You can forget a game’s plot faster than you’d like to admit. The villain’s motive gets fuzzy, the kingdom’s latest crisis starts blending into every other kingdom crisis, and that side character you ...

Bobby Prince was a video game composer who worked on iconic games like Doom and Wolfenstein 3D. Only a month ago, the Library of Congress announced the score Prince created for Do ...

I enjoy games that make me think, which means I often find myself pausing — not literally pressing pause, but simply staying still — to consider what I need to do next. Those are the moments, like ...

Akira has composed the memorable soundtracks for the beloved video game series since the very beginning ...

Lots of video game soundtracks are available on YouTube, and you can always just listen to the music by playing the game itself. But owning the soundtrack to your favorite game means you can play the ...

The directors of All Things Considered are the people who choose much of the music you hear on the show. NPR's Scott Detrow talks with director Vincent Acovino about video game music. As we wind down ...

That’s how Alpha Chrome Yayo, the composer behind the jazzy, night drive vibes of Promise Mascot Agency’s soundtrack, describes the online music store Bandcamp. He speaks of it fondly, a common ...

You may think it odd, dedicating a festival to live music that isn’t, really, designed to be played live. Video game, film, and TV music, by definition, is designed to be recorded under very strict ...

From the rising triumph of Snake Eater to the emotional heft of Unshaken in Red Dead Redemption 2, video game music has progressed far beyond the wildest dreams of the bleep and bloop pioneers. But a ...

Nadia Grace Mullings is a contributor and journalist for Game Rant, and has been a big fan of video gaming from a young age. Strong first impressions included point-and-click games on an old PC (way ...