February 17, 2012
Gaming in Stereo: Robot Master Friday
[display_podcast] Two Mega Man days in a row how great is that? Today’s song comes from a unique album that came from Over Clocked, its mixed bag of music but every piece is different. Mega Man: The Robot Museum is a collection of remixes highlighting one robot master from Mega Man 1–8 and including Bass from Mega Man 7. Today’s track Power Stone (Mega Man 5 – Stone Man) by Joshua Morse is full of fun dance beats and a hint of guitars here and there. This is a really fun track, great way to start the weekend. http://ocremix.org/album/28/mega-man-the-robot-museum
February 16, 2012
Gaming in Stereo: Blue Bomber Thursday
[display_podcast] Last Monday I featured a Mega Man tune that cranked up the heavy metal, this week we go a bit electronic with one of the most memorable and just one of the best opening themes in all of gaming. Mega Man 3 ‘Mega Man 2003’ remixed by Gecko Yamori is a fantastic tribute to one of the greatest in games in Mega Man’s NES days. The subtle piano opening leads into an all out glow stick tribute. Gets your blood pumping this morning with a bit of Mega Man techno because honestly, what else could be better? As always hit the link to download the track. http://ocremix.org/remix/OCR00878/
February 15, 2012
Gaming in Stereo: Bastion Wednesday
[display_podcast] Today we get to listen to a song off one of my favorite soundtracks of last year, Bastion. Bastion was a surprise for me. The game was not on my radar until the games for last year’s XBLA summer of arcade were announced. The game caught me off guard and when I reviewed it I wanted to give it a perfect score just out of shear love for the game. But, as a professional, I with held and gave it a score based on its merits regardless, though one thing I praised so highly was the soundtrack. The soundtrack is a gem of its own and should be heard by all. Darren Korb, the games composer, did a fantastic job of creating something unique, something that can’t be described in words. So sit back and enjoyRead more…
February 14, 2012
Gaming in Stereo: Pink Puffball Tuesday!
[display_podcast] Today on Gaming in Stereo is Kirby day. The cute, cuddly, and fierce character has won hearts since the days of the Game Boy and now has a very stylish remix album courtesy of those great folks over at OverClocked Remix. This song and album, Kirby’s Adventure: Rise of the Star – The Kirby’s Adventure Remix Collaboration, is quite a bit different than the music I normally feature; it forgoes a lot of the techno and heavy electronic feel and creates some beautiful sounds that, just like that Nintendo charm will put a big smile on your face. Today’s song Starbound – Theme of Dream Warrior done by chthonic was the first song I heard from this album and fell instantly in love with. The marching drums throughout the entire piece the 8‑bit sound check whileRead more…
February 13, 2012
Gaming in Stereo: Mass Effect Monday
[display_podcast] Hope everyone had a good weekend as we get back into the week and a week full of great gaming music. We are going to start Monday off with a remix from one of my favorite games of this generation and perhaps one of my favorite franchises of all time, Mass Effect 2. The Mass Effect series has had a fantastic score done by a very talented group headed by Jack Wall. The futuristic synthesized music is very fitting of the setting but yet can bring the dynamics when tension is high and the fate of the galaxy is at stake. Today’s track is Mass Effect 2 Sounds of the Galaxy and was remixed by Mattias Häggström Gerdt, who I featured last Friday with his track Hey, Listen. This remix paints a beautiful picture of the galaxyRead more…
February 10, 2012
Gaming in Stereo: Zelda Dubstep Friday
[display_podcast] As we end the first full week of Gaming in Stereo We will head back to an album I touched on a little while back. Off of the 25yearledgend: A Legend of Zelda Indie Game Composer Tribute, today’s track is Hey Listen (Ocarina of Time/Legend of Zelda) by Mattias Haggstrom Gerdt. It starts out slow and melodic leading up to the dubstep transition then familiar tunes synthesize the finale. It’s really a somber tune, it’s not Skrillex, it really an interesting mix and one of my favorites off this album. I really hope anyone that checked out this week’s articles enjoyed them and I will be back next week with 5 new songs and not from any of the albums you saw this week. Have a great weekend and enjoy! http://ocremix.org/album/33/25yearlegend-a-legend-of-zelda-indie-game-composer-tribute
February 9, 2012
Gaming in Stereo: Master Chief Thursday
[display_podcast] Two things always come to mind when you mention the Halo series, Master Chief and the incredible soundtrack. Today’s track comes from the Halo 3 Original Soundtrack, one of my favorites. The soundtrack was composed by Martin O’Donnell and Michael Salvatori and is their best one yet. It has beautiful piano pieces, sweeping orchestras, everything on a much grander scale than any previous Halo soundtrack. I always turned the volume all the way to 11 during the whole game just to hear how beautifully crafted the music was. This piece, The Covenant Three Gates/Ascent/Leonidas took place on the Ark as the UNSC and the Elites prepared a final assault. During this gameplay sequence you touched down in the heat of a battle, made scrap of several Covenant forces ‚shut off the gate Master Chief was responsibleRead more…
February 8, 2012
Gaming in Stereo: Turtle Soup Wednesday
[display_podcast] Not too long ago, OverClocked Remix put together an album based around some of the greatest villains in gaming and properly titled it BadAss: Boss Themes. Today’s track is off said album and not only commemorates one of gamings greatest villains but one of the greatest of the 80’s as well, The Shredder. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is still one of my favorite franchises of all time, being a child of the 80’s I was exposed to some of the greatest animation talent that hit that moving picture box. This remix Shredder (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV) by Sixto Sounds is an awesome take on the Turtles in Time boss theme. On top of that, in the intro there is dialog from the 1990 live action film! Fill your Wednesday with nostalgia and get ready to face The Shredder!Read more…
February 7, 2012
Gaming in Stereo: Sonic Tuesday
[display_podcast] Today we are going fall back into the early 90’s with the title track from OverClocked Remixes Sonic the Hedgehog: The Sound of Speed. The Sound of Speed by OA and Scaredsim is a trip back to the Green Hill Zone days and when Sonic was more focused on speed than interspecies romances. The Genesis had some of the best if not the best Sonic games and a lot of iconic tunes pumping out of the 16-bit console. Enjoy this trip back to Sega’s hay day and visualize careening over the vibrant green hills at the sound of speed. http://ocremix.org/album/29/sonic-the-hedgehog-the-sound-of-speed
February 6, 2012
Gaming in Stereo: Head Banger Monday
[display_podcast] Another week starts and it can be agonizing to get up and going. Here’s a great track from those great people over at OverClocked Remix to light a fire in your morning coffee. Today’s track comes off the Mega Man 9: Back in Blue album. Ninth Fight by Cyril the Wolf, pumps up the title track from Mega Man 9 all the way to 11. Created by one of my favorite game designers, Keiji Inafune, the blue bomber came back in a big, 8‑bit way with Mega Man 9; battling Dr. Wily and his “Robot Masters” in all of the side scrolling glory. So stand up and take your Monday, and rock out with Mega Man! http://ocremix.org/album/31/mega-man-9-back-in-blue
