Milan Records recently announced the upcoming release of Tower of God (Original Soundtrack) with music by Kevin Penkin. Available everywhere October 16, 2020, the album features music from the critically acclaimed Japanese anime series Tower of God based on the South Korean action fantasy web manhwa of the same name created by S.I.U. The soundtrack consists of 44 original tracks by Penkin. He crafts an expansive, ethereal, and engaging sonic journey to mirror the adventures of the series protagonists Rachel and Bam. The 13-episode first season is streaming now on Crunchyroll.
Of the soundtrack, composer Kevin Penkin says, “Tower of God has been an extraordinary challenge, with an even more extraordinary reward. I’d like to thank and acknowledge the co-composers, musicians and staff—all of whom I call friends—that helped make this soundtrack what it is. This has been a once-in-a-decade project, and it’s an honor to compose for this series.”
For those unfamiliar with Tower of God, a synopsis for the series can be seen below alongside the soundtrack listing:
Reach the top, and everything will be yours. At the top of the tower exists everything in this world, and all of it can be yours. You can become a god. Tower of God tells the story of the beginning and the end of Rachel, the girl who climbed the tower so she could see the stars, and Bam, the boy who needed nothing but her.
Tower Of God (Original Soundtrack)
Tracklisting
- Ignition
- Irregular God
- Church
- Summit
- Rachel
- The Bubble in Wine Glass
- Stars
- Guardian
- Ma
- The Lighthouse & the Fisherman
- Chamber
- Shinsu (feat. feeding|ear)
- 25+Light
- 3/400 (feat. Raj Ramayya)
- The Bull
- Lotus (feat. James Landino & Raj Ramayya)
- Aquarium
- Lero Ro (feat. Jeremy Lim)
- Alita
- The Burning House by the Lake
- Rebels
- Berserker Bam
- Examiner (feat. Raj Ramayya)
- Prisoners (feat. Mason Lieberman)
- Rak
- Glitchkick
- Black March
- Crown Game
- Khun (feat. Ben Mathews)
- Chrysanthemum
- Interlude Mirrors
- Door Test
- Two Cathedrals
- Neon Plastic Bag
- Facing the Enemy (feat. feeding|ear)
- Wolf
- Time
- Silent
- Birdsong
- GodSuite I “White Steel Eel”
- GodSuite II “Anaak” (feat. feeding|ear)
- GodSuite III “Green April”
- GodSuite IV “Endorsi”
- The 25th Bam (feat. Raj Ramayya)
About Kevin Penkin
Kevin Penkin, based in Melbourne, is a BAFTA-nominated composer for Japanese animation and video games. He is best known for composing the award-winning score to ‘Made in Abyss’, and the music to the BAFTA award-winning game ‘Florence’.
Kevin moved to London in 2013 to complete a Masters degree in Composition for Screen at the Royal College of Music. During this time, Kevin collaborated with legendary video game composer Nobuo Uematsu on a number of Japanese video game titles, which eventually led him to break into the Anime industry. After releasing his breakthrough score for Made in Abyss, Penkin continued to compose music for Japanese animation, with scores for both The Rising of the Shield Hero and Tower of God.
Throughout his career, Penkin has recorded with orchestras around the world. Works of his have been recorded in Prague, Vienna, Macedonia, Boston, Nashville and Australia. He has also collaborated with acclaimed singers Takeshi Saito, Emi Evans and Raj Ramayya.
Source: Press release
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