Soundtrack Spotlight: Mortal Kombat

Soundtrack Spotlight is a weekly CFD! feature devoted to all things VGM. Every week we celebrate the best in game music, highlight new releases and forgotten tracks, and bring you a spectrum of auditory awesomeness.

Album: Mortal Kombat: Songs Inspired by the Warriors

Composed by: JFK of MSTRKRFT, Tokimonsta, Harvard Bass, Congorock, Bird Peterson, Skrillex, 9th Wonder, LA Riots, Run DMT, Felix Cartal, Them Jeans, Sound Of Stereo

The handful of things which I appreciate about a Mortal Kombat game rarely includes anything associated with how that game actually performs. As only a lukewarm dabbler in fighting games, the bulk of the enjoyment I receive from the MK series comes from the simple fact that it continues to exist — in some capacity or another — and relish its place as a hyper-violent throwback.

That, and the music. The early MK games’ soundtracks have a dark playfulness of sorts (fitting the on-screen bloodletting), a style recent entries, though more layered and varied, have more or less upheld.

From the sound of the recently unveiled character themes, the soundtrack of latest incarnation of the franchise might not be a drastic divergence. There is, however, a distinct techno cadence and thump to the bunch, a quality that calls to mind another, fantastic MK album. But that’s for another Spotlight.

Scorpion’s Theme

Mileena’s Theme

Sub-Zero’s Theme

Liu Kang’s Theme

Johnny Cage’s Theme

Kano’s Theme

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Album: Sword & Sworcery LP – The Ballad of the Space Babies

Composed by: Jim Guthrie

If you’re lucky enough to possess one of those magical iOS-capable devices, then you can now partake of Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP, the quotable, Twitter-hijacking adventure game from Capybara Games. If you’re without the necessary hardware, pick up the game’s fantastic soundtrack instead.

Available at Bandcamp

Cabin Music

Dark Flute

Lone Star

The Ballad of the Space Babies

The Cloud

The Maelstrom

The Prettiest Weed

Under a Tree

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Album: Metal For Gamers

Composed and performed by: MegaDriver

The three tracks of this promotional album are only a small taste of MegaDriver’s extensive, game-based catalogue of metal, most of which is available through their website.

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