Video game music can evoke powerful emotions, and Bandai Namco’s Ace Combat series embodies that. To celebrate the series’ 30th anniversary, several pieces of music are coming to streaming platforms ahead of Ace Combat 8: WINGS OF THEVE‘s launch.
Here’s everything you need to know!
Call to Adventure – Ace Combat 8 ‘Everflow’ Main Theme Released
Kicking things off is the release of ‘Everflow’, the main theme of WINGS OF THEVE, going live across all music platforms. It evokes strong emotions, has a strong sense of adventure, and masterfully uses female vocals in a way similar to games like NieR: Automata and Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater.
Ace Combat 8: WINGS OF THIEVE launches on October 8th across PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC platforms. But it’s not just the latest installment’s music coming to music platforms.
Symphony of Dog Fighting – Other Music Releases
Bandai Namco provided the following via press release about two album releases coming to music platforms to celebrate the series’ milestone anniversary.
The ACE COMBAT ZERO THE BELKAN WAR Original Soundtrack (Remastered 2026) features all 45 tracks from the original soundtrack. It will also include two tracks that have never previously been available through music streaming services: GALM 2 (Remastered 2026) and EPILOGUE – NEAR THE BORDER – (Remastered 2026).
In addition, both ACE COMBAT ZERO THE BELKAN WAR Original Soundtrack (Remastered 2026) and ACE COMBAT/S THE SYMPHONY 30TH ANNIVERSARY CONCERT ALBUM will be available in high-resolution audio. Enjoy the music that has defined the series in even higher sound quality.
Closing Thoughts
As someone who loves video game music, seeing more efforts to bring it to music platforms is a resounding win. And listening to the ‘Everflow’ theme, I’m impressed. It’s clear the series has amazing music, and seeing that celebrated is a wonderful thing.
