Cartridge Thunder has launched a pre-order for a vinyl version of the Virtua Fighter soundtrack composed by Takayuki Nakamura, Takenobu Mitsuyoshi, and Akiko Hashimoto. Both the Arcade and Sega Saturn are included. It’s priced at $45/€48/¥8,250/AUD90, with scheduled release being August 2024.
(US) Cartridge Thunder: https://cartridgethunder.com/collections/our-releases/products/virtua-fighter-2-original-game-soundtrack
(EU) Black Screen Records: https://blackscreenrecords.com/products/virtua-fighter-2
(US) Mondo: https://mondoshop.com/products/virtua-fighter-2-original-video-game-soundtrack
(JP) Disk Union: https://diskunion.net/gamemusic/ct/detail/1008848954
(AU) Pixelcrib: https://www.pixelcrib.com.au/products/virtua-fighter-2-arcade-sega-saturn-soundtrack-2xlp
Just like with their previous Virtua Fighter release, this is a double release on 2LP + 7″ record, as it features the Arcade soundtrack and also the arranged Sega Saturn soundtrack. The additional 7″ record includes the Jacky and Sarrah theme.
You can get this release in several variants:
Akira limited edition at Cartridge Thunder
Red and blue splatter at Mondo
Orange and red at other distributors
This release comes with new liner notes by composer Takayuki Nakamura, looking back at both Virtua Fighter 1 and 2.
