Qute Corporation, developer of Eschatos, are preparing to release a new retro shoot-'em-up later this year: Ginga Force. This time, the game's soundtrack will be composed by an ensemble team of shooter veterans. Several SuperSweep members will contribute to the title, including Yousuke Yasui, Shinji Hosoe, and Ayako Saso, as will Yasuhisa Watanabe and Hiroto Saitoh. Readers can get a taste of the game and its music by checking the trailer here. Details have yet to be announced regarding a soundtrack release.
On October 31, Zuntata Records will release a special album <a href="/redirect.php?link=http://zuntata.jp/lineup/zttl0068.html" target="_blank">COZMO</a> to commemorate 25 years of the Taito sound team. The regular edition will two discs, namely:
Disc 1: Future Disc - Features brand new original tracks from the 12 musicians
Disc 2: Legend Disc - Features selected tracks from Taito games composed by the 12 musicians
The limited edition will feature two additional discs:
Disc 3: Lab&39;-normal Limited 2 - Features rare tracks from modern and new games by Taito
Disc 4: Zuntata Night Special - Features a recording of a discussion between ex-Zuntata members on the Zuntata Night Ustream web show
The following twelve individuals will contribute both new compositions and game reprises to the release:
Tamayo Kawamoto (aka BETTA FLASH) - RayForce, RayCrisis
Hirokazu Koshio (aka COSIO) - Space Invaders Extreme 2, Groove Coaster
Shizuo Aizawa (aka Splatter.A) - Darius Twin, WGP
Shuichiro Nakazawa (aka SHU) - Cleopatra Fortune, Jet de Go! Pocket
Norihiro Furukawa (aka Raiden Nakayama) - Grid Seeker, Lost Magic
Yasuhisa Watanabe (aka Yack.) - Elevator Action Returns, Bust-A-Move Plus!
Koji Sakurai - Energy Airforce Aim Strike!, Space Invaders Extreme 2
Hideki Takahagi (aka Dr.Haggy) - Psychic Force 2012, EXIT
Yukiharu Urita (aka URI) - Battle Gear, Battle Gear 3
Yasuko Yamada (aka Yasko) - Bubble Symphony
Shohei Tsuchiya - Gaia Attack, Dariusburst Second Prologue
Hisayoshi Ogura (aka OGR) - Rastan Saga, Darius II
