Benefit Compilation Play For Japan: The Album Now (Mostly) Available
Posted by Giant Bomb Jul 11 2011 20:20 GMT in Shadows of the Damned
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In the months following Japan's tragic one-two punch of an earthquake and tsunami, renowned Silent Hill composer Akira Yamaoka has been putting together a benefit album, featuring contributions from himself and fellow industry composers.

Titled Play For Japan: The Album, it's finally available.

All of the proceeds from this album, by the way, are going to the Japanese Red Cross.

"I'm so proud to share this with videogame and music fans, thanks to the hard work of friends and fellow composers from around the world," said Yamaoka in the press release. "With so many diverse artists and styles featured, this truly is a global effort towards a worthwhile cause."

You can download the album right now through iTunes, though it may not be available in your territory just yet. The complete rollout for the album, including the ability to purchase it from Amazon, happens on July 15.

Worth noting: Koji Kondo's "Super Mario Medley" is an iTunes-exclusive.

The full list is as follows:

  • Akira Yamaoka/silent-hill/62-356/ (Shadows of the Damned) -- "Ex Animo"
  • Arthur Inasi (Harmonix) -- "We Are One"
  • Bear McCreary (SOCOM 4) -- "Maverick Regeneration"
  • Chance Thomas (Lord of the Rings Online) -- "Rise Up"
  • Hip Tanaka.β (Metroid) -- "HVC-1384"
  • Inon Zur (Dragon Age) feat. The Lyris Quartet -- "Remember"
  • Jason Graves (Dead Space) -- "Necromancer"
  • Laura Karpman (Everquest II) in collaboration with Lisbeth Scott -- "Pine Wind Sound"
  • Laura Shigihara (Plants vs. Zombies) -- Jump"
  • Koji Kondo (Super Mario Bros.) -- "Super Mario Medley"
  • Mitsuto Suzuki (The 3rd Birthday) -- "Play for You"
  • Nobuko Toda (Metal Gear Solid 4) -- "Reminiscence"
  • Nobuo Uematsu (Final Fantasy) -- "Every New Morning"
  • Penka Kouneva (Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands) -- "White Cloud"
  • Sean Murray (Call of Duty) -- "The Temple Stone"
  • Tommy Tallarico (Advent Rising) -- "Greater Lights"
  • Woody Jackson (Red Dead Redemption) -- "Moshi Moshi"
  • Yasunori Mitsuda (Chrono Trigger) -- "Dimension Break"



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