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	Video Game Music
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	A History of Video Game Music - Features at GameSpot
		Music is, of course, only one element of the overall sound design of video games, and in this larger arena too, exponential leaps have been made in a relatively short period of time.
		DDR and similar games have made an even broader impact on the video game form by introducing full-body tracking and dance pads (or drum kits or guitars) as the central control interface.
		As a media form, video games are emerging from the "ghetto" of teenage fanatics and hardcore techies into the sunlight of respectability and mainstream acceptance.
	www.gamespot.com /features/6092391/index.html (888 words)

	Music video game at AllExperts
		A music video game, also commonly known as a music game, rhythm action game, or rhythm game, is a type of video game where the gameplay is oriented almost entirely around the player's ability to follow a musical beat and stay with the rhythm of the game's soundtrack.
		In an offshoot of the serious games initiative, a hybrid music video game is emerging where the goal of the game itself is the resulting concert music from the interaction between performer and live projected video game.
		While strong support for the convergence of live music and video games is evident with the success of the Video Games Live concert series, this type of game-score augments traditional western music notation with the dramatic elements of animation, interactivity, graphic elements and aleatoric principals (Anigraphical Music).
	en.allexperts.com /e/m/mu/music_video_game.htm (1390 words)

	Game Studies - Play Along - An Approach to Videogame Music (Site not responding. Last check: )
		While game studies is becoming increasingly assimilated into current strains of academic discourse, "grand unified theories" of games fail to account for the ways by which the musical soundtrack of a game affects the user's experience and creates a seamless impression of gameplay.
		This musical chaos is the only cue to reflect the player-character's psychological state since he is nearly always facing away from the camera and the pre-rendered cut scenes and voiceovers are delivered in as dull a voice-acting performance as any in recent memory.
		That is, the musical underscore seems to happen "outside" of the world of the story as a device to charge the emotional response to the sequence, and the music is, therefore, acting symbolically from Harry's point of view in that he does not "hear" it.
	www.gamestudies.org /0401/whalen (8827 words)

	G R R L G A M E R - Featured Articles - Video Game Music: Much More Than Just A Soundtrack
		A Swedish newspaper wrote a series of articles about game music at the end of 2005, the first of them claiming that game music is the kind of music that 50 Cent does, just because you now can hear it in a game and not just the radio or TV.
		Game music is a series of original compositions made for a specific game, not songs snatched from an album that has sold millions of copies.
		Furthermore, game music is a genre of its own; its tunes ranges from classical to pop, from techno to rock, from Celtic to Asian and so on and so forth.
	www.grrlgamer.com /article.php?t=videogamemusic (1210 words)

	Video Games Live \| www.videogameslive.com (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Synchronized video, energetic lighting, special fx, interactive music segments with the crowd, every big game license and publisher, pre and post show festival activities, etc… these are all things that no one has ever done before and we will continue to do.
		Video images are a big part of video games and we are the only ones who show constant in-sync video with the music.
		Video Games Live also includes exclusive "never before seen" video game footage that people have yet to see from games that are coming out later in the year.
	www.videogameslive.com /index.php?s=faq (2618 words)

	Technology: Video game music is becoming serious business
		Video games, with their rising budgets, are attracting serious composing talent.
		Video game music's growing popularity is being driven by budgets that can reach hundreds of thousands of dollars, spending that has climbed along with overall industry revenue.
		At the Video Games Live concert last month, Krugliak was selected to go onstage in the most high-concept part of the show, a Frogger contest in which the orchestra adjusted its play on the fly to fit game action.
	www.sptimes.com /2005/08/29/Technology/Video_game_music_is_b.shtml (1075 words)

	GameSpot Presents: A Brief Timeline of Video Game Music
		Video game soundtracks now constitute their own category in music outlets both online and off.
		Individual proponents within the game music industry are lobbying for a video game-specific category in the future.
		As technology progresses and as overall game design continues to evolve, video game music promises to be a fertile area of development and growth.
	www.gamespot.com /gamespot/features/video/vg_music (529 words)

	The Best Video Game Music Composers
		Game music is something that is always there to enforce the mood and strengthen the gameplay in an interactive title.
		Game music is one of my favorite things in all of gaming, and I spend a lot of time at my local music store searching for the next great import CD (the only drawback to this is that I have to sift through all the Japanese porn CDs...I don’t buy them, I swear!).
		Also, the in-game music that plays when you're just walking around is tense enough to ensure that you are always on guard.
	www.mastergamer.com /featuresmusic.html (947 words)

