LACED WITH WAX

Tim Wright aka CoLD SToRAGE struck gold with his dance tracks for the iconic 1995 racer, before going on to make music creation titles like Music 2000/MTV Music Generator that inspired many. By Thomas Quillfeldt

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Composer Tom Salta spoke to Laced With Wax about channeling the style, harmony and instrumentation of the late 1960s for Arkane’s award-winning time loop shooter. By Thomas Quillfeldt

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Here are some of our favourite game cues that send the spirit soaring as they take inspiration from the rich orchestral instrumentation of the Classical and Romantic eras. By Thomas Quillfeldt

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We chat to illustrator and designer Boris Moncel about his influences, and learn more about the horrifying artwork for the Resident Evil and Resident Evil 2 vinyl soundtrack releases. By Thomas Quillfeldt

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Laced With Wax caught up with the Danish composer and game audio specialist who played a large part in creating some of the moodiest games scores and soundscapes, including LIMBO, INSIDE and Control. By Thomas Quillfeldt

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The audio High Command at Ubisoft Paris assembled a crack squad of veteran rock and electronic musicians to improvise the growling soundtrack for the shared-world shooter. By Thomas Quillfeldt

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We highlight some of our favourite synthwave and electronica tracks that get players in the mood to battle bad guys — to the beat.

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Illustrator and Mega Man superfan ultimatemaverickx breaks down his eye-popping original panels for the Mega Man X 1-8: The Collection vinyl box set.
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Kick back and relax to this playlist of original score and licensed tracks from video games, picked to help lift the spirit in troubling times. By Thomas Quillfeldt

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Professional fighting game player and multi-game World Champion Ryan Hart chats about his relationship to the TEKKEN series and picks his soundtrack favourites.

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Composer Gareth Coker chats to Laced With Wax about his latest game score for Ori and the Will of the Wisps — how he changed approach from Blind Forest, how he’s happy to hit players over the head (emotionally speaking), and his favourite melodists among other composers. By Thomas Quillfeldt

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We catch up with illustrator and designer Boris Moncel about his work on Laced Records’ Resident Evil vinyl releases — this time covering sleeves for the CODE: Veronica X and Resident Evil 0 soundtracks. By Thomas Quillfeldt

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Contributors from the video game music community highlight some especially memorable moments from smaller-scale games. By Thomas Quillfeldt and contributors

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Writer Mat Ombler and Laced community manager Tom Quillfeldt pick their favourite original and licensed video game soundtracks from the Teens.

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We take a look at some of the finest piano music created for, or inspired by, video games scores — from passionate in-game performances to JRPG piano collections.

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