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
ATLUS GAME MUSIC
A_rival
Aaron Gilhuis
Adam Sporka
Aiden DX
Andreas Waldetoft
Anne-Kathrin Dern
Arcade Player
Arnaud Roy
Asami Tachibana
Assassin's Creed
Atharva Mohite
Austin Wintory
Bakrou
Bandai Namco Game Music
Bear McCreary
Ben Palmer
Borislav Slavov
Brawl Stars
Budapest Scoring Orchestra
CG5
CallumMcGaw
Christopher Tin
Coffee Date
Cougar MacDowall
DJ Super Sonic
Dan Romer
Darren Korb
David Peacock
Douglas Holmquist
Elliot Leung
Eric Breton
Funkin' Sound Team
Geoff Knorr
Glitch Kingdom
Greg Edmonson
Gregg Lehrman
Hige Driver
Jan Valta
Jin Hashimoto
Jokabi
Julie Elven
KAITO
Karma Rhythm
Kengo Tokusashi
Kronno Zomber
Krutikov Music
Kyler Boss
Lara Ausensi
League of Legends
Lezel
Little V.
London Music Works
Lorne Balfe
Luc St-Pierre
Luke Pickman
M4rkim
Mahito Yokota
Martin O'Donnell
Masahiro Tokuda
Masato Nakamura
Max Ruisi
Megan McDuffee
Megurine Luka
Michal Smorawinski
Mick Giacchino
Musicality
Okabe
Olivier Deriviere
Paradox Interactive
PianoDeuss
Pokémon
Port Sulphur Band
Professor Creepshow
RejSende
SEGA SOUND TEAM
Samu Hietainen
Sarah Schachner
Seiya Matsumuro
Serlöf
Shirobon
Star Wars Lofi
Streaming Music Studios
Super Piano 64
The Flight
The Tiberian Sons
Tina Guo
Tobias Lilja
VALORANT
Vincent Moretto
YOYOMI
ZENTA
Zhengtao Pan
brianjcb
peko
zYnthetic
塞壬唱片-MSR
照井順政
League of Legends
C418
The Living Tombstone
ATLUS GAME MUSIC
Jeremy Soule
808iuli
VALORANT
SEGA SOUND TEAM
Assassin's Creed
Bear McCreary
CG5
2WEI
M4rkim
Lorne Balfe
Mick Gordon
照井順政
Halo
Michael Salvatori
祖堅 正慶
Lena Raine
Samuel Kim
Steve Jablonsky
Arc System Works
Bandai Namco Game Music
Marcin Przybyłowicz
Borislav Slavov
Martin O'Donnell
P.T. Adamczyk
Jeff Williams
Gareth Coker
Mikel
Yuka Kitamura
塞壬唱片-MSR
Crush 40
Pokémon
Andrew Prahlow
Super Guitar Bros
DM DOKURO
Woody Jackson
Yoshihisa Hirano
Arcade Player
Streaming Music Studios
London Music Works
Funkin' Sound Team
Darren Korb
LSPLASH
Musicality
Shadrow
SIE Sound Team
Skye Lewin
Christopher Tin
SAMURAI
Sarah Schachner
John Paesano
MUSASHI PROJECT
Super Piano 64
Austin Wintory
Keyblade
Brawl Stars
Inon Zur
Dan Romer
Kronno Zomber
Kristofer Maddigan
Mikolai Stroinski
brianjcb
Kenneth C M Young
River Boy
Sheet Music Boss
Bakrou
Mac Quayle
Neal Acree
Masato Nakamura
Olivier Deriviere
Berlinist
Okabe
JAM Project
Aperture Science Psychoacoustic Laboratories
Christopher Lennertz
Motoi Sakuraba
Leslie Parrish
The Chamber Orchestra Of London
Andrew Skeet
Jack Wall
Malukah
RejSende
Patrik Andrén
peko
Professor Creepshow
Coffee Date
Aiden DX
Tina Guo
Wilbert Roget, II
来兎
Chris Remo
Masahiro Tokuda
The Flight
FFM
EA Games Soundtrack
David Peacock
John Oeth