Record label Cartridge Thunder return with another SEGA soundtrack release after previously handling the Comix Zone and House of the Dead 1&2 vinyl releases. This time they are producing a double LP release of both the arcade and SEGA Saturn soundtracks for the original Virtua Fighter. Check out the snazzy trailer for this release via the embed below:
Pre-orders for the Virtua Fighter double LP soundtrack on translucent blue vinyl will go live on the 5th of April 2023. You can view the store listing for this release by clicking here, but pre-orders are not open at the time of writing. A price is not confirmed either, but previous double LP releases from Cartridge Thunder have generally been priced around $40 before postage and packaging. The label will ship all orders worldwide.
We’ve been busy beavering away with a whole host of new additions in the Merchandise sections on the website. See the list below for the full list of additions as well as direct links to each new entry:
In an interview composed with Brad Buxer back in May, Brad Buxer confirms that the majority of the music composed for Sonic the Hedgehog 3 was actually done by him and not Michael Jackson.
Buxer confirms that Michael Jackson had signed on to compose music for the soundtrack, but the actual writing duties fell to Buxer as he was Jackson’s main songwriting collaborator at the time. Buxer confirms he wrote 41 audio cues for Sonic 3 and Jackson only had input on one of them. He does not specify which song Jackson had input on and he does not specify which of the 41 audio cues ended up in the final game. We know for a fact that Ice Cap Zone was written by Brad Buxer because the melodies line-up with Buxer’s own song Hard Times that he recorded with the band The Jetzons.
Buxer also confirms that writing for the song Stranger in Moscow also came from the same sessions that produced the 41 audio cues for Sonic 3. Stranger in Moscow is often compared to the Sonic 3 credits theme as the songs share a similar chord progression. As this song was written separately from the Sonic 3 audio cues, it is more likely a coincidence that the songs sound similar.
5 other composers are credited for Sonic 3’s music: Bobby Brooks, Darryl Ross, Geoff Grace, Doug Grigsby III and C. Cirocco Jones. This means it is highly unlikely that all of Buxer’s 41 audio cues were used in the final game. You can watch an isolated segment of Brad Buxer’s May 2022 interview with Abbey Road Institute Paris below:
Cartridge Thunder are back with another SEGA vinyl soundtrack release. The record label are now releasing both The House of the Dead 1 and 2 soundtracks as well as a boxset featuring both. The House of the Dead 1 will be available on a single record while The House of the Dead 2 will come on 2 records. The boxset for both releases comes with a hardcover slipcase which will not be sold separately. Click below to access each listing via Black Screen Records who will be distributing the records in Europe:
We have a fresh selection of new additions to our SEGA merchandise catalogue that have just gone live on the website. Please see the list below for the full list of additions and updates:
A fresh selection of additions have now gone live in our merchandise section. We have 4 new music releases and 1 new home video. Each feature contains high quality scans/photographs of the corresponding release alongside key information. See below for direct links to each feature:
File this one under ‘strange crossovers’ with the talking bunny that sings NiGHTS music; Green Tea specialists ITO EN have unveiled their new advertising campaign in co-operation with Japan pop music legends Dreams Come True. The main advert for the cross-promotion can be seen above, and the music should sound more than a little familiar to anyone reading a SEGA website.
As detailed in a blog post about the advert – yes, it’s just straight-up Green Hill Zone from Sonic the Hedgehog, now with fresh new vocals to go with it! For those unaware, Masato Nakamura of Dreams Come True produced the soundtrack for Sonic 1 & 2, and still owns the rights to the music. So this doesn’t really have anything to do with SEGA in terms of them actually being involved, but it’s very nicely timed for Sonic’s 30th Anniversary nonetheless!
The blog post also says a full version of the arrangement is being made, with vocal recording in progress currently. We’ll keep an eye out for a full version down the line!
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Laced Records will be releasing a 6 LP boxset of the entire Yakuza 0 soundtrack in October 2021. This limited edition box set features 90 songs spread over 6 records that feature a colour-in-colour effect. The box set can be pre-ordered now for £100.
Thankfully Laced Records are also offering a cheaper alternative with an abridged double LP version also being made available for £33. This pressing will be made available on blue and green vinyl and will also ship in October 2021.
Click the links below to be taken to the online store listings for both variants:
A new SEGA 60th soundtrack release is on the way courtesy of SEGA music maestro Hiroshi Kawaguchi. This new ‘Go SEGA 60th Anniversary Album’ will feature 4 discs of classic SEGA music and 108 songs, all chosen by Hiro himself.
