The Scarlet Moon Christmas Album 2016 has been announced. It features some classic Christmas tunes arranged by renowned game and film composers alike. It also includes some video game music arranged in holiday style. The following artists contributed to the album:
- Artists participating include Hiroki Kikuta (Secret of Mana)
- Vince DiCola (Rocky IV and Transformers: The Movie (1986))
- Robyn Miller (Myst and Riven)
- Justin Lassen (Underworld series)
- Mustin (of The OneUps)
- Goomin “Nauts” Nam (DJMAX and Bar Oasis)
- Osamu Kubota (Beatmania and Granado Espada)
- Materia (jazz fusion band)
- Dale North (Dragon Fantasy Book II and PAC-MAN Pop)
The Scarlet Moon Christmas Album 2016 includes the following nine tracks for your listening pleasure:
- “Jingle Bells” by Vince DiCola
- “Christmas Garden (Yoshi’s Island)” by Mustin
- “Peaceful Christmas (Chrono Trigger)” by Dale North
- “Some Small Hope (Cherubic Hymn by A. Kastorsky)” by Osamu Kubota
- “Angels We Have Heard on High” by Hiroki Kikuta
- “Christmas Comes to Myst (Myst)” by Robyn Miller
- “Rainbow Road (Mario Kart 64)” by Justin Lassen
- “Melodies of Life (Final Fantasy IX)” by Goomin “Nauts” Nam
- “Aspertia City – Winter (Pokémon Black & White 2)” by Materia
Game Composers Unite for Scarlet Moon Christmas Album 2016
Composers of DJMAX, Beatmania, Rocky IV, Secret of Mana, Myst, and Underworld arrange Christmas and game music favorites
San Diego – November 30, 2016 – Scarlet Moon Records is pleased to present a special collection of Christmas standards and game music favorites re-imagined in holiday fashion with Scarlet Moon Christmas Album 2016. The nine-track album features a number of renowned videogame and film composers and should get any videogame fan in the holiday spirit. Scarlet Moon Christmas Album 2016 is fully licensed and is available on LOUDR–where it can be bundled with 2014’s Scarlet Moon Christmas EP–and other major music retailers including iTunes and Spotify in the coming days:
Scarlet Moon Christmas Album 2016 on LOUDR
Scarlet Moon Christmas Album 2016 on Google PlayArtists participating include Hiroki Kikuta (Secret of Mana), Vince DiCola (Rocky IV and Transformers: The Movie (1986)), Robyn Miller (Myst and Riven), Justin Lassen (Underworld series), Mustin (of The OneUps), Goomin “Nauts” Nam (DJMAX and Bar Oasis), Osamu Kubota (Beatmania and Granado Espada), Materia (jazz fusion band), and Dale North (Dragon Fantasy Book II and PAC-MAN Pop). The full track list as is as follows:
01. “Jingle Bells” by Vince DiCola
02. “Christmas Garden (Yoshi’s Island)” by Mustin
03. “Peaceful Christmas (Chrono Trigger)” by Dale North
04. “Some Small Hope (Cherubic Hymn by A. Kastorsky)” by Osamu Kubota
05. “Angels We Have Heard on High” by Hiroki Kikuta
06. “Christmas Comes to Myst (Myst)” by Robyn Miller
07. “Rainbow Road (Mario Kart 64)” by Justin Lassen
08. “Melodies of Life (Final Fantasy IX)” by Goomin “Nauts” Nam
09. “Aspertia City – Winter (Pokémon Black & White 2)” by Materia“Dale North and I are both massive fans of Christmas music,” comments producer Jayson Napolitano. “After releasing the Scarlet Moon Christmas EP in 2014, we wanted to rekindle that passion by creating even more Christmas-themed tracks to get music fans of all ages and genres in the spirit of the season. And as it would turn out, most of the artists on the roster love Christmas music just as much as we do!”
About Scarlet Moon Records
Scarlet Moon Records has been releasing original game soundtracks and unique arrangement albums since 2013. Working with composer and musicians around the globe to publish soundtracks that publishers have no interest in releasing and also working with that same global talent to produce refreshing arrangement albums with our their unique spin, they’re best known for their flagship album series, Prescription for Sleep: Game Music Lullabies.
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