Tuesday, May 06, 2025

Tomb Raider IV-VI Remastered to feature "Selected Soundtrack" album release enclosed in special retail edition(s)


As with last year's arguably problematic release of Tomb Raider I-III Remastered Deluxe & Collector's Edition soundtrack offerings, this year's Tomb Raider IV-VI Remastered physical format publication is once again set to enclose a "Selected Soundtrack" album in a similarly higher-tier retail edition. The release publishes via Limited Run Games and is up for pre-order May 13th - June 15th, 2025. The follow-up collection of video games released on February 14th, 2025, features both preserved and remastered versions of Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation (1999), Chronicles (2000) & The Angel of Darkness (2003) with music by Peter Connelly - soundtrack albums for which are available on all good music services.

Tomb Raider I-III Remastered saw a lack of collaboration with original franchise composer Nathan Mcree, plus legal issues ensued preventing either the remastering or proper curation of the ultimately outstanding original three titles' soundtracks. Presumably the Tomb Raider IV-VI Remastered pressing will differ as remastered source material already exists, being the Tomb Raider 4/5/6 Remastered soundtrack albums released within the Tomb Raider: The Dark Angel Symphony project in 2019 (plus the subsequent MIDI demos album in 2021). As such, a simple track-list selection across all three titles appears likely. In addition, proper attention to detail and curatorial input should occur this time around, especially as the developers did collaborate with legacy composer Peter Connelly for his additional music to be restored in Tomb Raider I-III Remastered.

It is currently unclear if the "Selected Soundtrack" dubbed Tomb Raider IV-VI Remastered: Official Soundtrack album will publish as physical or digital enclosed formats (or both, but see Collector's splash below in which an audio CD appears to be mocked up). As usual, MoTR will add the album track-listing to our commercial discography once this is detailed. We have queried with Limited Run Games in the meantime.

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