The Mortal Kombat 1 stress test has wrapped up, and people are positively buzzing with what a good time they had. The gameplay on offer from even a sliver of the titles roster showed some amazing promise, with a ton of depth that went well beyond the spilling of blood – aesthetically, the game proved to be a showstopper. And now people are even more amped up to realise that the series is finally addressing one of it’s long-term sticking points: bang average music.
Casey Edwards took to Twitter to reveal that he had been contributing to the MK1 soundtrack, delighting many that recognise his work from Devil May Cry 5. Dude knows how to craft a banger, and people are hungry for beatdowns that come alongside sick beats.
Beyond thrilled to share that I contributed music to the latest Mortal Kombat 1 game coming out this year. I grew up playing MK on SNES way more than a kid my age probably should have. It's a very fulfilling and humbling career/life moment for me. pic.twitter.com/tkRwL8nHE8
— Casey Edwards™️ (@ComposerCasey) June 27, 2023
Both Mortal Kombat X and Mortal Kombat 11 had music that was fine, if forgettable. Many reviews made mention that both titles had seemed to forget the cool soundtracks that accompanied the more classic Mortal Kombat titles of yesteryear – grimy electronic beats like the ones found in Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 – and yearned for something similar to crop up.
And our man Casey has clearly met the brief, with some examples making their way to Twitter:
Johnny Cage's Mansion Theme is so damn cool, this is what Mortal Kombat music should be. https://t.co/UAitpQn0FE pic.twitter.com/lZbblthTYe
— Ultima (@UltimaShadowX) June 28, 2023
That, my friends, is a tune. I was already a superfan of the Johnny Cage Mansion stage – but now knowing it comes with a deadset killer backing track I have ascended into an ultrafan. Even the music they have used for the beginning of streams has been excellent, so I am intensely on board with this auditory shift. Bring on the full soundtrack!
Mortal Kombat 1 releases on September 19 2023, with a beta period in August for pre-orders.
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Known throughout the interwebs simply as M0D3Rn, Ash is bad at video games. An old guard gamer who suffers from being generally opinionated, it comes as no surprise that he is both brutally loyal and yet, fiercely whimsical about all things electronic. On occasion will make a youtube video that actually gets views.
