Soundtracks of Bethesda Hit iTunes (Skyrim, Fallout, Dishonored) James Schumacher, January 31, 2013October 14, 2013 The Soundtracks of some of Bethesda’s biggest game franchises as well as a few big offerings from some of the games they publish are now available on iTunes for your listening and downloading enjoyment. Dishonored Original Game Soundtrack – $9.99. The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind Original Game Soundtrack – $9.99…. Continue Reading
Slender’s Woods Soundtrack Review James Schumacher, January 27, 2013 Slender’s Woods is a new take on the “Slender” mythos. From what I have gathered Slender is sort of a new cult, horror figure, dreamed up on a forum and first given his big break in the game of the same name. There have been variations on this game, but… Continue Reading
The Evolving Medium of Game Music James Schumacher, January 14, 2013January 20, 2013 If you’re a regular reader or friend, you’ll know that game and film music are areas that I pay close attention to and collect. Game Music has long been an under-appreciated and sometimes looked down-upon form of media. As game music has evolved to become more and cinematic or exploratory… Continue Reading
A Look at how Health Created the Max Payne 3 Soundtrack James Schumacher, January 11, 2013October 14, 2013 http://kotaku.com/5974927/how-health-made-that-amazing-max-payne-3-soundtrack “The band HEALTH’s killer Max Payne 3 soundtrack was easily one of the best of last year, and a chunk of the reason Max Payne 3 was among my personal top games of 2012. This video from The Creators Pro…” Continued at Kotaku via above link Max Payne 3… Continue Reading
GI Interview with Game Music Composer Jack Wall James Schumacher, October 22, 2012October 22, 2012 Game Music Spotlight: Black Ops II/Mass Effect Composer Jack Wall from Public RSS-Feed of James Schumacher. Created with the PIXELMECHANICS ‘Google+ to RSS-Webtool’ at http://gplusrss.com Continue Reading
Greatest Video Game Music 2 Revealed James Schumacher, September 14, 2012September 15, 2012 Greatest Video Game Music 2 Revealed The Greatest Video Game Music 2 Tracklisting Revealed – IGN The first “Greatest Video Game Music” performed by the London Symphony Orchestra was pretty good. I wasn’t completely excited with their choices of what to play, but I’m always happy when game music gets… Continue Reading
NBA 2K13 Soundtrack Review & Track List James Schumacher, September 4, 2012September 5, 2012 The Big News! Have you heard? The new NBA 2K13 Soundtrack was executive produced by Jay-Z! Wait, what does that mean? Essentially it means that Jay-Z picked some songs and approved other songs chosen by other people for the video game soundtrack. Typically in the music industry the term Executive… Continue Reading
Borderlands 2 Soundtrack – Track List James Schumacher, August 23, 2012October 14, 2013 Borderlands 2 Borderlands 2 is the highly anticipated sequel to Borderlands the late 2009 shooter with a sort of sci-fi western post-apocalyptic flavor focused on its seemingly never end random combinations of weapon types, a formula the have promised has been continued and refined for this sequel. The game is… Continue Reading
Action Sleeping Dogs Soundtrack – Music List James Schumacher, August 15, 2012October 6, 2016 All links (iTunes) updated 10/2013 Sleeping Dogs is all about creating a believable game world for the protagonist to operate within. Originally True Crime Hong Kong, Sleeping Dogs does a wonderful job of nailing the Hong Kong vibe. If you’re a connoisseur or even casual viewer of Hong Kong action… Pages: 1 2 Continue Reading
The Music of Secret of Mana James Schumacher, August 3, 2012August 3, 2012 The Music of Secret of Mana Appreciating The Music Of Secret Of Mana Secret of Mana Music I am not an authority on the Secret of Mana aka Seiken Densetsu RPG series. When the game came out I was splitting time with other famous SNES RPGs as well as enjoying… Continue Reading
Hirokazu Tanaka The Nintendo Mixtape James Schumacher, July 19, 2012July 19, 2012 Hirokazu Tanaka The Nintendo Mixtape #crosspost From Tetris to Metroid: The ‘Hip’ Tanaka Mixtape Hirokazu Tanaka – Composer Tetris, Metroid, Mother, Earthbound, Super Mario Land, Kid Icarus and Dr. Mario. What do these all have in common? Besides being classic NES games, they all share the same composer, Hirokazu Tanka…. Continue Reading
Paul McCartney composing for Bungie Game James Schumacher, July 7, 2012July 7, 2012 Excerpt : “Back in January, Paul McCartney—yes, the former Beatle—said he was working on music for an unnamed video game. It now appears that video game is being made by Bungie, the original studio behind the Ha…“ Is Paul McCartney Writing Music for Halo’s Original Studio? Check out the full… Continue Reading