Video Game Music

Video game music is a genre characterized by its eclectic blend of electronic, orchestral, and chiptune elements, often incorporating leitmotifs, looping patterns, and adaptive scoring. Emerging in the 1980s with the dawn of home consoles, it evolved alongside the gaming industry, with key periods of innovation in the 16-bit era of the 1990s and the orchestral scores of the 2000s. This genre not only enhances gameplay but also transcends it, becoming a cultural phenomenon with devoted fan bases and concert tours. Influenced by film scores, progressive rock, and Japanese pop, video game music boasts a unique sonic identity, often featuring pulsing synths, soaring vocal themes, and percussive chiptune rhythms. Its distinctiveness lies in its ability to evoke nostalgia, excitement, and emotional resonance, making it a vital part of gaming culture and a standalone musical genre worthy of recognition.

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2WEI
808iuli
A_rival
Aaron Gilhuis
Adam Sporka
Aiden DX
Alex Roe
Arcade Player
Arnaud Roy
Assassin's Creed
Bakrou
Bandai Namco Game Music
Bear McCreary
Ben Palmer
CallumMcGaw
Casey Edwards
Christopher Tin
Cliff Lin
Cougar MacDowall
CthulhuSeeker
DJ Super Sonic
Dan Romer
Darren Korb
Douglas Holmquist
EKO ATARI
Echo Wolf
Eric Breton
Funkin' Sound Team
Gawr Gura
Gerard Marino
Glitch Kingdom
HOYO-MiX
Ian Livingstone
J Scott Rakozy
Jack Naylor
Jeremy Soule
Joel Nielsen
John Oeth
John Paesano
Jokabi
Julie Elven
KAITO
Kengo Tokusashi
Keyblade
Kronno Zomber
Krutikov Music
Kyler Boss
LaShaun Love
Lara Ausensi
League of Legends
Little V.
London Music Works
Lorne Balfe
Luke Pickman
M4rkim
Mac Quayle
Malukah
Marcin Przybyłowicz
Martin Gonzalez
Martin O'Donnell
Masahiro Tokuda
Max Ruisi
Megan McDuffee
Megurine Luka
Michael Salvatori
Musicality
Okabe
Olivier Deriviere
Patrik Andrén
PianoDeuss
Pokémon
Port Sulphur Band
Professor Creepshow
Rare Candy
RejSende
Samu Hietainen
Sarah Schachner
Seiya Matsumuro
Shirobon
Star Wars Lofi
Starrysky
The Flight
The Tiberian Sons
Tim Wynn
Tina Guo
Tom Dabrowski
Tsukasa Saitoh
Two Feathers
Vincent Moretto
YOYOMI
ZENTA
ZREO: Second Quest
Zhengtao Pan
brianjcb
insaneintherainmusic
peko
tnbee
zYnthetic
塞壬唱片-MSR
照井順政
League of Legends
C418
HOYO-MiX
The Living Tombstone
ATLUS GAME MUSIC
Jeremy Soule
808iuli
Assassin's Creed
CG5
VALORANT
2WEI
Bear McCreary
Casey Edwards
M4rkim
Lorne Balfe
Mick Gordon
照井順政
Steve Jablonsky
Lena Raine
Halo
Michael Salvatori
祖堅 正慶
Samuel Kim
Arc System Works
Bandai Namco Game Music
Marcin Przybyłowicz
Martin O'Donnell
Borislav Slavov
NAOKI
Mikel
Jeff Williams
P.T. Adamczyk
Gareth Coker
Crush 40
Yuka Kitamura
塞壬唱片-MSR
Pokémon
Andrew Prahlow
Yoshihisa Hirano
Streaming Music Studios
Super Guitar Bros
London Music Works
DM DOKURO
Woody Jackson
Arcade Player
Funkin' Sound Team
Darren Korb
LSPLASH
Musicality
Shadrow
Keyblade
SAMURAI
Austin Wintory
Christopher Tin
John Paesano
Sarah Schachner
Super Piano 64
Brawl Stars
MUSASHI PROJECT
Skye Lewin
Mikolai Stroinski
Kronno Zomber
brianjcb
Dan Romer
Inon Zur
Kristofer Maddigan
River Boy
Kenneth C M Young
Megurine Luka
Neal Acree
Bakrou
Death Stranding: Timefall
Sheet Music Boss
Okabe
Mac Quayle
Olivier Deriviere
tnbee
Berlinist
JAM Project
Christopher Lennertz
Masato Nakamura
Aperture Science Psychoacoustic Laboratories
Motoi Sakuraba
Leslie Parrish
The Chamber Orchestra Of London
Malukah
Andrew Skeet
Jack Wall
Patrik Andrén
RejSende
peko
来兎
Tina Guo
Wilbert Roget, II
FFM
Professor Creepshow
Aiden DX
The Flight
Masahiro Tokuda
Gawr Gura