Free Palestine

Brave Wave and our artists stand hands on our hearts with the Palestinian people against the Zionist occupiers and their apartheid regime. Our record label is a haven of international artists and musicians, and we work every day for the betterment of the industries we participate in. Last year the Black community and their allies caused a tectonic shift in our understanding of our ability to band together and make our voices heard.

We now extend a call to our allies in the video game and music space to speak out in support of Palestine and in condemnation of the Zionist occupiers. The catastrophic loss of Palestinian lives cannot be met with silence any longer.

Read more about what's happening in Palestine:

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/help-palestinian-civilians-in-need-by-donating-to-charity/1100-6491550/

Listen to Tamoor Hussain’s message:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9F4trpHzKo

Black Lives Matter

We are offering up to 10 professional mastering sessions for black musicians during the month of June, paid for in full by Brave Wave. More details below.

We are shocked and appalled by the killing of African American citizen George Floyd by Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. We strongly condemn police brutality, racism and the marginalization of the Black community.

Systemic racism and oppression are serious issues and have been fought by minorities without the vital support from the more privileged for far too long. We want to take a stand and do our part in supporting the Black Lives Matter Movement, not least by helping black musicians directly.

Brave Wave and the music of our artists would not exist today without the innovative work from Black musicians across many generations and genres.

Throughout the month of June Brave Wave will be offering up to 10 free, professional mastering sessions for Black musicians. A session can be booked for either a single track, an EP, or a full-length album of up to 14 tracks. The mastering will be done by Grant ‘Stemage’ Henry, founder and guitarist of both Metroid Metal and Brave Wave’s in-house band Super Strikers. If you’re interested please fill out the form below to get in touch.

We also ask our audience to join us in donating to non-profit organizations that are helping black people fight against oppression and racism.

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Statement from Brave Wave Productions Regarding the International COVID-19 Pandemic

Dear music fans and supporters,

During these trying times, together with our artists we've decided to make our entire original (non-soundtrack) music catalogue available for a "pay-what-you-want" fee, starting today and for the next two weeks. We are highlighting a few selected favorites with a brief summary below. But please visit our Bandcamp store for the full catalogue!

We don't often get the time to sit down and simply enjoy our favorite music without any distractions, so we invite you to do just that, for any price you see fit, or if you want, for free! And please share your discoveries with friends and loved ones.

Lastly, we implore you to take care of yourselves and your communities by limiting your outdoor activities. Please listen to the instructions of your government and of the healthcare professionals in your area.

We can get through this together!

— Love,
Your friends at Brave Wave

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Our newest solo release from Fourge is a hypnotizing, deliberate and intricate ambient album, unlike anything you’ve heard from Brave Wave before. Fourge fuses beautiful harmonies, lush pads, pianos and experimental sounds with a rich and layered production style. The result is a 75-minute ambient album that’s as pretty as it is atmospheric and mysterious. We think that it’s the perfect album to work, read, and write with. Every track is accompanied with suitable photography, taken by label director Mohammed Taher around Switzerland's vast Alpine highlands. Your album download also comes with six 6K wallpapers.

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World 1-2: The Complete Collection is our very first compilation album, and a fine entry to the label’s unrelenting exploration of genres. Featuring renowned video game composers such as Video Game Orchestra (Final Fantasy XV), Akira Yamaoka (Silent Hill), Manami Matsumae (Mega Man), Keiji Yamagishi (Ninja Gaiden), Austin Wintory (Journey), Eirik Suhrke (Spelunky), Ben Prunty (FTL), Metroid Metal, Stemage, Danimal Cannon, Monomirror — and many more.

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The Retro-Active Experience is the very first solo album from the legendary Ninja Gaiden composer Keiji Yamagishi. Although the album had been in development since before the establishment of Brave Wave as a Japanese company back in 2012, it only fully wrapped up in 2019. The album includes 14 original tracks from Keiji Yamagishi, including collaborations with Manami Matsumae (of Mega Man), Ryuichi Nitta (of Ninja Gaiden II) and other guests. The album also includes the 2018 MAGFest live show, performed by Brave Wave’s in-house band Super Strikers where every instrument in the original album was deconstructed as a rock-infused VRC-6 symphony.

“This really brings back the feels from when I used to play ninja gaiden and mega man 2 on the NES. So much emotion squeezed into those complex melodies. It's good to know the creators of these awesome timeless tunes are still doing it like they used to, and can still grab me and take me for a ride, even though we're all a little older now.” — demicon on Bandcamp

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Three Movements is the solo album of Manami Matsumae, released exactly thirty years after she had composed Mega Man for Capcom, establishing the identity and the musical themes for the blue bomber which are present to this day. The album is split into three distinct sections — chiptunes, experimental electronica, and orchestra — and although Matsumae-san is hailed as the empress of chiptunes by her fans, she expertly nails down all her genre explorations in this legacy-defining body of work.