	Epinions.com - Video Game Music: - My Fifteen Favorite Songs From Games
		This musical score has a very futuristic tone to it, and really has the feel that the X series brought to the world of Megaman.
		This is one of the most mellow songs I've ever heard in a video game, and it manages somehow to re-create the feeling of water in audio form with high pitched notes composed in a really "lonely" format.
		This is one of the greatest video game songs of all time, and I must admit, I almost did shed a tear or two while watching the scene where this song plays out in the game.
	www.epinions.com /content_4102004868 (2072 words)

	Recess: Video Game Music
		While much of the press on video games deals with their play capacities or their incredible graphics, the music that accompanies the games is about to take center stage, and kids and adults alike are going to be begging to see the concerts.
		In fact, many who played and loved video games as children are putting that enthusiasm into their own musical work.
		Video game music has come a long way from the early video games like “Pong” with their simple bleeps and bloops -- to what you’ve just heard -- Select Start’s take on the theme for the game, “Tetris.” The groups that play this music are growing, and they’re often not small.
	www.recess.ufl.edu /transcripts/2005/0118.shtml (323 words)

	Video game music worth listening to :: DESTRUCTOID :: Hardcore video game blog
		Game music is really critical in setting the mood for a game.
		Good game music must be able to enhance the game's current mood to an entirely new level.
		The mood for the game was reflected accurately in the music, being eerily mysterious.
	www.destructoid.com /video-game-music-worth-listening-to (1123 words)

	Galbadia Hotel - A Video Game Music & Media Resource
		You're probably most interested in the links to the right hand side-- acess to our full archives of video game music, anime music, sheet music, midis, and even commercials are all available there.
		The more popular we get, the more video game music, anime music and media in general we'll be able to host.
		In the future we plan on expanding to whole anime episodes, downloads of abandonware games, and just about anything else you can think of related to video games and anime.
	gh.ffshrine.org (0 words)

	Article Detail - PlayStation 3 News - QJ.NET
		Video Game music for some allows for a brief regression back into their childhood.
		However, today much of the music that we once expected to hear in our games in the 80's and 90's has been replaced with audio by "professional musicians", such as bands you hear on the radio for example.
		Games to me are about creating as much depth and atmosphere as possible, and this maximum emersion will keep the game player longer in the game.
	ps3.qj.net /Where-is-Video-Game-Music-headed-/pg/49/aid/22829 (1468 words)

	Video Game Music - CaravelNet Forum
		I, personally think the music in games should interest me. I mean, a game with a horrible music score can cause me to simply turn away from playing it any longer.
		Music pieces range from fair to very good, yet the game has serious flaws that make it impossible to enjoy in multiplayer.
		However, the music may be the difference between a good game and a great game.
	forum.caravelgames.com /viewtopic.php?TopicID=4740 (2569 words)

	The history of video game music - Joystiq
		From the article: "The decision to include any music into a video game meant that at some point it would have to be transcribed into computer code by a programmer, whether or not the programmer had musical experience...
		A game can be very good with no score based on gameplay and say graphics alone, but a good score that benefits the story, gameplay, adds atmosphere can elevate a game from good to excellent.
		Music is very important to me, the first music I listened to was game music.
	www.joystiq.com /2006/08/11/the-history-of-video-game-music (3219 words)

	Video Game Music (with orchestras) \| MetaFilter
		Whenever I see a contemporary tv show or movie where video game sound effects are represented by pong-like bleeps it infuriates me to no end.
		I love good video game music, but it annoys me when game developers license radio hits to use for their soundtrack instead of composing their own material.
		I was doing live-action video game music for a while too, but a lot of the songs we wanted to play were a little outside our reach.
	www.metafilter.com /44280/Video-Game-Music-with-orchestras (579 words)

	VGMusic - 24,000+ Game Music MIDI files
		To be honest, rules to that effect have been in place for some time now, but I just recently noticed that no mention of it was made in the Privacy Policy, and in the interest of disclosure, I have added it.
		Posted by Yaginuma on 07/28/07 02:15 PM Daniel DeCastro was kind enough to provide VGMusic a copy of his master's thesis: "Quality Video Game Music Scores, Considering the Standards Set, and Personal Reflections" which I converted to HTML and posted online.
		All music files on this site, including those within zip files, are copyrighted by their respective authors.
	www.vgmusic.com (0 words)

	McVaffe's Video Game Music Remix Tutorial - OCRWiki - OverClocked ReMix
		This tutorial is meant for people who are trying to get into game music remixing - or people who have been remixing for a while.
		And while music equipment has through the years gone down in price, the more expensive pieces of gear could still be out of your price range, so choosing isn't any picnic.
		You don't NEED a computer to make music, but considering on this site it's remixes of video game music (as well as the fact that it's ONLY found on the web, so far), chances are you'll likely use a computer to work on at least some, if not all, aspects of your music creation here.
	www.ocremix.org /info/McVaffe's_Video_Game_Music_Remix_Tutorial (2724 words)

