Gaming Music

5 Rift of the NecroDancer Tracks You’ll Have On Repeat

18Mar

By Rowen CameronNo Comments

5 Rift of the NecroDancer Tracks You’ll Have On Repeat

It’s been just over a month since Cadence and friends were sucked into the modern world in a blaze of musical glory and I'm still not quite over it. Rift of the NecroDancer brought the best of Crypt of the NecroDancer and a Guitar Hero-like mechanic today and mixed it all up with a first-class roster of composers, because—in the words of Raul Julia’s M. Bison—of course! Danny Baranowsky assembled the best of best of musical talent, both Crypt mainstays and newcomers, and got them to work their magic on the soundtrack. And let’s just say, you’ll be hard-pressed to get it out of your head! A soundtrack like this makes choosing highlights a mammoth task, but if you’re playing this game, a challenge is par for the course. So, here are five of my favourite tracks I’ve been listening to on re...

Scarlet Moon Releases Scarlet Moon Christmas Volume IX

4Dec

By CharlotteNo Comments

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Scarlet Moon Releases Scarlet Moon Christmas Volume IX

Scarlet Moon has released their annual game music holiday compilation. Scarlet Moon Christmas Volume IX is a compilation of music from game composers around the world to get gamers into the festive spirit! Festive Gaming Music Unlocked This year's release features Scarlet Moon's Nami Nakagawa (NieR, Demon Slayer) doing an warm holiday vocal theme titled 'Dear Santa' and Osamu Kubota (Granado Espada, Beatmania) orchestrating a classic hymn. Alongside contributions from Scarlet Moon friends Jamphibious, Midas Klare, Frank van 't Ende, and Rogov. A special guest contribution comes in the form of a holiday remix of Kraftwerk's 'Neon Lights' courtesy of mojera, a duo comprised of composer Mitsuto Suzuki (FINAL FANTASY series) and vocalist non. 'It's always fun to see how our annual holi...

27Nov

By CharlotteNo Comments

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ATARI Recharged Vinyl Preorders Open

Following the success of the ATARI 50 vinyl released at the beginning of 2024, Microids Records and ATARI have announced their new collaboration. The limited-edition ATARI Recharged vinyl, is set to be released in January and is available for pre-order! Sounds of Your Youth The Recharged collection is a series of video games that modernize some of Atari’s most popular arcade games. Adding power-ups, vibrant graphics, challenges, two-player couch co-op and all-new original soundtracks. The award-winning composer Megan McDuffee crafted magical soundtracks for all ten Recharged games. These include Asteroids, Berzerk, Black Widow, Breakout, Cavern of Mars, Centipede, Gravitar, Missile Command, Quantum and Yars. Megan’s 80’s-inspired electro pop music, which integrates both modern and re...

Stardew Valley: Symphony of Seasons Concert Tour Announced

24Nov

By CharlotteNo Comments

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Stardew Valley: Symphony of Seasons Concert Tour Announced

Stardew Valley is returning to concert halls around the world on its second international concert tour. SOHO Live and Stardew Valley creator and composer ConcernedApe, have announced Stardew Valley: Symphony of Seasons. A new musical journey that will take you from your first day in Pelican Town to your arrival at the Summit "Say, what kind of music do you like?" After the overwhelming response to the first concert tour, Stardew Valley: Festival of Seasons, the music of Stardew Valley returns to concert halls worldwide in 2025/26 with Symphony of Seasons. The brand new concert featuring a 35-piece orchestra, will see all new arrangements of music from the game performed. Accompanied by a screen above the stage featuring gameplay from the game itself, fans can also expect to see origi...

8Nov

By CharlotteNo Comments

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The Sound of Gaming

BBC Radio 3 and the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra are bringing the magic of video game music from the concert hall straight into the world of gaming with The Sound of Gaming – a virtual, live concert for fans across the UK. The concert will be performed by the BBC Philharmonic on Saturday 23 November at 4pm. This innovative concert was developed exclusively for BBC Radio 3’s Sound of Gaming as part of a pilot project in partnership with BBC Research & Development working in the MAX–R project with Improbable. The experience employs cutting-edge technology to let users explore, interact, and enjoy a live orchestral performance of music from the nation’s best-loved game soundtracks virtually from their own home. Turn The Volume Up The Sound of Gaming will be conducted by award-winning vide...

22Sep

By CharlotteNo Comments

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DIG FM, A Groundbreaking Radio Station

What do you get if you add Wired Productions with Just Add Water and multiply it by Black Razor Records? DIG FM. What's that I hear you ask. Just as I did when I read the press release. Put simply DIG FM is a radio station to accompany Wired Productions and Just Add Water's upcoming VR simulation game DIG VR. Can you dig it, oh yeahhh Now that I've shoehorned a 90s pop classic into this news piece we can get on to why you're really here reading this. DIG FM’s playlist is filled with high-energy tracks and motivating anthems that embody hard work, perseverance, and the power of teamwork. With over 45 original soundtracks and 6 independent stations you'll always be able to find music to make that shift go faster. Consisting of originally created music with talented and well revered arti...