26 tracks • 78 minutes • November 04, 2016
SONG CYCLE: The History of Video Games takes you on a musical journey through iconic moments in video game history!
Each track comes from a well-loved video game, including PONG, Tetris, Super Mario Bros., World of Warcraft, BioShock, Pokémon, Final Fantasy, Chrono Trigger, Angry Birds, UNDERTALE, and Grim Fandango, among others. Members of the Materia Collective have collaborated to write original lyrics and arrange the source material for live performance by a solo vocalist and piano accompaniment.
Beyond its value as a standalone album, SONG CYCLE is intended to add to the performance repertoire for classically trained singers, especially those studying in conservatories. A second <a href="/music/song-cycle-the-history-of-video-games-accompaniment">"karaoke"</a> version of the album features the instrumental music without vocals, so that singers can perform the music themselves.
Four tracks are also available as professionally engraved sheet music, with more to follow. Both albums and all sheet music available for purchase are fully licensed.
"Dot. Pong" is © 2016 Materia Collective LLC obo John Robert Matz. "Geymdizaynery" is © 2016 Materia Collective LLC obo Jonathan Balcewicz. "Love Beyond Life" is © 2016 Materia Collective LLC obo Evan Witt. "Bonetrousle" is © 2016 Materia Collective LLC obo Royal Sciences LLC. All masters © their respective producers. Mechanical licensing provided by Loudr. All rights reserved. All trademarks their respective owners.
Notice regarding cover songs: Materia Collective takes great care to ensure that all cover song recordings are licensed and in full compliance with applicable laws. As the leader and innovator of video game cover songs, its parent company Materia Music oversees mechanical licensing and royalty remittance directly with many rights holders, music publishers, and administrators. If you are a rights holder or an Interested Party to a relevant copyright and have questions, please contact our team at licensing@materiamusic.com.