“This album is such an outstanding experience. Each piece is so different from the next, and you can really feel the inspiration behind every track.” — twdor on Bandcamp

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Despite her experience with a variety of games, Saori Kobayashi is known as the composer of Panzer Dragoon Saga, Panzer Dragoon Orta, and Crimson Dragon. And despite Terra Magica being an original solo album, she modeled it after her iconic Panzer Dragoon sound palette that is still uniquely hers to this day. The album features famed vocalist Eri Ito (of Panzer Dragoon Saga) and the legendary Panzer Dragon artist Manabu Kusunoki as the final seal of approval to this love letter for the fans.

“Open skies above a sea of dunes and the welcoming fire of a dragon rider making camp for the night. The allure of Kobayashi-san's exotic musical world never fades, and I hope this imaginative, warm-hearted solo album will be the first of many. Panzer Dragoon lives.” — TigerTorakio on Bandcamp

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Dugo is the alias of Takahiro Izutani, the co-composer of Bayonetta series, Metal Gear Solid 4, Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops, and Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker. Lingua Franca is the culmination of Izutani-san’s lifework throughout his career as a video game composer. Armed with his acoustic guitar and production chops, and featuring guitar players and violinists from Italy, this solo album explores the lush world of strings and emotion to a meticulous degree.

“Can't express how much this album touches my soul ❤” — Khaled Aldoosery

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"Card of Darkness: The Remixes" is a remix album for the Apple Arcade game Card of Darkness, originally composed by Stemage. The album features a star-studded list of Brave Wave producers who collectively worked on games such as Ninja Gaiden, Tecmo Bowl, Mega Man 3, Wonder Boy, Sonic Mania, Bayonetta, and many more.

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Celeste, Mega Man 3, Sonic Mania Composers Join Brave Wave Music Label

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE —

Award-winning composer Lena Raine, Shinichi Sakamoto, BUN BUN, Tee Lopes, and Fourge join forces with the Brave Wave music label

TOKYO - February 4, 2020 - Brave Wave Productions is thrilled to announce several new additions to their star-studded talent roster. Composers Lena Raine (Celeste), Shinichi Sakamoto (Wonder Boy series), BUN BUN (Mega Man 3), Tee Lopes (Sonic Mania), and newcomer Fourge are joining forces with Brave Wave to provide increased accessibility to their music both by creators and listeners alike. To commemorate these exciting additions to the team, Fourge has released his musical debut, a highly textured ambient album titled Shifting Approximations of Solitude, which includes a set of cover arts unique for every track taken by label director Mohammed Taher around Switzerland's Alpine highlands. The download also comes with six different 6K-resolution wallpapers from the same photo session. The album is available to pre-order today:

"I wanted to take the listener through different worlds, throwing them into a vast and immersive diorama of sounds," comments Fourge. "From close up and intimate mood setting to washed out soundscapes, the album takes the listener through all of the places a mind can possibly go. I hope people enjoy the final product as much as I did creating it over the past year."

All the newly joined composers are working on exciting projects for Brave Wave, including new original tracks and game remixes for an upcoming mega-album, as well as new solo projects with other Brave Wave members. Tee Lopes is working on a solo album heavily inspired by legendary Japanese band YMO, and includes collaborations with Mega Man composer Manami Matsumae and Ninja Gaidencomposer Keiji Yamagishi. Lena Raine is also planning her solo album with label director Mohammed Taher, featuring many beloved Brave Wave members. More details will be revealed throughout the year.

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About Brave Wave Productions

Brave Wave is a record label based in Tokyo and dedicated to exploring the interplay between videogames, music, and nostalgia. The dual-natured label produces and publishes award-winning solo albums by Japanese game composers, as well as newly restored soundtracks under the supervision of the original game composers and sound teams. Brave Wave is a multinational label, run and directed by Kuwait-based Mohammed Taher, Japan-based Alex Aniel, and Swiss engineer Marco Guardia.

The label is known for bridging the gap between Western and Japanese creators, best evident in the videogame Shovel Knight (by Yacht Club Games) in which Mega Man composer Manami Matsumae was able to contribute music to. The label is prominently known for its Generation Series line of restored soundtracks, starting with Street Fighter II The Definitive Soundtrack which sold out in minutes and later appeared on the Billboard charts. Brave Wave continues its mission of supporting game composers on their solo albums, with over a dozen non-soundtrack projects planned for the upcoming years and directed by label head Mohammed Taher.

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