This month's video game soundtrack releases (June 2009)

June 30, 6:35 PMPhoenix Console Game ExaminerJosh Romero

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One of the new soundtrack releases this month is for the violent Wii beat-em up action game Madworld.

Many video game soundtracks are released month after month but go mostly unnoticed by not only the mainstream public, but even by gamers themselves. There simply is not a lot of coverage on video game music in general, and video game soundtracks in particular. Most of the soundtracks themselves can also be bought digitally on iTunes, Amazon or other places like Sumthing Digital Online.

Thus, here is a list of this month's videogame soundtrack releases.

The Sims 3 Original Soundtrack
Artist: Steve Jablonsky
Release Date: June 2, 2009
Developer: EA
Label: EARS
Buy The Sims 3 Original Soundtrack on Amazon

Prototype: Music From Prototype
Artist: Cris Velasco and Sascha Dikiciyan
Release Date: June 9, 2009
Developer: Radical Entertainment
Label: Sonic Mayhem
Listen to The Music from Prototype the game online and check out the Prototype game Music myspace. The soundtrack will be released on iTunes soon.

MadWorld Official Soundtrack
Artist: Various Artists
Release Date: June 30, 2009
Developer: PlatinumGames
Label: Sumthing Else Music Works
Buy the MadWorld soundtrack on Amazon.

Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts Original Soundtrack
Artist: Robin Beanland, Grand Kirckhope, David Clynick
Release Date: June 30, 2009
Developer: Rare Ltd.
Label: Sumthing Else Music Works
Buy the Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts soundtrack on Amazon.

Empire: Total War - The Soundtrack
Artist: Richard Beddow, Richard Birdsall, Walter Nair, Simon Ravn
Release Date: June 30, 2009
Developer: The Creative Assembly
Label: Sumthing Else Music Works
Buy the Empire: Total War soundtrack on Amazon.

LATEST OVERCLOCKED VIDEO GAME REMIXES
OverClocked Remix is an original community of unique remixers who take video game tunes and rework them into their own pieces of music. These guys were actually tapped by Capcom to record the soundtrack to Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix, so this site should not be skipped. Lots of good stuff here from all genres and styles, and best of all, it's FREE!

For the month of June there were 12 new remixes released.

1. Vagrant Story - Youthful Bravery
Game: Vagrant Story (Square, 2000, PS1)
ReMixer(s): Fredrik Häthén
Composer(s): Hitoshi Sakimoto
Song(s): Joshua
Remix Release Date: June 29, 2009

2. Chrono Trigger - Corridor of Time (Time Warp Mix)
Game: Chrono Trigger (Square, 1995, SNES)
ReMixer(s): The Vagrance
Composer(s): Nobuo Uematsu, Noriko Matsueda, Yasunori Mitsuda
Song(s): Corridor of Time
Remix Release Date: June 26, 2009

3. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past - Sacred Flute
Game: The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (Nintendo, 1991, SNES)
ReMixer(s): Blue.Nocturne
Composer(s): Koji Kondo
Song(s): Flute Boy's Ocarina
Remix Release Date: June 24, 2009

4. Little Nemo: The Dream Master - Sunshine Through My Window
Game: Little Nemo: The Dream Master (Capcom, 1990, NES)
ReMixer(s): metaphist
Composer(s): Junko Tamiya
Song(s): Ending
Remix Release Date: June 22, 2009

5. Final Fantasy IX - The Rose General
Game: Final Fantasy IX (Square, 2000, PS1)
ReMixer(s): katethegreat19
Composer(s): Nobuo Uematsu
Song(s): Rose of May (Loss of Me)
Remix Release Date: June 19, 2009

6. Super Dodge Ball - Rockin' the Yard
Game: Super Dodge Ball (CSG Imagesoft, 1989, NES)
ReMixer(s): The Prophet of Mephisto
Composer(s): Kazuo Sawa
Song(s): Theme of Team Kenya
Remix Release Date: June 17, 2009

7. Final Fantasy VI - Vision of Celes
Game: Final Fantasy VI (Square, 1994, SNES)
ReMixer(s): Gorgonian
Composer(s): Nobuo Uematsu
Song(s): Celes
Remix Release Date: June 17, 2009

8. Super Deform Snatcher - Difficult Move Indeed
Game: Super Deform Snatcher (Konami, 1990, MSX)
ReMixer(s): Commandcom
Composer(s): Masahiro Ikariko, Michiru Yamane, Motoaki Furukawa, Mutsuhiko Izumi, Tomoya Tomita, Tsuyoshi Sekito, Yuji Takenouchi
Song(s): Difficult Move
Remix Release Date: June 14, 2009

