One of the best, if not the best,
videogame soundtrack of 2010 is actually going vinyl.
I had literally just finished writing about how Machinarium had one of the best
videogame soundtracks of 2009, when POOF!
Not exact matches
Sparks & Shadows will release two
soundtracks of McCreary's music for the groundbreaking multimedia science fiction epic Defiance, the first attempt to launch a new franchise in both the television and
videogame mediums.
This was all fine and good if you lived in those territories, but left North American
videogame music aficionados to suffer hefty import taxes and eBay bidding wars in order to acquire Square's precious catalog
of original music
soundtracks.
Sporting colourful graphics, upto 3 simultaneous players via Multitap, an engaging storyline and one
of the most critically acclaimed
videogame soundtracks composed by Hiroki Kikuta, the game has made it into several Top 100 game lists, and continues to hold a replay value that has fans constantly hoping for a new title in the series to live up to the grandieur
of Secret
of Mana.
Matsuura will reflect on one
of his recent commissions, including an innovative
soundtrack for the National
Videogame Arcade, in which he has created a unique audio signature for the building.
Like many
videogames, Tiberian Twilight will come with some benefits for those who pre-order which includes access to one
of the beta programs, the official
soundtrack and an exclusive mission.
(«Then were created the gods in the midst
of heaven», ABZU); winner — Game Audio Network Guild Awards, «Best Audio for an Indie Game» (The Banner Saga 2); nominated — International Film Music Critics Association, «Best Original Score for a Video Game» (ABZU); winner — International Film Music Critics Association, «Best Original Score for a Video Game» (The Banner Saga 2); nominated — BSO GoldSpirit Awards, «Best Score for a Video Game» (ABZU); nominated — Movie Music UK 2016, «Best Video Game Score» (ABZU); nominated — MundoBSO.com, «Best
Videogame Soundtrack» (ABZU); nominated — Hollywood Music in Media Awards, «Best Score —
Videogame» (Deformers); nominated
-- Grammy Awards, «Best Score
Soundtrack Album» (Journey); nominated — Academy
of Interactive Arts & Sciences, DICE Award «Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition» (Journey) winner — British Academy Awards, «Games / Original Music» (Journey); winner — British Academy Awards, «Games / Outstanding Achievement in Audio» (Journey); winner — Game Audio Network Guild Awards, «Music
of the Year» (Journey); winner — Game Audio Network Guild Awards, «Audio
of the Year» (Journey); nominated — Game Audio Network Guild Awards, «Best Interactive Score» (Journey); winner — Game Audio Network Guild Awards, «Best Original Instrumental» («Apotheosis», Journey); winner — Game Audio Network Guild Awards, «Best Original Vocal (Pop)» («I Was Born For This», Journey); winner — Game Audio Network Guild Awards, «Best
Soundtrack album» (Journey); winner — Game Developer Choice Awards, «Audio
of the Year» (Journey); winner — International Music and Sound Awards, «Best Original Composition — Gaming» (Journey); winner — Music and Sound Awards UK, «Best Original Composition — Gaming» (Journey); winner — Original Sound Version, «Composer
of the Year [2012]» (Journey); winner — Original Sound Version, «Best In - Game
Soundtrack [2012]» (Journey); winner — International Film Music Critics Association, «Best Original Score for a Video Game» (Journey); winner — New York
Videogame Critics Circle Awards, «Tin Pan Alley Award for Best Music» (Journey); winner — Hollywood Music in Media Awards, «Best Song —
Videogame» (BeatBuddy: Stingin» Swing); nominated
(«The Knights» Theme», The Order 1886 [shared w / Jason Graves]-RRB-; nominated — Hollywood Music in Media Awards, «Best Score —
Videogame» (ABZU); nominated — Movie Music UK 2015, «Best Video Game Score» (Assassin's Creed: Syndicate); winner — Movie Music UK 2015, «Best Original Song» («Underground,» Assassin's Creed: Syndicate [shared w / Tripod]-RRB-; winner — International Film Music Critics Association, «Best Original Score for a Video Game» (Assassin's Creed: Syndicate); winner — Annual Game Music Awards, «Best Score, Cinematic / orchestral» (Assassin's Creed: Syndicate); nominated — Annual Game Music Awards, «Artist
of the Year: Western Composer» (Assassin's Creed: Syndicate, Sunset); nominated — MundoBSO.com, «Best
Videogame Soundtrack» (Assassin's Creed: Syndicate); winner — IGN.com, Best
of 2015, «Best Original Music» (Assassin's Creed: Syndicate); nominated
-- British Academy Awards, «Games / Original Music» (The Banner Saga); nominated — British Academy Awards, «Games / Outstanding Achievement in Audio» (The Banner Saga); nominated — ASCAP, Composers» Choice Awards, «Video Game Score
of the Year» (The Banner Saga); winner — Canadian
Videogame Awards, «Best Audio» (Assassin's Creed: Syndicate); winner — GameTrailers.com, «Best
Soundtrack 2015» (Assassin's Creed: Syndicate); winner — GameMusic.pl, «Best
Soundtrack 2015» (Assassin's Creed: Syndicate); nominated — Hollywood Music in Media Awards, «Best Score —
Videogame» (Assassin's Creed: Syndicate); winner — Hollywood Music in Media Awards, «Best Song —
Videogame»
Sonic Adventure's
soundtrack doesn't deserve to go down in the annals
of videogame music history in quite the same way as Nobuo Uematsu «s sterling Final Fantasy series compositions, for example, but it gets far worse a rap than it deserves.
I was a relatively late bloomer as regards music, not buying my first album until age 17, but I'm quite sure that my tastes have been informed by a myriad
of videogame soundtracks.
Joining us for a discussion
of this auditory history are two members
of Noisycroak, the
videogame music studio responsible for original compositions and rock arrangements found on Konami's Castlevania Judgment
soundtrack.
IGN termed the Chrono Trigger
soundtrack «one
of the best
videogame soundtracks ever produced» and said that the music was a large part
of the game's ability to «capture the emotions
of the player».