Video Game Music
The Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses Review
306/15/2013
Yesterday Jarrod spent an evening at the symphony. This wasn't any odd symphony though, it was the Symphony of the Goddesses!
Heck yes! David Wise Returns to the Donkey Kong Country Series!
106/12/2013
It’s a good day to be a fan of Donkey Kong Country, Rare, and video game music. Not only are Retro bringing the series to the next-generation, they’re taking a piece of Rare with them — in the form of David Wise. Infamous for his time at Rare, his current freelance status begged the possibilities [...]
Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon Trailer Easter Egg — Mario Strikers Charged Reference
606/07/2012
There's something about that elevator music that sounds quite familiar, wouldn't you say?
Square Enix Audio, Internet Radio for Fans
204/12/2012
Square Enix just launched a free, browser-based music service called Square Enix Audio. It’s pretty easy for English-speakers to navigate even though the site is intended for a Japanese audience.
There are four tabs to the control interface: Emotion, Title, Arrange, and Special. All are labeled in [...]
Club Nintendo Japan Gets Kid Icarus: Uprising Soundtrack
504/04/2012
Live in Japan? Then you’re about to be treated to an excellent new addition to the Club Nintendo prize roster. Kid Icarus: Uprising has risen to the cream of the crop in the 3DS software library, and not just for its fantastic gameplay. Let’s be honest, the game’s music put the soundtracks of a lot [...]
Skyrim: The Epic Music Video
304/04/2012
by Charles Sharam
in Gaming Companies, Mac, Media, Microsoft, PC Gaming, PS3, Sony, Video Game Music, Videos, Windows PC, Xbox 360
There is video game music, and then there are video game music videos. So, you haven’t got your fix of Skyrim remixes and medleys lately? Then you need to check out this full-blown music video production complete with spell casting and swordplay, sweeping camera work, and at the center of it all, a [...]
Link’s Awakening: Threshold of a Dream is Now a Reality Thanks to OC ReMix!
012/13/2010
It’s been a really active year for OverClocked ReMix thanks to increased awareness of the game music remix community. I skipped on their recent niche releases due to lack of interest, but their latest project sends them off 2010 with a high note: a reinterpretation of the Legend of Zelda: Link’s [...]
YouTube Performer of the Day: Crescendo playing “To Zanarkand” on Handbells!
210/12/2010
Well, well, well…these guys came out of nowhere. Crescendo is apparently an ongoing show featuring international music artists, as the intro so boldly states. I’m just glad that they recognize good video game music! “To Zanarkand”, Final Fantasy X’s main theme, is argubly one of Nobuo Uematsu’s [...]
Want Final Fantasy V Remixed Music? OCR Has Us Covered! (+FFV Thoughts/Rant)
209/10/2010
Leaked from their panel during PAX 2010, OverClocked ReMix revealed their next free-to-download tribute album: Final Fantasy V: The Fabled Warriors. Try saying that three times fast. Not exactly a surprise since their work on Final Fantasy IV awhile back was really solid. On the other hand, this [...]
Mega Man Universe Gameplay Trailer & Music Composer Unveiled!
209/02/2010
Two surprises in one package, eh? Not too bad. As you can see, graphic style and gameplay look similar to Mega Man: Powered Up, only less Chibi. Two things are revealed at the end of the trailer: Ryu as a playable character and the people responsible for the rocking music remixes. Guess what? [...]
Public Service Announcement: Where to find Dwelling of Duels!
108/31/2010
Update September 2nd 2010: an even newer link has been revealed today. While it’s still in beta phase, this new site will be your number one source for everything DoD.
I should’ve written this post ages ago.
I’ve been noticing a surge of DoD searches being directed to some of my old write-ups. [...]
Prediction of the Day: David Wise Making Music for DKC Returns?
007/14/2010
Ever since the announcement of the long-awaited revival of the Donkey Kong Country series, I’ve been curious about its composer. It’s not because my bias towards video game music. Fans of the series will immediately tell you how awesome the soundtracks are. From the catchy DKC self-proclaimed theme [...]
OCR Has Some Serious Monkey Buisness to Do: DKC2 ReMix Album!
003/16/2010
Ladies and gentlemen, I proudly present the latest album from OverClocked ReMix, Donkey Kong Country 2: Serious Monkey Buisness. The DKC series have been a source of great entertainment to fans around the world, its music notwithstanding. What makes this release special is the inclusion of its [...]
YouTube Performer of the Day: SongeLeReveur
303/14/2010
Welcome to our ongoing feature in which we highlight talented musicians who arrange/cover videogame music! That’s quite a mouthful, but isn’t much compared to the handle name of today’s artist: SongeLeReveur. I’m pretty sure it’s French for “I am awesome” since his YouTube profile says he’s from [...]
Dwelling of Duels December 2009 Results: MAGfest Free Month!
001/12/2010
MAGfest Month brings yet another colossal Dwelling of Duels game music competition. Over 40 tracks covering a variety of games and genres.
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