LACED WITH WAX

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

By Thomas Quillfeldt

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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 where music elevated the experience. 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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Chatting with Chris Christodoulou is fun for several reasons: his music kicks ass; he’s worked on unique and innovative projects including Risk of Rain and The Sea Will Claim Everything; and the guy has opinions to spare about the state of game music.

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2019 has been a HUGE year for Laced Records, seeing OST releases for the Resident Evil series, Devil May Cry 5, Bloodborne, Wolfenstein, Mega Man, Warhammer, Borderlands, Gears 5, Shadow of the Tomb Raider and more.

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We got our groove on and slapped together some of the finest, funkiest tunes ever to grace a video game. 

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We briefly ponder whether a strand of music found in video games, particularly soundtracks from the ‘golden age of indie’, deserves its own subgenre.

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Laced With Wax chats to the composition duo behind PSVR shooter Blood & Truth, about being experimental pioneers in music for VR, how orchestral grime was the obvious fit for a blockbuster action story set in London, and their hopes for the future of audio on the next-gen PlayStation. By Thomas Quillfeldt

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We wanted to serve up some simple, quick, and digestible musical recipes for video game music staples. This time, we take a look at what goes into creating the serene atmosphere of the typical sleepy village in Japanese role-playing games.

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We chat to Diggin in the Carts’ Nick Dwyer — documentarian, radio and TV presenter, promoter, DJ, tastemaker, and probably the world’s foremost expert on classic Japanese video game chiptune. By Thomas Quillfeldt

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