“A groundbreaking videogame demands an equally provocative theme song,” said Steve Schnur, Worldwide Executive of Music and Marketing for EA. “We’ve taken an unprecedented approach to this track, bringing together several of the world’s top remixers to create an album that will not only cross genres and borders, but also redefine how great new music can be delivered to the world.”

Yes, over and over again. Not exactly new, but interesting nonetheless. Folks who pre-order the game from Best Buy will get a special CD containing the original tune and an exclusive Benny Benassi remix. Woot chicka chicka woot.

DICE Announces Mirror’s Edge Remix Album Hitting Airwaves This November

Swedish Pop Star Lisa Miskovsky’s “Still Alive” Remixed by Top DJs Including Benny Benassi, Paul van Dyk and Junkie XL

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.—(BUSINESS WIRE)—DICE, an Electronic Arts Inc. studio (NASDAQ:ERTS), today announced that a remix album for their highly anticipated title Mirror’s Edge™ will be digitally released worldwide on November 11th in conjunction with the launch of the game. The album features the title track “Still Alive” performed by Swedish rock/pop star Lisa Miskovsky and remixes by some of today’s hottest artists including Benny Benassi, Paul van Dyk, Junkie XL, Teddybears, and Armand Van Helden.

“A groundbreaking videogame demands an equally provocative theme song,” said Steve Schnur, Worldwide Executive of Music and Marketing for EA. “We’ve taken an unprecedented approach to this track, bringing together several of the world’s top remixers to create an album that will not only cross genres and borders, but also redefine how great new music can be delivered to the world.”

Recorded exclusively for Mirror’s Edge, “Still Alive” was written and produced by Rami Yacoub and Arnthor Birgisson who are best known for their chart-topping work with artists Pink, Britney Spears and Kelis. The song was performed by Lisa Miskovsky who earned international acclaim for her #1 self-titled debut album and #1 Platinum follow-up Fallwater. She also won Sweden’s top music awards including Best New Artist, Best Female Artist and Artist of the Year.

“When given the opportunity to work with Lisa, Rami and Arnthor, who are all avid gamers, we knew we had something very special on our hands,” added Magnus Walterstad, Audio Director at DICE. “With ‘Still Alive,’ we created a Mirror’s Edge theme song that is able to stand on its own two feet as well as accurately representing the emotional experience of playing the game.”

The complete track listing for the Mirror’s Edge Remix ALBUM is as follows:

ARTIST SONG
Lisa Miskovsky Still Alive – Mirror’s Edge Theme Song
Benny Benassi Still Alive – Remix
Junkie XL Still Alive – Remix
Paul van Dyk Still Alive – Remix
Teddybears Still Alive – Remix
Armand Van Helden Still Alive – Remix

“This is a terrific song from a tremendous new artist,” said Terry McBride, CEO of EA label partners Nettwerk Music Group. “And every one of these remixers responded not only to the power of the track itself, but also to what this project will mean to the continued convergence of music and gaming. Our entire worldwide marketing team is committed to making this a landmark digital release.”

When customers pre-order Mirror’s Edge at Best Buy in the U.S., they can pick up a music CD containing the theme song to Mirror’s Edge and an exclusive remix by Benny Benassi.

Mirror’s Edge is a revolutionary first person action adventure game that delivers players straight into the shoes of Faith, a modern day heroine who traverses the vertigo-inducing cityscape, engaging in intense combat, fast-paced chases and challenging puzzles. Mirror’s Edge was recently awarded “Best Xbox 360 Game” at the GC Developers Conference in Leipzig, Germany, “Best Action Game” of Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) by IGN and the Game Critics Award for “Best Original Game” at E3 in July.

Mirror’s Edge is being developed at EA Digital Illusions CE AB (DICE) in Stockholm, Sweden. Available on the PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system and the Xbox 360® videogame and entertainment system on Nov 11, 2008 across North America and in Europe, the game is rated “T” by the ESRB and “16+” by PEGI. For more information on EA DICE or Mirror’s Edge, please visit www.ea.com, www.dice.se or www.mirrorsedge.com.

NINTENDO VS SEGA EP [RAC]

Final Fantasy VII: Voices of the Lifestream, An OverClocked ReMix Album [OCRemix]

I have no idea where this came from or what it was for. It seems to be some sort of talent show entry, but I can't say for sure. Zelda and Link are both cross dressed and a fair amount of attention has been paid to the costuming, particularly Prince(ss) Zelda's dress. The girl actually dressed as a girl is supposed to be Saria from Ocarina of Time and what she's doing there fighting Link is also a mystery. The music is hard to decipher, but it appears to be some sort of Zelda Theme remix with lyrics. I'm sure one of you out there can identify it. File this under "This is like a train wreck and I can't stop watching." Flynn De Marco

While Lumines II may not be winning the hearts and minds of PSP gamers quite like the first one did, at least you can maybe get a free trip to Miami out of it. All you need to do is suffer through the Lumines II Remixer at the official site then send in your remix.

What do you get if you win? Sadly no games! Instead the winner will receive a trip for two to Miami for the Winter Music Conference, a VIP "experience" with Junkie XL (hopefully no awkward passes from the artist), hotel accommodations, round-trip airfare, car rental and $500 spending cash. I suppose you could do worse. If only Tetsuya Mizuguchi were there I'd spend all night on my remix.

Go on aspiring DJs! Get your virtual wiki-wiki, scritch-scratch on. Michael McWhertor

Lumines II Video Mixer

I love this little picture of Samus rocking out with her 8-bit guitar. What is she thrashing? Metroid tunes gone metal, naturally.

MetroidMetal.com is a place to celebrate the mysterious and hypnotic melodies from Nintendo's classic game series, Metroid.

These songs beg for more energy, so I've created this site to experiment with the genre that would suit these songs the best... metal.

Now if only we could get Torokun to do an image of a bikini-clad Samus climbing out of her mech-armor, sticking out her tongue and flashing devil horns. Florian Eckhardt

Metroid Metal (Thanks, Vincent!)

I was recently watching an interview with the guys who created Ico and Shadow of the Colossus where they mentioned that for Colossus they were trying to evoke the same emotion as they had managed to evoke in Ico, which was difficult since they they didn't seem to know what emotion that was. That emotion is the dreamlike quality of an almost unbearable beauty, and outside of Ico and Shadow of the Colossus, Cave Story is one of the only games I've ever played where I feel the same.

That beauty is largely evoked by Cave Story's wonderful music. Unfortunately, I think the remix with its synths and wailing guitars largely fails to make the listener feel the same heartrending sadness and innocent wonder as the midi tracks it is trying to ape. The best 'remix' of Pixel's songs I've ever heard was them being played faithfully on a piano. Still, I'll take any excuse I can to further promote this wonderful game. Florian Eckhardt

Cave Story Remix Project [Official Site]