An email I got from synSONIQ records...
-- Chris Huelsbeck presents the "Turrican Soundtrack Anthology" project and fundraiser --
www.turricansoundtrack.com
Featuring a cosmic hero in a silver battlesuit, the "Turrican" series of games brought nonstop action to all gaming systems of the 80’s and 90’s. The beautiful synthesizer scores for these games were created by Chris Huelsbeck, arguably one of today’s most popular game music composers in the world. Huelsbeck’s soundtracks played a major role in shaping "Turrican" into a digital legend.
Almost 20 years have passed since the last game in the series was released, but Chris has big plans to bring "Turrican" back from retirement --at least musically-- with the production of the "Turrican Soundtrack Anthology": The idea behind this is an epic limited edition box set of at least three CDs, which will feature almost every melody from the saga in newly arranged and recorded versions. While this box set is bound to please every synthesizer music fan out there, new bonus recordings with the WDR Radio Orchestra are also lined up for the project, to be realised in the context of a new symphonic game music concert in November and supervised by the producers of the acclaimed "Symphonic Shades -- Huelsbeck in Concert" event and album.
In order to realize these ambitious plans, a budget of at least 75,000 US-Dollars (about 58,000 Euro) has to be secured. To achieve this, Chris Huelsbeck is now asking his fans to support him in a Kickstarter campaign to make the "Turrican Soundtrack Anthology" become a reality. "My first Turrican album has sold roughly 10.000 units over the years", Huelsbeck says. "I know that the games still have a following, too. This project is a personal dream of mine and I hope that together with all the fans, we can make this happen!"
Aside from the finished CDs, supporters of the project can get their hands on numerous goodies like posters, t-shirts, "Turrican" ringtones for their mobiles, or even tickets for an orchestral game music concert that will take place in November in Cologne, Germany. Those who are willing to support the project with a larger sum may take an exclusive look behind the scenes and will be personally informed by Chris about the progress during the production.
Detailed information on the campaign, running from April 16th to June 3rd, can be found at:
www.turricansoundtrack.com