The CD boxset will be available from the 24th of March 2021 in Japan only. It will retail for 6,460 yen which currently converts to around £43.45 in British sterling.
The full tracklist is featured below:
Disc 1
01. Amazing SEGA ~ New Corporate Identity ~ (Top Ver.)
02. SEGA Sound Logo (SEGA Call)
03. Company Song (Young Power / 135)
04. Head on (play sound) | AC
05. Monaco GP (play sound) | AC
06. Tranquilizer Gun (play sound) | AC
07. Pengo (Main BGM / Popcorn) ｜ AC
08. Super Locomotive (Main BGM / Rydeen) | AC
09. Congo Bongo (Title-Odd side-Odd side clear-Even side-Even side clear) | SG
10. Flicky (Theme-Clear) | AC
11. Teddy Boy Blues (Teddy Boy Blues) | AC
12. Zoom 909 (main BGM) | SG
13. Hang on (Main Theme) ｜ AC
14. Space Harrier (Main Theme) ｜ AC
15. Fantasy Zone (Opa-Opa!) ｜ AC
16. Quartet (FM Funk) | AC
17. Enduro Racer (Main Theme) ｜ AC
18. OutRun (Magical Sound Shower) ｜ AC
19. Alex Kidd in Miracle World ｜ MKⅢ
20. Space Harrier (HAYA-OH) ｜ MKⅢ
21. UFO CATCHER DX (Greensleeves-arm operation) | AC
22. SDI (System Down) | AC
23. Super Hang-On (Sprinter) ｜ AC
24. After Burner II (After Burner -With Melody-) ｜ AC
25. Thunder Blade (Type II) ｜ AC
26. Phantasy Star (Dungeon 1 -FM Ver.-) ｜ MKⅢ / MS
27. Galaxy Force II (Beyond the Galaxy) ｜ AC
28. Power Drift (Like the Wind) ｜ AC
Disc 2
01. Gain Ground (Primitive-Ki–Theme of Heroes-) | AC
02. Turbo OutRun (Rush a Difficulty) ｜ AC
03. Phantasy Star II At the end of non-return (Rise or Fall) | MD
04. Golden Ax (wilderness) | AC
05. THE SHINOBI ｜ MD
06. Columns (Clotho) ｜ AC
07. R360 [G-LOC] (Earth Frame G) ｜ AC
08. Sonic the Hedgehog (Star Light Zone ~ Mega Drive version ~) ｜ MD
09. Mega CD (startup sound)
10. Virtua Racing (Waiting Your Entry) ｜ AC
11. Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Sonic –You Can Do Anything) ｜ GG
12. Streets of Rage II Requiem for Death Fight (Go Straight) ｜ MD
13. Soreike !! Cocologie (Soreyuki! Kokorojin -1993- / Takenobu Mitsuyoshi) ｜ AC
14. Virtua Fighter (Beginning -Advertize-) ｜ AC
15. Phantasy Star At the end of the millennium (The end of millennium) | MD
16. Daytona USA (Let’s Go Away) ｜ AC
17. Rail Chase the Ride Hero Revival (Suite) | ATP
18. Virtua Cop (Gang Headquarters) ｜ AC
19. Virtua Fighter 2 (Beginning -Mai-Beginning of a new challenge-) | AC
20. Sega Saturn (startup sound)
21. AM2 (sound logo)
22. Virtua Racing Deluxe (Replay)
23. Panzer Dragoon (Flying ~ Episode 1 -Orchestra Version-) ｜ SS
24. Sonic Drift 2 (Emerald Hill) | GG
25. Fighting Vipers (Armstone Town Day) ｜ AC
26. Sega Rally Championship (Desert Replay) ｜ SS
27. Cyber Troopers Virtual-On (In the Blue Sky) ｜ AC
28. NiGHTS into dreams … (Dreams Dreams) ｜ SS
28. Sakura Wars (Imperial Combat Revue / Chisa Yokoyama (Sakura Shinguji) & Imperial Combat Revue) | SS
Disc 3
01. Scud Race (Flight in the Dark / Hiroko Hamano) ｜ AC
02. Sega Saturn / Segata Sanshiro ~ CM Song ~ (Sega Saturn, Shiro! / Segata Sanshiro [Hiroshi Fujioka,])
03. Burning Rangers (Burning Hearts ~ Flame ANGEL ~ / Takenobu Mitsuyoshi) ｜ SS
04. SpikeOut (Theme of SPIKEOUT) ｜ AC
05. The House of the Dead 2 (AMS Agent -Arranged From THE HOUSE OF THE DEAD 1-) ｜ AC
