Annual Christmas Game Music Compilation Released by Scarlet Moon

Scarlet Moon is pleased to present Scarlet Moon Christmas Volume X, a celebration of the holiday season with arrangements of game music, holiday standards, and original themes inspired by the holidays. Volume X features Scarlet Moon's Soyo Oka (Super Mario Kart, Pilotwings) contributing an original choral theme and Osamu Kubota (beatmania, Granado Espada) with a classical choral arrangement of "Angels We Have Heard on High." Special guest contributions include a chilly beat from Super Mario 64 by Mega Ran's RandomBeats label, a snowy cover from FINAL FANTASY VII by Sean Schafianski, a winter "Wonderland" from San Diego synthwave artist VECTORDRIVE, a cover of the Ryuichi Sakamoto classic "Forbidden Colours" by mojera and Yosuke Kakegawa, and a beautiful piano ballad from Pokémon Diamond & Pearl arranged by David Peacock and performed by Augustine Mayuga Gonzales. Scarlet Moon Christmas Volume X is available on all digital storefronts and streaming platforms today with a special 25% off Thanksgiving-through-Cyber Monday discount on Scarlet Moon's entire Bandcamp catalog using the "TGCM2025" code:

Scarlet Moon Christmas Volume X Available Everywhere

"Happy tenth album release to game music fans and all of our contributing artists," notes Scarlet Moon's Jayson Napolitano. "We hope you've enjoyed these releases through now and make playlists on your favorite streaming platforms of these and other holiday albums from the community! Happy holidays, and happy listening!"

The full track listing for Scarlet Moon Christmas Volume X is as follows:

1. "Cool Cool Christmas (Super Mario 64)" by RandomBeats

2. "Buried in Snow (FINAL FANTASY VII)" by Sean Schafianski

3. "Winterland" by VECTODRIVE

4. "Forbidden Colours" by mojera and Yosuke Kakegawa

5. "Prelude" by Soyo Oka

6. "Angels We Have Heard on High" by Osamu Kubota

7. Snowpoint City (Pokémon Diamond & Pearl) by David Peacock and Augustine Mayuga Gonzales

The Scarlet Moon Christmas series began in 2014. Past volumes feature Scarlet Moon talents Hiroki Kikuta (Secret of Mana), Norihiko Hibino (Metal Gear Solid), Nami Nakagawa (NieR, Demon Slayer), Goomin Nam (Ragnarok Online, DJMAX), Soyo Oka (Super Mario Kart, Pilotwings), Dale North (Wargroove 2, Astral Ascent), Frank van 't Ende (Clocktower: Rewind), and guests such Robyn Miller (Myst), Vince DiCola (ROCKY IV, The Transformers: The Movie (1984), and more. Iconic gaming franchises are covered such as FINAL FANTASY, Chrono Trigger, Mario Kart, Pokémon, F-Zero, Mega Man, The Legend of Zelda, Secret of Mana, Celeste, Fallout, Octopath Traveler, Donkey Kong Country, DOOM, Ragnarok Online, Castlevania, Kirby and more.

Scarlet Moon also pleased to present their second-annual game music holiday gift guide featuring vinyl, CDs, and cassette tapes from Scarlet Moon and friends: https://www.scarletmoonproductions.com/blog/scarlet-moon-holiday-gift-guide-2025/

Learn More: https://www.scarletmoon.com/christmas/