''8-Bit Rebellion!'' is the soundtrack album for the online video game of the same name, consisting of songs recorded by American

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Mike Shinoda Michael Kenji Shinoda ( ; born February 11, 1977) is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, and graphic designer. He co-founded the rock band Linkin Park in 1996 and is the band's co-lead vocalist, as well as rhythm guitarist, ...

. This is the fourth soundtrack released by the band. The previous soundtrack '' Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen – The Score'', released on June 12, 2009 in the UK and June 23, 2009 in the United States, was a collaborated film score album with music composer

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for the 2009 ''

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'' sequel '' Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen''.

Composition

The soundtrack contains the 8-Bit remix/instrumental of some songs by the band recorded for their previous studio albums, such as ''

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'' (2007) with exception for the songs "Qwerty" from Linkin Park's sixth LP Underground EP '' LP Underground 6.0'' (2006), "

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" from the second ''Transformers'' original motion picture soundtrack '' Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen ''– ''The Album'' (2009), and many songs recorded separately for the soundtrack which are not actually a song, after the eighth track. The unreleased studio recording of "Blackbirds" was released for the soundtrack separately as a song to be unlocked by playing the game. The soundtrack also includes the original songs from their three previous studio albums, known as the "hi - res" (hi-resolution) for the soundtrack. Mark Wrong is the additional musician from tracks nine to twelve on the soundtrack's original track listing.

Track listing

The game includes 8-Bit and original versions of their major songs: After beating the game and stopping PixxelKorp, the player unlocks a previously unreleased recorded song, titled "Blackbirds" along with its official music video. It can be listened to in the online video game. This song is also available on the iTunes Deluxe Edition of Linkin Park's fourth studio album, ''

A Thousand Suns ''A Thousand Suns'' is the fourth studio album by American rock band Linkin Park. It was first released in multiple nations on September 8, 2010, and in the United States on September 13, 2010, by Warner Bros. Records. The album was produced by ...

'' (2010).

Personnel

Linkin Park (for the Hi - res list) *

Chester Bennington Chester Charles Bennington (March 20, 1976 – July 20, 2017) was an American singer who was the lead vocalist of the rock band Linkin Park. He was also the lead vocalist of Grey Daze, Dead by Sunrise, and Stone Temple Pilots at various po ...

– lead vocals *

– vocals, rap vocals, rhythm guitar, keyboards, producer *

Brad Delson Bradford Philip Delson (born December 1, 1977) is an American musician. He is the lead guitarist and one of the founding members of the rock band Linkin Park.

– lead guitars * Dave "Phoenix" Farrell – bass guitars *

Joe Hahn Joseph Hahn (born March 15, 1977) is an American musician, DJ, director, and visual artist best known as the DJ and creative director of the rock band Linkin Park, doing the scratching, turntables, sampling, and programming for all eight of ...

– turntables, sampling, programming *

Rob Bourdon Robert Gregory Bourdon (born January 20, 1979) is an American musician, best known as a co-founding member and the former drummer of the rock band Linkin Park. He remained in the band until their hiatus in 2017; when the band members began work ...

– drums, percussion Additional Personnel * Mark Wrong - instruments

References

External links

* {{Authority control 2010 soundtrack albums Albums produced by Mike Shinoda Linkin Park albums Video game soundtracks Warner Records soundtracks