“When I played Persona 5 Royal, hands down my favorite of the new tracks was 'The Ideal and Real'. As a character theme for Takuto Maruki, it works perfectly, so when I was given the opportunity to be part of a Persona 5 album, I knew immediately which song I wanted to cover. Stylistically, I wanted it to contrast from the original in some way yet still be grooving. I’m a HUGE fan of Prince, and I’ve been really immersing myself in his music lately, so I took this as an opportunity to add a Prince/MJ style dance break in the middle of the song, and to bring it to the next level, my good buddy Eric Hirschhorn and I went full solo battle on it. He also lended his horn arranging skills and keyboard playing skills just to add some more spice to the arrangement. Talented dude! Anyways put on your baggy neon clothes and get ready to go back to the 80s!” - Xnarky
Mania Mode is a high-water mark for the video game music community and a steadfast reminder of why I fell in love with VGM in the first place. GameGrooves
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These arrangements are filled with just enough jazz cheese and nostalgic goodness! I love all of them, honestly. Brilliant work, team! Can't wait for more of these albums down the track! Joel Hands-Otte
“The Best of Fortnite Vol 1,” featuring a tracklist of player favorites, is finally available digitally & on vinyl exclusively on Bandcamp. Bandcamp New & Notable Apr 25, 2024