CHAMPIONS: A Musical Tribute To Shovel Knight

[PopGeeks]

Ten years ago, Yacht Club Games released the original Shovel Knight and changed the face of indie games forever. It was the biggest hit the genre ever had and opened the door to dozens of others. Now you can celebrate that anniversary with Scarlet Moon’s latest cover album, CHAMPIONS: A Tribute to Shovel Knight. The album features not just ten, not just twenty, but a whopping 42 re-arrangements of Jake “virt” Kaufman’s Shovel Knight’s soundtrack in a wide variety of styles, from bluegrass and classical to rock, funk, EDM and more. The main theme is rendered in bluegrass, “Strike The Earth” is performed as a brass-laden funk, and “Cruise Control” from King of Cards is now a pulsing EDM tune. Also, vocalist Stephània and guest performer insaneintherainmusic lent their pipes to a rendition of the Plague of Shadows vocal track, “ALCHEMY.” And there’s much more than that! “From the moment I first heard Jake Kaufman’s masterful score for Shovel Knight when I was just 14 years old, I knew it

 

[Soy Milk Latte]

his tribute album sounds incredible! Especially curious about the bluegrass take on the main theme – gotta hear that! Time to fire up Shovel Knight again and relive the glory days.

 

[Eddie Balrog]

42 remixes?! That's dedication! I loved the Shovel Knight soundtrack, but I'm not usually a big remix fan. But the variety of styles – bluegrass, EDM, even classical – has me intrigued. Might have to check this out and see if it changes my mind!

 

[Tear Here]

This is amazing! A whole tribute album for Shovel Knight's soundtrack? That game deserves all the love it gets, and it's fantastic to see the music getting its due. Huge props to Charles Ritz and everyone involved for putting this together! Definitely giving it a listen to show my support.