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Dren McDonald, a composer, pays tribute to Galaga and Sonic the Hedgehog in The String Arcade. This album features a selection of music from video games that has been arranged for string quartet.
Funded by a highly successful Kickstarter campaign, The String Arcade features 15 original arrangements of classic gaming themes performed by Bay Area musicians and the Boston-based Videri String Quartet. The games included in the collection include Altered Beast, Ecco the Dolphin, Monkey Island 2, FTL: Faster Than Light and Minecraft. A preview track from PopCap's Plants vs. Zombies is available for download and streaming here.
The String Arcade will be released on the 11th of February. The album is available digitally pre-ordered through iTunes for $7.99, and a limited-edition CD that includes two bonus tracks is available for $9.99. [Photo credit: Lorrie Murray]
Classic video game music reimagined in The String Arcade, now available for preorder
Release of String Quartet Album on February 11, all proceeds are donated to Alameda Music Project After-School Program
ALAMEDA (Calif.) - January 28, 2014. Dren McDonald, a Bay Area composer, launched an extremely successful Kickstarter campaign for The String Arcade. The recording of video game music was reimagined for string quartet. The finished recording was distributed to backers this month , and is now available for pre-order to the general public via iTunes and BandCamp (see below for links). The String Arcade will be available for digital download and on CD officially February 11.
About The String Arcade -- http://www.thestringarcade.com
The String Arcade is a well-curated collection of music that has been arranged for string quartet by Dren McDonald (Ghost Recon Commander, Ravenwood Fair) and Jason Poss (Lord of the Rings film trilogy, World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King). The arrangements go beyond chamber music emulations. Each piece is imaginatively transformed, embellished, and reimagined to convey the emotions that are evoked by the games. McDonald's was inspired in the creation of the project by John Lurie's Stranger Than Paradise (1984) soundtrack that featured a dark string quartet score.
In addition to offering gamers a fresh way to experience classics they've always loved, The String Arcade is also positioned to encourage young musicians to learn a violin, viola, or cello. Several tracks were specifically chosen from games popular among kids, and all album proceeds will be donated to the Alameda Music Project (http://www.alamedamusicproject.org), a tuition-free K-5 after-school program launching in September.
About The Music
The String Arcade's original 15 arrangements (plus two bonus tracks on CD) were inspired by games from Galaga to Minecraft and performed by local musicians, with an appearance by the Boston-based Videri String Quartet. One preview track, Plants Vs. Zombies' "Grasswalk," has been released as a free digital download: https://soundcloud.com/dren-mcdonald/plants-vs-zombies-from-the
The String Arcade covers a few years of video game history, from stand-up arcade classics (Galaga, TRON), through the 16- and 8-bit eras (Legend of Zelda, Sonic the Hedgehog, Altered Beast, Ecco the Dolphin) and the golden age of 1990s adventure (Monkey Island 2, Outlaws), to more recent popular games (Portal 2, Minecraft), indie favourites (FTL - Faster Than Light, Scurvy Scallywags) and games that are mobile and social (graBLOX, Pettington Park, Ravenshire Castle). For a full track list, visit http://www.thestringarcade.com/#! Top Minecraft Servers about/c10fk.
Preorder Details
Until the album's February 11 release, The String Arcade digital download can be preordered from iTunes for $7.99, a 20% savings over the normal $9.99 price: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/the-string-arcade/id805763356
The CD version, which includes two bonus tracks not included with the digital download, can be preordered from BandCamp for $9.99 (regularly $11.99): http://thestringarcade.bandcamp.com
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