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Random Beats Music have released Hero Muzik Vol. II - a hip hop tribute to the cast of characters from Squaresoft's Super Nintendo RPG, Chrono Trigger. Over the course of 12 tracks, K-Murdock and friends give voice to all the key protagonists as well as other memorable characters. "This album was a true labor of
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Sam Hughes speaks to composer and audio director, Nathan McCree. Nathan McCree is a composer and sound designer with twenty four years professional experience composing music and designing sound effects for computer games with over sixty published titles to his credit. A member of the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers
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Sam Hughes speaks to talented chiptune artist, Chipzel about her career so far, her tech and writing music for video games! Chipzel, is a BAFTA nominated and award winning independent composer from Northern Ireland. In 2015, she received the Best Music award in XBLA Fans’ Game of the Year awards, as
‘Prescription For Sleep: Undertale’ Album Now Available
Scarlet Moon Records have announced the fifth album in the Prescription for Sleep: Game Music Lullabies series with Prescription for Sleep: Undertale. The two-disc album is arranged and performed by GENTLE LOVE, a duo comprised of saxophonist Norihiko Hibino (Metal Gear Solid and Bayonetta series) and pianist AYAKI (Etrian Odyssey and PersonaQ). The track list includes fan favourites along with