It has been a bad weekend for the Marvel and Sony Pictures cinematic universe. has one of the worst box office of all movies based on Marvel comics and has even been accused of plagiarism, stealing from none other than New York’s friendly neighbor: Spider-Man.
Madame Web stole Spider-Man from PS4
Through social networks, Spider-Man fans point out similarities between the main theme of and the main theme of from PS4. The King of Water shared a video on YouTube where you can listen to both tracks, emphasizing the moments in which the two “match.”
The video, as of the time of writing this note, has accumulated more than 122 thousand on YouTube and the comments are full of complaints about the film. Johan Söderqvist is responsible for the soundtrack of and, according to his IMDB profile, he did not participate in the PS4 soundtrack; but he has composed for video games like and .
It should be noted that as much as they were made by subsidiary companies of Sony, therefore, There is a possibility that the composition has been shared. Still, the similarities have not left fans of the arachnid indifferent.
Be that as it may, this is not the only complaint that users have against a film that, beyond the bad reviews, has also been pointed out for reusing footage from Sam Raimi’s first film or for show a PSP… a year before its launcheither.
ATLUS and Vanillaware have revealed the album art for the fantasy tactical RPG’s soundtrack Lord Unicorn. The soundtrack will be released alongside the new RPG’s worldwide release on March 8.
Revealed as the “renaissance” of tactical fantasy RPGs, Lord Unicorn combines overworld exploration, a robust combat system, and simulation mechanics into a fantasy adventure featuring Vanillaware’s iconic art style. It’s no secret that the game will also have an incredible soundtrack, just like Vanillaware’s previous works.
Lord Unicorn Original soundtrack cover
The look Lord Unicorn the soundtrack will be sold on March 8, 2024 for 4,400 yen in Japan. The soundtrack includes a 4-CD set including the opening and ending theme songs. Mitsuhiro Kaneda and Basiscape compose the soundtrack of Lord Unicorn. What’s more, the Lord Unicorn the original cover art for the soundtrack is drawn by Vanillaware illustrator Emika Kida.
Pre-orders for the soundtrack are now available at ATLUS’ official Ebten store. A physical release of the soundtrack has not been announced for the West, but fans can import it through World Shopping.
Additionally, ATLUS released a 16-bit arranged music album preview video for Lord Unicorn. This particular album is included with the Lord Unicorn Collector’s edition.
Here’s a preview of the upcoming RPG, via the Nintendo eShop:
Liberate your kingdom, reclaim your destiny
Brains that brought 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim And Odin’s Sphere, ATLUS x Vanillaware presents the rebirth of the tactical fantasy RPG. Fight against fate and embark on a royal adventure to reclaim your reign alongside trustworthy allies.
Lord Unicorn combines the timeless tactical RPG genre with world exploration and an innovative combat system for a unique epic fantasy experience in the iconic Vanillaware style.
Main characteristics:
Travel a vibrant world, assemble units and lead them in superbly animated battles
Perform heroic deeds and grow your fame across the five nations
Grow a large army with over 60 unique characters, from humans and elves to massive beasts and celestial angels
Lately, Lord Unicorn will launch on March 8, 2024 for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4 and Xbox Series X|S.
As Square Enix announces, they will be releasing the official original soundtrack Final Fantasy VII Rebirth release in Japan on April 10, 2024. Also included is the new theme song “No Promises to Keep (short ver.)” by Nobuo Uematsu.
The physical version of the album comes in two versions. The normal edition contains seven CDs and is available at a price of 64.99 euros. A “Special Edit Version” features a bonus disc with music from mini-games. The first edition of the special edit version is only produced in limited quantities and costs 74.99 euros.
You can already pre-order both soundtracks in the German Square Enix Store. This is a Japanese import. Alternatively, you can also find the “Special Edit Ver.” at Play-Asia*.
If you can’t wait – or are vinyl fans – there is fortunately an alternative. A soundtrack selection on vinyl will be released in Japan on January 31st and will also be delivered to Germany from the Square Enix Store in February.
If you don’t want to spend any money, you can listen to some pieces from the original work on the YouTube channel. Square Enix is currently adding these to a playlist every few days, which you can find here.
You can pre-order Final Fantasy VII Rebirth here:
Deluxe Edition at Amazon*
Steelbook Edition at Amazon*
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth will be released on February 29, 2024. Want to stay up to date on all things Final Fantasy VII Rebirth? Here you can find all articles from our detailed reporting.
via Siliconera, images: Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Square Enix
Chapter id software and executive producer Doom forever Marty Stratton spoke in detail about the situation with the bad shooter soundtrack and the “conflict” with Mick Gordon.
Short version: Gordon missed the deadline several times and hardly helped the studio with the album’s release. Since the soundtrack is part of the collector’s edition, it had to be released as soon as possible, otherwise problems may arise due to incorrect products in many countries.
Additionally, due to this conflict, id Software has no plans to work with Gordon yet: the creation of the first plot addition for the game goes without a musician.
Now a much more detailed version:
According to Stratton, id Software agreed with the composer in January to prepare an album in early March, at least to reduce it. 12 issues with additional bonuses. A similar contract was last signed four years ago Condemn.
At the end of February, Gordon contacted the studio and said he and the team didn’t have enough time to complete the project. The musician apologized and asked for another four weeks, promising to provide 30 issues total duration of more than 120 minutes.
The companies agreed, giving Gordon even more time – another six weeks. The new deadline was mid-April. Stratton points out that the soundtrack was promised as part of the collection, and under the laws of many countries, people could claim a refund for incompatible goods.
In early April, the studio began to fear that the composer might miss the deadline again, and Stratton personally asked ID Software’s lead audio designer, Chad Mosholder own version of the album.
Here, too, their problems began to arise, as only Gordon had the source code and Mosholder had to work with the music used for the game itself. Hence the result that many fans have complained about: a lower volume of instruments.
Comparison of BFG 2016 and 2020 versions
When Gordon sent Stratton 9 full songs, he was not satisfied: alone a (!) of which played in the heavy metal genre, while the rest was ambient. It’s clearly not what they expected from the game’s music album.
After some discussion, Stratton decided to commission Mosholder to create a chronological soundtrack. Some of Gordon’s work was about to be included.
The final version of the game’s soundtrack ultimately only included two songs from Mick, while Moskholder took care of the rest – he did all the work in a matter of weeks. On April 19, the soundtrack was released to the owners of the Collector’s Edition.
And here, in response to criticism of the soundtrack, Mick Gordon said he wouldn’t have done it, although according to Stratton he personally advised Moskholder to work in that form.
It is much more interesting that Gordon was probably surprised by the composition of the album in 59 songs, although according to Stratton the final version was sent to him a week before the release, so it would be possible to combine versions of Moskholder and Gordon tracks.
Additionally, Gordon was reportedly concerned that Moskholder had « received » co-authorship of the soundtrack, but the studio did no such thing. Gordon is listed as the sole composer and author of the album. However, in songs mixed by Mosholder, he is considered an auxiliary musician.
This way id Software can clearly record the songs Gordon mixed and those of Moskholder. It would be misleading to attribute the authorship of songs to Gordon only when they have been put together by someone else.
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Collector’s soundtrack
While the DOOM Eternal music album is only officially available to owners of the Collector’s Edition, its release on streaming services is expected in the near future. Fans can expect positive improvements.
