Perfect running tracks, deep focus backgrounds, and chilled fillers await in the
world of video game music, and where better to start than the golden years.
Or in other words, the
days of video game music being objectively different to music in other mediums has long been and gone.
If you haven't already, do check out part 1 — «The early
pioneers of video game music» — focusing on the work of legendary chiptune composers like Koji Kondo and Rob Hubbard.
This album, containing 19
minutes of video game music, was produced as an Honors Institute project at my alma mater Michigan Technological University.
«Symphonic Fantasies marks an important turning - point in the
history of video game music concerts; a unique event that takes great strides towards breaking the boundaries between video game music and traditional classical works.»
That gentleman is Tommy Tallarico, and he is looking forward to bringing his overwhelming
knowledge of video game music to New York this January.
I could care less about the music games Boom Boom Rocket is my
level of video game music depth, oh, and Audiosurf a music game that doesn't need an extra device to play.
Perhaps the biggest challenge was learning to compose for the various interactive
layers of video game music, and developing the production skills to make great - sounding mixes.»
It contains the greatest
hits of video game music with tracks from Mario games, Zelda games, Sonic games, Metal Gear Solid games, Kirby, Donkey Kong, Pokemon, Metroid, Star Fox, and more.
Renowned video game director David Jaffe (God of War, the Twisted Metal series) described Phillips's book as «an important, deep, and rare exploration
of video game music by one of the medium's smartest and most talented voices.»
Click on the VGM volume name to hear the piece
of video game music highlighted, and check out the VGM Database for past video game themes hand selected by yours truly.
With this program in Leipzig, producer and organiser Thomas Böcker had put together the first concert
of video game music anywhere outside of Japan.
At the end of the eighties, the fledgling
genre of video game music left its virtual world for the very first time and moved into real concert halls.
As former host of Top Score ™ for MPR, she interviewed
dozens of video game music composers and groups to help expose video game music to the classical and greater world.
Working with Game Music Initiative, a group dedicated to promoting the
art of video game music composing, non-profit publisher OneBigGame (Chime, WINtA) has gathered 17 award - winning composers to create new and original tracks for the charity album.
[Taking a look at the Japanese fan - based Comiket (Comic Market) convention and its gigantic
cache of video game music - inspired cover albums and even books, Jeriaska continues his «Sound Current» series for Gamasutra by interviewing many of the intriguing Japanese musicians selling their unofficial tributes to classic and modern game soundtracks.]
The music found within Panzer Dragoon Saga and Orta, and now Terra Magica, further demonstrate the talents and
range of video game music composers.
Our Goal: We are aiming for $ 30,000 to deliver an album with the most exciting arrangements
of your video game music favorites, including Final Fantasy, Chrono Trigger, Castlevania, and more, presented with first class art and premium booklet.
The Barbican Contemporary Music podcast (Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Acast) recently published a three episode
run of video game music shows called Ode to Joysticks, which aired between 28th February and 13th March 2018.