9. Mega Man 2 - The Wily Malfunction
Game: Mega Man 2 (Capcom, 1988, NES)
ReMixer(s): Mazedude
Composer(s): Manami Matsumae, Ogeretsu Kun, Yoshihiro Sakaguchi
Song(s): Last Stage
Remix Release Date: June 12, 2009

10. Rygar - Don't Mess With Rygar
Game: Rygar (Tecmo, 1987, NES)
ReMixer(s): musicalman
Composer(s):
Song(s):
Remix Release Date: June 11, 2009

11. Faxanadu - Ce pays me rend mauvais
Game: Faxanadu (Hudson Soft, 1987, NES)
ReMixer(s): Nurykabe
Composer(s): Jun Chikuma
Song(s):
Remix Release Date: June 8, 2009

12. Ecco: The Tides of Time - The World's Smallest Giant
Game: Ecco: The Tides of Time (Sega, 1994, SCD)
ReMixer(s): Another Soundscape
Composer(s): Spencer N. Nilsen
Song(s): Heart of the Giant
Remix Release Date: June 2, 2009

JAPENESE SOUNDTRACKS (CDs available via import on www.play-asia.com)

There are many Japanese video game soundtracks released each month. Here is a list of Japanese video game soundtracks released in the month of June.

From Loud 2 Low Too
Label: Sega
Artists: N/A
Tracks: 31 (two discs)
Release Date: June 25, 2009
Import Price via PlayAsia.com: $43.90

7th Dragon Super Arrange Version - Piano And Strings
Label: Geneon
Artists: N/A
Tracks: 13
Release Date: June 24, 2009
Import Price via PlayAsia.com: $35.90

beatmania IIDX 16 Empress Original Soundtrack
Label: Sony Music
Artists: N/A
Tracks: 59 (two discs)
Release Date: June 24, 2009
Import Price via PlayAsia.com: $31.90

Diamond And The Sound Of A Gun Shot / Jusei To Diamond Original Soundtrack
Label: Aniplex
Artists: N/A
Tracks: 38
Release Date: June 24, 2009
Import Price via PlayAsia.com: $24.90

Radiance / Chikai No Page (Arcobaleno Opening & Ending Theme)
Label: Geneon
Artists: Lux-age
Tracks: 4
Release Date: June 24, 2009
Import Price via PlayAsia.com: $13.90

Rorona No Atelier: Arland No Renkinjutsushi Original Soundtrack
Label: Sony Music
Artists: N/A
Tracks: 66 (two discs)
Release Date: June 24, 2009
Import Price via PlayAsia.com: $35.90

Shining Force Feather Original Soundtrack
Label: Geneon
Artists: N/A
Tracks: 49 (two discs)
Release Date: June 24, 2009
Import Price via PlayAsia.com: $27.90

Shirogane No Soleil Hyper Remix Soundtrack Album
Label: Sony Music
Artists: N/A
Tracks: 18
Release Date: June 24, 2009
Import Price via PlayAsia.com: $32.90

Sokoku No Spica (Myself; Yourself Sorezore No Finale Opening Theme Song)
Label: Geneon
Artists: Velforest
Tracks: 4
Release Date: June 24, 2009
Import Price via PlayAsia.com: $13.90 (4 tracks)

Valkyrie Complex Vocal Mini Album
Label: Lantis
Artists: N/A
Tracks: 7
Release Date: June 24, 2009
Import Price via PlayAsia.com: $25.90

Blow Wind / Time Machine Ga Hosii Yo
Label: Pony Canyon
Artists: Smily Spiky, Golden Bomber
Tracks: 4
Release Date: June 17, 2009
Import Price via PlayAsia.com: $13.90

Bionic Commando / Dead Rising
Label: Sony Music
Artists: Ichiro Mizuki, Gagaga SP
Tracks: 6
Release Date: June 10, 2009
Import Price via PlayAsia.com: $16.90

Hikari No Sora No Qualia / Shikkoku No Saidan (Higurashi No Naku Koro Ni Kizuna Dai 3-kan Rasen Theme / Outro Song)
Label: Geneon
Artists: Cyua, Velforest
Tracks: 4
Release Date: June 10, 2009
Import Price via PlayAsia.com: $13.90

Ragnarok Online RJC2009 Image Song: Never End Wonderland
Label: Lantis
Artists: Sena
Tracks: 6
Release Date: June 3, 2009
Import Price via PlayAsia.com: $16.90

Witch Tale: The Apprentice Witch And The Seven Princesses Original Soundtrack
Label: 3D System
Artists: N/A
Tracks: 36
Release Date: June 3, 2009
Import Price via PlayAsia.com: $31.90