Posts tagged: Video game music
The audio High Command at Ubisoft Paris assembled a crack squad of veteran rock and electronic musicians to improvise the growling soundtrack for the shared-world shooter. By Thomas Quillfeldt
Filthwave: 16 four-to-the-floor bangers from video game soundtracks
We highlight some of our favourite synthwave and electronica tracks that get players in the mood to battle bad guys — to the beat.
By Thomas Quillfeldt
By Thomas Quillfeldt
Explore the powerful original artwork of the Mega Man X vinyl soundtrack collection
Illustrator and Mega Man superfan ultimatemaverickx breaks down his eye-popping original panels for the Mega Man X 1-8: The Collection vinyl box set.
By Thomas Quillfeldt
By Thomas Quillfeldt
Heal-all: 14 gently uplifting game music tracks to soothe the soul
Kick back and relax to this playlist of original score and licensed tracks from video games, picked to help lift the spirit in troubling times. By Thomas Quillfeldt
Hit after hit: Champion pro gamer Ryan Hart picks TEKKEN music faves
Professional fighting game player and multi-game World Champion Ryan Hart chats about his relationship to the TEKKEN series and picks his soundtrack favourites.
By Thomas Quillfeldt
Ori composer Gareth Coker is happy to make players sad
Composer Gareth Coker chats to Laced With Wax about his latest game score for Ori and the Will of the Wisps — how he changed approach from Blind Forest, how he’s happy to hit players over the head (emotionally speaking), and his favourite melodists among other composers. By Thomas Quillfeldt
Dare you look closer at the Resident Evil CODE: Veronica and RE Zero vinyl artwork?
We catch up with illustrator and designer Boris Moncel about his work on Laced Records’ Resident Evil vinyl releases — this time covering sleeves for the CODE: Veronica X and Resident Evil 0 soundtracks. By Thomas Quillfeldt
Indelible indie video game music moments
Contributors from the video game music community highlight some especially memorable moments from smaller-scale games. By Thomas Quillfeldt and contributors
100 fantastic video game soundtracks from the 2010s
Writer Mat Ombler and Laced community manager Tom Quillfeldt pick their favourite original and licensed video game soundtracks from the Teens.
Press A to play: Video game music and the piano
We take a look at some of the finest piano music created for, or inspired by, video games scores — from passionate in-game performances to JRPG piano collections.
Daft Punk Floyd: Risk of Rain composer fuses electronica with prog rock
Chatting with Chris Christodoulou is fun for several reasons: his music kicks ass; he’s worked on unique and innovative projects including Risk of Rain and The Sea Will Claim Everything; and the guy has opinions to spare about the state of game music.
Laced Records 2019 release round-up
2019 has been a HUGE year for Laced Records, seeing OST releases for the Resident Evil series, Devil May Cry 5, Bloodborne, Wolfenstein, Mega Man, Warhammer, Borderlands, Gears 5, Shadow of the Tomb Raider and more.
20+ funkalicious music tracks from video games
We got our groove on and slapped together some of the finest, funkiest tunes ever to grace a video game.
By Thomas Quillfeldt
What is Post-chiptune?
We briefly ponder whether a strand of music found in video games, particularly soundtracks from the ‘golden age of indie’, deserves its own subgenre.
PlayStation’s UK music team on the cinematic grime of Blood & Truth’s London
Laced With Wax chats to the composition duo behind PSVR shooter Blood & Truth about being experimental pioneers in music for VR, how orchestral grime was the obvious fit for a blockbuster action story set in London, and their hopes for the future of audio on the next-gen PlayStation. By Thomas...