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Updated · RPG Site · Jul 10

Basiscape Releases 13-Track Veritas Tales Soundtrack on Aug. 9 as PC Game Debuts at $16.99

Updated

Updated · RPG Site · Jul 10

Basiscape Releases 13-Track Veritas Tales Soundtrack on Aug. 9 as PC Game Debuts at $16.99

Q: How did a debut solo developer secure legendary Final Fantasy composer Hitoshi Sakimoto?

He secured Hitoshi Sakimoto through an existing professional relationship built over decades in the industry, not as an unknown newcomer making a cold approach. Although *Veritas Tales: Witch of the Dark Castle* is Yoshio Nishimura’s debut solo game, Nishimura is a 30-year veteran and a former Vanillaware artist who worked on titles including *Odin Sphere*, *Dragon’s Crown*, and *13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim*. Sakimoto, through Basiscape, also has deep ties to Vanillaware projects, giving the two an established business connection before *Veritas Tales* began. According to the additional reporting, Nishimura had wanted Sakimoto from the planning stage and contacted him directly once full production started. Nishimura said he was initially nervous because their earlier dealings had been strictly professional, but Sakimoto’s response put him at ease and he agreed to take on the score. That context helps explain why a “debut solo developer” could land a composer of Sakimoto’s stature. Nishimura was new as a one-man studio founder, but he was not new to the industry. He brought a long résumé, prior collaboration networks, and a project with a clear artistic identity: a handcrafted “neo-classic digital gamebook RPG” he spent six years building in a Japanese mountain village. In short, Sakimoto came aboard because Nishimura had credibility, a prior connection through Vanillaware-era work, and a direct pitch for a distinctive project.

2 articles · Updated · RPG Site · Jul 10

August 9 is the release date for the Veritas Tales: Witch of the Dark Castle Original Soundtrack, which Basiscape, Digitalis Publishing and Basiscape 15 Industry said will launch digitally and on streaming platforms.
13 tracks composed by Hitoshi Sakimoto are included in the soundtrack, covering the full score for the newly released game.
Veritas Tales: Witch of the Dark Castle is already available worldwide on Steam for $16.99, with a 10% launch discount running for its first two weeks.
A PC demo remains available, tying the soundtrack rollout to the game's broader launch push.