In Australia, there was an exclusive put out by Sega - Preorders of their Genesis and Dreamcast collections for the xBox 360 or PS3 came with a colored vinyl soundtrack with a selection of music from various games of the respective system. Bioshock and Red Dead Redemption come to mind. In more recent years, we've seen some video games receive a pressed LP soundtrack. I never had things imported as a kid, but I loved coming across these, although this was a rare occurrence and they were often pricey due to their rarity, I did snap them up whenever I could. The Japanese market for OST recordings is huge, and many games do have soundtrack releases available that can be imported. Not really music per-se, but there were even some records with the actual data for a computer game on them - meant to be recorded onto a cassette, and then played back in a C64 tape drive. Japanese imports with arranged versions of Nintendo/Sega tunes. PacMan and Donkey Kong themed children's records. They can evoke mood through melody alone, and that is no small feat.īeing that games really came to be in the 1980's, there are a plethora of game related records to be found. Composers such as Koji Kondo and his contemporaries are true musical geniuses in every sense of the word. The simplicity of the tunes also allows the brilliance of the melodies to really shine through, and also allows us to greater appreciate their beauty when more complex arrangements are made later on. Even the most simple of chiptunes can bring back such great fond memories, no matter how raw the sound may be. I think one thing that's really hooked me into these games and allowed me to connect with them is the music. It's almost like my less-serious hobby outside of music. I'm not a very serious gamer or anything but I always loved them, and always loved collecting systems games and memorabilia. Revisiting my favorite oldies, dusting off the controllers, playing with some friends. With E3 being this past week and all, I've lately been in "gamer" mode.
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