Matt Gray: Green Beret Main Theme (R5 Version)
Another track from Matt Gray's Reformation 5 dropped today:
Matt Gray: This time it's one of the remakes for the main R5 album and an all time favourite C64 tune Green Beret Title/Main Theme by the maestro Martin Galway. I must have re started on this track half a dozen times over the last couple of years and I finally found a blend of SID elements and new parts that I really like.
I can still remember the Saturday afternoon in the summer of 1986 that I bought this game and rushed home to load it up and check out what Mr G had conjured up. The loading music was excellent but this title theme blew me away at the time.
Hopefully you all feel much the same when you hear this new version.
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RetroGamingMusic + Linus LFT Åkesson Premiere!
Don't miss out the premiere on Friday, September 18 at 21:00 CET of one of the best C64 AMIGA NES Retro Concerts of 2026! This is the full mastered concert from the Video Game Festival in Stockholm! Better sound, camera angles, applause, and more!!!
(Please remove the previous news regarding the VideospelFestival)
Video Game Music Live In Åkersberga, Stockholm, September 12-13
Tony Fluke
Wiren (Retrogamingmusic) will perform live on stage (Saturday 16:00 CET) at the Videospel Festival in Stockholm. The full event will also be live streamed at RetroGamingMusics YouTube page.
Some of the other famous acts at this event will be the creator of the C64 Fairlight game Bo Jangeborn, Linus Åkesson (LFT), Christer Rindeblad (DatorMagazin), Jimmy Wilhelmsson AKA Spelpappan (Generation64, Fandrake), David Westerlund.
Full program (in Swedish) can be found here: videospelfestival.se
Matt Gray: Central Park Loading Theme (R5 Version)
Posted by Matt Gray today for his Kickstarter backers:
Some good news in this update as I have another finished Last Ninja 2 R5 track for you to hear and it's my new version of Central Park Loading Theme.
I've put it up on Bandcamp where you can listen or download and hopefully the rest of the LN2 R5 album won't be too far away.
FastLoaders News
- Jarle & Co. will be a guest on tonight's SLAY Radio show (8/20/2026 @ 20:00 CEST).
- The FastLoaders have announced an upcoming concert in Prague on Sept 26. For more details and for tickets check out the event's page on Facebook.
BIT Live 2026 Remix Compo - Results
The BIT Live 2026 and Remix64.com 25th Anniversary Remix Compo is now over, all votes have been counted and the results are in! No spoilers here, but you can go to the compo results page and check out the winners yourself.
Congratulations to all winners, and a huge thank you to everybody who submitted a remix, and to all people who voted and played the Guess the Remixer game!
Knight Lyfe - 8-Bit Symphony EP
by Chris Abbott & Rob Hubbard
Knight Lyfe
is a themed compilation album of 80-piece orchestra professional recordings taken from the seminal 8-Bit Remix albums 8-Bit Symphony Pro: First Half
and 8-Bit Symphony Pro: Second Half
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Uniquely, you can also download the conductor's score for each track! You can also get much more context tracks from 8-bit-symphony.com.
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)
license
all rights reserved
Arranged by ifadeo
so delving into mr dunn (ooer) i realise he obviously liked this tune so much he put it into platoon (or lifted it out and did a better sounding version) either way ifadeo has done something rather beautiful with it.
Its a very easy going sound that he has created, I can hear the usual trademark synths being used too good effect as ifadeo does, the tune was pleasent and very beautiful in the 1st place and this is pure lounge business.
The only gripe i really have is with the hi-hats in the background of the beat they sound a little too dirty but thats just a minor thing when the rest of the tune is as good as it is.
Not an essential download, you dont need this to have the definitive c64 collection but if you like good music and love easy going melodies then this would be for you.
As i said before a sociably acceptable remix that pleases my ear personally and i recommend downloading it, and for those that have never heard of the tune heed the words above it is platoon sid2 aswell as sigh of the eye so if u like that essential if you dont then trying things new never hurt anybody… except novice sword swallowers of course.
Review by infamous
Illusions (I can't get enough)
Arranged by Eivind Sommersten
Review by P.G.G.
Arranged by NecroPolo
Review by Divus
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