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New Gimmick! arrangement album is now up for preorder on vinyl

Brave Wave and Black Screen Records have teamed up to release a brand new arrangement album of music from NES platformer Gimmick! on vinyl. The release also marks the debut of a new series from Brave Wave – the Perspective Series, which will be focusing on arrangements and remixes.

The release will be a 2LP on 180g neon green colored vinyl. It will be housed in a gatefold jacket with new artwork by Hitoshi Ariga. It will also include liner notes by original composer Masashi Kageyama.

Black Screen Records also has a limited number of copies available that will come with a card signed by Kageyama.

It is priced at €39 and is scheduled to release in April, 2025. It can be preordered via Black Screen Records here.

US folks can also preorder from Light In The Attic here and Materia Store here. Canadians can also preorder from Very Ok Vinyl here.

Gimmick! Official Arranged Soundtrack - Front

The Story Of Thor (aka. Beyond Oasis) vinyl soundtrack up for preorder via Wayô Records

Wayô Records have opened preorders for the vinyl soundtrack to The Story Of Thor (probably better known under its North American title Beyond Oasis).

The release will be a 2LP on limited edition yellow marble colored vinyl. It will be housed in a gatefold jacket with game art. It will also include a 12-page booklet with liner notes and artwork.
Preorders of the limited edition at Wayô will also receive a shikishi art print with new art by Hitoshi Ariga and signed by composer Yuzo Koshiro.

While not confirmed a standard edition will likely be available from other distributors at a later time.

It is priced at €45 and is scheduled to release in September, 2024. It can be preordered via Wayô Records here.

The Story Of Thor - Contents

Brave Wave’s Shovel Knight: King Of Cards 3LP now up for preorder

Back in 2016 Brave Wave announced that they would release the soundtrack to Shovel Knight and all its upcoming expansions. Now more than 4 years later they are readying their final Shovel Knight release – the soundtrack to Shovel Knight: King Of Cards.

And it’s not just the King Of Cards, but it will also feature the music from Shovel Knight: Showdown as well as a selection of tracks from the original Shovel Knight, that was not included on the first vinyl release.

The release will be a 3LP with one record on gold, one on red and one on white colored vinyl. It appears to be housed in a gatefold jacket that will feature new artwork by Hitoshi Ariga with coloring by Ayano Koshiro. It will include a booklet with artwork and liner notes as well as a download card.
As always there will also be a signed version available, which will come with an A4 poster signed by artists Hitoshi Ariga.

They are also releasing a Shovel Knight Treasure Trove box set, which includes all four Shovel Knight vinyl albums together in a box. If you already have the previous albums you can buy the box set separately as well.

The 3LP is priced at $50/€60 ($60/€60 for the signed version) and the box set is priced at €165. They are all scheduled to release in March, 2021.

The 3LP can be preordered from BigWax here now and the box set can be preordered here.

The 3LP signed version can also be preordered from Limited Run Games here and the standard version here. The box set here is not listed on Limited Run Games as of posting, but I will update with a link later. Limited Run Games will open preorders on 10AM ET today.

Shovel Knight: King Of Cards - Front
Shovel Knight - Box

Brave Wave preorders for Shovel Knight: Specter Of Torment 2LP is up now

It was announced alongside the original Shovel Knight soundtrack quite a while ago, but now we finally have details on the vinyl release for the Specter Of Torment DLC.

The release will be a 2LP housed in a gatefold jacket with new artwork by Hitoshi Ariga and Ayano Koshiro. It will be available in two color variants – a standard with one disc on red and the other on black vinyl, and a limited edition with one record on gold and the other on silver vinyl. The limited edition is limited to 125 copies in the EU and an unannounced allocation for the US.

As usual it will also come with a booklet with liner notes by people involved with the game and the vinyl release, as well as a download code for a digital copy of the soundtrack.

It is priced at €32 and is scheduled to release in January 2019. It can be preordered from BigWax for EU customers here and it will be available to preorder from Fangamer for US customers on December 4, 2018.

Shovel Knight: Specter Of Torment - Front & Limited Vinyl

Shovel Knight: Specter Of Torment - Front & Regular Vinyl

3 new Brave Wave titles up for order – Art of Fighting, Shovel Knight: Plague of Shadows and République

Brave Wave did announce that they would have news on Art of Fighting and Plague of Shadows soon, but now they are already available to preorder alongside the recently announced soundtrack for République.

Art of Fighting will be a single LP on blue vinyl. It’s housed in a gatefold jacket with artwork sourced from SNK’s archives. It includes a detailed booklet with interviews from people who worked on the game as well as a download card for a digital copy of the soundtrack.

Shovel Knight: Plague of Shadows will be a single LP on green vinyl. It is housed in a gatefold jacket with new artwork by Hitoshi Ariga. It also includes a booklet with interviews.

République will be a single LP on black vinyl. It is housed in a gatefold jacket. It includes a booklet where the development team writes about the game and the music. It also includes a download card for a digital copy of the soundtrack AND a digital copy of the upcoming VR version of the game.

Art of Fighting and Plague of Shadows will be part of Brave Wave’s Generation Series.

Art of Fighting is priced at $25/€23 and is scheduled to release mid-November 2017. It can be preordered via Fangamer (US) here and BigWax (EU) here.

Plague of Shadows is priced at $25/€26 and is scheduled to release late November 2017. It can be preordered via Fangamer (US) here and BigWax (EU) here.

République is priced at $25/€23 and is ready to ship. It can be ordered via Fangamer (US) here and BigWax (EU) here.

Art Of Fighting - Front Shovel Knight: Plague Of Shadows - Front République - Front & Record République - Gatefold

Brave Wave to release the Shovel Knight soundtrack on vinyl

Brave Wave have updated their Generation Series page to include a Shovel Knight: The Definitive Soundtrack release on 2LP black vinyl. The release have been done in cooperation with original composers Jake Kaufman and Manami Matsumae and is mastered specifically for vinyl.

The release will feature brand new artwork from Hitoshi Ariga who have previously done artwork for Pokémon and Mega Man. The artwork have not been announced yet, but Brave Wave have released a sketch on their announcement page.

There’s no preorder or release date yet, but Brave Wave encourages people to sign up to preorder news on their site.

UPDATE: Brave Wave have answered some questions regarding this release over on NeoGAF. The release will feature 43 tracks which have been chosen and adjusted by Jake Kaufman for this release.

In addition, they plan on sending out the release date two weeks prior to shipping. So there will not be a long wait between ordering and receiving the release.

UPDATE 2: Preorders have now opened for the soundtrack. The title will be on 2LP “armor blue” vinyl.