Articles of category "Game music"

Video game soundtracks now constitute their own category in the retail music market. Mainstream cross-pollination continues as well, from "Pac-Man Fever" to the recent phenomenon of techno and rock artists who contribute to game soundtracks. And for some games, sound and music are the point in and of themselves. There is even a small but growing movement of video game music cover bands.

Video game music is now a legitimate industry of its own. Video game music is now a legitimate industry of its own. Today, internationally renowned orchestras perform entire concerts of music composed specifically for video games, and game soundtracks regularly feature top-drawer techno, hip-hop, rock, and punk bands. Music is, of course, one of the most important elements of the overall sound design of a video game.