On November 28, the Video Games Live Level 4 Kickstarter album/concert was fully funded. Today, December 1, Cyber Monday specials have gone into effect. Digital and physical rewards are 50%-75% off.
Video Games Live is headed by musician Tommy Tallarico, cousin to Steven Tyler of Aerosmith, and has worked on numerous musical scores for video games. He is perhaps best known for his work on Earthworm Jim. I personally enjoyed much of the Level 3 album, which you can listen to here. Music from games like Skyrim, Chrono Trigger, Street Fighter, and more are covered. Give it a whirl and see if it’s something you’re willing to fund. While not every piece translates well to a concert situation, many do. Heck, you may even find music you like from a game you haven’t played!
The team will be heading to Europe to start recording with a 100 piece orchestra in a few weeks. Editing and mixing will be taking place in January with the final product to be released digitally on February 18th, 2015.