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Wednesday, January 20, 2010

TWO ITEMS OF NEWS FROM TOP DOLLAR PR


From Top Dollar PR:


SUMTHING ELSE MUSIC WORKS ANNOUNCES RELEASE OF THE HALO LEGENDS ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK

Brand new orchestrations of the classic Halo themes originally created by Martin
O'Donnell and Michael Salvatori with new original Anime music composed by Tetsuya
Takahashi and Yasuharu Takanashi

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New York - January 20th, 2010 -Sumthing Else Music Works, through its licensing
relationship with Microsoft Game Studios, proudly presents Halo Legends Original
Soundtrack featuring the original music from the anime series Halo Legends composed
by Tetsuya Takahashi (Sonic: Night of the Werehog, Resident Evil: Degeneration)
and Yasuharu Takanashi (Genji: Dawn of the Samurai). Presented by 343 Industries

Halo Legends is an unprecedented gathering of the finest talent in Japanese animation
that have drawn together to explore the mystery and action of the Halo universe.

Halo Legends Original Soundtrack will be released on February 9th to retail outlets
through Sumthing Else Music Works www.sumthing.com,
and will be available for digital download on Sumthing Digital www.sumthingdigital.com
and iTunes®.

Created by some of the world's leading anime studios including Bones Inc., Casio
Entertainment Inc., Production I.G, STUDIO4°C and Toei Animation, Halo Legends
takes one of the most iconic franchises in science fiction and video games to an
amazing new level; Eight episodes and a stunning range of visual styles shed new
light and epic perspective on Halo lore. Halo Legends will be distributed by Warner
Home Video on DVD, Blu-Ray and digital formats on Feb. 16, 2010.

For more information on Halo Legends, please visit www.halolegends.com and www.halolegendsdvd.com.

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.


WAVEGROUP BRINGS STEVE VAI, WIDESPREAD PANIC, REVEREND HORTON HEAT TO THE ROCK BAND
NETWORK

Top Recording Artists Partner with Veteran Game Audio Production Group to Distribute
Playable Music Tracks through Innovative Rock Band Network
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Fremont, CA - January 19th, 2010 - WaveGroup (www.wavegroup.com),
best known for it's long history in music game development, including it's contributions
to the original Guitar Hero(TM) and Rock Band(TM) games, today announced licensing
agreements with major recording artists including renowned guitar virtuoso Steve
Vai as well as acclaimed rock bands such as Widespread Panic, Reverend Horton Heat
and Gov't Mule, to distribute their music in Rock Band(TM). WaveGroup will work
with the artists' original recordings, transforming them into playable Rock Band(TM)
tracks, then releasing the music through the Rock Band Network Music Store. WaveGroup
brings years of experience in music game development to the Rock Band Network initiative,
and is working closely with Harmonix Music Systems during the beta period to develop
this new way of distributing music to the masses.

"WaveGroup is the premiere production team for interactive music videogames and
I was thrilled to partner with them on my songs," said guitar icon Steve Vai. "Now
I can jam with people in the comfort of their own plastic!"

Will Littlejohn, President/CEO of WaveGroup commented, "We're honored to be working
with such amazing musicians, and bringing their music to RBN. Our job is to make
the music look and feel authentic in the Rock Band(TM) environment. As musicians
ourselves, we go to great lengths to make the experience of playing these songs
fun and engaging."

WaveGroup is currently working with the following artists as well as other well-known
acts to be announced:

Steve Vai
Widespread Panic
Gov't Mule
Reverend Horton Heat
Stroke 9
Galactic
Rebelution
Bif Naked
Assembly of Dust
Nick Gallant
Kid Beyond
RX Bandits
Jet Black Kiss
Doug Doppler
Austin Willacy
The Humans
Rain Dogs

WaveGroup is the undisputed leader for audio production in the music game genre,
playing an integral part in the creation of many award-winning projects including
Harmonix's Rock Band(TM), winner of the Best Soundtrack award at the 2007 Spike
TV Video Game Awards; Guitar Hero(TM) II, winner of the Best Soundtrack award at the 2006 Spike TV Video Game Awards; the original Guitar Hero(TM), winner of the
Best Soundtrack for both the 2006 BAFTA Games Awards and the Spike TV Video Game
Awards, 2005 Best of Show at E3, along with 5 D.I.C.E. awards. For more information
on WaveGroup please visit www.wavegroup.com.


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