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Atlus Game Music publishes Trauma Center digital soundtracks

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Atlus Game Music publishes Trauma Center digital soundtracks
Commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Trauma Center game franchise, Atlus has published the soundtrack albums from all five series installments, available via streaming platforms.

Near-future surgical simulation game Trauma Center: Under the Knife launched for Nintendo DS portable console in June of 2005. Nintendo Wii remake Second Opinion debuted the following year, coinciding with the launch of the Nintendo home console.

A nine-minute crossfade trailer is streaming on the Atlus Game Music YouTube channel. Music is composed by Kenichi Tsuchiya, Shoji Meguro, and Kenichi Kikkawa.

Trauma Center: Second Opinion Original Soundtrack (2006) Preview Video

Trauma Center: New Blood debuted in 2007, also for Nintendo Wii. Set a decade after the events of the original title, the sequel shifted the setting to Alaska. Character design is by Masayuki Doi, with scenario writing by Shōgo Isogai. The soundtrack album is composed by Tsuchiya and Atsushi Kitajoh, previewed in a nine minute crossfade video.

In 2010, Trauma Team launched for Wii, marking the final entry in the series. Music for the game is by Meguro, Kitajoh, Tsuchiya, and Ryota Kozuka. The crossfade preview is streaming on the Atlus Game Music YouTube channel.


From the Nintendo product page:
Alaska – the harsh northern extremity of America. Come April, the chilling winter begins to loosen its grip on the land. The seemingly endless nights grow shorter, day by day, and the frozen wilderness starts to thaw.

In the heart of this majestic setting lies a small town whose weary inhabitants eagerly await the arrival of spring. Montgomery Memorial Hospital watches over the town like an old man. In this remote hospital toil two doctors, Markus Vaughn and Valerie Blaylock, who share a common bond and are about to be swallowed by the jaws of fate…

The two doctors will be called upon to battle a deadly disease and become entangled in a conspiracy with dire ramifications. Only by honing their special healing gifts will Dr. Vaughn and Dr. Blaylock be able to save the precious lives placed in their hands and put a stop to the virus before it spreads to the furthest reaches of the planet.
Apple Music - Trauma Center: Under the Knife / Trauma Center: Second Opinion / Trauma Center: New Blood / Trauma Team

YouTube Music - Trauma Center: Under the Knife / Trauma Center: Second Opinion / Trauma Center: New Blood / Trauma Team