On October 22nd a world leading distributor of digital music, X5 Music Group, today publicized that it’s much anticipated album, The Greatest Video Game Music 2, will be set for worldwide download November 6th.
The Greatest Video Game Music 2 will be performed by famous London Philharmonic Orchestra, featuring 17 completely new classical orchestrations of some of video game’s most loved musical themes. The album will include songs from blockbuster hits like Halo, Mass Effect, Final Fantasy VII, and Assassin Creed.
The original, The Greatest Video Game Music, was released in 2011 to huge success, and become the highest selling video game album of all time, which sold close to 100,000 copies.
The fans will have some input on the album as well. Both IGN and Kotaku were asked to choose two desired tracks, in which they responded by holding polls on their websites. The results lead to the inclusion of new arrangements’ from both Mass Effect 3 and The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim.
To celebrate the new album fans can download the track from Halo for free at greatestvideogamemusic.com/#download
Andrew Skeet, celebrated conductor/arranger of the new album stated “It’s been an absolute pleasure to be invited back to produce a second video game music album with the London Philharmonic Orchestra. Not only are they a phenomenally talented ensemble, but we’ve been able to work with them on some incredible source material too. I really think video game fans are going to love what we’ve produced.
Daniel Backstrom, chief Creative Officer at X5 Music Group stated, “Interest in video game music continues to go from strength to strength, so we’re very pleased to be releasing a second album to fans of the genre around the world. With a really exciting line-up of musical tracks, breath taking arrangements and world class performances, The Greatest Video Game Music 2 is sure to bring the classical audience and the gaming community closer together.”
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