Jayson Napolitano

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  The World is Square: DJMAX Portable BLACK SQUARE (Review + Unboxing)

  The World is Square: DJMAX Portable BLACK SQUARE (Review + Unboxing) 03.23.12 | Jayson Napolitano | Comment?

  We’ve covered a lot of DJMAX over the years, enjoying its unique blend of Korean-infused electronic and pop music. While we’ve been on top of releases as they’ve come along, we thought with the re-release of DJMAX Portable BLACK SQUARE in Japan this month (it was released in 2008 in Korea), it’d be a good [...]

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  NieR Live Piano Event: Performances and Tidbits (Report)

  NieR Live Piano Event: Performances and Tidbits (Report) 03.22.12 | Jayson Napolitano | 3 Comments

  Square Enix has been hosting a ton of live USTREAM events lately. First there was the SQ Party concerts celebrating the SQ series and NieR, then the Piano Opera Final Fantasy IV/V/VI interview and preview just a week or two ago. Earlier this week, to kick off the release of Piano Collections NieR, Square Enix [...]

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  NieR and Dear to Our Hearts: Piano Collections NieR (Review)

  NieR and Dear to Our Hearts: Piano Collections NieR (Review) 03.19.12 | Jayson Napolitano | 3 Comments

  After hearing Keigo Hoashi’s piano arrangements from the 15 Nightmares & Arrange Tracks album, I think everyone had the desire for a NieR piano collections CD tucked away in the back of their minds. When we were told there was a secret NieR project in the works to be released after NieR Tribute Album -echo-, [...]

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  Akira Yamaoka Talks Sine Mora, Offers Music Samples

  Akira Yamaoka Talks Sine Mora, Offers Music Samples 03.15.12 | Jayson Napolitano | Comment?

  I had a blast putting together a feature with Akira Yamaoka on his score for the upcoming shmup title on Xbox Live Arcade, Sine Mora, that hit Destructoid yesterday. In addition to featuring several clips of music from the game, Yamaoka offers insight into how he went about creating the game’s unique 1970s electronic funk [...]

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  A Bloody Good Time: Trauma Center 2 Soundtrack (Review)

  A Bloody Good Time: Trauma Center 2 Soundtrack (Review) 03.14.12 | Jayson Napolitano | Comment?

  We really dug the original Trauma Center soundtrack that SuperSweep put out last year. It featured a nice blend of jazzy electronic tracks, and the addition of the Wii version tracks was a nice touch. A few months later, SuperSweep released the soundtrack for Trauma Center 2, which takes an all new direction. Responsible for [...]

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  Dan Licht Talks Silent Hill: Downpour (Interview)

  Dan Licht Talks Silent Hill: Downpour (Interview) 03.12.12 | Jayson Napolitano | 1 Comment

  With the release of Silent Hill: Downpour slated for tomorrow, we’ve finally been able to catch some much sought after time with composer Dan Licht. Known best for his work on Showtime’s Dexter and for horror films including Hellraiser and Children of the Corn, Licht has been tapped to score Silent Hill: Downpour (and the [...]

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  PIANO OPERA FINAL FANTASY IV/V/VI Live Stream Interview Wrap-Up

  PIANO OPERA FINAL FANTASY IV/V/VI Live Stream Interview Wrap-Up 03.08.12 | Jayson Napolitano | 5 Comments

  Did you happen to tune in to the PIANO OPERA FINAL FANTASY IV/V/VI USTREAM interview with Nobuo Uematsu and pianist Hiroyuki Nakayama about the album tonight? I wouldn’t be surprised if you didn’t, as I only found out about it today myself, but about 450 fans tuned into the Famitsu-exclusive stream to hear the interview [...]

• Chip Music

  An 8-Bit Attack: 8 Bit Weapon’s Bits With Byte (Review)

  An 8-Bit Attack: 8 Bit Weapon’s Bits With Byte (Review) 03.07.12 | Jayson Napolitano | Comment?

  Los Angeles-based 8 Bit Weapon have been at this for a while. The happily married duo, Seth and Michelle Sternberger, got started in 1999 by remixing their favorite Commodore 64 tunes before moving on to other classic gaming consoles. They’ve built a name for themselves over the years with said remixes, a couple game soundtracks, [...]

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  Ragnarok: The Imperial Princess of Light and Dark (Interview)

  Ragnarok: The Imperial Princess of Light and Dark (Interview) 03.06.12 | Jayson Napolitano | Comment?

  I love Ragnarok Online. While the original PC title will always been one of my favorite games, we’ve checked out the Ragnarok DS spin-off here on OSV, and it looks as though GungHo Online is set on redefining the series with a number of spin-offs that have been slated for iOS (Ragnarok Violet), PSP (Ragnarok: [...]

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  The Bible According to SuperSweep: Last Bible III (Review)

  The Bible According to SuperSweep: Last Bible III (Review) 03.02.12 | Jayson Napolitano | Comment?

  My only familiarity with the Last Bible series is when Patrick got really excited about SuperSweep finally releasing the soundtracks for the first two games in the series. Beyond that, I know it’s an RPG series, I know that Last Bible III was released on the Super Famicom, and I know that composer Hiroyuki Yanada [...]

• Indie Music

  Feel the Reign: Signed Les Friction CD Up For Grabs!

  Feel the Reign: Signed Les Friction CD Up For Grabs! 02.28.12 | Jayson Napolitano | 2 Comments

  Have you listened to Les Friction’s debut album yet? If not, it’s your lucky day because we have a signed copy up for grabs courtesy of the band. The copy is signed by both Helmut Vonlichten and Nihl Finch, and all you have to do to win is hit us up on Twitter and give [...]

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  PIANO OPERA FINAL FANTASY I/II/III: It Finally Exists! (Review)

  PIANO OPERA FINAL FANTASY I/II/III: It Finally Exists! (Review) 02.27.12 | Jayson Napolitano | 7 Comments

  While we were ecstatic to hear that Square Enix had taken us up on the suggestion we made to them over two years ago to release a piano collections CD from the first three games, I think we were all a little confused as to the change in naming convention from ‘piano collections’ to ‘piano [...]

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