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Soundtracks to Original Resident Evil and Resident Evil 2 Releasing to Vinyl

February 21, 2019 | Brenna Wilkes | Comments Off on Soundtracks to Original Resident Evil and Resident Evil 2 Releasing to Vinyl Share this

It’s a good time to be a Resident Evil fan, and even moreso now for fans of the soundtracks to the original two games. Laced Records has teamed up with Capcom to release Resident Evil (Original Soundtrack) and Resident Evil 2 (Original Soundtrack) deluxe double-vinyl collections.

Composed by the Capcom Sound Team, Masami Ueda, Makoto Tomozawa and Akira Kaida, Resident Evil’s brooding score became a benchmark for horror games, giving the original genre-defining masterpiece a persistent and unnerving sense of claustrophobia.

Incontrast, the Resident Evil 2 Original Soundtrack conveys fundamental themes of panic and desperation via varying musical styles. Featuring ambient horror, industrial pieces and rousing militaristic anthems you’ll experience classic orchestral compositions alongside ominous piano underscores, taking you back to Racoon City’s iconic Police Station, Sewer and Underground Laboratory.

Each soundtrack has been remastered for the release, with high-quality artwork from the games on the vinyl gatefold sleeves as well as standard edition and limited edition marble colourways.

Each deluxe release will cost about $35.00USD and are available for pre-order now with an as-yet unannounced shipping date. The Resident Evil (Original Soundtrack) and Resident Evil 2 (Original Soundtrack) vinyl is available on the Laced Records website.

Given I wasn’t too impressed with the soundtrack of the recently-released Resident Evil 2 remake and ended up downloading the original soundtrack to play with the game instead, this announcement is a welcome one and I look forward to giving these a listen once they are released.
Game Music

Mega Man 11 Original Soundtrack Available Nov. 14th

November 9, 2018 | Brenna Wilkes | Comments Off on Mega Man 11 Original Soundtrack Available Nov. 14th Share this

The soundtrack to the latest release to the main Mega Man series, Mega Man 11 (aka: Rockman 11) will soon be available online through Japanese retailers. The two disc release features songs from the first game in the main Mega Man series in eight years, composed by Marika Suzuki. The album will have both songs from the game itself as well as several arrangements of boss themes featured exclusively for the CD release.

Mega Man 11 was released last month worldwide to positive reviews. Composer Marika Suzuki created a soundtrack that both forges its own path while also being well within the standards of past Mega Man music.

via NF Magazine Youtube

The Mega Man 11 Original Game Soundtrack is currently available for pre-order on PlayAsia and CDJapan for around $30-32USD and will release November 14th.
Game Music, Gear

Data Discs Teams Up with Capcom to Release OKAMI Limited Edition Vinyl

August 2, 2018 | Brenna Wilkes | Comments Off on Data Discs Teams Up with Capcom to Release OKAMI Limited Edition Vinyl Share this

As I mentioned in the last post, the VGM vinyl craze certainly has not lost any steam in the past year or so. While it continues to chug along and while we can’t cover every single vinyl release of video game soundtracks, there are still some coming out that bare special mention. The release of the soundtrack to beloved Capcom game OKAMI is one such special mention.

While Data Discs have, up until now, only released the soundtracks of SEGA-published video games, they have done a special team-up with Capcom to create a 4xLP boxset, with over two hours of remastered audio, 40-page artbook, double-sided litho print & download code.

Originally released in 2006 and composed by Masami Ueda, Hiroshi Yamaguchi, Rei Kondoh and Akari Groves, the music of OKAMI perfectly embodies the creative beauty of the game and its recurring themes of restoration and resolve. Using traditional Japanese instruments and inspired by distant folklore, the score moves between peacefulness and danger, colour and darkness, echoing the dualities of the natural world and transporting the listener to an ancient Nippon that never existed, yet feels like a half-remembered dream. OKAMI is one of the most contemplative, unique and unequivocally beautiful game scores ever made.

OKAMI is presented as a quadruple LP boxset, comprising over two hours of newly remastered music and packaged in a spot-varnished hardboard slipcase. It is accompanied by a 40-page artbook and double-sided lithographic print, featuring original illustrations from the CAPCOM archives in Japan. A download code for the album in both lossless and lossy formats is also included.

