event will feature numerous musical performers, including legendary game musician Yuzo Koshiro (Streets of Rage, Ys), popular bands (e.g. The Megas, Armcannon, The OneUps), chiptune legends (Jake Kaufman, Inverse Phase, Danimal Cannon), and DJs (e.g. Benjamin Briggs, bLiNd, Dj Cutman). OtherNew Music Details for Soul SacrificeOn March 7, Sony Computer Entertainment will release Keiji Inafune's action-adventure epic Soul Sacrifice for the PlayStation Vita. The score will feature orchestral music from both Yasunori Mitsuda (Xenosaga, Soma Bringer) and Wataru Hokoyama (Afrika, Resident Evil 5), recently recorded by the Skywalker Symphony Orchestra. A brief behind-the-scenes look at the recording sessions is available here. Team Entertainment have confirmed they are releasing the game's soundtrack on March 13. ...Lightning Returns Trailer Single ReleasedSquare Enix released the first trailer for Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII yesterday. The track created for the trailer, "Crimson Blitz", has been released as a separate download on iTunes.Composed by Masashi Hamauzu and arranged by Ryo Yamazaki, the track features vocalist Mina, violinist Hijiri Kuwano, and guitarist Yuya Ebisawa. It combines new composition with a reprise of a Final Fantasy XIII classic.... FreQuency to Release Second AlbumFreQuency have revealed they are releasing their second full album early next year. Entitled Sunrise, the 16 track album will include original compositions and the Armored Core V cinematic trailer music "Vanishing". Led by Kota Hoshino, FreQuency is the in-house band of From Software; they debuted last year with the arranged album Armored Core Reprises. Sunrise will be released by From Sound Records on February 22, 2013. ... Music Team Returns for Lightning ReturnsRecently-released posters for Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII confirm that the music team from Final Fantasy XIII-2 has returned. Masashi Hamauzu, Naoshi Mizuta, and Mitsuto Suzuki will all create music for the soundtrack, having received widespread praise for their work on the last game. Lightning Returns is set to release sometime in 2013, with a soundtrack release likely to coincide. ...Key Releases Albums by MintJam and TAMOn December 29, the Key Sounds Label will release two new albums at the Comiket 83 music festival. One is a rock arranged album dedicated to their latest visual novels, Rewrite & Rewrite Harvest festa! Arrange Album -dye mixture-, arranged and performed by MintJam. The other is a classically-styled album dedicated to Key favourites, KeyClassic, from violinist TAM. MintJam and TAM are both doujin-turned-pro acts; while they have both released unofficial arranged albums dedicated to Key, they have since worked closely with the company on an official basis on several theme songs. ... Annual Game Music Awards 2012 :: Nominations AnnouncedWe are proud to present the nominees of the Annual Game Music Awards 2012. These panel-voted officially recognised awards provide a thorough and wide-reaching recognition of achievement in game music over the last year. A panel have determined the nominations of these awards. All panelists are experienced journalists and reviewers with an expert knowledge of the game music industry. The panelists have selected their choices by carefully considering the artistic, entertainment, and functional value of the game music created this year. All game music first released between December 1, 2011 and November 30, 2012 was eligible for consideration. Prod...Music Details for Nintendo's Wii U Launch GamesNintendo were responsible for developing two of the Wii U's launch games, the mini-game compilation Nintendo Land and the 2D sequel New Super Mario Bros. U. The scores for both titles combined nostalgic arrangements with bold new compositions. The music for Nintendo Land was handled by veteran sound director Hajime Wakai (Skyward Sword) and relative newcomer Ryo Nagamatsu (Mario Kart Wii). Shiho Fujii (New Super Mario Bros. Wii) and Mahito Yokota (Super Mario Galaxy) reprised their composition roles for New Super Mario Bros. U, with Koji Kondo serving as supervisor... Third Soundtrack Released for Katamari VitaNamco Sounds has released the third volume of their soundtrack release for the PlayStation Vita's Touch My Katamari. The release features three tracks from the game, composed by Taku Inoue and Yuu Miyake. As with the second volume, these supplementary tracks are only available digitally and can be purchased through iTunes for 3 USD. ... Ubiktune Announces Preschtale VariationsWe recently announced that progressive chiptune album Preschtale from Russian artist Dmitry Zhemkov (aka C-jeff) won the 2012 AGMA for 'Best Album - Chiptune'. Ubiktune have confirmed that a follow up album is in the work, Preschtale Variations, featuring 16 performances and covers based on original material. The artists include Jay Tholen, Zackery Wilson, coda, Stemage, Shannon Mason, Fearofdark, SubPixel, PROTO·DOME, Monomer, surasshu, Aivi Tran, El Mobo, Yoann Turpin, Maxo, Shnabubula, Gabe Terracciano, and C-jeff, who is completing the album and handling the project direction. Over on...Chiptune Funk Album Blueshift ReleasedUK jazz / chiptune artist PROTODOME has released his latest album through Ubiktune in time for Christmas. Entitled Blueshift, it features 13 tracks combining big band, 80’s synth funk, and saccharine chip-pop. It also includes a special bonus song and features guest vocal performances by Alissa and Marianne Thompsons. The album concludes the BLUE trilogy, following Bluenoise andBear McCreary Scores Angry Video Game Nerd: The MovieBear McCreary (Battlestar Galactica, The Walking Dead) has been confirmed as the composer of upcoming indie movie Angry Video Game Nerd: The Movie. The film will be based on Angry Video Game Nerd creator James Rolfe's web series of eviscerating, humorous video game reviews. According to McCreary, who already scored the 2010 Christmas Special episode of Angry Video Game Nerd, the film is the perfect opportunity to combine his love of old-school games and orchestral storytelling. McCreary's game score credentials, which include larg...OverClocked ReMix Releases Donkey Kong Country 3 AlbumGame music remixing community OverClocked ReMix has released Donkey Kong Country 3: Double the Trouble!, a five-disc album containing remixes of music from the classic SNES game. Spanning 77 songs and clocking in at nearly 5 and a half hours, Donkey Kong Country 3: Double the Trouble! is OverClocked ReMix's longest album to date and features collaborations with one of the game's original composers, David Wise. Like all other OverClocked ReMix albums, Donkey Kong Country 3: Double the Trouble! is available for free via download. ... Latest Reviews |
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