Award-Winning Label to Distribute Darksiders, Red Faction and Homefront Soundtrack
Wednesday, 29 September 2010 20:28
THQ SELECTS SUMTHING ELSE MUSIC WORKS TO RELEASE VIDEO GAME SOUNDTRACKS
Award-winning Label to Distribute Soundtrack Albums including DarksidersTM, Red Faction® and Homefront franchises
New York - September 29th, 2010 - Sumthing Else Music Works, the premier label dedicated to licensing and distributing video game soundtracks, today announced that it has entered into a multiple-title licensing agreement with THQ Inc., a leading interactive entertainment developer and publisher, to release the original soundtrack albums for best-selling franchises including DarksidersTM, Red Faction, Company of Heroes® and MX vs. ATV, and upcoming titles including HomefrontTM. Under the terms of the agreement, Sumthing Else Music Works will license THQ's catalog for distribution as digital and/or CD format. Physical releases will be distributed by Sumthing Distribution and digital releases will be available on Sumthing Digital www.sumthingdigital.com, Amazon MP3, iTunes®, and other digital music sites.
"We are very excited to partner with THQ in bringing their video game soundtracks to the marketplace," said Andy Uterano, President of Sumthing Else Music Works. "Our mission as a label is to support and enhance the lifestyle experience of the gamer by offering the latest and greatest soundtracks so they can enjoy and revisit their favorite gaming moments through the music."
"Great music, quite simply, elevates the gameplay experience," said Germaine Gioia, Senior Vice President of Licensing and Merchandising. "This partnership underscores our commitment to core gamers as we continue to offer new and exciting ways to engage with our brands, be it merchandise, original programming, and, now, music."
Building on its reputation as the industry leader for licensing and distributing video game soundtracks, the deal with THQ further expands Sumthing's growing list of partnerships with the world's top video game developers and publishers and continues its tradition as a distributor of high quality entertainment products for the gaming consumer. The deal announced today with THQ includes the following titles:
HomefrontTM
Red Faction: ArmageddonTM
Red Faction: GuerrillaTM
DarksidersTM
Company of Heroes®
Conan®
MX vs. ATVTM ReflexTM
Frontlines: Fuel of WarTM
The OutfitTM
Deadly CreaturesTM
For more information on Sumthing Else Music Works and its complete catalog of video game soundtracks, please visit www.sumthing.com and www.sumthingdigital.com.
