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  PAX East 2010: Video Game Orchestra’s Vampire Killer

  March 29, 2010 | Jayson Napolitano | 2 Comments Share this PAX East 2010: Video Game Orchestra’s Vampire Killer

  Well, PAX East 2010 is over. I wish I could have been there, as there were some awesome guests in attendance, including Metroid Metal and Shota’s own Video Game Orchestra. On the topic of the VGO, Shota passed along this YouTube clip of their “Vampire Killer” performance from Castlevania, and it’s not what you’d expect.

  It definitely sounds more like a rock band take on the theme as opposed to an orchestra. My only complaint would be the terrible recording here in this video. Hopefully we can get a better recording from Shota himself when he has time (they’re playing Anime Boston next week, so he’s quite the busy man). I’d like to hear how the rest of the evening’s performances went with this rockin’ rendition of “Vampire Killer” in the mix.

  What do you think of the performance? Would you like to hear more heavy metal music from the VGO?

• Chip Music, Game Music

  PAX East 2010: Anamanaguchi writing soundtrack for Scott Pilgrim Game

  March 27, 2010 | Joshua Kopstein | 1 Comment Share this PAX East 2010: Anamanaguchi writing soundtrack for Scott Pilgrim Game

  

  It seemed to fall into place all too well: Just one day after the release of the official trailer for Edgar Wright’s film adaptation of the popular comic series, Scott Pilgrim, New York chiptune supergroup Anamanaguchi dropped a bombshell on stage last night during their set at PAX East — The group will be writing and performing the soundtrack for the Scott Pilgrim videogame being published by Ubisoft. For those not familiar, Scott Pilgrim is a comic series by independent Canadian comic artist Bryan Lee O’Malley. Debuting in 2006, the comic quickly gained an enormous following and became a cult hit amongst comic fans for its rapid-fire videogame references, off-the-wall story and loveable characters.

  PAX Attendees watched as graphics from the game — which are being done by incomparable Australian sprite animator Paul Robertson, creator of King of Powers 4 Billion % and Pirate Baby’s Cabana Battle Street Fight 2006 — exploded onto the screen following the announcement as the band performed the game’s theme song for the very first time live on stage. If you’re not familiar with the series, please trust me when I say that Anamanaguchi’s exuberant 8bit-style punk rock is the perfect fit for the Scott Pilgrim franchise. Everyone I spoke to afterward had pretty much the same reaction: They could not wait to get their hands on this game, or its soundtrack. This was just one of the many amazing moments I’ve experienced this weekend at PAX East, and we’ll have more to share in the next few days. Stay tuned!

  [image courtesy of Attract Mode; check out their post for more images from the game]

• Game Music, Miscellaneous

  PAX East 2010: OSV Will Be There, And You Should Be Too!

  March 25, 2010 | Joshua Kopstein | 4 Comments Share this PAX East 2010: OSV Will Be There, And You Should Be Too!

  

  Are you going to Boston this weekend for the debut of Penny Arcade’s East Coast Expo? Great! We’ll be there too, carrying bags full of journalism, instant noodles and other terrible junk food that we’ll probably regret eating later. But more importantly, we’ll bouncing around the Hynes Convention Center like overstimulated Yorkshire terriers covering all sort of music-related happenings at PAX East.

  Find a short round-up of some notable events and panels you might want to check out after the jump! (more…)

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