Your Game Boy never sounded like this

A few months ago we brought news that Braxton "Skotein" Burks was working with Joypad Records on a collection of orchestrated Pokémon music, and now we're pleased to tell you that Pokémon Reorchestrated: Kanto Symphony has been completed and sent out into the world.

The 35-track extravaganza covers the soundtrack of Pokémon Red / Blue, developing the 8-bit pieces into full orchestral arrangements that cover all the games' major beats in over 70 minutes of music. You've never heard Pokémon battles sound like this — and at $9.99 US / £7.99 on iTunes, you won't have to resort to Team Rocket-style tactics to afford it either.

At the time of writing, it's battled its way towards the top of a few countries' iTunes soundtrack album charts: in the United Kingdom it's at #4, while it's perched at #3 on both the United States and Canadian soundtrack charts. You can also buy it directly from Joypad Records.

Here's a little taste of what to expect from Pokémon Reorchestrated: Kanto Symphony, including previews of Pallet Town's theme, a gym battle and a tense rendition of the infamous Silph Co. siege.