The London Philharmonic Orchestra’s The Greatest Video Game Music 2 Available To Pre-Order Right Now

Last year, the reputable London Philharmonic Orchestra got together with world-renowned conductor Andrew Skeet and released the album, The Greatest Video Game Music to massive success. To date, 100,000 copies of their first video game collaboration have been sold, making it the best selling video game music album of all time.

Today, X5 Music Group has announced the sequel; The Greatest Video Game Music 2. It will be available to download on November 6th, but you can pre-order it on iTunes right now. There are 17 tracks on the album, spanning many games, genres and musical styles. You can see the full track listing below.

·         Assassin’s Creed: Revelations – Main Theme

·         The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – Far Horizons

·         The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker – Dragon Roost Island

·         Final Fantasy VII – One-Winged Angel

·         Mass Effect 3 – A Future for the Krogan/An End Once And For All

·         Halo – Never Forget/Peril

·         Sonic the Hedgehog – A Symphonic Suite

·         Chrono Trigger – Main Theme

·         Luigi’s Mansion – Main Theme

·         Kingdom Hearts – Fate of the Unknown

·         Super Metroid – A Symphonic Poem

·         Diablo III – Overture

·         Batman: Arkham City – Main Theme

·         Deus Ex: Human Revolution – Icarus Main Theme

·         Fez – Adventure

·         Portal – Still Alive

·         Little Big Planet – Orb Of Dreamers (The Cosmic Imagisphere)

The man who arranged the pieces Andrew Skeet said, “it’s been an absolute pleasure to be invited back to produce a second video game music album with the London Philharmonic Orchestra. Not only are they a phenomenally talented ensemble, but we’ve been able to work with them on some incredible source material too. I really think video game fans are going to love what we’ve produced.”

Chief Creative Officer at X5 Music Group Daniel Bäckström also gave his two cents; “interest in video game music continues to go from strength to strength, so we’re very pleased to be releasing a second album to fans of the genre around the world. With a really exciting line-up of musical tracks, breathtaking arrangements and world class performances, The Greatest Video Game Music 2 is sure to bring the classical audience and the gaming community closer together.”

To celebrate the fact that you can now pre-order the record, you can download Never Forget/Peril from the Halo score, absolutely free, right here.

An eclectic mix of styles here is sure to make this an essential album for all video game fans.