Super Meat Boy’s Soundtrack Will be Different on PS4, Vita

Super Meat Boy will have a different soundtrack from its original 2010 Xbox 360 release when it makes its way to PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita on Oct. 6, developer Tommy Refenes of Team Meat announced in a post on the PlayStation Blog today.

Refenes writes that Team Meat was unable to “secure the rights to include the old sountrack with the release of the game on PS4 and PS Vita.”

He went on to outline musical artists that will appear on the PS4 and PS Vita versions of Super Meat Boy, which he calls “our dream team of artists.”

• Matthias Bossi and Jon Evans, known the world over as Ridiculon (whose most recent work includes The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth), provided the bulk of the soundtrack. They took care of The Forest, Hell, The Rapture, and The End, as well as the intro music and title screen. They also re-scored all of the cutscenes and miscellaneous ditties. Their work is always stellar and Super Meat Boy is no exception. Ready yourselves for some devilishly gruesome guitar work, my friends.
• David “Scattle” Scatliffe of Hotline Miami fame used his unique moody style to create incredible tracks for The Hospital and the Salt Factory. His mastery will leave you wondering if the shakes you’re having are from the intense levels or the creepy/industrial bliss your ears are soaking in.
• Laura Shigihara of Plants vs. Zombies renown scored The Cotton Alley in her style to give Bandage Girl’s levels a gentle, feminine touch that provides a fitting counterpoint to the hardest levels in the game.

Super Meat Boy will be available on PS4 and PS Vita on Oct. 6 with cross-buy support (both copies of the game when you purchase one) and it will be free for PlayStation Plus subscribers.