News: Play For Japan: The Album

"Play For Japan", the charity campaign to help victims of the earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan this March has an album coming out with an impressive list of artists, check out the details!

Play For Japan: The Album is set to be released on iTunes in early June and although we don't know the price yet, 100% of the proceeds are going straight to the Japanese Red Cross, so you know it's for a good cause.

Now, if you're thinking this is going to be some lame compilation of crummy remixes made by some hacks, think again! Look at the impressive lineup of artists that contributed to the album:

  • Akira Yamaoka (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 (Mother) | "HVC-1384″
  • Inon Zur feat. The Lyris Quartet (Dragon Age) | "Remember"
  • Jason Graves (Dead Space) | "Necromancer"
  • Koji Kondo (Super Mario Bros.) | "Super Mario Medley On Two Pianos"
  • Laura Karpman (Everquest II) w/Lisbeth Scott | "Pine Wind Sound"
  • Laura Shigihara (Plants vs. Zombies) | "Jump"
  • 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) | "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"

Not bad huh? Akira Yamaoka, more known for his work on the Silent Hill series is coordinating the album and left us a message about it on Youtube.

Be sure to check out the official website for more on this great initiative.


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