To celebrate the upcoming birthday (April 3) of Jake Kaufman, an incredible video game musician and composer by any measurement, I'm counting down my three favorite virt tracks that I've heard throughout my years of covering VGM.
Number three on the list is from the Shantae: Risky's Revenge soundtrack, a song I first heard performed live a few years ago.
"Burning Town Forever Remix" is an intense chiptune dance track that encapsulates the vibrant fun of the Shantae series, This remix is included as the final track to the Shantae: Risky's Revenge Original Soundtrack by Jake 'virt' Kaufman. The critically acclaimed DSiWare game was released on October 4, 2010.
A few facts about Jake 'Virt' Kaufman.
- Also composed the original Shantae for Game Boy Color (a very rare game that can now be found on ebay for over $200)
- Credited in over sixty albums (via VGMdb)
- The first WayForward title composed by Jake Kaufman is the Game Boy Advance game The Scorpion King: Sword of Osiris, released April 2, 2002.
- Founded landmark video game music community VGMix website in 2000.
What are some of your favorite songs and soundtracks by Virt? Help celebrate by sharing them in the comments.
