The 8-Bit Big Band - Orchestrator Emulator (2025) [Hi-Res]

The 8-Bit Big Band’s fifth studio release expands its “Great Video Game Songbook” with a widescreen, 70-minute voyage through large-ensemble jazz. Conductor/arranger Charlie Rosen marshals a New York-based 30-piece orchestra—plus special guests Matthew Whitaker, Martina DaSilva, Michael Rodriguez and others—to transform twelve iconic game themes (from Wii Sports, Metroid, Super Mario, Persona 5, Sonic 2, Undertale and more) into horn-driven extravaganzas. Earth, Wind & Fire-style funk fanfares, Afro-Cuban grooves, bossa-nova balladry, hard-swinging big-band charts, gospel praise breaks and even Rage-Against-the-Machine–tinged brass rock all collide in a jubilant affirmation that game music belongs on the same pedestal as the American jazz canon.
Tracklist:
1-1 The 8-Bit Big Band - Intro to Album 5 [0:18]
1-2 The 8-Bit Big Band - Wii Sports Theme (From "Wii Sports") [3:30]
1-3 The 8-Bit Big Band - Brinstar (From "Metroid") [3:39]
1-4 The 8-Bit Big Band - Super Mario Bros. 3 Overworld Theme (From "SMB 3") [3:22]
1-5 The 8-Bit Big Band - Kass's Theme (From "Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild") [5:01]
1-6 The 8-Bit Big Band;Matthew Whitaker - Waluigi Pinball (From "Mario Kart") [5:58]
1-7 The 8-Bit Big Band;Martina Dasilva - No More What Ifs (From "Persona 5") [4:24]
1-8 The 8-Bit Big Band - Super Mario World Athletic Theme (From "Super Mario World") [4:15]
1-9 The 8-Bit Big Band - Space Junk Road (From "Super Mario Galaxy") [5:26]
1-10 The 8-Bit Big Band;Andy Arthur Smith - Tokyo Daylight (From "Persona 5") [4:28]
1-11 The 8-Bit Big Band - Casino Night Zone (From "Sonic the Hedgehog 2") [3:36]
1-12 The 8-Bit Big Band - Megalovania (From "Undertale") [4:32]
1-13 The 8-Bit Big Band - Super Mario Praise Break [4:49]
1-14 The 8-Bit Big Band - Bonus Track: Kass's Theme (Choro Version) [2:45]