Just like last year, 2021 was challenging year for many, but hopefully these covers from the VGM community can spread some holiday cheer.

Guest author Chris Penwell shares these 10 Video Game Covers That Will Brighten Your Day!

Celeste’s final piece of DLC, appropriately titled Farewell, released this past Monday. As with the original game, the music was composed by Lena Raine.

Coinciding with the release of the Celeste DLC today, Celeste: Farewell offers 13 tracks from the 9th Chapter of Celeste. I can’t wait to dive into this latest offering from Lena Raine, and discover the worlds that she has brought to life with her music.

July wasn’t just a hot month for us in the Northern Hemisphere; it was also a hot month for video game music covers! Here are five of my favorite VGM tracks from the month of July (in no particular order).

Taking a bombastic track from Celeste and making it even more bombastic is no easy task, but Christian’s confidence practically oozes from the video as he finger-taps his way through this cover.

For those who don’t know, Scarlet Moon Records, the company behind the Prescription for Sleep series, just announced a new Celeste cover album that releases on November 2nd. After previewing some of the album’s tracks, I felt compelled to reach out to Jayson Napolitano and Lena Raine, the album producers, to learn more about this arrangement album and the original Celeste OST.