	Video Games Live \| www.videogameslive.com (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Video Games Live had the distinct honor to welcome legendary artist Don Bluth to the stage at the recent VGL shows in Phoenix/Mesa Arizona.
		VIDEO GAMES LIVE, brought to you by Stewart and Tricia Macpherson of The STETSON Group in association with the Vector Wellington Orchestra and the Wellington Convention Centre, is the first ever concert to celebrate music from the biggest video games of all time from ‘Mario’ to ‘Final Fantasy’.
		Video Games Live and AOL Radio announced a media partnership today in which they will each help to promote video game music to the masses.
	www.videogameslive.com /index.php?s=home (1163 words)

	MTV News \| Electronic Arts To Sell Video Game Music As Downloads
		Video game publishing giant Electronic Arts announced Friday (November 4) that the company is partnering with the Nettwerk Music Group to release music from three dozen of EA's biggest games as digital downloads.
		Schnur said he plans for new EA soundtracks to be available as soon as a game is released, maybe even a month or two early when situations permit.
		While he is excited to be promoting the idea of digital downloads to give gamers access to music outside of their games, he said the potency of digital downloads and online connectivity augur even greater possibilities for the next generation of online-oriented consoles like the Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3.
	www.mtv.com /news/articles/1513022/20051104/index.jhtml?headlines=true (789 words)

	Video game concerts draw packed crowds - Games - MSNBC.com (Site not responding. Last check: )
		"We never envisioned that we were going to be playing video game music," conductor Miguel Harth-Bedoya said, drawing appreciative laughter from audience members, many of them in their teens and 20s and decked out in everything from tuxes and gowns to jeans and T-shirts.
		This latest tour — called "Dear Friends, the Music from Final Fantasy" — pushes the boundaries further by featuring music that, while largely unknown to classical or mainstream music listeners, is huge among computer gamers.
		And while some classical music buffs might roll their eyes, to them, the music's creator, 55-year-old Japanese composer Nobuo Uematsu, is on par with any rock star.
	www.msnbc.msn.com /id/7068360 (597 words)

	Game Music Home Page
		Their melodies resemble the older tunes, when the first arcade games with music were made.
		Their music for action games like Darius and Night Striker is usually a future-synth style, while their music for cute games like Bubble Bobble or Liquid Kids can be described as "lounge-marching-band".
		They've released several dozen video game soundtracks in Japan under the Pony Canyon and Zuntata labels, and have their own web site.
	taro.lool.net /Game_Music (875 words)

	Posts tagged Musicday at Joystiq
		The true beauty and nuance of this piece is remembered but once a year, today, on Snake Man theme music day, a new holiday that continues in the tradition of game music days past.
		Here at video game music day, we try to bring you examples of great video game music performed on real life instruments.
		After putting together 15 game music Fridays over the past 5 months or so, you might think that we're beginning to run out of ideas for mostly regular feature.
	www.joystiq.com /tag/musicday (1845 words)

	Hot salsa Tetris - Salon
		Video-game music remixers turn bleeps and bloops into everything from Swedish death metal to hillbilly pickin'.
		Remixers take the video-game music drilled into their brains by countless hours of obsessive gaming and reorganize it for their own purposes.
		That's not yet true in the United States, but as video gaming continues to increase its cultural and financial clout, video-game music will only become more important.
	www.salon.com /tech/feature/2002/03/18/videogame_music (495 words)

	Open Directory - Games: Video Games: Music (Site not responding. Last check: )
		A Brief Timeline of Video Game Music - GameSpot article on the industry and its history to 2001.
		Game Music Revolution - CD information database and news page devoted to game music.
		Gametabs - Video game guitar tablature from a wide range of games and consoles.
	dmoz.org /Games/Video_Games/Music (273 words)

	Video Game Music - GameDev.Net Discussion Forums
		Yeah, the Warcraft 3 trailer music was awesome, but the one Blizzard released was too short, I thought.
		As a bonus, the music is encoded in.wav so you can pop the cds directly in your cd player in your car for example (Im pretty sure this is true; check into it first if you intend on doing this).
		The game itself is superb but I wont get into that because this is about the tunes.
	www.gamedev.net /community/forums/viewreply.asp?ID=1218563 (732 words)

	Jedi Council Forums - Video game music remixed
		Which game is better and is it worth it?
		I remember Command and Conquer Renegade had a few remixes of songs from the original game, and that was pretty cool.
		Beyond OCR, the best game music remixes/renditions I've enjoyed include Project X (which does Mega Man game tracks, particularly Mega Man 2 and 3), The Minibosses (who are just on a whole different level of awesomeness than mortal man) and Metroid Metal by Stemage (gotta love that killer rendition of Brinstar and Lower Norfair).
	boards.theforce.net /games_videogames/b10005/26168464/r26193529 (266 words)

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