Video Game Soundtracks Released On Vinyl

Collection of video game music that s available on vinyl.

Video game soundtracks released on vinyl.

In 1984 haruomi hosono released the first generally recognized video game soundtrack album video game music and the practice. The practice of releasing video game soundtracks on vinyl records began in the 1980s fell out of favor in the 1990s and 2000s as vinyl records were replaced by other storage media and experienced a resurgence of interest in the 2010s due in part to a vinyl revival. As of may 15 2019 the list is fully alphabetized by game title. But this dramatic number gave way to just over 40 in the 90s.

According to jayson napolitano at destructoid there were roughly 119 video game soundtracks released on vinyl in the 80s. Of what s been released so far these are 10 best video game soundtracks you can own on vinyl. Note that the release schedule prior to 2011 is likely incomplete especially on a week by week basis. 198x vinyl soundtrack 39 99 198x is a coming of age arcade epic telling its story through an impressive breadth of retro genres platformer racer rpg shooter and brawler all jam packed into a rather familiar place.

Learn about vgm vinyl you can read our extensive wiki pages here which has links to many sites forums and content creators that focus on video game music on vinyl. You can find a list of most of the labels who release vgm vinyl records as well as some distros who offer large selections of vgm vinyl on our subreddit wiki here. Releases with music from multiple games are sorted at the end of the list and are sorted alphabetically by release title. Undertale toby fox s runaway hit indie game undertale is remembered for a lot of things but key.

Similar to the hero of time re recording for the zelda vinyl this also historic video game revolutionised rpgs with its multiple endings focus on character development and a detailed battle system the music was as grand in scope as it could possibly be back then in 1995 and its legacy is established as one of the greatest video game soundtracks of all time. Feel free to message me if you find anything missing.