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vgmt monthly is a monthly newsletter that offers a centralized place for the VGM community to make announcements about songs, events, conventions and more! The newsletter will be posted on vgmtogether's social media and archived on this website. You are free to print or share the newsletter!
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Submit your news hereSong Releases
- Washington Metropolitan Gamer Symphony Orchestra
- WMGSO plays Costa Del Sol (FFVII)
Dive into the vibrant world of Final Fantasy VII with WMGSO in our latest music video release– ‘Costa del Sol’! Transport yourself to the sun-drenched shores of Junon as you groove to the balmy beats of one of the game’s most beloved tracks. Add this to your vacation playlist today!
- Song Link
- Diwa "Lionmight" de Leon
- Roar of the Jungle Dragon (from Terraria Calamity)
I’m retiring the “String Player Gamer” brand name leading to 2025, and in it’s place I am now rebranding my artist name to “Lionmight”, an artistic translation of my real name “Diwa de Leon”. An announcement I made during my birthday in May 4, and as part of this new journey, I also dropped this symphonic metal violin cover of “Roar of the Jungle Dragon”, composed by DM DOKURO for Terraria Calamity Mod. I remained mostly faithful to the original vocal composition but with the violin as the lead.
- Song Link
- Julia Henderson and Lorenzo de Sequera
- Coral Crown (From "Hades II")
We (Julia Henderson and Lorenzo de Sequera) have collaborated once again to bring you their (even heavier) version of Coral Crown from Hades II by Darren Korb!
Here, we took inspiration from Metalcore with intense drums, crunchy guitars, and distorted vocals, melded with ethereal synth and backing vocals to keep that siren-song vibe. We hope you enjoy!!
- Song Link
- ZeldaRocks
- Highlands [Great Plateau ~ Mount Hylia] (From "The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild")
A relaxing, ambient piano & flute duet of the music that plays in many of Breath of the Wild’s beautiful mountain ranges. We hiked through the Eldorado Canyon State Park in the Rocky Mountains to record live nature sounds for the track, giving it an immersive “wild” feel!
- Song Link
- Sean R. Hanson
- Xenoblade Chronicles - Beyond The Sky
63 musicians. Nearly 2 years in the making. This is my huge symphonic rock arrangement of “Beyond The Sky” from Xenoblade Chronicles – from the recent Pixel Mixers’ album Chain Attack!
- Song Link
- Ryu Matrix
- Ryu's Theme (from "Street Fighter II")
This is a cover featured in GameGrooves’s “Summer of SEGA” playlist, a season-long collection of SEGA covers from numerous arrangers. The motive behind this was Ryu covering the theme of Ryu, something I’ve been meaning to do for a while.
- Song Link
- Premium Vintage
- The King and the Bull (Live Video, MAGStock 2024)
Premium Vintage is bringing the heat! This trio blended orchestral finesse with prog-metal shreddage for their debut album “The Symphony of Hades” in 2023. Since then, they’ve been bringing the music of Hades straight to you live! We recently performed at MAGStock 2024, and will be releasing a series of videos from that set over the next few weeks. Here is our performance of “The King and the Bull”!
- Song Link
- The Game Brass
- Barrel Brassed: A Nature Suite from Donkey Kong Country (Video)
The Game Brass has a released a full-length video of the score to their latest album, Barrel Brassed: A Nature Suite from Donkey Kong Country. This suite features 11 brass players and a litany of percussionists performing five tracks from Donkey Kong Country 1 and 2, with on forests, trees, and jungles.
- Song Link
Live Events
- Reloaded - London Video Game Orchestra's 5th Anniversary
Celebrating 5 years of the London Video Game Orchestra!
Performing at Logan Hall (near Euston/Russell Square) on Saturday 6th July 2024 – Replaying crowd favourites from past concerts, featuring games such as Final Fantasy and Zelda, as well as Indie darlings like Hades and Hollow Knight and many more.- Event Link
- London Video Game Orchestra
- Summer Serenades: Game and Anime Bangers!
