Full-Length Albums

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Masashi Kageyama, the original composer of Gimmick!, revisits and reimagines eight tracks from the legendary 1992 game for the first time in over three decades. In addition to Kageyama’s stunning contributions, the album features arrangements from an all-star lineup of composers, including Manami Matsumae (Mega Man), Harumi Fujita (Tomba!), Takahiro Izutani (Metal Gear Solid, Bayonetta), Tee Lopes (Sonic Mania), and Brave Wave’s in-house rock band Super Strikers.

Featuring stunning illustrations by Matt Cummings, and designed by awards-winning British designer Caspian Whistler and ex-Bungie Andrew Elmore. This CD release includes the full GIANTS album on two discs, plus a 20-page booklet with commentary by director Mohammed Taher and the legion of participating game composers.

Yuzo Koshiro, one of the most influential chiptune game composers of all time, is teaming up with Limited Run Games to create a new arranged soundtrack for The Scheme, a 2D side-scrolling action game originally released for the PC-88 in Japan in 1988 and one of the earliest games Koshiro composed for.

We’re excited to bring you his debut album, Shifting Approximations of Solitude. It’s a hypnotizing, deliberate and intricate ambient album, unlike anything you’ve heard from Brave Wave before. Spencer fuses beautiful harmonies, lush pads, pianos and experimental sounds with a rich and layered production style.

SNK and Brave Wave Productions are proud to reveal their third collaboration, Generation Series 009: PULSTAR for CD and vinyl. Originally released for NEO GEO in 1995, 2D shooter PULSTAR became a cult classic among SNK fans, featuring fast-paced gameplay, graphics and music. The soundtrack is composed by ex-SNK composer Harumi Fujita.

When the Tigertron team set out to create the soundtrack for “Jupiter & Mars”, an underwater adventure game starring two dolphins, they wanted to leave an impression, and that meant moving away from the type of music one might find in a nature documentary, as beautiful as that may be. Instead, as with every aspect of the game’s development, the team had to be very specific about the kind of soundtrack it created for the game’s ruined future Earth.

Welcome to THE RETRO-ACTIVE EXPERIENCE! This project is 6 years in the making, and marks the first collaboration between Ninja Gaiden composer Keiji Yamagishi and Brave Wave director Mohammed Taher. This new release combines the 2 previous EPs, 2 NEW tracks, extra remixes, and a full live album featuring Brave Wave’s in-house band Super Strikers.

“Specter of Torment” is the second DLC campaign for Shovel Knight, released in March 2017 as a prequel to “Shovel of Hope”. The game features Specter Knight, servant to the Enchantress, in a quest to recruit a cadre of knights and create the Order of No Quarter. Composer Jake Kaufman is back with another exciting, action-packed chiptune soundtrack.

ART OF FIGHTING 2 The Definitive Soundtrack features all 34 tracks from the original 1994 NEO GEO title, remastered and restored to the best possible quality.

The music trajectory of our Brooklyn-based producer is fascinating to follow, as he went from releasing his first solo album on Bandcamp and finessing video game remixes on our label and elsewhere, to releasing experimental albums on other online imprints and even working side by side with chiptune-extraordinaire Anamanaguchi and Brave Wave‘s legendary Mega Man composer Manami Matsumae.

Brave Wave is proud to announce the release of a new arrangement soundtrack for the legendary SEGA Saturn RPG, Panzer Dragoon Saga. Saori Kobayashi, the game’s original co-composer, has selected 20 tracks from the original game and given them fresh, new arrangements that will allow longtime series fans to reminisce about the game’s iconic music while simultaneously experiencing it in a brand new way.

“Plague of Shadows” is the first DLC campaign for Shovel Knight. Released in September 2015, the game features boss villain Plague Knight as its playable character with new gameplay twists not found in the original.

ART OF FIGHTING was originally released for the NEOGEO in 1992. Serving as a prequel to SNK‘s Fatal Fury fighting game series, the game featured beautiful sprites and unparalleled animation, coupled with a catchy, memorable soundtrack and a cast of iconic characters.

In this beautifully designed package from Brave Wave, we take an episode-by-episode journey through RÉPUBLIQUE’s development via interviews with the game’s developers, sound designers, voiceover talent, and composer. We hope that fans enjoy this deeply candid reflection on the game.

Ninja Gaiden: The Definitive Soundtrack is divided into volumes. The follow-up, Ninja Gaiden Vol. 2, features the music of both Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos and Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom.

Ninja Gaiden: The Definitive Soundtrack is divided into volumes. The first, Ninja Gaiden Vol. 1, features the music of both the NES title and the Arcade game, both titled Ninja Gaiden.

Ninja Gaiden: The Definitive Soundtrack is divided into volumes. The first, Ninja Gaiden Vol. 1, features the music of both the NES title and the Arcade game, both titled Ninja Gaiden. The follow-up, Ninja Gaiden Vol. 2, features the music of both Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos and Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom.

Dugo is the alias of Bayonetta and Metal Gear Solid 4’s co-composer Takahiro Izutani. Ten years in the making and with an international assembly of artists — guitar players, violinists, photographers — Dugo is the culmination of Izutani’s grand vision of what an independent solo album can be.

The game’s chiptune soundtrack, composed by Jake Kaufman and Manami Matsumae, is integral to the game’s modern-retro identity and has been similarly praised for its outstanding arrangements, memorable melodies and strong technical composition.

Terra Magica is a love letter from Saori Kobayashi to her fans. Featuring the same rich, melodic tones that defined the iconic soundtracks of Panzer Dragoon Saga and Panzer Dragoon Orta, Kobayashi invites listeners to enter the world she has created, while encouraging them to create their very own story to match the progression of the music.

Flat Kingdom is a 2D platformer for Steam. In this magical place, everything is Flat as paper. But the evil masked thief recently kidnapped the princess and stole the magic jewels from the king!

Exile’s End is an homage to early 90’s action-adventure PC games like Flashback and Another World, but with a Japanese flair. The core of the game is from Australian game maker Magnetic Realms with art, cutscenes, and music provided by legends of the 8 and 16-bit eras from Japan.

Smoke Thief experiments with a variety of musical styles to explore Krystal’s world and experiences. He strives to contrast the mathematical, logical aspect of music with its more human qualities by mixing genres from ambient to jazz, and fusing electronic elements with instruments such as saxophone.

After a hiatus of 7 years, Saori Kobayashi (of Panzer Dragoon) and Yumiko Takahashi (of Suikoden) are finally back with their musical ensemble AKANE. Journey features new original music inspired by the Panzer Dragoon series of games, compositions from Crimson Dragon, Crimson Dragon: Side Story, and a special appearance by legendary composer Nobuo Uematsu (of Final Fantasy).

Rainblocks is an arcade puzzle game on iOS where your goal is to match color blocks continuously, with music by Manami Matsumae (of Mega Man & Shovel Knight).

IN FLUX is an East-meets-West music album that merges the two oceans together in an unprecedented way, featuring the musicians of Evanescence, Mega Man, Ninja Gaiden, Silent Hill, Panzer Dragoon, Sworcery, Spelunky & more.

YEAR ONE is a free EP from us at Brave Wave to the wonderful people who supported us through our first year.

“World 1-2: The Complete Collection” contains two albums: “World 1-2” and “World 1-2: Encore”. It’s a celebration of our love of the art and craft of videogames, and includes both original music and videogame remixes.