Ship To Shore PhonoCo., the record label behind the releases of Martin and Class Of Nuke ‘Em High, has opened up a Kickstarter to raise funds to release the vinyl soundtrack to the 1989 Japan-only RPG Mother, which was the first game in the Earthbound series. This will be the first time that the soundtrack will get a proper release outside of Japan.
The Kickstarter page explains:
This, however, was no ordinary video game soundtrack. Composers Hirozaku “Hip” Tanaka (Super Mario Bros., Metroid) and Keiichi Suzuki (Tokyo Godfathers, Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman), with help from the likes of avant-garde composer David Bedford and film composer Michael Nyman, recorded several tracks from the MOTHER soundtrack with full orchestration and, in several cases, English vocals from various European musicians, including Louis Philippe, Jeb Million, The St. Paul’s Cathedral Choir and a young unknown named Catherine Warwick.
As of writing this post, the Kickstarter has already received more than 50% of its funding, which is incredible considering it only went live yesterday.
Head below to stream the original in-game music.
