Category Archives: Music

Rock Band 3 tracks for next week have been announced, and those in the mood for some “Jungle Boogie,” can download the popular disco hit from Kool & the Gang along with Shinedown’s “Diamond Eyes (Boom-Lay Boom-Lay Boom),” and Tears for Fears’ preeminent 80s hit, “Shout.” Pro Guitar and Pro Bass upgrade will be available for the Kool & the Gang Track. Each song will run you the usual and will be made available Xbox 360, Wii, and PS3 March 19. PSn users in Europe will get the tracks March 20.

Composer Jeremy Soule has launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund his first classical venture, Symphony No. 1, “The Northerner” (Opus 1).

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Super Metroid Symphony is the latest album from the Blake Robinson Synthetic Orchestra. It’s a 30-track tribute to Nintendo’s iconic SNES game, featuring orchestral renditions of the original soundtrack.

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Journey is one year old this week, and to celebrate, thatgamecompany is hosting a sale on its online store. Save about $9 buy picking up a shirt, pack of art cards, and soundtrack for just $25. Shirts are available in women’s and unisex cuts.

Head on over to the BioWare Social Network to download the soundtrack to Mass Effect 3′s latest and last DLC, Citadel; it’s free. I haven’t had a listen yet, but hopefully the pack includes the various tunes available in the claw machine in the arcade. Citadel has Commander Shepard acquiring an apartment on the eponymous space station, foiling a plot against her, and catching up with friends old and new. I rate it five fangirl sighs out of five.

Like Rock Band 3 before it, new Dance Central DLC will soon be a thing of the past, according to Harmonix.

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Rock Band 3 DLC next week will consists of two tracks: Oingo Boingo’s “Weird Science”, and Toto’s “Rosanna”. The tracks will run you the usual, and will be available on PS3, Wii, and Xbox 360 March 12. European PS3 users will get the tracks the following day, March. Information on these tracks along with Pro Guitar and Keyboard options can be found on the Rock Band Blog.

Sega is testing the waters regarding the possibility of bringing Hatsune Miku games to the west. The publisher has asked fans to Like and share a Facebook post if they’re interested in seeing the vocaloid’s adventures localised, and told PocketGamer that it has no firm plans but is “gauging fan interest” for Hatsune Miku Project Diva F, the latest PlayStation 3 and Vita rhythm action offering. Hatsuke Minu is the most popular mascot of Vocaloid, a singing voice synthesizer represented by various animated characters called vocaloids. She’s widely used in advertisements, has her own albums, and even goes on tour.

Voice actors Troy Baker and Courtnee Draper perform a song called Will the Circle Be Unbroken on the BioShock Infinite soundtrack.

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Snoop Dogg has teamed up with 505 Games to deliver a rhythm action fighting game, due next month.

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Chip-tune albums are commonly based on NES sound effects, but today you can wrap your ears around an album created entirely with Mega Drive / Genesis sounds, courtesy of composer Ario.

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Composer Austin Wintory has uploaded the entire, Grammy-nominated Journey score to YouTube, accompanied by a gorgeous series of artworks, and annotated the whole shebang with a serious of insights into its creation and meaning. This is a pretty special thing. Hit the break to check it out.

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Rock Band 3 is getting tracks from All-American Rejects, Blink-182, and Red Hot Chili Peppers next week.Previously available through Rock Band Blitz, the tracks are: Kids in the Street, Always, and Give It Away, respectively. Pro Guitar and Pro Bass upgrade will be available for the RHCP track. The tracks will run you the usual, and will release March 5 on PS3, Wii, and Xbox 360, and on PS3 in Europe March 6.

Slacker is a new music app that lets US & Canada users listen to millions of songs via Xbox Live Gold for free. Think Spotify but less green.

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Rock Band DLC updates will end this April, heralding the franchise’s relegation to history as Harmonix moves on to new projects.

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Rock Band 3 tracks for next week will be brought to you courtesy of Barenaked Ladies, Collective Soul, and Fallout Boy. The tracks consist of”One Week”, “Shine, and “A Little Less Sixteen Candles, a Little More ‘Touch Me”, respectively. Each song will run you the usual, and will release on PS3, Wii, and Xbox 360 February 19. European PSN users can pick up the tracks on February 20.

Sony Entertainment Network’s Music Unlimited service (formerly known as Qriocity) has opened a new category in response to popular demand. Player Attack reports the Game Music channel boasts an “expansive archive” of game soundtracks and will add new titles weekly, ranging from “massive blockbusters to cult classics” and kicking off with franchises like Silent Hill, Prince of Persia and Final Fantasy. Music Unlimited is available on a number of Sony devices including the PlayStation 3, and a 60 day free trial is avilable.

The latest update on Mew-Genics introduces D. Claude, a cat with “whiskers like spaghetti, fur just like a yeti” and myriad other complaints. Or possibly boasts. Who can tell?

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Rock Band 3 players will get new tracks next week just in time for Valentines Day. Imagine the dreamy look in your lover’s eyes as you croon Extreme’s “More Than Words” or REO Speedwagon’s “Keep on Loving You”. Or, in the event you are going through a bit of a rough patch, you can always wail Nazareth’s “Love Hurts” or be a bit bitchy with club staple “Tainted Love” from Soft Cell. Then, there’s always Peter Cetera’s “Glory of Love”. But I can’t imagine any situation which would call for someone singing a track from the The Karate Kid 2 soundtrack. Different strokes, I guess. Anyway, the tunes will be available for the usual price on PS3, Wii and Xbox 360 February 12 and through PSN in Europe on February 13.

Soul Sacrifice’s soundtrack is in the works at Skywalker Sound recording studios and is being composed by Yasunori Mitsuda and Wataru Hokoyama. Sony has provided a video which introduces part of the game’s score, the Battle Theme. Check it out below. Soul Sacrifice will release in Europe on May 1 and in North America on April 30.

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