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
ATLUS GAME MUSIC
Adam Sporka
Aiden DX
Amos Roddy
Andreas Waldetoft
Anton Dromberg
Arcade Player
Arnaud Roy
Asami Tachibana
Assassin's Creed
Atharva Mohite
Austin Wintory
Bakrou
Bandai Namco Game Music
Bear McCreary
Ben Palmer
Blatata
Borislav Slavov
Budapest Scoring Orchestra
C418
CG5
Christopher Tin
Coffee Date
Collosia
Cougar MacDowall
David Peacock
Echo Wolf
Elliot Leung
Erik Castro
FFM
Fonzi M
Gabriele Motta
Game & Sound
Geoff Knorr
Greg Edmonson
Gregg Lehrman
Guy Jackson
GymZz
Halo
Hige Driver
Inon Zur
Jan Valta
Jin Hashimoto
Joris de Man
Julie Elven
KAITO
Karma Rhythm
Keyblade
Krutikov Music
Lara Ausensi
League of Legends
Lezel
Little V.
Lorne Balfe
Luc St-Pierre
Luke Pickman
M4rkim
Maffesfish
Mahito Yokota
Martin O'Donnell
Masato Nakamura
Megan McDuffee
Megurine Luka
Michael Matt
Michal Smorawinski
Mick Giacchino
Mick Gordon
Mikel
Motoi Sakuraba
Musicality
Okabe
Olivier Deriviere
Paradox Interactive
Pizza Hotline
Port Sulphur Band
Rachel Hardy
RejSende
SEGA SOUND TEAM
Samu Hietainen
Serlöf
Shadrow
Streaming Music Studios
Super Piano 64
Synchron Stage Orchestra
Tatsuya Maruyama
The Blake Robinson Synthetic Orchestra
The Flight
The Greatest Bits
Tina Guo
Tobias Lilja
VALORANT
Vincent Moretto
Yuka Kitamura
ZENTA
Zorsy
brianjcb
vst Zelda
塞壬唱片-MSR
照井順政
League of Legends
C418
ATLUS GAME MUSIC
Jeremy Soule
SEGA SOUND TEAM
VALORANT
Assassin's Creed
2WEI
CG5
Bear McCreary
M4rkim
Mick Gordon
照井順政
Steve Jablonsky
Michael Salvatori
Lena Raine
Halo
祖堅 正慶
Samuel Kim
Lorne Balfe
Martin O'Donnell
Marcin Przybyłowicz
Borislav Slavov
Jesper Kyd
Arc System Works
Bandai Namco Game Music
Mikel
Gareth Coker
Jeff Williams
P.T. Adamczyk
Crush 40
塞壬唱片-MSR
Andrew Prahlow
Yuka Kitamura
Pokémon
Streaming Music Studios
Yoshihisa Hirano
Super Guitar Bros
Arcade Player
DM DOKURO
Woody Jackson
Funkin' Sound Team
London Music Works
Darren Korb
LSPLASH
Musicality
SIE Sound Team
Shadrow
SAMURAI
Super Piano 64
Keyblade
Christopher Tin
Sarah Schachner
Austin Wintory
John Paesano
Skye Lewin
MUSASHI PROJECT
Kenneth C M Young
Dan Romer
Kronno Zomber
brianjcb
River Boy
Inon Zur
Johan Söderqvist
Mikolai Stroinski
Brawl Stars
Kristofer Maddigan
Neal Acree
JAM Project
Bakrou
Masato Nakamura
Mac Quayle
Berlinist
Sheet Music Boss
Okabe
Olivier Deriviere
Leslie Parrish
Jack Wall
Motoi Sakuraba
Andrew Skeet
Aperture Science Psychoacoustic Laboratories
Christopher Lennertz
Malukah
The Chamber Orchestra Of London
RejSende
FFM
Tsukasa Saitoh
来兎
Wilbert Roget, II
The Flight
Tina Guo
David Peacock
Chris Remo
Patrik Andrén
Professor Creepshow
Coffee Date
Masahiro Tokuda
Jason Hayes
EA Games Soundtrack
Gawr Gura