#CoolArt: 'Abzu' Vinyl Soundtrack From iam8bit

iam8bit are releasing an officially licensed double vinyl LP of the 'Abzû' video game soundtrack, composed by Austin Wintory.

The soundtrack is pressed onto 2 x Oceanic Blue vinyl with cover art by Nimit Malavia for $35.

A special 'bioluminescent' glow in the dark Variant edition of both the exterior and interior cover art, is only available from Friday November 25 until Monday November 28.

Go here to pre-order.

'The Banner Saga' Vinyl Album Release From iam8bit

'The Banner Saga' is a special 2 x LP coloured vinyl album release from iam8bit of the video game soundtrack.

The soundtrack composed by Austin Wintory, is performed by The Dallas Winds and conducted by Jerry F Junkin. It also features cover art by The Banner Saga’s own art director, Arnie Jorgensen, that was designed specifically for the vinyl.

Pre-orders for the vinyl album, which also includes the digital soundtrack, open Thursday January 21 at 10am PDT.

Go here to buy.

Cool Art: 'Journey' by Mark Englert

'Journey' by Mark Englert, is a new limited edition print release from iam8bit, and is also the cover art for a special 2 x LP picture disc vinyl album of the 'Journey' video game soundtrack.

The print is a 36" x 12" 9 colour screenprint including pearlescent metallic inks, in a signed and numbered limited edition of 350 and costs $60.

The gatefold vinyl album, composed by Austin Wintory and cover art by Mark Englert, costs $35.

Pre-orders for the print and gatefold vinyl album open Thursday April 23 at 10am PDT.

Go here to buy the PRINT, and here for the VINYL ALBUM.

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'Journey' - Complete Score With Text Commentary

This is a presentation of Austin Wintory's complete score to the award-winning video game, 'Journey', featuring a combination of official artwork by Matt Nava, and stunning fan art inspired by the game, with text commentary by Austin.

You can buy the soundtrack on CD or download it here.

It's also available on Austin's Bandcamp page, as a free bonus bundle, and please note that 25% of all sales, and for some albums more than that, via bandcamp are automatically donated to the charity Education Through Music - Los Angeles.


Tracklist:
1) Nascence (0:00)
2) The Call (1:42)
3) First Confluence (5:12)
4) Second Confluence (6:47)
5) Threshold (9:03)
6) Third Confluence (15:01)
7) The Road of Trials (16:35)
8) Fourth Confluence (20:46)
9) Temptations (21:47)
10) Descent (25:55)
11) Fifth Confluence (28:55)
12) Atonement (29:44)
13) Final Confluence (35:50)
14) The Crossing (37:52)
15) Reclamation (39:45)
16) Nadir (41:54)
17) Apotheosis (45:34)
18) I Was Born For This (52:43)

Journey (A Musical Journey)

An awesome soundtrack for an awesome game!

Check out this scoring session featurette for the Playstation 3 game 'Journey'.

The soundtrack is now available to buy on Cd or on iTunes, and Thatgamecompany has announced that interested fans can snag autographed copies of the soundtrack from the studio's store. For a limited time, all copies will be signed by the soundtrack's composer, Austin Wintory.


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