More details on MadWorld's soundtrack

As revealed earlier, SEGA Australia in conjunction with JB Hi-Fi will be giving away copies of the MadWorld OST with every pre-order of the game. Naoto Tanaka of Platinum Games recently posted an entry on the MadWorld blog, going into detail about how the game's music came about.


Largely consisting of hip hop, a total of 20 songs have been produced especially for the game. Mr. Tanaka acted as the composer, creating the backing tracks (beat and melody) before sending them off to a number of hand-picked artists to lend their vocal talents. With the development team situated in Japan, the collaboration was a difficult challenge at best, but Mr. Tanaka is more than pleased with the end results.

The official MadWorld OST will only be made avaliable as a pre-order bonus at selected retailers in both Australia and the UK; at the moment it seems both JB Hi-Fi and EB Games will be offering it down here. According to the update, the CD won't be handed out on the first day. It's not yet known if this also includes Australia, since the game launches here a week after the UK.

The tracks will also be mastered for an improved sound quality over what will be heard in-game. Platinum Games have whipped up a preview video for a handful of tunes;


A total of seven artists are contributing, including Ox, Doujah Raze, Sick YG, Bandy Leggz, Wordsmith, S.O.U.L. Purpose and Optimus. MadWorld is due to hit our shelves March 26th.