From licensed tracks to entire albums, well-known bands with legions of fans lent their musical talents to the soundtracks of ...

It was fairly common for JRPGs on the PS1 to find a way to mash up classic, SNES-era orchestration with more modern sounds.

Ominous washes of synth, glints of piano, a mournful melody: “Phenandra Drifts” is perfect scene-setting for a video game ...

Video game music was long regarded as an afterthought to the action on screen , mere ear candy rather than a serious art form. In recent years, this sentiment has been turned on its head. Video game ...

At their best, soundtracks are orientation. They become aural-emotional waypoints, acting as guide and companion to our memories and feelings. They help establish thematic tone and tempo and bolster ...

Over the years, music has had a positive impact on many video games. The same bands you hear from in interviews and the solo ...

Long crucial to independent music, Bandcamp is also an important outlet for video game composers to make money off their work ...

5 games I played this year made me rush out and buy their soundtracks, and each was rewarding to own in a different way. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

Let’s get one thing straight here: of all the game soundtracks this year, there were none that as awesome as DOOM’s. The death metal thing works in every tune, and it’s the perfect set of songs to ...

When we first set out to celebrate iconic game music a few years back, we focused on the 8-bit and 16-bit console era – think Super Metroid, TMNT, and Zelda. The brainstorming for that feature was ...