We're in a golden age of video game concerts right now. Masses of fans have flocked to concerts such as Final Fantasy's Distant Worlds and Final Symphony, Genshin Concert Tour, the Game Music Festival ...

Video game music used to just be a series of chirpy bleeps that played over and over. Now, without composers having to worry about taking up too much space on a blocky cartridge, it’s a genre that ...

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 ...

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 ...

As film scores help elevate the cinematic experience, video games have gotten to a level where their musical capabilities have become so advanced and refined that even the Grammy Awards have created a ...

Two years ago, the Game Music Festival was held at London's Royal Festival Hall for the very first time, after five editions in its Polish homeland. At the time, we noted how the venue, which can seat ...

Since the earliest days of gaming, music has helped create a sense of immersion and worldbuilding. From composer Koji Kondo’s Super Mario Bros. theme, to the infectious earworm of Tetris’ “Korobeiniki ...