Machinarium Soundtrack

Machinarium Soundtrack
Soundtrack album by Tomáš Dvořák
Released
October 21, 2009
Recorded January 2009 - October 2009
Genre Video game soundtrack, New Age
Length 51:00
Label
Minority Records
Producer Tomáš Dvořák

The Machinarium Soundtrack is a soundtrack for the video game Machinarium. Written, composed, mixed and produced by Tomáš Dvořák for Amanita Design, the soundtrack was released on October 21, 2009 in digital format (mp3 and flac), on February 27, 2010 on vinyl LP and on March 5, 2010 on CD (as part of Collector's Edition of the game). The album includes 14 tracks.[1]

External audio
Machinarium Soundtrack
Clockwise Operetta
The Glasshouse With Butterfly
The Bottom

Contents

Track listing

LP

No. Title Length
1. "The Bottom"   5:30
2. "The Sea"   3:54
3. "Clockwise Operetta"   3:54
4. "Nanorobot Tune"   3:07
5. "The Mezzanine"   5:04
6. "By The Wall"   2:32
7. "Mr Handagote"   2:02
8. "Gameboy Tune"   4:37
9. "The Furnace"   2:58
10. "The Black Cap Brotherhood Theme"   1:50
11. "The Prison"   2:34
12. "The Glasshouse With Butterfly"   3:36
13. "The Castle"   3:37
14. "The Elevator"   3:20

CD and DL

No. Title Length
1. "The Bottom"   5:30
2. "The Sea"   3:53
3. "Clockwise Operetta"   3:53
4. "Nanorobot Tune"   3:06
5. "The Mezzanine"   2:14
6. "Mr. Handagote"   3:16
7. "Gameboy Tune"   4:37
8. "The Furnace"   2:58
9. "The Black Cap Brotherhood Theme"   1:49
10. "The Prison"   2:34
11. "Glasshouse With Butterfly"   3:35
12. "The Castle"   3:36
13. "The Elevator"   7:12
14. "The End (Prague Radio)"   2:38

Personnel

  • Tomáš Dvořák - writer, composer, mixer and producer;
  • Veronika Vlkova - voice on "Nanorobot Tune";
  • Vojtech Zelinsky - guitar on "The End (Prague Radio)";
  • Petr Tichý - contrabass on "The End (Prague Radio)";
  • Adolf Lachman - graphic art;
  • Daniel Dudarec - cover design;
  • Matous Godik - mastering;
  • Hendrik Pauler - master cut.

Release

In addition to the cd-version, it was decided to release the soundtrack on vinyl.

1st edition of 555 hand-numbered copies was released on February 27, 2010 on clear yellow & black vinyl: 405 copies on black and 150 copies on clear yellow.
2nd edition of 245 hand-numbered copies was released on December 8, 2010 on black vinyl.
3rd edition of 500 copies was released on April 20, 2011 on black vinyl.

First edition is signed by the author himself.
All editions contain three art reproductions by Adolf Lachman and features a coupon with a code to download MP3/FLAC versions of the album.

Album is pressed on high quality 140 gram vinyl at Pallas Group GmbH, Diepholz, Germany.[2]

Awards

Machinarium Soundtrack won the Best Soundtrack award from PC Gamer in 2009.[3]

Machinarium Bonus EP

Machinarium Bonus EP
Soundtrack album by Tomáš Dvořák
Released
November 22, 2009
Recorded January 2009 - October 2009
Genre Video game soundtrack
Length 14:31
Label
Minority Records
Producer Tomáš Dvořák

The tracks which weren't included in the original soundtrack of the game were released as "Machinarium Bonus EP" in digital format (mp3 and flac).[4]

External audio
Machinarium Bonus EP
The Robot Band Tune
Pipe Wrench Dubstep
By The Wall

Track listing

No. Title Length
1. "The Robot Band Tune"   1:47
2. "Pipe Wrench Dubstep"   2:36
3. "Game In The Brain"   2:56
4. "Defusing The Bomb"   2:07
5. "By The Wall"   5:04

Personnel

  • Tomáš Dvořák - writer, composer and producer

See also

References

  1. ^ Mashinarium soundtrack
  2. ^ Machinarium LP at Minority Records
  3. ^ "Machinarium Has The Best Soundtrack Of The Year (2009) According To PC Gamer". Amanita Design Blog. http://machinarium.net/blog/2010/05/06/machinarium-has-the-best-soundtrack-of-the-year-2009-according-to-pc-gamer/. Retrieved 2010-08-25. 
  4. ^ Machinarium Bonus EP
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