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Johto Legends: Music from Pokémon Gold and Pokémon Silver

Created by Materia Collective & Braxton Burks

Johto Legends is a cinematic, orchestral recreation of the soundtracks to the Game Boy classics Pokémon Gold and Pokémon Silver.

Latest Updates from Our Project:

Happy 2nd Kickstarter Anniversary!
over 5 years ago – Thu, May 23, 2019 at 01:09:38 AM

We did it!! Johto has been successfully funded...!!

Oh wait. That was 2 years ago.

It's funny how time flies... Seems like only yesterday that we were recruiting Trainers to our cause: to orchestrate and record arrangements based on the classic soundtrack to Pokémon Gold and Silver. Not only did you help us create our inspired tribute to Gen 2--you helped us produce beautiful Johto Legends vinyl and CDs too! On behalf of all the musicians, artists, engineers, and Trainers who helped on this project: thank you a hundred times over ❤️

Final chance to complete your backer survey

If you still haven't received your backer reward, or somehow lost your backer survey (maybe Bill's PC Storage was full?), please get in touch with us right away: [email protected]

We will be closing up the project soon, so you'll have until the end of June to make sure your backer surveys are complete and your Johto Legends rewards have been claimed.

Send in your backer survey if you haven't already! support+project+johto@materiacollective.com
Send in your backer survey if you haven't already! [email protected]

We hope you will continue to support our endeavors to orchestrate 'em all in the years to come!

With love and appreciation,

Braxton and Sebastian

Backer-exclusive Vinyl is Shipping Now!
over 6 years ago – Sat, Jun 30, 2018 at 06:38:05 PM

Thank you all for waiting! We've finally received our special edition Johto Legends vinyl from iam8bit and are ready to ship!!

Be on the lookout next week for your copy! You're in for a real treat. 😉

That's all for now~ If you have any questions or concerns about other rewards, please shoot us an email at [email protected]

Oh! And please share pictures of your vinyl with us on Twitter and Facebook when they arrive!

~ Braxton and Sebastian

Happy Anniversary, Johto Backers!
over 6 years ago – Tue, Jun 05, 2018 at 01:53:39 PM

Wow. I can't believe it was exactly one year ago today that we launched this fundraising effort to create Johto Legends! It had always been my dream to reimagine the music of Pokémon Gold and Silver as a sweeping orchestral score, inspired by my love of film music and fueled by my passion for the Pokémon series. Now our album is being listened to and enjoyed by fans all around the world! It's a truly incredible thing, and I'm grateful to share this connection to Pokémon and its music with all of you.

Seeing the outpouring of support for Johto Legends has encouraged me to pursue more exciting game music projects, including more tributes to the Pokémon series. While I can't go into specifics right now, I can say with certainty there will be more musical adventures in the future, so stay tuned for updates! You can also follow us on Facebook and Twitter to see what we'll be up to next. ;)

By now many of you should have received your Johto Legends rewards! We are still sending out a few more waves of shipments, with vinyl set to ship later this quarter. In fact, iam8bit Japan recently tweeted some teaser photos of the packaging!! It's a good time to own a record player:

Please allow us extra time to receive our full shipment of Backer-exclusive vinyl from iam8bit's warehouse before shipment. Once we have it, we can start sending out these stunning products!

For any backers still waiting for their rewards (excluding vinyl), please get in touch with us at [email protected] to check the status of your order. Thank you for your love, support, and patience during this entire campaign!

~ Braxton and Sebastian

Johto Legends CDs have arrived!!
almost 7 years ago – Fri, Apr 27, 2018 at 12:36:09 AM

LOOK AT THESE BEAUTIES:

We did it, Trainers! We're so pumped to finally get these fine Johto Legends CDs and other remaining rewards into your hands! Also, Sebastian's house has turned into a shipping warehouse for all things Pokémon. See for yourself:

Who needs a living room when you could have BOXES OF JOHTO CDs INSTEAD???
Who needs a living room when you could have BOXES OF JOHTO CDs INSTEAD???

Delivery Timeline

Our friends in the U.S. can expect deliveries within the next week, and internationally by early May. BackerKit shipping notifications have gone out.

Please email [email protected] (DO NOT send Kickstarter messages) if your CD hasn't arrived by May 12th.

Last but not least, our friends at iam8bit are finishing up vinyl production and those will be shipped out within Q2. Please look forward to all the goodies arriving in the mail soon!

~ Braxton and Sebastian

Quick shipping update!
almost 7 years ago – Fri, Mar 16, 2018 at 07:31:17 PM

Hey all,

Guess what we're up to?

Yup, packing rewards! A LOT of rewards. ❤ Please send lots of love and coffee to Sebastian for helping prepare all this Johto swag! Whew.

Shipping Procedures

We've started shipping out individual rewards like postcards, buttons and posters, and we will have our CD bundles ready to ship in a few weeks! Kickstarter-exclusive vinyl will be delivered in Q2 2018.

 

That's all for now! Have a great weekend and stay tuned for more updates!

~ Braxton and Sebastian