Release: March 1, 2017
Purchase: TBA
Price: $25
Note: Pressed on 180 Gram Clear with Red Splatter (Limited to 500 Copies) or 180 Gram Red & Blue Half & Half Camouflage colored vinyl, Artwork by Paul Mann
Purchase: TBA
Price: $25
Note: Pressed on 180 Gram Clear with Red Splatter (Limited to 500 Copies) or 180 Gram Red & Blue Half & Half Camouflage colored vinyl, Artwork by Paul Mann
Beginning our celebration of the 30th anniversary of Konami's CONTRA franchise, Mondo is proud to present the 25th anniversary soundtrack re-issue of the Super Nintendo sequel, THE ALIEN WARS.
Set three years after the original, Red Falcon and his legion have returned to Earth, this time with the intent to launch a full-scale war against its inhabitants. It's up to our heroes, Bill and Lance, to scale walls, ride motorcycles, and cling to soaring missiles to defeat their enemies.
The music of CONTRA 3: THE ALIEN WARS is epic to say the least. The looping sequences of each level are longer, taking full advantage of the new audio capabilities available to the composers on the Super Nintendo. The sweeping scope of these tracks leads to a chaos absent from the previous chapters of the run-and-gun series, while still obeying the structures and pacing of Video Game music... just with complex time signatures and percussion patterns.
In some instances, like with 'Battle Runner' which operates on-the-rails for large stretches, it affords for the composers some sequences that go nearly two minutes before a single loop.
Contra 3: The Alien Wars - Original Video Game Soundtrack LP. Music by Konami Kukeiha Club. Artwork by Paul Mann. Remastered for Vinyl by James Plotkin. Pressed on 180 Gram Clear with Red Splatter (Limited to 500 Copies) or 180 Gram Red & Blue Half & Half Camouflage. $25
Set three years after the original, Red Falcon and his legion have returned to Earth, this time with the intent to launch a full-scale war against its inhabitants. It's up to our heroes, Bill and Lance, to scale walls, ride motorcycles, and cling to soaring missiles to defeat their enemies.
The music of CONTRA 3: THE ALIEN WARS is epic to say the least. The looping sequences of each level are longer, taking full advantage of the new audio capabilities available to the composers on the Super Nintendo. The sweeping scope of these tracks leads to a chaos absent from the previous chapters of the run-and-gun series, while still obeying the structures and pacing of Video Game music... just with complex time signatures and percussion patterns.
In some instances, like with 'Battle Runner' which operates on-the-rails for large stretches, it affords for the composers some sequences that go nearly two minutes before a single loop.
Contra 3: The Alien Wars - Original Video Game Soundtrack LP. Music by Konami Kukeiha Club. Artwork by Paul Mann. Remastered for Vinyl by James Plotkin. Pressed on 180 Gram Clear with Red Splatter (Limited to 500 Copies) or 180 Gram Red & Blue Half & Half Camouflage. $25
