Shovel Knight: Plague of Shadows Original Soundtrack is a 14 tracks album featuring all new music composed by Jake Kaufman for Shovel Knight: Plague of Shadows as well as a few arranged ones.
Production[]
Jake Kaufman based the album around Flowers of Antimony, the theme of Plague Knight's stage, which was composed by Manami Matsumae.
The album was first released on Kaufman's Bandcamp account on September 18, 2015, to be downloaded at any price.[1] It was added to the Steam album of Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove (originally Shovel Knight Original Soundtrack) on October 5th, 2017.[2][3] A physical vinyl edition titled Shovel Knight: Plague of Shadows The Definitive Soundtrack was published by Brave Wave in October 20, 2017.[4]
Track List[]
- Prime your Potions! (Intro)
- The Alchemist's Haven (Potionarium)
- Tango of the Troupple King (Troupple Pond)
- Battling the Burrower (Boss)
- Waltz for One (Mona Dancing)
- Disturbing the Peace (Fighting Knights)
- Art Through Adversity (Hall of Champions)
- The Battle Within (Corrupted Essence)
- Out of the Shadows (Ending)
- The Final Note (Mona and Plague Knight Dance)
- Le Bouquet Magique – Jeff Ball and Jake Kaufman
- Plague of Shadows (Release Trailer)
- Village of the Damned – Arcubalis
- ALCHEMY (f/ Dale North) – Mint Potion
Trivia[]
- Most of these tracks can be played by Oolong in the Potionarium after finding enough music sheets in Plague of Shadows. They can be unlocked in Sound Test mode in the game's menu after completing the campaign once.
- ALCHEMY is a cover of an unreleased track Jake Kaufman composed for Plague of Shadows which went unused. It is a mix of Spin Ye Bottle and Flowers of Antimony, with the latter's refrain serving as chorus for the new track, although phrased and timed differently.[5] Virt eventually rediscovered the original track while exporting the game's .NSF tracks.
- The Definitive Edition contains an original cover art designed by illustrator Hitoshi Ariga of Pokémon and Mega Man fame, as well as a booklet. The booklet includes a comprehensive interview with Jake Kaufman, an essay by Bob Mackey of Retronauts, and original archival artworks.[4]
References[]
- ↑ https://virt.bandcamp.com/album/shovel-knight-plague-of-shadows-ost
- ↑ http://store.steampowered.com/app/339330/Shovel_Knight_Treasure_Trove_Soundtrack_Collection/
- ↑ http://steamcommunity.com/games/250760/announcements/detail/1469721435683586788
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 http://store.bravewave.net/album/shovel-knight-plague-of-shadows-the-definitive-soundtrack
- ↑ Jake Kaufman's commentary on the track.
