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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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You can submit a news item to our newsletter via the link below. 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 inclusion in the following month's edition is the 21st of each current month.)
Submit your news hereAlbum Releases
- Matt Silverberg (MarimbaMatt)
- Bottled Memories
An original electro/rock marimba music album highly inspired by VGM! It’s available to purchase on Bandcamp or you can stream it wherever you listen to music!
- Album Link
- Lionmight
- Bards and Bows
I’m thrilled to share my latest album, Bards and Bows, just in time for Baldur’s Gate 3’s anniversary! As a fan of the game myself, I wanted to create something special that captures the spirit of adventure and epic storytelling we all love.
This album features seven tracks, including the powerful “Song of Balduran” and the atmospheric “Down by the River.” I’ve blended metal and violin to bring a fresh, intense sound that’s perfect for your journeys through Faerûn.
- Album Link
- Voonic2
- Tales from the Chaos Dimension - Part 1
The first EP of the trilogy “Tales from the Chaos Dimension” is finally here. In this EP, Voonic2 has included some of their newest songs that show an interesting evolution in the sound of the band. Get ready to start this epic adventure against a new evil enemy!
- Album Link
- Mega Ran
- Black Materia Rebirth
No Promises Await at Journey’s End.
The long-awaited album, based on the events of the hit video game Final Fantasy VII: REBIRTH. Black Materia is back, with all-new rhymes by Mega Ran and production by Lost Perception.
- Album Link
- Lacey Johnson
- "The Fall" Persona 3 Album Release
A new Persona album is on the horizon from professional Persona Fangirl Lacey Johnson. “The Fall” is a massive 14 track (17 on the physical CD) love letter to the music of Persona 3 featuring music from Persona 3, Persona 3 Reload, Persona 3 FES, Persona 3 Portable, and Persona 3 Reincarnation. Several familiar VGM friends are featured across this album including FamilyJules, Bi Score, FerdK, and Legendav. The Album releases everywhere on Friday September 6th!
- Album Link
- Theology
- Theology of Mana (Phase Two)
Theology is remixing the ENTIRE Secret of Mana Soundtrack! Phase two is 15 tracks spanning 14 genres of EDM from tech house and riddim to jersey club, trance, and nerdcore! It’s truly a journey, just as any good RPG is. 😉
Collaborators include The Limit Breakers, Player2, Floootiful, Marimba Matt, The Icarus Kid, Stemage, Hanabi, GxG Wolf, Xontron, and my cousin, Dylan Snustad. Out September 5th!
- Album Link
Song Releases
- 88bit
- Determination (from Octopath Traveler) - Piano Cover
Enjoy my latest arrangement of “Determination” from Octopath Traveler composed by Yasunori Nishiki! This arrangement was recorded for an Octopath Traveler piano album titled “A Traveler’s Respite – Piano Tribute to the Octopath Series.” The album features many of the top pianists and arrangers in video game music today and I’m honored to be a part of it.
You can check out the whole album here: https://fanlink.tv/ATravelersRespite
- Song Link
- Magnificent Danger
- Silver for BBBeats (Witcher 3 x Balkan Beat Box)
See if our brave adventurers prevail against the monster in the shadows while listening to our mashup of Silver for Beasts from The Witcher 3 and BBBeat by Balkan Beat Box.
- Song Link
- Split Screen
- Field of Hopes and Dreams | Split Screen
The studio version of our cover “Field of Hopes and Dreams” cover that we premiered live at VGM Con 2024 drops on Saturday, 8/17! This is the first of many music videos we’ll be doing for songs from our second album, which is currently in production!
- Song Link
- MiDGaR Ensemble
- Build That Wall (from Bastion)
“Build That Wall” is the first single from the MiDGaR Ensemble’s forthcoming EP. Compromising of Madison Drace on vocals and Gregg Rossetti on guitar, the MiDGaR Ensemble aims to create slightly unusual arrangements of video game songs. The arrangement of this debut single is fairly faithful to the original, but has some bossa nova flair.
- Song Link
Live Events
- Level Up!
Helix Collective’s 10-piece ensemble performs game music to stunning video of game play and art from AAA games to revolutionary indie games. The music was created by a roster of BIPOC and women composers with some of the biggest talents in video game music today. Hosting the Start Screen panel discussion on music for video games is Jennifer Miller Hammel, host of the morning show and the Arcade stream for Classical California KUSC.
- Event Link
- Chase Bethea
- Sound Design for AAA Games
A curated panel with a Q&A on Sound Design for AAA. We’ll be talking to industry veterans Griffin Cohen and Daniel Costello on their journey through sound design and some practical skills they’ve picked up along the way that will help anyone trying to grow in their sound design career.
- Event Link
- Game Audio Maryland
- Pokérus Project in Mexico
The Chilean progressive metal VGM band Pokérus Project is coming to Mexico for the first time, next September 28th and 29th. They will offer two concerts during the biggest pop culture convention in the country (La Mole Convention). Formed 12 years ago and with more than 30 albums released, the band continues to make itself known accross the international VGM scene.
- Event Link
- Mega Mixtape
- Free Play Florida Afterparty
Get ready to party! We’re thrilled to announce this year’s incredible Free Play Florida Afterparty. Presented by Ongaku Overdrive, we’ll be joined by the phenomenal Nerdcore Hip-Hop artist MEGA RAN and the VGM Fusion Rock Band THE LIMIT BREAKERS! It’s going to be an epic night of awesome music, arcades, and pinball.
- Event Link
- Ongaku Overdrive
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 September 18 will be part of the October newsletter while an event submitted on September 22 will be part of the November newsletter. If you have any questions, reach out to Nujj on Discord (nujjjj) or Twitter/X (@kmelbone).