Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord vinyl soundtrack pre-orders now available

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Digital Eclipse, Kid Katana Records, and Atari are releasing the soundtrack to the classic game Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord on vinyl. Pre-orders are available now.

The album’s soundtrack includes 18 songs, with two brand new tracks created specifically for this release. You can listen to the soundtrack – excluding those two exclusive vinyl tracks – for free on Bandcamp. Pre-orders are open now for $45 until March 30th, both here and in Europe. The album is expected to ship in July.

Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord is now released on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC through Steam and GOG.

You can find the cover art, more details, and the tracklist via Atari below:

In 1981, the game Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord launched on Apple II, becoming a hugely influential title and essentially creating the fantasy adventure genre as we know it. The original game didn’t have music, so when Digital Eclipse remade it in 3D in 2024, they asked acclaimed composer Winifred Phillips to create a brand new soundtrack. That music, evoking the feeling of being a medieval adventurer in a world of swords and magic, won a GRAMMY® Award in 2025 for Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games.

The soundtrack features a wide range of historical instruments from across the medieval world, including gitterns, viola da gamba, recorders, pipes, bone flutes, organs, lutes, frame drums, and various other medieval percussion instruments. As a tribute to the game’s history, Phillips also composed a powerful choral anthem, “Wrath of the Wizard,” incorporating the ancient language found in the original Wizardry spellbook.

Features

This special edition features unique cover art with a striking red foil effect and a smooth matte finish. It includes one black vinyl record, plus two exclusive tracks: choral versions of ‘Secret Doors’ and ‘Masters of Wizardry’.

Tracklist

Side A

Here’s a list of locations and titles: Dragon Slayer, Lord of the Castle, Spellcaster, Gilgamesh’s Tavern, Secret Doors, Adventurer’s Inn, The Maze, Murphy’s Ghost, and Masters of Wizardry. This is followed by a section labeled ‘Side B’.

Here’s a list of titles: Temple of Cant, Heroes in Training, Thieves Dagger, Dungeon Bestiary, Boltac’s Trading Post, Nightstalker, Secret Doors (a choral version available on vinyl), Wrath of the Wizard, and Masters of Wizardry (also a choral version and vinyl exclusive).

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2026-01-30 23:57