Super Meat Boy is finally making its way to PlayStation 4 and PS Vita tomorrow, October 6th.
While the game will be entirely free for PlayStation Plus subscribers, it comes with a rather drastic change – the entire soundtrack had to be redone because the game’s original composer, Danny Baranowsky, refuses to license his score for the port.
Team Meat designer Tommy Refenes revealed the entire situation over on the game’s official blog. Baranowsky explained that he refused to license the music because he “no longer [has] a working relationship with Team Meat.”
“You may also know that I did not do the soundtrack for The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth,” (another game created by Team Meat’s Edmund McMillen) Baranowsky said. “I made a decision a couple years ago to end my working relationship with them for many reasons that don’t really need to be listed here. I apologize for any disappointment this may cause my fans.”
Despite Baranowsky not licensing his soundtrack, it seems the split relationship is due to financial reasons. “I didn’t feel like the license fee and exposure through PSN they offered was enough to make me seriously consider accepting the deal. I decided to decline their offer,” said Baranowsky. “I wish them and the new artists the best of luck with the game.”
Team Meat hired a wide range of musicians to make the new soundtrack, including Laura Shigihara (Plants vs. Zombies), Ridiculon (The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth), and David “Scattle” Scatliffe (Hotline Miami).
