‘Okami’ soundtrack getting 20th anniversary vinyl reissue

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The soundtrack to Okami is getting re-released on vinyl to celebrate 20 years of the beloved game. READ MORE: ‘Silent Hill’s unsettling soundtrack was always meant to give you nightmares Originally released back in 2006, Okami is an action adventure game that pulls from Japanese folklore and mythology. “Take on the role of Amaterasu, the Japanese sun goddess who inhabits the form of a legendary white wolf, on a quest to defeat Orochi, an eight-headed demon and tyrannical monster responsible for turning the world of Nippon into a ruined wasteland,” reads an official description of the game. One of the last games released for the PlayStation 2 before the PlayStation 3 launched in 2007, Okami’s initial sales were slow but the critically-acclaimed game went on to find a cult audience and a remastered version was released in 2017. To celebrate the 20th anniversary of Okami, record label Data Discs have teamed up with Capcom to release Masami Ueda, Hiroshi Yamaguchi, Rei Kondoh and Akari Groves’ orchestral soundtrack on vinyl. To celebrate the game's 20th anniversary, the OKAMI box set is now available again! 4xLP on frosted clear vinyl, hardboard slipcase, 40-page artbook, double-sided ...

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