Laced Records of London has opened preorders for the Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Trilogy vinyl soundtrack album, coinciding with the trilogy's 21st anniversary of release.

The three-disc heavyweight vinyl publication, decorated with archival sleeve art, includes 53 tracks from the PlayStation 2 action-adventure games. Preorders are also open at distributors Black Screen Records in Europe and PixelCrib in Australia.

Proposed by Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot in 2001, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2003) sought to capture the excitement of the franchise in a 3D action-adventure game for modern consoles. Designer and scenario writer Jordan Mechner collaborated with programmers to implement the "Rewind" feature, allowing players to back up ten seconds to retry tricky gameplay sequences.


Development on Prince of Persia: Warrior Within (2004) strove to introduce a darker tone by involving an angrier antagonist and more violent enemy encounters. This thematic element was complemented by licensed songs from by American band Godsmack, alongside original music by composers Inon Zur and Stuart Chatwood.

The scenario of Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones (2005) paid homage to the origins of the franchise. The Prince must escape from prison, putting new parkour techniques to use in traversing the environment and evading enemy detection. Music from the trilogy is published by Ubisoft Music, available for streaming on Spotify.


From the Laced Records product page:

Stuart Chatwood was as adept at fusing Western and Eastern musical influences as he was at bringing rock riffs into game music. The Sands of Time’s soundtrack remains distinctive some 20 years later, with its mysterious female vocals and heavy use of oud, tabla, djembe and more. Warrior Within’s Nu Metal musical leanings have seen that soundtrack achieve cult status among fans. The score for The Two Thrones is grander and more magisterial, as the Prince grapples with dark forces within and without during this climactic chapter.

Laced Records - Prince of Persia – The Sands of Time Trilogy 3XLP

Black Screen Records - Prince of Persia – The Sands of Time Trilogy 3XLP

Light in the Attic - Prince of Persia – The Sands of Time Trilogy 3XLP

PixelCrib - Prince of Persia – The Sands of Time Trilogy 3XLP

Ubisoft - Prince of Persia – Creating The Sands of Time Trilogy

⏳ Time is an ocean in a storm ⌛️

Music from Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, Warrior Within & The Two Thrones is being immortalised on vinyl.

• 53 tracks by Stuart @Chatwood
• Limited Edition galaxy effect LPs

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— Laced (@Laced_audio) November 26, 2024