Skill Tree Records and Double Fine Productions Announce Release of Psychonauts 2 Original Soundtrack - Volume 1
Available For Streaming and Digital Download October 19
Watch Volume 1 Soundtrack Announcement Video Here
New York (October 19, 2021) – Award-winning composer Peter McConnell and Xbox Game Studios’ Double Fine Productions partner with Skill Tree Records to release Psychonauts 2 Original Soundtrack - Volume 1 for digital download and music streaming platforms on October 19. Featuring one of the most eclectic original scores ever written for a video game, Psychonauts 2 was recorded with a wide variety of musicians and ensembles around the world, including the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, and marks a thirty-year creative partnership between composer Peter McConnell and legendary game designer Tim Shafer (Brütal Legend, Broken Age, Grim Fandango). Order the 29-track album here and check out the Volume 1 announcement video here. For more digital and streaming services: smarturl.it/ni2yr0
"Comprising more than three hours of music created over four years, the score to Psychonauts 2 is a journey through musical styles and statements as diverse as the human mind,” says composer Peter McConnell. “So we decided to separate the soundtrack into three releases. Volume 1 focuses on the orchestral and jazz elements of the score that are integral to the story and gameplay.”
Psychonauts 2 is a psychic adventure from the mind of Tim Schafer and brought to life by the strange game-wizards at Double Fine Productions. The game follows the story of a young psychic acrobat named Razputin, where you explore the fantastic realm of the inner mind – join the Psychonauts! For more information on Psychonauts 2, visit: https://www.doublefine.com/games/psychonauts-2.
Psychonauts 2 Original Soundtrack Volume One track listing:
1. Psychonauts 2 Title and Prologue
2. The Eye Shrine
3. Lady Luctopus
4. Something Fishy at Headquarters
5. Cassie's Library and Shanghai Memories
6. The Quarry
7. The Questionable Area?
8. Aquato Family Caravan
9. Intern Hazing
10. Casino Hallway Sneak
11. Feeling Lucky Tonight
12. Here's How It's Done
13. Casino Monorail
14. Panic Attack
15. The Flea Circus
16. The Grand Hall of the Psychonauts
17. Cassie Goes Berserk
18. Cassie's Library Book
19. Fight in the Library
20. Traversing the Stacks
21. Cassie's Catacombs
22. Ford's Bowling Alley
23. Truman's Ship in a Bottle
24. Introducing Gristol's Mind
25. Nona's Quilt of Memories
26. Maligula Unleashed!
27. Maligula's Dark Town
28. Mal-BIG-ula
29. And Now for This Important Message.
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About Skill Tree Records
Founded in 2018, Skill Tree Records, a division of Musician Indie Coalition, is a New York-based record label and distribution company specializing in video game soundtracks. Skill Tree Records is partnered with some of the industry’s leading game companies including: 343 Industries, Double Fine Productions, Eidos-Montreal, Square Enix, Starbreeze Studios, Studio Wildcard and THQ Nordic, and represents franchises, such as: ARK, Broken Age, Darksiders, Deus Ex, Grim Fandango, Halo, Psychonauts and Tomb Raider.
About Peter McConnell
Peter McConnell has composed award-winning scores for a diverse range of video games including Psychonauts, Broken Age, Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft, Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare, the Sly Cooper series, Star Wars: The Old Republic, Psychonauts, Brutal Legend and Grim Fandango. Before working independently, Peter composed in-house at LucasArts contributing to beloved franchises such as Star Wars, Indiana Jones and Monkey Island. NME recently highlighted Peter’s “super score” for Psychonauts 2 and PC Gamer proclaimed, “Composer Peter McConnell does incredible work throughout the game, turning his hand to more genres than some might tackle in an entire career,” while Newsweek described the soundtrack as “…truly phenomenal music…that cycles through countless genres and styles to match each person's brain—there are some earworm songs that will linger in your memory until long after you have put the controller down.”
About Double Fine Productions
Double Fine Productions is an award-winning, game development studio founded in 2000 by games industry veteran Tim Schafer. Located in San Francisco’s South of Market district, Double Fine is committed to making high-quality games with an emphasis on originality, story, characters, and fun. With over years of experience under their belt and numerous cult-favorites like Psychonauts and Brütal Legend, Double Fine has cemented itself as a studio eager to explore the varied potential of video games. It is currently a part of Xbox Games Studios and has most recently released Psychonauts 2, a partially-crowdfunded return to one of gaming's most beloved platformers.
