Many video game soundtracks have received vinyl releases, including theFallout 4soundtrack, thePokemon Red and Bluesoundtrack,The Last of Ussoundtrack, and more. Now,Gears 5’s soundtrack is getting its turn in the vinyl spotlight with a vinyl release of its own within the next few months.
Gears 5was praised for a variety of elements, including its presentation and polished gunplay, and was given props for itsSuper Mario Galaxy-inspired co-op play. Among the other components, the game had been praised for wasGears 5’s cinematic and epic soundtrack, composed by Ramin Djawadi, who worked onIron ManandGame of Thrones.
The game will soon be coming to vinyl via vinyl record website Laced Records. There will be two editions of the soundtrack, including aLimited Edition Deluxe Double Vinyland aDeluxe Double Vinyl. Both editions will run at $35.00 before shipping and tax, and the only difference lays in the colors of the vinyl records themselves. The two records included in the Limited Edition Deluxe Double Vinyl are transparent red and orange, in tone with the general color scheme ofGears of War. This is similar to thesoundtrack forPokemon Red and Blue, whose record was red and white, similar to that of a Pokeball. Meanwhile,Gears 5’s Deluxe Double Vinyl’s records are black.
The vinyl release includes 18 tracks fromGears 5’s soundtrack and has a “varied mixture of orchestral textures, huge-sounding percussion, and atmospheric electronic sounds.” On Laced Records, theGears 5soundtrack is likened to a combination of Hollywood-esque, cinematic music with “impassioned melodies.” The result is a soundtrack whose tone is in keeping with the campaign ofGears 5.
Furthermore, the vinyl soundtrack is described as being “pressed to 180g heavyweight” vinyl contained in a “deluxe gatefold sleeve.” The artwork has apparently been completed by Luke Pearce, based in the United Kingdom.
Gears 5was apparently Xbox Game Studios' biggest launchthis generation, so for the game to receive this type of merchandise isn’t all too surprising. The records are available for pre-order now and will ship out in February 2020.
Gears 5is currently available on Xbox One and PC.
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