Peter Hollens and Malukah have once again combined their powers of musical excellence to perform a duet cover of the Civilization IV intro song, “Baba Yetu,” which was originally composed by Christopher Tin and is the first video game theme to ever be nominated for and win a Grammy award. The duo previously performed vocals on The Banner Saga soundtrack.

I’ve never played Civ IV, but I know the song previously from the awesome Video Games Live concert albums. Amazingly, I think I like this cover even more than the big orchestral original. There’s just something more personal about it. I also love the way the video is presented using the Brady Bunch windowed effect, as it shows the two artists performing all the different parts of the song like a full choir and orchestra. Check it out:

In addition to the YouTube music video, Peter Hollens and Malukah’s rendition of “Baba Yetu” is available to buy from iTunes, Loudr and Spotify. You’ll be downloading the song immediately after watching the video, trust me on that. I bought it myself and have it ready to add to my MP3 player the next time I sync.

Coincidentally, Civilization IV the game just went on sale as part of a 2K Games publisher weekend sale.

Capybara Games’ hit Xbox 360 and Xbox One time-warping side-scrolling action platformer, Super Time Force, is officially on for a PC release via Steam later this summer. The Steam version’s been dubbed Super Time Force Ultra, indicating it will be more than a straight up port. Capy further teases that “some very cool (but presently very secret) stuff” is being added.

If you dig chiptunes, you’ll also be happy to know that the official Super Time Force soundtrack is out now, featuring 53 tracks and nearly two hours of retro tunage. The digital album sells for $7.99 on Bandcamp or $9.99 on iTunes. For true collectors and chiptune purists, a 12″ vinyl soundtrack is available for pre-order on Bandcamp for $19.99, with a ship date currently slated for August 31st. Feast your eyes on this bad boy:

And here’s a track sample from the soundtrack:

Kookabunga, dudes!

Source: Super Time Force Ultra on Steam + Soundtrack [Capybara Games]

Bethesda Softworks treats video game music fans to the new releases of seven official soundtracks on iTunes this week. For prices ranging from $9.99 to $15.99, you can now download the tunes of RAGE, Dishonored, Fallout 3, Fallout: New Vegas, and Elder Scrolls titles Morrowind, Oblivion and Skyrim to your favorite digital music player.

The links below will take you to the iTunes store pages for each soundtrack.

– The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind Original Game Soundtrack (Jeremy Soule) — $9.99
– The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Original Game Soundtrack (Jeremy Soule) — $9.99
– The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Original Game Soundtrack (Jeremy Soule) — $15.99
– Fallout 3 Original Game Soundtrack (Inon Zur) — $11.99
– Fallout: New Vegas Original Game Soundtrack (Inon Zur) — $11.99
– Dishonored Original Game Soundtrack – (Daniel Licht) — $9.99
– RAGE Original Game Soundtrack (Rod Abernethy) — $9.99