The OKAMI 4xLP boxset is currently available for pre-order with a projected shipping of October of this year. They note that the limited edition frosted Clear vinyl with “Cherry Blossom Pink” and “Amaterasu White” splatter will only be available to pre-order through August 15th and only one can be pre-ordered at a time due to packaging, so collectors should act sooner rather than later.
Game Music, Japanese

Celebrate the 25th Anniversary of Rockman X with Anniversary Collection Soundtrack

July 18, 2018 | Brenna Wilkes | 1 Comment Share this

It’s been 25 years since the Super Famicom/SNES successor to the Blue Bomber, Mega Man X, was released. As such, Sony Music and Nintendo have released a special soundtrack collection to commemorate the musical history of the sequel series.

Celebrating its 25th anniversary, Capcom’s hit action game Rockman X series releases a commemoration album with 27 new tracks made for Rockman X Anniversary Collection Soundtrack and Rockman X Anniversary Collection Soundtrack 2, plus 1 bonus track specially created for this album, all provided by popular composer Yasumasa Kitagawa. Newly illustrated cover artwork by Mizuno Keisuke.

The soundtrack seems to pay homage to the music of the Mega Man/Rockman series music as a whole and features the following track list.

1.THE WORLD OF X
2.ORBIT
3.GALLERY (RELAXED)
4.GIVE IT A SHOT
5.PRESAGE
6.GRAVITY
7.STAGE START
8.X – BOSS 2
9.X2 – BOSS 2
10.X3 – BOSS 2 (EXTENDED)
11.X4 – BOSS
12.X5 – BOSS (EXTENDED)
13.X6 – BOSS
14.GAME OVER
15.WARNING
16.RE;FUTURE
17.GIVE IT A SHOT (EXTENDED)
18.STAGE CLEAR
19.GRAVITY (RESULT)
20.OVERCOME
21.RE;FUTURE FEAT.ERICA
22.TOTAL RESULT
23.GALLERY
24.THE CRISIS CONTINUES
25.END OF FILE
26.BREAK OUT
27.RE;FUTURE FEAT.JANET
28.ORBIT (NOSTALGIC)

The Rockman X Anniversary Collection Soundtrack releases today and is available for around $25 from PlayAsia and CDJapan.
Featured, Game Music, Japanese

Matron Maestras – Junko Tamiya (Spotlight)

May 25, 2018 | Brenna Wilkes | 9 Comments Share this

Capcom has produced and nurtured a variety of female composers over the past few decades. It’s not a huge exaggeration to say that they have been probably one of the most prolific in terms of having so many of their titles featuring women composing the music. The names Manami Matsumae and Yoko Shimomura are well known in the VGM community as legends for their work on the early classic Capcom titles, but there is a score of women who have their names listed as top composer credits in several well-known titles who deserve some spotlight as well for their accomplishments. Junko Tamiya certainly is one of them.

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Game Music, Television

Super Fighting Robot: The Music of the Mega Man Cartoon

October 13, 2017 | Ryan Paquet | Comments Off on Super Fighting Robot: The Music of the Mega Man Cartoon Share this

I have written about the music of video game cartoons in the past covering shows such as the Super Mario Bros. Super Show!, Captain N: The Gamemaster, The Legend of Zelda and many more. Today I’ve looking back at the music from the 1994 Mega Man cartoon.

The show was produced by four studios including Capcom and the music was composed by Tom Keenlyside and John Mitchell. Read on for more details about the show’s music, theme song, and soundtrack album.
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INTERVIEW: Composer Michael A. Levine talks about the Resident Evil Biohazard 7 Theme Song

March 21, 2017 | Ryan Paquet | 1 Comment Share this

Michael A. Levine recently took some time to talk to Original Sound Version about the theme song he composed for Resident Evil Biohazard 7. In the interview he shares details about his musical background, the past projects he’s worked on including one you’ll definitely recognize. He also shares with us some of his favorite covers of his song on Youtube. He even provided us with some more details on the song’s lyrics for those thinking about covering the song in the future, and lets us know what else he’s working on.

Read on for our detailed interview with Michael A. Levine.

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