Lumines II: New screens & soundtrack listing

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Together with two new screenshots, publisher Buena Vista Games has also published a list of artists who’ll be gracing your ears in Q Entertainment‘s highly anticipated follow-up to the PSP puzzle classic Lumines. These are all very popular musicians and this list shows that Buena Vista is really upping the ante regarding puzzle game soundtracks.

So here’s the final list of songs included in Lumines II:

• Beck – “Black Tambourine”
• Black Eyed Peas – “Pump It”
• Chemical Brothers – “Star Guitar”
• Fatboy Slim – “Gangster Trippin’”
• The Go! Team – “Bottle Rocket”
• Gwen Stefani – “Hollaback Girl”
• Hoobastank – “Born to Lead”
• Junior Senior – “Take My Time”
• Missy Elliott – “Lose Control”
• New Order – “TBD”

Two additional songs will also appear on the gameÂ’s soundtrack:

• Junkie XL – “Breezer”
• Stigmato Inc – “Reality Check”

Shinichi Osawa (aka Mondo Grosso), who is responsible for the first game’s opening tracks, will add some supplementary music, together with Ken Ishii and Techriders. Tetsuya Mizuguchi, Q Entertainment’s chief creative officer commented:

“In order to showcase my vision for ‘Lumines II,Â’ we needed to find music and videos with just the right tone, mix and energy to incorporate into the game. I couldnÂ’t be happier with the result and am excited to get the game into playersÂ’ hands.”

All in all, the soundtrack seems to be offering a nice variety of styles, and should work pretty well within the game’s context – though if you ask me, more tracks by The Go! Team would have made it even cooler. Personal preferences aside, Lumines II will be hitting North American stores in November, hoping to continue and improve on the original game’s success.

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Together with two new screenshots, publisher Buena Vista Games has also published a list of artists who’ll be gracing your ears in Q Entertainment‘s highly anticipated follow-up to the PSP puzzle classic Lumines. These are all very popular musicians and this list shows that Buena Vista is really upping the ante regarding puzzle game soundtracks.

So here’s the final list of songs included in Lumines II:

• Beck – “Black Tambourine”
• Black Eyed Peas – “Pump It”
• Chemical Brothers – “Star Guitar”
• Fatboy Slim – “Gangster Trippin’”
• The Go! Team – “Bottle Rocket”
• Gwen Stefani – “Hollaback Girl”
• Hoobastank – “Born to Lead”
• Junior Senior – “Take My Time”
• Missy Elliott – “Lose Control”
• New Order – “TBD”

Two additional songs will also appear on the gameÂ’s soundtrack:

• Junkie XL – “Breezer”
• Stigmato Inc – “Reality Check”

Shinichi Osawa (aka Mondo Grosso), who is responsible for the first game’s opening tracks, will add some supplementary music, together with Ken Ishii and Techriders. Tetsuya Mizuguchi, Q Entertainment’s chief creative officer commented:

“In order to showcase my vision for ‘Lumines II,Â’ we needed to find music and videos with just the right tone, mix and energy to incorporate into the game. I couldnÂ’t be happier with the result and am excited to get the game into playersÂ’ hands.”

All in all, the soundtrack seems to be offering a nice variety of styles, and should work pretty well within the game’s context – though if you ask me, more tracks by The Go! Team would have made it even cooler. Personal preferences aside, Lumines II will be hitting North American stores in November, hoping to continue and improve on the original game’s success.