NKTK EP "New Known The Key" premieres on streaming

NKTK EP "New Known The Key" premieres on streaming platforms

Jerry on 2024-10-08

NKTK concept album EP "New Known The Key" premiered this week on streaming platforms, coinciding with the 25th anniversary of the founding of Brainstorm Co. Ltd. Composer Takayuki Nakamura's classic game soundtracks include the Virtua Fighter trilogy, Tobal 2, and Ergheiz.

Nakamura partnered with Tetsuya Mizuguchi and Q Entertainment in creating music for the Lumines puzzle game series, featuring “my generation” and “45degrees” by game designer Katsumi Yokota. Brainstorm published the "Lumines Remixes Winter" album in 2007, in collaboration with musicians Keiichi Sugiyama and h ueda.

Virtua Fighter series vinyl soundtracks ship from publisher Cartridge Thunder, including compositions and newly-written liner notes by the Brainstorm founder. "New Known The Key" is streaming on SoundCloud, Spotify, and Amazon Music Unlimited, with visualizers on YouTube.

From the Brainstorm Co. Ltd. website:

株式会社ブレインストームは、1999年に創業したビデオゲーム向けの音楽効果音を制作する、ゲームサウンド制作会社です。その技術とノウハウを活かして、これまでにビデオゲームはもちろん、ゲーム以外の様々なプロジェクトの制作にも、関わって参りました。　ポートフォリオでは、当社を知っていただくために、これまでに携わったビデオゲームから科学館の展示など、そのプロジェクトの一部を紹介します。