Prepare to embark on an epic quest with “Game and Anime Bangers,” part of Central Florida’s Summer Serenades chamber music series! Feel the nostalgia wash over you as our virtuosic ensemble of strings, piano, and flute performs selections from legendary titles like “Megaman X”, “Attack on Titan” and many more. Ongaku Overdrive will be providing a gaming station before the concert where you can TEST… YOUR… MIGHT!!! Enjoy complimentary snacks and connect with fellow enthusiasts!
- Event Link
- Symphonic Underground Productions
- FATALITEASE: A Fighting Game Burlesque Tribute
GET OVER HERE and join Bonus Stage for Fatalitease: A Fighting Game Burlesque Show inspired by the most fierce and ferocious fighting games!
WHERE: The Rec Room Brentwood (1920 Willingdon Ave Unit 2106, Burnaby, BC V5C 0K3, Canada)
WHEN: Friday July 12, 6:30 PM (doors at 6:00 PM) TICKETS: $20 online, $25 at the door, $30 VIP admission 18+ ONLY **ID Required- Event Link
- Bonus Stage
- Ongaku Overdrive: Warriors of Light II
Warriors of Light II will be a celebration of the music of roleplaying games, performed LIVE by top video game bands at the Conduit in Winter Park, Florida. Hear powerful takes on the music from Final Fantasy, Chrono Trigger, Secret of Mana, Dragon Quest, Persona, Xenoblade Chronicles, and more from Knight of the Round, The Limit Breakers, and Descendants of Erdrick.
- Event Link
- Ongaku Overdrive
- Magnificent Danger and DiscoCactus present: The Blue Shell Tour
This summer, the unstoppable VGM super-duo of Magnificent Danger and DiscoCactus hits the road, bringing boisterous brass bangers and high-intensity dance jams to YOU (if you live near a major city in the northeastern US).
TOUR STOPS!
7/31 – PhilaMOCA w/ Joe Etzine and GLHF | $15
8/1 – DROM w/ Maxo | $20 adv, $25 day of
8/3 – Cantab Underground w/ Eight Foot Manchild | $20- Event Link
- DiscoCactus and Magnificent Danger
- Game Audio Maryland Unites East Coast Game Audio Communities
Game Audio Maryland hit another high note with its latest networking event at M.A.P. Technologies, co-hosted by the Baltimore Gamer Symphony Orchestra! They broke new ground with attendees from NYC, DC, and Virginia, creating a vibrant mix of talent and passion. Moving at full speed, Game Audio Maryland is forging connections and fostering collaborations. Join their email mailing list to stay in the loop about future events!
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- Andrei Shulgach and Michelle Eng
Other
- Two pieces from the award winning video game soundtrack “On the Peril of Parrots” now included in NYC Jam Sessions Real Book Vol. 2
VGM Real Book Volume 2 added two new two tunes from the award winning video game soundtrack, “On the Peril of Parrots”. (Artificial Aptitude and “Meta Nuances”) composed by multi-award winning video game composer, Chase Bethea.
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- Chase Bethea
- Seeking Conductors!
The MAGFest Community Orchestra is seeking conductors for their January performance at Super MAGFest, which runs from January 23-26, 2025. In addition to leading the orchestra for one piece during the event, conductors are responsible for working with their paired arranger during the part review process to make sure the overall score is balanced in such a way as to produce the best sound possible in cathedral-like acoustics. Conductor applications will close at 11:59pm EDT on July 31st, 2024!
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- Alex Yu and Riley Zielinski
Submit your news to vgmt monthly!
vgmt monthly is a newsletter that offers a centralized place for the VGM community to make announcements! The newsletter will be posted each month on vgmtogether’s social media and archived on our website. You’re free to print or share the newsletter once it is released, but please do not alter it in any way.
If you have multiple announcements, please fill out the form once for each one. You can submit multiple announcements each month, and in as many months as you would like!
The deadline for the following month is the 21st of the current month. For example, an event submitted on October 18 will be part of the November newsletter while an event submitted on October 22 will be part of the December newsletter. If you have any questions, reach out to Nujj on Discord (nujjjj) or Twitter/X (@kmelbone).