VGM: Very Good Music,
my weekly video game music radio show, airs Friday night at 10PM EST. This
week’s show is the final show of VGM, so don’t miss it. Cohosts are sure to be present in some form or another,
so tune in to find out who’s harassing me this week. Make sure to join #vgm on EnterTheGame to chat with other listeners too.
VGM:
Very Good Music features video game remixes, tracks from game OSTs, and
even original
non-vg tracks from composers and remixers. Whether it’s showcasing new
releases, dusting off the oldies (HA!), or playing popular requests,
you’re sure to get tracks from a variety of websites, games, remixers,
and genres. Come hang out with me this
and every Friday night with VGM: Very Good Music!
Monthly Archives: February 2009
Dwelling of Duels at VGMix – February – Free Month
Dwelling of Duels, hosted by VGMix is a community wide compo where the main instrument must be played live. This attracts a variety of talent and often produces amazing results. Every month, a theme is chosen which must be followed. Participants have one month to complete their tracks, songs are voted for on the last day of every month.
February
will be a free month. Songs are due on Tuesday, February 24th at 9:30
PM Eastern US time. Visit irc.vgmix.com #dod for the listening party
on Wednesday, February 25th at 9:30 PM Eastern.
will be a free month. Songs are due on Tuesday, February 24th at 9:30
PM Eastern US time. Visit irc.vgmix.com #dod for the listening party
on Wednesday, February 25th at 9:30 PM Eastern.
January Results
DrumUltimA, Nickthoven: Sonic – Sonic Suck
Hat: Final Fantasy Tactics – A Gift From God!
Hydrasphere: Megaman X3, Castlevania, Monkey Island, Space Quest 6, Chrono Trigger, Tetris , Final Fantasy – The Radio Sattelite from Hell
Fourth Place – Norrin Radd: Rollergames – Rollergames Vocal Arrangement
Congratulations to the winners, and everyone who participated. We’ll be watching for next months entries!
X360: The Perfect Match – Soundtrack by AnotherSoundscape
The Perfect Match – 400MSPoints – with original soundtrack by Another Soundscape!
Soundtrack avaliable for FREE!
Yup, I scored another game soundtrack and I’m quite proud of this one!
The second Community Game I scored (the first being the best-selling Artoon)
is a gameshow/dating simulator called The Perfect Match. If I
understand it correctly (and I’m pretty sure I do) you take the role of
the host of this “game show” and try to find the contestants perfect
match. You can check it out at the Xbox.com page and pretty soon also the developer’s website OKGamesCompany.com. If you feel like you want to try it out, there is a demo avaliable on Xbox Live Marketplace that you can download both directly from your 360 and via your computer.
I always try my best to release the soundtrack for free and managed to do so with this game too. It can be downloaded for free
as a .zip file with 320kbps MP3s from my webspace (thanks escariot!)
until it’s uploaded at Onion Factory’s official site, I will then
update the url. See it as a gift for the VGM-community!All tracks were made entirely in Reason 4 and set out to portray the
games visual style and gameshow-concept. It’s bouncy, cute and quite
catchy if I may say so myself. If you like it, feel free to share it
with anyone or perhaps (where applicable) make a remix? I’d love to
hear what you come up with!
as a .zip file with 320kbps MP3s from my webspace (thanks escariot!)
until it’s uploaded at Onion Factory’s official site, I will then
update the url. See it as a gift for the VGM-community!All tracks were made entirely in Reason 4 and set out to portray the
games visual style and gameshow-concept. It’s bouncy, cute and quite
catchy if I may say so myself. If you like it, feel free to share it
with anyone or perhaps (where applicable) make a remix? I’d love to
hear what you come up with!
