I adore the music to PopCap’s Plants vs. Zombies. I bought the soundtrack from composer Laura Shigihara, and I still listen to it pretty regularly. More »
I really like the Ace Attorney games — I like the characters, the situations, and I like the games’ uncommon good humour. I like solving crimes, I like the silly judge, and I like seeking justice. I like how Maya likes hamburgers. More »
Koji Kondo created an earworm of epic proportions when he wrote the theme music for Super Mario Brothers more than 20 years ago. The tune’s become one of the most recognisable pop culture jingles of the last 40 years, to the point where tropical birds feel the need to sing it out loud. The feathered soloist could use a little practice but this rendition should still conjure up images of mystery blocks and warp pipes in listeners’ heads. More »
Over the next month EA Recordings will roll out soundtracks for three of the publisher’s big upcoming releases, releasing music for Mass Effect 2, Battlefield: Bad Company 2 and Dante’s Inferno via digital download. More »
The music of Pac-Man, SoulCalibur and Xevious are now waiting to be nestled gently within your iPod, courtesy of Namco Bandai’s newly-launched iTunes music label, Namco Sounds. More »
In a huge and ongoing multi-part interview on Aussie blogger Ben Abraham’s Super Legacy Reading Club, Bungie’s Marty O’Donnell has been giving some fascinating insights into the art of audio design. “What I didn’t like was people, especially game players, have gotten into a habit that they should have control over all these things and basically I’m saying, you know what, no – you shouldn’t,” says O’Donnell, when asked why players can’t tweak Halo’s audio mix.
Downloadable music has made music-specific games, like Rock Band, essentially self-renewing, as new tracks to play are popping up all the time. But when MTV Multiplayer’s Stephen Totilo talked to EA music guru Steve Schnur (we talked to him, too), he asked him when we’ll see the ability to change up the soundtracks of other games with DLC.
“You’re going to see it in 2009,” he said. He said that by “Madden ’10″ gamers can expect some of the “broader-based” EA games (not just any music titles) to be able to “continually recommend” new music that can be downloaded to enhance a soundtrack.
That makes connected video gaming sound kind of like iTunes, huh? But I’ll ask you guys the same question Totilo asks: would you pay for that? What’s it worth to you? EA: Next Year’s Non-Music Games Will Feature DLC-Enabled Soundtracks [MTV Multiplayer]
Sierra and Yahoo! are teaming up to present the debut of the original soundtrack for their upcoming The Bourne Conspiracy game tomorrow at Winter Music Conference 2008 in Miami, Florida. World-renowned trance DJ and producer Paul Oakenfold will be performing the soundtrack live in concert at Miami’s Mansion club, along with members of the Florida Classical Symphony and a special appearance by hip hop artist Cee-Lo.
“It was a rewarding experience to score The Bourne Conspiracy video game — I have always been a fan of the series and the pace of the game is an ideal match for my musical tempo and style,” said Paul Oakenfold. “I look forward to premiering the soundtrack during “The Bourne Sessions” at WMC.”
Yahoo! will be airing the event live tomorrow night at both Yahoo! Live and Sierra’s own http://www.bournesessions.com/. As a big fan of Oakenfold’s work, I will feel really bad on Wednesday when I realised I completely forgot about this. More »
