Matt Gray: Central Park Main Theme (LN2) (R5 Version)
The second album from Matt Gray's Reformation 5
project is most definitely in the works as evidenced by another track he posted from the upcoming Last Ninja 2
album. Earlier this year we got a single featuring the main theme from The Sewers level, and today we got a single with Central Park Main Theme.
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A Quick Q&A with the German Remix Group
The German Remix Group (GRG) has recently announced that on April 22nd, 2026 they will launch a Kickstarter campaign for the creation of a physical album dedicated to Jochen Hippel's soundtrack of the Amiga game 'Wings of Death'. Although this group has been publishing remix albums since 2012 - all of which have been available for free on their website - not everybody may be familiar with them, so I thought I would make them sit down and answer a few questions to introduce themselves and their new campaign to the readers of Remix64.com. You can read my interview with them at the link below.
New Kickstarter: "Wings of Death" Soundtrack Anthology (feat. Jochen Hippel)
On April 22nd, the 1st Kickstarter dedicated to Jochen Hippel is starting and needs your support!
The German Remix Group is launching its first Kickstarter campaign together with Jochen Hippel and his legendary Wings of Death
soundtrack.
With Wings of Death – The Reworked Anthology
we’d like to present all the tracks from the original soundtrack in both remastered
and reworked
versions, as well as selected remixes.
The finished product will be available as a digital download edition, a double CD, and a limited-edition Best of
vinyl record.
Find more information check the links below.
An Encore for Pete - The Journey of Encore500 v2 - Part 2
The second and final part of my article about the making of Encore500 Volume 2 , including interviews I've conducted with the musicians featured on the album is now online.
An Encore for Pete - The Journey of Encore500 v2 - Part 1
Over the past 15 months I’ve had the privilege of watching the Encore500 Volume 2 album take shape from the inside - witnessing musicians pour sweat and heart into every sound and every note. When the project began, none of us imagined that Pete wouldn’t be here to see the finished work…
My two-part article traces the album’s journey, with all its highs and lows, and includes conversations with the talented musicians who brought it to life. Part 1 is out now, and Part 2 will be published soon.
Matt Gray: The Last Ninja (Reformation 5)
The first disc
of the Reformation 5 campaign is now available at Bandcamp in which Matt Gray created brand new fresh remixes of all 11 tunes of The Last Ninja soundtrack. It has been a long and difficult road since Matt launched his Reformation 5 Kickstarter exactly 4 years ago, almost to the day, but I think we can all agree the wait was well worth it. Those who have backed the project should've already received their private download links. The original campaign promised a total of 3 albums, so more is yet to come from Matt!
Encore500 Volume 2 Now Out!
The latest remix album titled Encore500 Volume 2
is now out! This is the 4th album in the Encore series and their second album containing nothing but Amiga remixes. All 16 tracks of the album are available for free on AmigaRemix.com, featuring remixes from Bass Cadet, Barry Leitch, Jogeir Liljedahl, LMan, Firefox, Tim Forsyth, Turbo Knight, Romeo Knight, Mattias Brian, Xiny6581 (DeeS), Martin Wall, and ziona.
Follow the link below to the album's info page right here on Remix64.com where you can also listen to all the tracks via AmigaRemix.com and also vote on them.
The Best of Rob Hubbard - 8-Bit Symphony EP
by Chris Abbott and Rob Hubbard
Let's celebrate the miracle that is Rob Hubbard! Not only is he a great chipmusic composer, but he's an amazing symphonic artist who's graciously given us the definitive orchestrations of some of his greatest SIDs, performed in Prague by the Czech Studio Orchestra.
These tracks are taken from the seminal 8-Bit Remix albums 8-Bit Symphony Pro: First Half
and 8-Bit Symphony Pro: Second Half
.
Uniquely, you can also download the conductor's score for each track! You can also get much more context on the tracks from 8-bit-symphony.com.
About Rob Hubbard
After leaving school in the 70s, Rob spent his formative years as a gigging musician in rock bands playing all over the UK and Europe.
After moving to Newcastle and finishing college, he met Steve Daggett (later of Lindisfarne), who shared his enthusiasm for musical collaboration and experimentation. This led Rob to the studio, electronic studio gear and music production.
He quickly expanded into home computers, and found the C64 and its legendary SID sound chip an essential purchase.
Keen to use it to earn some income, he started to write educational programmes. However, feedback was that the market wasn’t there: but writing Blue Danube
for the sound-chip was the start of a bright future.
In 1983/4, chance contacts led Rob to start working on a game for a local company (Razzmatazz by Ubik), but this was never released. Rob packaged up the music with other demos and sent disks around for freelance music programming.
The first two jobs for Mastertronic’s Action Biker
and Incentive’s Confuzion
were well reviewed. But it was Thing on a Spring
, an original composition full of bounce and percussion (and the occasional spring noise) that was simply mind-blowing. This was followed by Monty on the Run, initially inspired by Devil’s Galop
, which he was asked to copy, but took in a completely new direction. Manic violin playing, Simmonds drums and a rock guitar solo meant Rob became a rock star to certain impressionable youths.
Tiring of the freelance life, Rob joined Electronic Arts in 1989. At the time, EA was a new and vibrant US company and the chance to explore the outer limits of music interactivity on new gear was irresistible, and he was soon appearing on consoles and PCs before being moved to management in 1997.
In 1998, Rob was the linchpin of the first commercially released CD of C64 music remixed in studios: Back in Time
, from Chris Abbott’s C64Audio.com, which led to live performances and further album work.
Soon, he started to arrange his own tunes orchestrally, starting with his own arrangement of Kentilla. With US musician Steven Scherer he scored three of his tracks (W.A.R, a new version of Kentilla and Food Feud
), of which W.A.R appeared on Back in Time 3
.
Rob came back to the UK in 2001 and kept himself busy with gigs and music, even playing piano on the Hull to Rotterdam ferry! In 2005 he orchestrated International Karate for the Play concert at the 2005 Games Development Conference in Leipzig. It showcased a wide variety of orchestral colour and technique, further enhanced for this project.
In 2016 he was awarded an honorary degree by Abertay University, reflecting his wide-ranging contribution to video game music.
Besides being the producer of the 8-Bit Symphony Pro projects, in 2019 he was also the musical director of the 8-Bit Symphony concert in Hull.
He recently co-wrote Master of Magic
, a hardback book covering his game music work over a long and stellar career.
credits
released May 30, 2025
Conducted by Robin Tait
Performed by the Czech Studio Orchestra led by Radek Krizanovsky
Recordings produced at Smecky Studios by Vitek Kral & Mikel Toms
Orchestra managed and led by Radek Krizanovsky
Produced by Chris Abbott & Rob Hubbard
Executive Produced by Damian Manning & Russell F. Howard
Assisted majorly by Thomas Finnerup, Ian Flory & Anna Black
Score and parts preparation by Robin Tait
Mixing, mastering and surround sound mix by Allister Brimble
Editing by Chris Abbott
Illustrations by Steph Abbott (www.maplebutterstudios.com) and Mateo Durante (@cosmicphrog)
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