The Last Ninja

Matt Gray is releasing his arrangement album of music from The Last Ninja on vinyl.

The release will be a picture disc 2LP. There are currently no details on the packaging for this release.

It was funded via a Kickstarter campaign that ran from March 21 to April 7, 2022. It was scheduled to begin shipping in October, 2023. However, as of November, 2023 it has not yet begun shipping.

Last Ninja 2

Composer Matt Gray is releasing an updated arrangement album of his music to Last Ninja 2 on vinyl. This is not the same as the arrangement released on vinyl in 2020.

The release will be a 2LP on black vinyl. There are currently no details on packaging.

It was funded via a Kickstarter campaign that ran from March 21 to April 7, 2022. It is scheduled to begin shipping in mid-2024.

The Lord Of Dragonspire Vs. Kentilla

Zzap! 64 Records have released the themes from The Lord Of Dragonspire and Kentilla on vinyl as a bonus for vinyl backers of the Soulless I & II Kickstarter campaign.

The release is a 12″ 45RPM maxi on black vinyl. It is housed in a regular jacket with new artwork by Trevor Storey. It is limited to 300 numbered copies.

It was only available as part of the Kickstarter campaign, which ran from June 7 to July 7, 2021. It was scheduled to release in January, 2022, but was delayed and released in early August, 2022.

Soulless The Original Game Soundtrack

Chiptune Records have released the Soulless and Soulless II soundtracks on vinyl following a successful Kickstarter campaign.

The release is a 2LP with one record on red and the other on blue translucent colored vinyl. It is housed in a gatefold jacket with new artwork by Trevor Storey.

The campaign launched on June 7, 2021 and ended successfully on July 7, 2021. It was scheduled to release in January, 2022, but was delayed and released in early August, 2022.

ReFourmation

Matt Gray have finished a successful Kickstarter campaign for his fourth Reformation album titled “ReFourmation” with a vinyl option.

The release will be a 3LP limited to 250 copies. There are currently no further details of the packaging.

The campaign finished successfully on July 20, 2020 and vinyl copies were scheduled to release in March, 2022 and later pushed to Q4 2022. However, as of January, 2023 they have still not started shipping.

Turrican – Orchestral Selections

Chris Hülsbeck have run a succesfully funded a Kickstarter campaign for a new orchestral recording called Turrican Orchestral Selections. The release contains arranged music from Turrican 1-3.

The project launched May 31, 2017 and ended succesfully on June 18, 2017 with more than $90,000 in funding of an $85,000 goal.

The release is a 2LP on black vinyl housed in a gatefold jacket.

Physical rewards were scheduled to ship in April, 2018, but suffered several delays. They began shipping out in April, 2019.

This is the standalone vinyl release.

Reformation 3

Matt Gray have announced that a selection of tracks from his Reformation 3 arrangement album will be released on vinyl.

The release will be a 3LP and is limited to 250 copies.

Preorders opened on April 10, 2019. As of early 2022 it is scheduled to release in Q4 2022. However, as of January, 2023 it has still not begun shipping.

 

Hubbard ’80

The Kickstarter campaign for Project Hubbard, which was a project of creating multiple remix and arrangement albums of Rob Hubbard music along with a book, included a vinyl option for one of the albums.

The Hubbard 80 album is arranged by Rob Hubbard himself alongside Marcel Donné and features tracks arranged as if they were played in 1979 with modular synths, strings and horns.

The release is a black vinyl 2LP. It is housed in a gatefold jacket with design by Ian Flory, Thomas Finnerup and Chris Abbott.

The campaign launched on October 5, 2017 with a goal of £50,000 and ended on November 5, 2017 with more than £80,000 in funding.

Physical rewards were scheduled to ship out in April 2019, but the whole album recording was delayed. It arrived with the label in July 2022, however most album jackets were damaged on arrival. It began shipping out with fixed jackets in late September, 2022.

Turrican – Orchestral Selections

Chris Hülsbeck have run a succesfully funded a Kickstarter campaign for a new orchestral recording called Turrican Orchestral Selections. The release contains arranged music from Turrican 1-3.

The project launched May 31, 2017 and ended succesfully on June 18, 2017 with more than $90,000 in funding of an $85,000 goal.

The release is a 2LP on black vinyl and also includes the release on CD. Additionally, it also comes with a new TFMX  album, which is the soundtrack to the fictional Turrican 4.  It is housed in a box set with new artwork. The release is limited to 1000 numbered copies.

Physical rewards were scheduled to ship in April, 2018, but suffered several delays. They began shipping out in June, 2019.

Reformation 2

Matt Gray launched a Kickstarter for his Reformation 2 project, which included a vinyl option. The album features covers of other C64 composers’ music performed by Matt Gray.

The campaign was launched on April 8, 2017 and was succesfully funded and ended on April 30, 2017.

In late 2018 Matt Gray finished a Reformation 3 campaign that was intended to collect funds for the finishing of physical goods for Reformation/LN2 and Reformation 2.

The release is a 3LP on black vinyl. It is housed in a triple gatefold jacket with design by Sam Dyer and Ian Flory as well as game screenshots.

Vinyl rewards were scheduled for a September 2018 release, but were delayed multiple times before finally shipping in early July, 2022.