ActRaiser Original Soundtrack & Symphonic Suite pre-orders now open, album shipping early next year
If you’re a fan of retro gaming music then it’s time to get excited. French record label Wayô Records has announced plans to release legendary VGM composer Yuzo Koshiro’s ActRaiser Original Soundtrack & Symphonic Suite on both CD and vinyl.
Now available to pre-order, the CD version of the soundtrack will include the game’s original soundtrack, along with previously-unreleased tracks on one disc. Additionally, the second CD will include a special symphonic suite performance from 2018’s Ancient Festival. The 2xLP vinyl will include the game’s soundtrack and the symphonic suite performance remastered by Shinji Hosoe, featuring new illustrations by Ayano Koshiro and limited hand-signed art by Yuzo Koshiro for the first 250 who purchase it.
Check out a sample of the soundtrack below:
“ActRaiser was released 30 years ago and remains an intemporal classic,” said Wayô Records producer Jonathan Khersis in a press release distributed today. “The game was a true revolution thanks to its amazing soundtrack that showed an impressive use of the Super Famicom sound chip. 30 years later, it is still acclaimed as one of Koshiro’s most renowned works. To celebrate this anniversary, we have summoned the ‘Master,’ and he’s back with divine announcements! We are excited to release the legendary ActRaiser Original Soundtrack with the newly orchestrated version in these luxurious remastered CD and vinyl editions, entirely illustrated by Ayano Koshiro!”
Those interested in pre-ordering the ActRaiser soundtracks can do so here.
Wayô Records has released a number of excellent video game soundtracks on vinyl in recent years, featuring such games as the Neo Geo classics Magician Lord, Samurai Shodown, and Metal Slug 3, as well as Koshiro’s iconic Streets of Rage OST on cassette.
The ActRaiser Original Soundtrack & Symphonic Suite will ship in early 2021.
