8-Bit Rebellion! (soundtrack)

8-Bit Rebellion!
Soundtrack album by Linkin Park
Released	April 26, 2010 (2010-04-26)
Recorded	2009–2010
Genre	Video game score
Length	30:54 (Original list) 33:23 (Track list with "Blackbirds" video) 29:14 (Hi - res track list)
Label	Warner Bros., Machine Shop
Producer	Mike Shinoda
Linkin Park chronology
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen – The Album (2009) 8-Bit Rebellion! (2010) A Decade Underground (2010)

8-Bit Rebellion! is the soundtrack album for the online video game of the same name, consisting of songs recorded by American rock band Linkin Park. It was released on April 26, 2010 via Warner Bros. and Machine Shop and produced by Mike Shinoda. 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 Steve Jablonsky for the 2009 Transformers 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 Hybrid Theory (2000), Meteora (2003), and Minutes to Midnight (2007) with exception for the songs "Qwerty" from Linkin Park's sixth LP Underground EP LP Underground 6.0 (2006), "New Divide" 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:

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"One Step Closer" (8-Bit)	Linkin Park	2:40
2.	"Crawling" (8-Bit)	Linkin Park	1:50
3.	"In the End" (8-Bit)	Linkin Park	2:17
4.	"Faint" (8-Bit)	Linkin Park	2:26
5.	"Qwerty" (8-Bit)	Linkin Park	2:49
6.	"Hands Held High" (8-Bit)	Linkin Park	2:47
7.	"No More Sorrow" (8-Bit)	Linkin Park	3:43
8.	"New Divide" (8-Bit)	Linkin Park	2:51
9.	"Apartment Theme" (Bonus)	Linkin Park, Mark Wrong	0:49
10.	"Boss Theme" (Bonus)	Linkin Park, Mark Wrong	3:11
11.	"Mall Theme" (Bonus)	Linkin Park, Mark Wrong	0:53
12.	"Pre-Boss Theme" (Bonus)	Linkin Park, Mark Wrong	1:39
13.	"Blackbirds"	Linkin Park	2:59
Total length:			30:54

Music Video

No.	Title	Length
14.	"Blackbirds" (video)	3:14
Total length:		33:23

Hi - res list

No.	Title	Length
1.	"One Step Closer"	2:35
2.	"Crawling"	3:29
3.	"In the End"	3:38
4.	"Faint"	2:42
5.	"QWERTY"	3:21
6.	"Hands Held High"	3:53
7.	"No More Sorrow"	3:41
8.	"New Divide"	4:28
9.	"Blackbirds"	3:27
Total length:		29:14

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 (2010).

Personnel

Linkin Park (for the Hi - res list)

• Chester Bennington – lead vocals
• Mike Shinoda – vocals, rap vocals, rhythm guitar, keyboards, producer
• Brad Delson – lead guitars
• Dave "Phoenix" Farrell – bass guitars
• Joe Hahn – turntables, sampling, programming
• Rob Bourdon – drums, percussion

Additional Personnel

• Mark Wrong - instruments

External links

• Linkin Park official 8-bit maker at the Wayback Machine (archived March 17, 2014)