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GROOVE COASTER ZERO ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK ALBUM RELEASED

Hit Groove Game’s Music Downloadable via the iTunes Store TOKYO

TOKYO (December 5, 2012) – TAITO Corporation (TAITO®), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd., today announced the international iTunes® Store release of the GROOVE COASTER® ZERO Original Soundtrack. This album collects the music from the popular iPhone®/iPod touch®/iPad® game.

GROOVE COASTER ZERO is the newest installment in the critically acclaimed GROOVE COASTER series. In addition to the game series itself, the accompanying music has also enjoyed a great deal of popularity, with the previously released GROOVE COASTER Original Soundtrack named Best Game Soundtrack Album in Japan’s iTunes Rewind 2011 retrospective.

Enjoy the Music of GROOVE COASTER ZERO Anytime!

The GROOVE COASTER ZERO Original Soundtrack collects only those tracks not featured in previous GROOVE COASTER soundtrack releases. The album features a diverse range of musical talent, including ZUNTATA members Hirokazu Koshio and Shohei Tsuchiya, Mitsuto Suzuki (Square Enix Co., Ltd.), Takeharu Ishimoto (Square Enix Co., Ltd.), Masashi Hamauzu, Sampling Masters MEGA, and Zeami.

As a special bonus, the album includes an advanced release of “Invader Disco (GCZ Edition),” a new track scheduled to be added to the GROOVE COASTER ZERO game in January, 2013.

Details

GROOVE COASTER ZERO Original Soundtrack

  • Release Type: iTunes Store Digital Download
  • Release Date: December 5, 2012
  • Region: North America, Europe, Japan (*Unavailable in some regions.)
  • Price: Per Track: $0.99 (£0.79/€0.99) / Full Album: $9.99 (£7.99/€8.99)
  • Copyright: ©TAITO CORP.1978,2012
  • Composers: Hirokazu Koshio (ZUNTATA), Shohei Tsuchiya (ZUNTATA), etc.

Track List

1. Music Plot Type Three / COSIO from ZUNTATA

2. Eclipse Landscape / COSIO from ZUNTATA

3. Sleep / Shohei Tsuchiya from ZUNTATA

4. Freestyle Beats / Mitsuto Suzuki

5. Wacky Dance Ethnic / Sampling Masters MEGA

6. The Star-Spangled Banner / COSIO from ZUNTATA

7. Shooting Star (GCZ Edition) / Masashi Hamauzu & Mina

8. Dreamer (GCZ Edition) / Takeharu Ishimoto & Yuriko Kaida

9. Music Revolver (GCZ Edition) / Zeami

10. Kannanshinku (GCZ Edition) / Shohei Tsuchiya

11. Shadow (GCZ Edition) / COSIO from ZUNTATA

12. Planet Connection / COSIO from ZUNTATA

13. Static Const Void / COSIO

14. Invader Disco (GCZ Edition) / COSIO from ZUNTATA

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