Earlier this week, SEGA® announced that the soundtrack for their upcoming 2D action platformer SHINOBI: Art of Vengeance™ will be scored by none other than legendary gaming composers Tiago “Tee” Lopes (Sonic Mania™, Streets of Rage™4) and Yuzo Koshiro (The Revenge of Shinobi™, Streets of Rage, Shenmue™).
To celebrate the news, lead composer Tee Lopes shared a brief message for fans which you can watch HERE. Stay tuned for more details on Tee’s special upcoming SHINOBI livestream DJ set.
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About Tiago “Tee” Lopes
Tiago “Tee” Lopes is a Portuguese-American gaming composer, arranger, producer and sound designer. Lopes first gained attention for creating Sonic the Hedgehog remixes on YouTube before landing a role as the lead composer for Sonic Mania™ in 2017. Other credits include Streets of Rage™4, Sonic Origins™, Sonic Superstars™, Team Sonic Racing™, Sonic Frontiers™ and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge™.
About Yuzo Koshiro
Yuzo Koshiro is a Japanese video game composer and sound programmer. Koshiro started his career in the early 80s and soon became one of the pioneering figures in chiptune and video game music, composing legendary soundtracks for titles such as Streets of Rage™, Etrian Odyssey™ and Shenmue™. Koshiro was the lead composer on 1989’s The Revenge of Shinobi™ and will now be returning to the series with SHINOBI: Art of Vengeance™.
About SHINOBI: Art of Vengeance
Created in collaboration with Lizardcube, the studio behind the acclaimed Streets of Rage 4, SHINOBI: Art of Vengeance follows longtime series protagonist and master of the ninja arts, Joe Musashi, who arrives home from a previous adventure to find his village burned to the ground and his clan turned into stone. Driven by vengeance, Joe sets off on an epic quest, battling hordes of enemies and larger-than-life bosses across stunning hand-drawn worlds. Rife with multiple paths to discover or unlock and packed with smooth, satisfying gameplay, SHINOBI: Art of Vengeance will have players attacking and reacting on the move— and keep them coming back for more.
SHINOBI: Art of Vengeance launches on August 29, 2025 and is available for pre-order on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Steam and for Nintendo Switch on the Nintendo eShop for $29.99 USD. Fans who pre-order the digital version of the game will receive a 10% discount, the Original Arcade Outfit, and Fortune Hunter Amulet. Physical pre-orders for SHINOBI: Art of Vengeance Standard Edition are available across the EMEA region for PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, and PC. North American fans can pre-order a physical Classic Edition and Collector's Edition exclusively through the Limited Run Games website until June 29, 2025. For more details on physical and digital pre-orders, please visit the official game website.
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