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Sound City 2026: inaekkum (이내꿈) Review
Daegu’s inaekkum (이내꿈) brought a calm, atmospheric blend of dream pop and shoegaze to The Shipping Forecast, creating one of Sound City 2026’s most composed sets.
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Sound City 2026: Marli Review
Marli delivered a confident and emotionally charged Sound City set, blending electronic influences with a rich, expressive voice that carried real weight across a thoughtful and engaging afternoon set.
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Sound City 2026: xyzelle Review
Filipina–British R&B artist xyzelle delivered a confident, charismatic Sound City debut at Spanish Caravan, blending soulful vocals, sharp rap flows and effortless crowd engagement in one of Sunday’s standout early‑day sets.
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Yee Loi – Live at The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester Review
Yee Loi electrified Bridgewater Hall with a furious punk set, blending originals and covers, and proving themselves one of the UK’s most exciting young acts.
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Assassin’s Creed Review
Jed Kurzel, brother of director Justin Kurzel, puts down a musical score for the film adaptation of Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed.
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Winter’s End: I Am Setsuna Review
Tomoki Miyoshi composes Winter's End, a piano-heavy soundtrack to accompany the inherent beauty and tragedy told in I Am Setsuna.
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Final Fantasy XI 10th Anniversary: Final Fantasy XI Soundtrack Review
There's more to the music of Final Fantasy than just Uematsu, as it turns out. John delivers a full FFXI soundtrack review.
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Stealth Inc. 2: A Game of Clones Review
Ricky Honmong sneaks a soundtrack into Curve Digital's platforming puzzler.
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Amnesia: The Dark Descent Review
Frictional Games's Amnesia is one of the better-received horror games of late, but what role does its soundtrack play?
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Victor Vran Original Soundtrack Review
Dark, brooding and ominous - Cubed3 takes a look at the Victor Vran OST.
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Destiny Original Soundtrack Review
A legendary video game developer with a legendary in-house composer command high expectations for a soundtrack, but does Destiny meet them?
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Gunship Review
Find out how Gunship, an 80s retro throwback album heavily inspired by films and games of that era, fares in this MusiCube review.
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Final Fantasy VI Original Soundtrack – Remaster Version Review
Over two decades on from the release of Nobuo Uematsu's Final Fantasy VI soundtrack, does it still hold up? MusiCube finds out.
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Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U Soundtrack Review
Super Smash Bros. brings characters together in an all-out brawl. As characters and stages collide, so does the accompanying music.
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Splice, The Epilogue Soundtrack: Algorithms and Angelology Review
Cipher Prime's Splice is a game in two parts: a main game and an epilogue movement, each carrying its own soundtrack.
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Chrono Trigger Symphony: Volume 3 Review
The Blake Robinson Synthetic Orchestra steps back into the classic RPG to bring a third volume of the Chrono Trigger Symphony.
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Banjo-Kazooie Symphony Review
Blake Robinson turns his Synthetic Orchestra's attention to classic gaming franchise Banjo-Kazooie in Banjo-Kazooie Symphony.
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Life is Strange Review
Life is Strange by Dontnod and Square Enix has made quite a splash in the gaming world. How does its soundtrack compare?
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Final Symphony Review
The London Symphony Orchestra and Merregnon Studios join forces to perform Final Symphony, arrangements from the Final Fantasy series.
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Flight of Angels: Splice OST Review
MusiCube reviews the suite of piano tracks that accompanies puzzle game Splice from studio Cipher Prime.
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The String Arcade Review
Following a successful Kickstarter campaign, The String Arcade is a string quartet tribute to the history of video games.
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The Warehouse Project: Armin van Buuren Review
The Cubed3 team shot off to attend The Warehouse Project to see Armin van Buuren and other fantastic DJs from around the world.
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Chrono Trigger Symphony: Volume 2 Review Review
Does Chrono Trigger Symphony: Volume 2 capture the brink of time in the classic Square RPG? Find out in our track-by-track review.
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Chrono Trigger Symphony: Volume 1 Review Review
Does Chrono Trigger Symphony volume 1 capture the first steps in the classic Square RPG? Find out in our track-by-track review.