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This Week In Random – Impending Fantasies and Tales Giveaways

May 30, 2015 | Brenna Wilkes | 1 Comment Share this

For This Week in Random, there’s some neat little tidbits to look forward to in the near future!

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This up, the Kickstarter campaign for the game Unraveled: Tale of the Shipbreaker’s Daughter looks like it very well might make it’s goal on it’s second go-around. With 56 hours left in the campaign, the game is less than a grand away from basic funding, and in order to encourage some last-minute backing, a giveaway of a separate OST of the game’s composer Hiroki Kikuta (Secret of Mana) is happening for a handful of lucky backers.

The next 100 Backers to do this will receive a digital copy of this amazing album by our legendary composer himself! Consisting of 13 tracks, the album is divided into two halves: “PULSE” is 21th century classical acoustic music in minimal style. “PICO PULSE” is electronic music in 8bit chiptune style. The result is captivating and strangely beautiful to listen to.

So if you haven’t backers Unraveled yet, you might want to in order to be one of the lucky few to get this album included, and even if not, it’s certainly an excellent album to check out regardless!

Unraveled: Tale of the Shipbreaker’s Daughter

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If you’re a fan of the older Final Fantasy game’s scores, you’ll soon be in luck. Overclocked Remix will soon be launching Rebellion: Inspired by Final Fantasy II. Directed by artist Brandon Strader, the album will feature several artists and regular OCR arrangers remixing songs from the 1988 game Final Fantasy II. You can check out the OCR-hosted trailer for an idea of what to expect.

The album will be dropping on Monday, June 8th on Overclocked Remix. Check out the trailer for a taste of what to expect and mark your calendars if you’re a hardcore FF2 fan itching for some classic tunes reborn!
Doujin, Game Music

Cello Album “Seven Songs for Seventh Saga” Presented by OCRemix Available Now

March 2, 2015 | Brenna Wilkes | Comments Off on Cello Album “Seven Songs for Seventh Saga” Presented by OCRemix Available Now Share this

In the latest of releases under the Overclocked Remix name, Seven Songs for Seventh Saga can now be added to the list. Arranged entire by cellist Sebastian “AeroZ” Freij, the album pays tribute to the 1993 Enix game, The 7th Saga whose music was originally composed by Norihiko Yamanuki.

What makes this arrangement album a bit unique, other than being strictly arranged by cello, is that it includes sheet music and performance videos along with the arranged music tracks, proving to be as instructive as it is immersive.

“Like many VGM fans, I’m very fond of music from RPG’s like Final Fantasy, Breath of Fire, Lufia and the list goes on… but for making a project as this, I wanted to choose something that hasn’t been covered as much,” Freij explained. “As far as I know, 7th Saga is the only game [Norihiko Yamanuki]’s written music for. The question pops up in my head from time to time: Why did he stop? I think many of the tracks have a classical touch and very interesting harmonies.”

– OC Remix Press Release

The six-track album in its entirety, along with the aforementioned accompanying educational materials, are free for download on the album’s webpage. You can check out more OCR projects on their website.

Seven Songs for Seventh Saga – Website

Sebastian Freij – Website | Twitter | Facebook
Game Music, Miscellaneous

Gamer’s Rhapsody Game Music & Art Convention

August 15, 2014 | Brenna Wilkes | Comments Off on Gamer’s Rhapsody Game Music & Art Convention Share this
Who doesn’t want more festivals and conventions based around video game music and media? (rhetorical question, of course) A new event, “Gamer’s Rhapsody“, has been created to show just how large the community surrounding video art and music has become over the past few years.

Gamer’s Rhapsody is a new convention that recognizes all the people who work on video games. This is to celebrate all the animators, storywriters, and composers that work endlessly to bring you the video games that you love. Gamer’s Rhapsody is the only convention in Minnesota that connects gamers and artists, celebrating the art that goes into creating video games.

The event will be held in Minneapolis, MN on November 16th and 17th at the downtown St. Paul Double Tree Hotel, and so far is slated to feature:
- Disasterpeace (composer of Fez, Runner2, and The Floor Is Jelly)
- Emily Reese (host of Minnesota Public Radio’s Top Score program)
- OverClocked ReMix (arrangers and community members from the game music remixing destination)
More guests, performers, professional artists and more are sure to be announced as the event draw closer. The event also features an art room with art contest, jam room and exhibitor’s room. Currently registration is at $43.50 until October 2nd, when it will increase by $5.

Learn more about Gamer’s Rhapsody: http://www.gamersrhapsody.com
Game Music

Legacy – Gameboy 25th Anniversary album released by OCRemix

July 31, 2014 | Brenna Wilkes | Comments Off on Legacy – Gameboy 25th Anniversary album released by OCRemix Share this

It was July 31st, 1989 when the portable device known as the Gameboy was released in North American by Nintendo and introduced the concept of gaming on the fly. Now, 25 years later, a few of the artists over at Overclocked Remix have dedicated an entire 15-track album to commemorate the occasion. Legacy: Game Boy 25th Anniversary is the 49th arrangement album released by OCRemix, headed by artists Brandon Strader and Alexandre “Chernabogue” Mourey and featuring a good assortment of music from a good stock of other various artists arranging from various Gameboy titles.

Castlevania II: Belmont’s Revenge – “Whip This Beat” by Helicopter Knife Fight

“We remixed this music because we love the Game Boy, and video game music. A lot of game developers were inspired by Gunpei Yokoi who was the visionary creator of the Game Boy and ushered in a vast future of handheld gaming. This album is dedicated to him. “

The entire album is available for free download on their website, along with album and CD artwork – Legacy: Game Boy 25th Anniversary
Chip Music, Doujin, Game Music

5 Quick Questions: Hydrocity (halc)

July 7, 2012 | Audun Sorlie | Comments Off on 5 Quick Questions: Hydrocity (halc) Share this 5 Quick Questions: Hydrocity (halc)

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Film, Game Music, Interviews

Who? What? Where?: Jacob Diaz Interview

May 5, 2012 | Audun Sorlie | 2 Comments Share this Who? What? Where?: Jacob Diaz Interview

Today, we talk to Jacob Diaz, the video game remixer who goes by the name Jakesnke17 and DjjD. He has been active on the Overclocked Remix scene for a little while now, creating catchy dance remixes of your favorite video game themes, and participated on some of the many projects the community continues to spew out.

These days, Diaz has been busy working on his very first film soundtrack, shifting his focus from arranging to movie compositions with his score for the upcoming movie, 10. Diaz discusses the differences from arranging to composing, the amount of work that goes into an original score, and his video game music influences put to use in 10.

Click the jump to read our talk with Diaz! (more…)
Game Music, Reviews

OCR’s Unsung Heroes: The ‘Sung’ Refers to the Singing (Review)

January 25, 2012 | Jayson Napolitano | 2 Comments Share this

They had me at “Suikoden.” Unsung Heroes is one of the best album concepts to come out of the OCR community as an arrangement album dedicated entirely to games that have received minimal attention from arrangers over the years. I first caught a glimpse of the album at MAGFest X earlier this month, and when it was released yesterday on OverClocked ReMix, I immediately ran over to check it out.

Titles arranged include the previously-mentioned Suikoden as well as Persona 3, Faxanadu, Legacy of the Wizard, Willow, and Secret of Evermore. Oh, and there’s singing if you couldn’t guess from the title of this post.

Did this ambitious effort pay off? Find out in our review after the jump. (more…)