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Jesper Kyd’s Five Worlds of Plarium Soundtrack Dropping Soon

May 28, 2015 | Brenna Wilkes | Comments Off on Jesper Kyd’s Five Worlds of Plarium Soundtrack Dropping Soon Share this

If you’re not a patron of social or browser-based gaming, then you might not know what Plarium is, but you have at least one reason to do so now. The free online social gaming hotspot features a slew of MMO strategy games to play from your desktop. Not enough? It will now have a soundtrack arranged by long-time game composer, Jesper Kyd (Assassin’s Creed, Borderlands).

Five Worlds of Plarium is an 11-track compilation album released by Sumthings Else Music Works that feature’s Kyd’s distinct musical signature spread across the five games that comprise Plarium’s lineup, which features genres spanning from fantasy to sci-fi MMO’s. Being a master of creating everything from grand theatrical melodies to subtle, refined rhythm, Kyd’s mark can definitely be heard within the music he’s composed for Plarium.

“It’s a really diverse collection reflecting my interest in combining different music styles but they all share a sense of creative fun and adventure. I hope you will enjoy them as much as I did writing them.”

Jesper Kyd

The album drops on June 2nd for iTunes, Amazon and Sumthing Else for around $6.99 for the complete album and can be pre-ordered. You can also follow the album by checking the hashtag #5WorldofPlarium on Twitter.

Five Worlds of Plarium by Jesper Kyd – Sumthing Else Music Works
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Soundtrack Shamrock Sale at Sumthing Else Music

March 4, 2015 | Brenna Wilkes | Comments Off on Soundtrack Shamrock Sale at Sumthing Else Music Share this
The laddies (and lassies) over at Sumthin Else Music Works seem intent on saving you a bit ‘o the green this March (Okay, that’s as far as I’ll take the St. Patrick’s stuff). Until March 31st, you can get 25% off any video game soundtrack under their label by using the promo code: “sumthinglucky“. This is a pretty sweet deal, as they’ve got a lot of good game soundtrack albums to offer, as we’ve touched upon in past news and reviews. Game OSTs such as:
- The Vanishing of Ethan Carter
- Borderlands 2
- Gears of War 2 & 3
- Halo 2/3/Reach/Combat Evolved
- Tomb Raider (2013)
- Dear Esther
- Devil May Cry Sound Box
- Mega Man (25th Anniversary) Vol. 1-10
There’s a ton more than those listed too including a bunch more vintage OSTs, so be sure to take advantage of the sale and bolster your soundtrack collection.

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Game Music, Indie Music

The Vanishing of Ethan Carter OST Available and Awesome

February 5, 2015 | Brenna Wilkes | Comments Off on The Vanishing of Ethan Carter OST Available and Awesome Share this

If you didn’t notice already, Sumthing Else Music has finally released the full original soundtrack for the haunting indie game The Vanishing of Ethan Carter.

This was a soundtrack that I put on my list of Top OSV’s of 2014 and with good reason. Composed by Polish musician Mikolai Stroinski (The Witcher 3, Dark SoulsTrailer), the music of the game fits the atmosphere and pacing well and creates an eerie and ethereal feel to the subtle horror of the game, earning it Best Audio at the 15th Annual Game Developers Choice Awards as well as several other nominations. Fans of Silent Hill and Gone Home will no doubt easily find something they like about The Vanishing of Ethan Carter‘s soundtrack.

The complete album spans a bit under 50 minutes at $9.99 or $0.99 per each of the 17 tracks. Do yourself a favor and go pick it up if you haven’t already.

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Devil May Cry Sound Box Digital Soundtrack Collection Released

December 17, 2014 | Brenna Wilkes | Comments Off on Devil May Cry Sound Box Digital Soundtrack Collection Released Share this

If you’re a fan of the music from the Devil May Cry series, then you just got an early Christmas present. According to a press release from Top Dollar PR, Sumthing Else Music Works just released the Devil May Cry Sound Box, which features a digital collection of the original soundtracks from the first four Devil May Cry games.

