The music from video games has come a phenomenally long way since its inception, and plays a vital role in how engaged we are in the game world, subtly conveying the playable character's thoughts, ...

Video game music has come a long way since 1980 when Namco released Rally-X, the first arcade game with a true musical soundtrack. Modern gamers now expect high-end audio that meshes seamlessly with ...

Somewhere between the bleeps of Pac-Man and the orchestral swells of The Last of Us, video game music stopped being background noise and became a cultural force. We hum the Super Mario Bros. theme ...

The award-winning Irish composer is one of the biggest names in the gaming industry – and now she’s shared her thoughts on three of her favourite video game soundtracks... In the gaming world, Irish ...

There are many reasons to love video games. From Final Fantasy's sweeping adventures to Super Mario Bros' perfect platforming formula, video games synthesize multiple artistic fields into wonderful ...

Jesse Lennox has been a games journalist for nearly a decade. He has written for various outlets doing reviews, news, previews, op-eds, guides, and more. He's engrossed himself in the gaming landscape ...

Though it was only ever true of the earliest arcade titles, video game music once had a reputation as nothing more than simplistic bleeps and bloops - barely music at all, let alone a legitimate genre ...

Usama Mehmood is a writer who has done extensive work for previous publications, including Ranking Lists, Reviews, and even Featured Pieces. This allowed him to quickly pursue a position as an Editor ...

Bandai Namco Studios. Credit: Bandai Namco. Bandai Namco Europe has announced it has set up a music label for game soundtracks. The second release from Bandai Namco is the soundtrack to role-playing ...

Collections by Nobuo Uematsu and Kingdom Hearts composer Yoko Shimomura are included in this round-up of the best video games music An exclusive release to the Square Enix online store, this two-disc ...

BAFTA-winning game music composers don't see AI as a threat. Rather, it could be a catalyst for weird and wonderful ...