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Dark Souls Vinyl Trilogy coming to EUROPE ONLY this fall from Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe

July 31, 2017 | Ryan Paquet | Comments Off on Dark Souls Vinyl Trilogy coming to EUROPE ONLY this fall from Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe Share this

We previously reported on ThinkGeek’s exclusive release of the Dark Souls soundtrack releases on vinyl. However, on July 27, 2017, Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe announced they would be releasing a Europe exclusive Dark Souls Trilogy vinyl set featuring 9 LPs. The image matches exactly an image from a catalogue posted to reddit back in April earlier this year which you can view here.

You can watch the trailer for the set above. Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe describes the set on their YouTube page:

Bring the Age of Fire to your turntable this Fall 2017 with the exclusive DARK SOULS, THE VINYL TRILOGY, a 9-vinyl collector box that includes all the Dark Souls orchestral themes composed by Motoi Sakuraba and Yuka Kitamura! Stay tuned for more info on how to order one of the 2,000 copies available!

Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe

Excited fans of this newly announced set have already asked Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe about the possibility of this set coming to North America and they have apologized saying it’s an exclusive and those outside Europe may have to pursue the set through resellers. I’m happy that they have named composers in the video trailer.

If you haven’t already purchased the ThinkGeek editions, is this a set you’ll be pursuing?
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ThinkGeek Exclusively Offering Dark Souls 1-3 Original Soundtracks on Vinyl

July 26, 2017 | Ryan Paquet | 1 Comment Share this

About three months ago on April 21, 2017, an image of Dark Souls LPs surfaced on reddit, the image was sourced from the back pages of a catalogue. At the time there was no further information about the releases until today. It appears that the three double LPs (representative of the soundtracks to Dark Souls, Dark Souls II and Dark Souls III) will be exclusive to ThinkGeek all priced at $34.99 apiece.

Based on the images available of the sets, it does not appear that the composers of the music for the series Motoi Sakuraba, Nobuyoshi Suzuki, Tsukasa Saitoh and Yuka Kitamura are credited anywhere on the cover art, or the LPs themselves. I hope I’m mistaken.

All of the soundtracks were officially licensed and look pretty sharp. You can order them directly at the ThinkGeek here.

Are these Dark Souls LPs worth dying for?
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Bloodborne’s Nightmare Inducing Soundtrack is Coming Out This Month

April 6, 2015 | Michael Hoffmann | Comments Off on Bloodborne’s Nightmare Inducing Soundtrack is Coming Out This Month Share this

Get ready to listen to the haunting orchestral tones and dissonant choral chants of FromSoftware’s latest game Bloodborne. Fans of the game and its music will soon be able to get their hands on the game’s soundtrack. Previously, the only way to get a copy of the Bloodborne soundtrack was to order the collector’s edition version of the game. The soundtrack will now be receiving a digital and physical release on April 21st through the Sumthing Else website.

The album features just over 70 minutes of music on 21 tracks. The score for Bloodborne was written by several composers, including FromSoftware’s Yuka Kitamura, Tsukasa Saitoh, and Nobuyoshi Suzuki. Guest composers Michael Wandmacher and Ryan Amon also contributed in crafting the score. The soundtrack features a 32 member choir, a 65 piece orchestra, and a number of instrumental and vocal soloists. The album will be sold for $10 and individual tracks will be available for 99 cents. So mark your calendars for April 21st and get ready to add Bloodborne‘s chilling music to your collection.

Sumthing Else – Website