Force De Frappe

This album is based on unused Dubmood tracks originally made for Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number as well as new original work.

It is limited to 200 copies and released by Data Airlines.

It’s worth reading the “story” description that comes from the album’s Bandcamp:

Force De Frappe is an original and hard-hitting synthwave album based on Dubmood’s unused submissions from Hotline Miami 2 as a foundation upon which to build a unique and twisted story about an evil Swedish defence system AI, a French nuclear deterrence program gone bad, and AI-built female androids flying vintage SAAB jet fighters over a dark Gothenburg archipelago in 1981. Fans of the Hotline Miami 2 soundtrack should feel right at home as the entirety of Force De Frappe is heavily influenced by the soundscape and mood of the award-winning soundtracks to both Hotline Miami and its recently-released sequel.

As a quick guide to the album, listeners will enjoy the opening car chase scene, “Älfsborg 1981,” where cyber punks hijack a Swedish government fighter pilot android followed by an introduction to the AI-controlled military defense system in “STRIL-60,” built by DataSAAB. The SAAB Draken fighters are explored in “J35 Draken,” followed by “Att Bygga En Robot,” which accompanies a scene in a lab where the protagonists try to save their fallen comrade by turning her into an android. From there, STRIL-60 system becomes self-aware and decides that the best way to gain the complete control but also the trust of the humans still able to shut it down is to stage an attack, provoking NATO and the French to launch such an assault. The rest of the album follows the dog fights in the skies above Europe when SAAB Draken fighters with their android pilots attempt to intercept the incoming French nuclear bombers. The ending is vague but may be more easily interpreted after listening to GEM TOS’s lyrics in the last track, “Force De Frappe.” The last bonus track on the cassette version also gives a clue on how things end.

Humble Indie Bundle 12

12″ EP on red translucent vinyl released in 2015 by Humble Bundle. It was only available to those who paid $65 or more for the Humble Indie Bundle 12 and also came with a 30-page issue of HIB Informer Magazine, label pins, a t-shirt, and a shareware 3.5″ floppy disk. It contains 10 tracks from the games The Bridge, SteamWorld Dig, Luftrausers, Race The Sun, Hammerwatch, Monaco: What’s Yours Is Mine, Gone Home, Gunpoint, and Prison Architect.

Boba Fettucini Presents: Arcade Breaks

LP containing breaks and beats for DJ use taken from video game samples. Made by Boba Fettucini and released by Mon Mothma Recordings. It contains samples from the games Pac-Man, Dig Dug, Galaga, Excite Bike, Pole Position, Doom, Super Mario Bros., Space Harrier, and more.

The Piano Collection

During a succesful Kickstarter campaign, for a collection of piano versions of game music composed by Chris Hülsbeck, backers could opt for a double vinyl option. A full tracklist isn’t available but it will feature music from Turrican II and R-Type among others. Backers were set to receive their copies of the vinyl record in late August, 2015.

Orders were later opened in January 2016 for the remaining copies of the album.

Loud On Planet X

As part of a succesful Kickstarter for the game Loud On Planet X, backers could opt for a reward that included a 7″ on green vinyl with original music from the game composed by Mike Haliechuk and Jonah Falco (of Fucked Up), Brendan Canning and Justin Peroff (of Broken Social Scene), and Harrison.

The estimated release was October, 2015, however the game and physical rewards (including the 7″) were delayed but shipped out in April, 2016.

Guild Wars 2: Heart Of Thorns

The soundtrack to the Guild Wars 2 expansion Heart Of Thorns has been released on vinyl by iam8bit. The soundtrack by Maclaine Diemer, Lena Chappelle and Stan LePard comes on 2LP 180g green splatter vinyl.

It was announced in December 2015 and started shipping out in June 2016.

 

FTL: Faster Than Light

A 2LP with Ben Prunty’s soundtrack to FTL: Faster Than Light have been released on 180g “cosmic splatter” vinyl.

It is housed in a single-pocket metallic foil jacket with new artwork by Leif Podhajsky.

It was announced in October 2015 and started shipping late March 2016.

Dustforce

Iam8bit have released Lifeformed’s “Fastfall – Dustforce OST” on vinyl. It comes on clear vinyl with swirl effects and is limited to 1000 copies. It comes with a code for the game and the full digital soundtrack. The soundtrack is specially mastered for this vinyl release and has new artwork by Drew Wise.

It was set to be released in Q1 2016, but due to a minor delay it started shipping mid-April 2016 instead.

Drift Stage (Tedesco)

A 7″ with two tracks from the game Drift Stage have been released by Ghost Ramp.

It comes on a car-shaped 7″ picture disc (modelled after the in-game car Tedesco) and is limited to 500 copies. It features the tracks Drift Stage Main Theme and Exclusive Coupé by Myrone. Pre-orders opened on Nov 16, 2015 and the release started shipping late February, 2016.

Clock Tower 20th Anniversary Sound Collection

The Japanese horror game series, Clock Tower, have had its soundtrack by Kouji Niikura and Kaori Takazoe released on 4 CDs with the full soundtrack + a 7″ record with arranged versions of 2 tracks for its 20th anniversary. It was released on December 24, 2015.

The description below will only focus on the 7″ included in this release.