Yooka-Laylee Gets An Official Soundtrack Release
Yooka-Laylee is a throwback to the classic 3d platformers of old, with super stylised visuals and even better, a soundtrack crafted by the masters of that time, David Wise and Grant Kirkhop. Well Laced Records have teamed up with Playtonic Games and Team 17 to bring the soundtrack to players around the world in digital format, CD or Vinyl records.
Composed by a trio of Rare stalwarts, Grant Kirkhope (Goldeneye 007, Banjo-Kazooie), David Wise (Battletoads, Donkey Kong Country) and Steve Burke (Kameo, Viva Piñata), the music of Yooka-Laylee is a melodic masterpiece, evoking memories of classic platforming puzzle adventures, packed with quirky compositions that perfectly complement the game’s unique cast of colourful characters!
“It’s great to be celebrating the release of the game with a separate soundtrack release. We’ve had the pleasure of humming these tunes all day throughout development and were blessed to have great composers write music for us in their renowned style” said Gavin Price, MD of Playtonic.The Yooka-Laylee soundtrack will comprise of 28 original tracks, with CD and digital versions including 10 extra tracks of variant compositions. Four of those tracks, you can sample below.
If you want to order up your own copy of the games soundtrack, hit up the official website to order it.
Luke Henderson