Raves and reviews:
BeefJack.com – The Perfect Match, which I thought was a highly polished product that looked and sounded better than some XBLA games
So the bottom line here is: if you’re interested, feel free to download
the soundtrack and give the game a try. It would mean a lot to me and
might turn out to be quite an enjoyable experience for you too ;P
WomenGamers.com interviews women from OCReMix
From GM4A:
Recently the people over at WomenGamers.com
took the time to interview three of the female musicians of the OCReMix
world. The article talks to three amazing and talented musicians,
including Jillian Goldin, Nicole Adams, and Elaine Li of Florida based
group Select Start. They cover topics including women in gaming, women in music, the
validity of game music and where VGM is heading in the future.
took the time to interview three of the female musicians of the OCReMix
world. The article talks to three amazing and talented musicians,
including Jillian Goldin, Nicole Adams, and Elaine Li of Florida based
group Select Start. They cover topics including women in gaming, women in music, the
validity of game music and where VGM is heading in the future.
They all
provide interesting and thoughtful answers on the questions and it
makes for a really in depth read for those who want to learn more about
these amazing and talented people. You can read the article through this link. Then be sure to check out their music on OCReMix.org, Jillian Goldin at her official site jilliangoldin.com, Elaine Li and her group can also be found at selectstartband.com, and Nicole Adams on her myspace page at myspace.com/nicoleadams84.
provide interesting and thoughtful answers on the questions and it
makes for a really in depth read for those who want to learn more about
these amazing and talented people. You can read the article through this link. Then be sure to check out their music on OCReMix.org, Jillian Goldin at her official site jilliangoldin.com, Elaine Li and her group can also be found at selectstartband.com, and Nicole Adams on her myspace page at myspace.com/nicoleadams84.
Interestingly enough OverClocked ReMix’s very first female ReMixer, injury, wasn’t mentioned anywhere in the article despite working on a for of the Nicole Adams songs mentioned. Still, it’s a good read. Check it out.
Hey! Listen! volume 1 mixtape from Game Music 4 All
From GM4A:
I am very happy to announce volume 1 in a series of 5 song “mixtapes” from GM4A. The series is called Hey! Listen!
and asks you to do just that! The goal of these mixtapes is to
introduce you to bands, musicians, and artists who you may have never
discovered otherwise. These are amazing folks who deserve recognition
and I hope to help them out with that the best I can from this humble
corner of the internet. Each volume will include five bands as well as
an up and coming artist providing the cover art. Our first collection
includes songs from seal of quality, Chiptots, Lumine Hall, Alex
Atchley, and Tanuki Suit Riot, and the amazing cover is brought to us
by Sasha Palacio.
and asks you to do just that! The goal of these mixtapes is to
introduce you to bands, musicians, and artists who you may have never
discovered otherwise. These are amazing folks who deserve recognition
and I hope to help them out with that the best I can from this humble
corner of the internet. Each volume will include five bands as well as
an up and coming artist providing the cover art. Our first collection
includes songs from seal of quality, Chiptots, Lumine Hall, Alex
Atchley, and Tanuki Suit Riot, and the amazing cover is brought to us
by Sasha Palacio.
Track listing and artwork:
1. seal of quality – woodman + bubbleman
myspace.com/sealofquality
2. Lumine Hall – Take My Heart, Take My Hand
myspace.com/luminehallmusic
3. Chiptots – Galleno
myspace.com/chiptots
4. Alex Atchley – Escape Pod
aae.hotdogstorm.com
5. Tanuki Suit Riot – Mega Man Master Spark Mandrill
myspace.com/tanukisuitriot
Album Artwork by Sasha Palacio
sashapalacio.com
Sasha Palacio’s DeviantArt
About the artwork:
The woman on the cover is named Haiku, Sasha gives this story about her
“Haiku’s
Story: Born and raised in Tokyo, Japan, Haiku is a High School senior,
gamer, anime fan, and artist. Her Father is a wealthy art collector and
once famous Artist himself before his stroke. Her Mother is a beautiful
Poet and had named Haiku after the beautiful Japanese form of poetry.
Haiku’s name held beauty, strength, and deep meaning. Haiku does have a
deeper meaning, little does she know, she’s the reincarnation of the
famous High Priestess that guards the gates to Heaven.”
Thanks:
Thank
you to everyone who downloads this album, I hope it gets you to find
out more about these fantastic musicians and our amazing album cover
artist. Thanks to my friends who gave me feedback on the album. Thanks
to Alex Atchley for hosting the album on Hotdog Storm. And of course
thanks to everyone who contributed to this first mixtape, and look out
for volume 2 coming soon!