Battletoads and Rare on Vinyl & Print at San Diego Comic-Con
In anticipation for the August 4th release of Rare Replay — the Xbox One compilation of 30 (debatable) Rare classics — Microsoft has dropped a pair of surprising goodies on the San Diego Comic-Con...
View ArticleArrangement of the Week: A Hint of Blue
There are some game music tracks that get much more attention than others from the game music arrangement/remix community. This seems to be particularly true of David Wise’s “Aquatic Ambience” from...
View Articleiam8bit is taking pre-orders for three classic rare game soundtracks on vinyl
On August 4, 2015 iam8bit announced that they were taking pre-orders for three classic Rare video game soundtracks on vinyl: Battletoads, Banjo-Kazooie and Perfect Dark. Originally, the Battletoads...
View ArticleDavid Wise Recalls History with Battletoads & Plays Theme
Battletoads is one of those games that lives in infamy for a few things, such as its ridiculous speed bike challenge and it’s simplistically catchy pause music. That last one you can chalk up to...
View ArticleCommunity Question: What Is Your Favorite Remix of Aquatic Ambiance?
During the past month we’ve asked our readers about the first game soundtrack they ever listened to and about the first game music arrangement that they had heard. This week, I’d like to pose a more...
View ArticleDavid Wise Announced as Composer for Snake Pass
Though neoGAF speculators had already guessed the composer’s name based on some livestreams, Sumo Digital has made it official by announcing David Wise as the man behind the music of their physics...
View Article‘An Evening of Videogame Music’ highlights UK Indie Games
Orchestral game music concerts are popping up in ever-increasing numbers these days and to set themselves apart each one seems to be trying something new. One of the latest performances is ‘An Evening...
View ArticleGameLark Releases “Rarities” Tribute to Rare Composers
The video game music label GameLark has released a brand new album dedicated to the tribute of the music composers of the games released over the years by video game developer Rare. Rarities is an...
View ArticleScores of Scores! iam8bit to Release Several Vinyl OSTs from Rare for Black...
Black Friday will see a slew of soundtracks from games publisher Rare being released to vinyl LP thanks to iam8bit. The original game soundtracks for Conker’s Bad Fur Day, Viva Piñata and David Wise’s...
View ArticleGame Soundtracks For Your Soul: Level 16
Ryan looks back at the music of Captain Skyhawk on the NES, Pilotwings on the SNES, Aero Fighters Assault on the Nintendo 64, and the legendary Eternal Arcadia, also known as Skies of Arcadia which...
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