Featuring two disks loaded with over five hours of music total, the combination of heavy rock coupled with gothic melodies is a combined effort from composers Tetsuya Shibata, Masami Ueda, Masato Kohda, Akihiko Narita and several others over the course of the series that follows the half-breed Dante during his demon-slaying journeys. The physical collection was previously only available in Japan. (The collection does not feature music from DmC.)

The Devil May Cry Sound Box can be purchased through Sumthing Else‘s website in two chunks for $5.99 each.

Sound Box Disk 1

Sound Box Disk 2
Chip Music, Game Music, Japanese

Mega Man Soundtrack Volumes 1 – 10 Are Receiving a Western Release

August 6, 2014 | Michael Hoffmann | 1 Comment Share this

Fellow fans of Mega Man music, this will be a good year for us. Thanks to a deal with Sumthing Else Music Works and Capcom, there will be a digital release of the original Mega Man soundtracks in the west. Each volume consists of music from one of the Mega Man games, meaning that there will be individual digital soundtracks available for Mega Man 1-10. In addition to the NES versions of the music, the soundtrack volumes also include tracks from the PlayStation versions of the games.

The first four volumes are currently available, with the remaining six due to come out this year. Two volumes are planned to be released every month up through November of 2014. These volumes are based off of the 25th Anniversary “Rockcan” box set that was previously released in Japan. While it’s a shame that the west won’t have a physical release of the set, it’s nice to see that we will still be able to obtain the official digital soundtracks. The first four Mega Man soundtrack volumes can be purchased on Amazon, iTunes, and the Sumthing Else Music website.
Game Music

Dead Rising 3 DLC Soundtrack Available Now For Free

June 10, 2014 | Brenna Wilkes | 1 Comment Share this

E3 might be going on in LA this week, but Sumthing Else Music Works in New York is dishing out their own goodies in tandem with the big event. Exclusively for Xbox One, the soundtrack for the Dead Rising 3 DLC, aptly going with Capcom’s other extravagant naming conventions as Super Dead Rising 3 Arcade Remix, is now free to download on Sumthing.com.

“The Super Dead Rising 3 Arcade Remix soundtrack explores classic sounds, memorable themes, and frenetic beats, mixing them all together into an arcade soundscape of old and new”, revealed Oleksa Lozowchuk, Dead Rising composer and soundtrack producer. “It’s music made to strike a chord of Capcom nostalgia and put a smile on your face!”

Classic Capcom tunes, both arranged and free? Who doesn’t love that?! You can also grab the entire 99-track Dead Rising 3 Original Soundtrack off of Sumthing’s website for the reduced price of $9.99.
Featured, Game Music, Reviews

Radio Pandora – Borderlands 2 OST (Review)

October 15, 2012 | Brenna Wilkes | Comments Off on Radio Pandora – Borderlands 2 OST (Review) Share this

Like sci-fi? Like westerns? (No, this won’t become a discussion about Cowboys vs. Aliens – lower your torches) If you said yes to any of that, then chances are you played Borderlands. If you didn’t, get off your duff, go buy it, and play through. Go on, I’ll wait.

No I won’t.

Created in 2009, Borderlands was most commonly known as “Futuristic Spaghetti Western meets first-person shooter meets Diablo” for its aforementioned setting, game style and leveling system. Its soundtrack was placed in the responsible hands of Cris Velasco (Clive Barker’s Jericho, Prototype) along with his recently-established partner in melodic mischief Sascha Dikiciyan, along with the established Danish composer Jesper Kyd (Assassin’s Creed, Unreal Tournament 3) and sound designer Raison Varner. This rag-tag team created an atmospheric musical accompaniment to the underground hit that helped shape the soul of the game.

So yeah, guess who’s back for another romp on Pandora? (more…)