Tomb Raider IV-VI Remastered enclosed "Soundtrack Greatest Hits" album is arguably worse than I-III's preceding release

After a disappointing, poorly curated historcal first - the release of a botched Tomb Raider I-III Remastered soundtrack album last year - unfortunately Limited Run Games continue with another missed opportunity of an album for the follow up Tomb Raider IV-VI Remastered. Dubbed a "Soundtrack Greatest Hits" and as enclosed in Deluxe Editions of the second collection of legacy titles starring Lara Croft, the compilation features music composed by Peter Connelly from across all three titles inclusive.

 
It appears, yet again, that uninformed decisions have been made to curate the content of this album:

• A corresponding track-list printed on the physical CD sleeve is lacking.
• The compilation is not comprehensive in its music inclusions but instead makes room for ambient sound effects.
• A veritable faux pas, the album also fails to include the essential title theme for The Last Revelation alongside the same for Chronicles and Angel of Darkness.

Another confusing and questionably handled publication, the audio content albeit intact and perfunctory. Full track listing to follow the jump below.

 
It is disheartening that both the Tomb Raider I-III Remastered & Tomb Raider IV-VI Remastered soundtrack albums were affected by second-rate considerations. It is subsequently challenging to justify the IV-VI compilation album whilst it coexists with Connelly' superior 2019 publications, The Last Revelation, Chronicles & Angel of Darkness Remastered. Nonetheless, the album hits MoTR's Commercial Discography catalogue today.

 
Update: Unlike Tomb Raider I-III Remastered, the Limited Run Games Tomb Raider IV-VI Remastered Collector's Edition that followed in 2026 included an identical content CD but repackaged as an "Official Soundtrack" with alternative artwork.

 

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.

Original Tomb Raider I-III soundtrack albums legally unable to proceed as the Tomb Raider Suite project comes to an end

The Tomb Raider Suite newsletter distributed by legacy franchise composer Nathan McCree (Tomb Raider, Tomb Raider II & Tomb Raider III) has today detailed a legal block on intended original soundtrack publications. This follows a 7-year license agreement made between McCree and current franchise developer Crystal Dynamics which resulted in the The Tomb Raider Suite Project and its voluminous output of live concert(s), album publications and other media & merchandise.

Outstanding - unfortunately - for the first three entries in the franchise, as promised beyond the Kickstarter fundraiser's original offerings, remastered, and set to include previously unreleased cut-scene & FMV score, no original soundtrack albums have been published to date. McCree sheds light on the completed albums that the composer has repititiously teased previously, citing "legal reasons" as inhibiting:

"We [...] completed the fully remastered original soundtracks for Tomb Raider 1, 2 and 3 - another one of our stretch goals from the Kickstarter campaign - which included all the music from the Cutscenes and Full Motion Video sequences. Unfortunately [...] for legal reasons we were unable to release them.

Now that our 7-year License Agreement with Crystal Dynamics has ended, at this stage we’re not sure if we will get a chance to release [...] the remastered soundtracks, but if we can find a way to do it, we will." - Nathan McCree

The Tomb Raider Remastered TV documentary that was also detailed in the Tomb Raider Suite Kickstarter fundraiser was also completed but is also not able to published for the same reasons. The Tomb Raider Suite project at one stage suffered financial delays and unethical allegations, but backers were eventually delivered all other promised goods. Now that the license with the current franchise developer has come to and end, the ownership of the music returns to Crystal Dynamics. Tomb Raider IV-VI composer Peter Connelly made a similar license agreement in 2018, which resulted in the Tomb Raider: Dark Angel Symphony Project and, conversely, did include remastered original soundtrack albums.

Aside, the music for Tomb Raider I-III Remastered (2024) recently saw publication in another capacity as a poorly-curated "Official Soundtrack" & "Greatest Hits". The composer and the developer(s) did not collaborate on this title nor its enclosed release(s). This is catalogued in MoTR's Commercial Discography, and to boot, a new and more comprehensive compilation exists in our Community Discography.