Game on, rock out to cover versions of top gaming themes
Game Music Central is now selling copies of "Best of the Best: A Tribute To Game Music", which is a collection of classic game song, covered by new artists. The composers might not be names that you know that well, with the exception of Video Games Live composer Tommy Tallarico, but they've composed the music for World of Warcraft, SOCOM II, EverQuest, God Of War I & II, Myst III & IV, Jade Empire, Pirates of the Caribbean, Hitman, Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 1 & 2, Shrek the Third and King Kong. Not too shabby of a musical resume.
It remains to be seen how useful the website itself will be, but it has the chance to become a great place to go when you find yourself wondering "What song was in that level with all the lava?" For now, visit the site and get a preview of the songs on the CD. Our money is on that cover of the Mario Bros. theme song for being the "most annoying song of 2007," but the year is only halfway over. Who knows what our ears might be treated to in the coming months.