06. Dreamcast ~ TV / CF Episode 4 Reservation Campaign Song ~ (Dreamcast / Managing Director Yukawa)
07. Sonic Adventure (Open Your Heart / Crush 40) ｜ DC
08. Space Channel 5 (mexican flyer (Original)) | DC
09. Shenmue Chapter 1 Yokosuka (Shenmue ~ Kagi ~) ｜ DC
10. StarHorse (first Starhorse Medley) | AC
11. Phantasy Star Online (The whole new world -Lyric Version- / LOREN) ｜ DC
12. Sakura Wars 3: Is Paris Burning? Yoshino (Kitaoji Fireworks)) | DC
13. Segagaga (Segagaga March -Vocal Version- / Tsuyoshi Kaneko) | DC
14. Super Monkey Ball (Jungle Stage) ｜ GC
15. Beetle King Musiking (1st Musiking Sound) ｜ AC
16. The Key to Avalon (Vive Memor Mortis ~ Live without forgetting death ~) | AC
17. Dragon Treasure (Dungeon -Mountain-) ｜ AC
18. OutRun2 (Shiny World) ｜ AC
19. Sonic Heroes / Crush 40 ｜ PS2 / GC / Xbox
20. Quest of D (vs. Black Knight) ｜ AC
21. Fashionable Witch Love and Berry (Re-Born / Rabbi ☆ min) ｜ AC
22. DARTSLIVE (startup sound)
23. I’ll die for you (I’ll die for you [Complete Edition] / Kenichi Tokoi & Rub Rabbits) ｜ DS
24. Sangokushi Taisen (Marvelous Brave) ｜ AC
25. Ryu ga Gotoku (Receive You / MAKOTCH) ｜ PS2
Disc 4
01. Sega Rally 2006 (Temptation of Speed) ｜ PS2
02. Sega Network Taisen Mahjong MJ4 (Default BGM) ｜ AC
03. DERBY OWNERS CLUB 2008 feel the rush (Feel the Rush Special) ｜ AC
04. UFO CATCHER 8 (UFO Ondo / Asami) ｜ AC
05. Phantasy Star Portable (Save This World -νMIX-) ｜ PSP
06. WORLD CLUB Champion Football Intercontinental Clubs 2006-2007 (Main Theme) ｜ AC
07. Puyo Puyo 7 (Puyo Puyo no Uta / Ando Apple [CV: Asami Imai]) ｜ DS
08. BORDER BREAK ｜ AC
09. Sonic Colors (Reach For The Stars / Jean Paul Makhlouf of Cash Cash) ｜ Wii
10. Rhythm Phantom Thief R Emperor Napoleon’s Legacy (Invasion of the Louvre Museum) | 3DS
11. Yakuza 5 Dreams, Realizers (Idiot [Taxi Driver Edition] / Kazuma Kiryu [Takaya Kuroda]) ｜ PS3
12. Puyo Puyo !! Quest (It’s been a while since I crossed time and space! -Puyo Que Ver.-) ｜ iOS / Android
13. Holka x ToruCa (The Great Journey -Original Ver.- / Takenobu Mitsuyoshi) | AC
14. Chain Chronicle (Battle For Justice II) Android / iOS
15. Wonderland Wars (Battle In Wonder Forest) ｜ AC
16. maimai ORANGE PLUS (welcome to maimai !! with My Maimer / Hiro feat. Takahito Koshida & Beat Mario) ｜ AC
17. CHUNITHM AIR PLUS (Beyond Chaos, Praise Our Holy Tuner) | AC
18. Sonic Forces (Fist Bump / Douglas Robb [Hoobastank]) ｜ PS4 / Switch
19. Mega Drive Mini (Menu Music -Original Ver.-)
20. New Sakura Wars (Kai! Imperial Huadan / Ayane Sakura (Sakura Amamiya), Marei Uchida (Hatsuho Shinonome), Hibiki Yamamura (Azami Mochizuki), Ayaka Fukuhara (Anastasia Palma), Saori Hayami (Claris)) ｜ PS4
21. Game Gear Micro (Good Gear Next Level -Menu Music A-)
22. Game Gear Micro (Which one do U play today? -Menu Music B-)
23. Astro City Mini (Menu Music)
24. Sega Moba & Sega Store ~ Image Song ~ (I want to see you again … / Takenobu Mitsuyoshi)
25. Sega Shiro (Shin Fujioka) (~ I want you to know now. 60th Anniversary Sega! ~)
26. Amazing SEGA ~ New Corporate Identity ~ (Last Ver.)
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