V/A - Yakuza: Like a Dragon: Deluxe Original Game Soundtrack 2xLP (Maroon Green Vinyl)

Label: Laced

The whispers of the underworld told us to give the music of Yakuza: Like a Dragon (Ryū ga Gotoku 7: Hikari to Yami no Yukue) the wax treatment, and so we’re honoured to present this deluxe double LP. All music has been specially mastered and will be pressed to heavyweight solid colour vinyl. Yakuza: Like a Dragon’s EDM and rock soundtrack threw up some mighty music moments: few boss battle themes go as hard as dubstep banger 'War Maker' (aka 'Cold-Blooded') as your rag-tag team finally get to take on Mabuchi; or 'Receive You The Hyperactive' kicking into gear as Majima flips down the stairs with Saejima in tow. This selections double LP features these and more, including karaoke favourites 'Yume Mita Sugata E', 'Akuma no Jigokunabe' and 'Harukaze', as well as 'Rolling Eyes Fall Down the Dragon Wall' (aka 'Receive You Ver.7'.) It took an entire family of talent to produce the OST, led by RGG Studio stalwarts Hidenori Shoji and Chihiro Aoki. Other contributors included, among others, Hyd Lunch (Yasuyuki Matsuzaki & Hiroaki Watanabe), Yuri Fukuda, 83key (Shunsuke Yasaki) and ZENTA; while karaoke songs were created by Shoji-san, Fukuda-san, Kiyo and ZENTA with lyrics by Ryosuke Horii and vocals by Kazuhiro Nakaya, Nobuhiko Okamoto and Sumire Uesaka (performing as Ichiban, Zhao and Saeko, respectively.)