Just as video games have become more sophisticated and detailed, so has the music composed for video games, with lush orchestral scores written to fit an individual’s gameplay. Correspondent Conor Knighton looks at how the field of video game music has exploded, with symphony concerts of video game music. He also talks with “Old World” composer Christopher Tin, who is among the first to be nominated for a Grammy Award for music written specifically for video games and other interactive media.
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Christopher Tin! He's an absolute genius!
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If you didn't know by now
Video Game Music Is Epic and Legendary
Like you will Never understand
Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time had the best soundtrack of all time.
Glad to hear video game composers are getting credit and it still might be a bit to niche to the US but Anime should have a category as well I think. There have been some great soundtracks and songs HunterxHunter, Hero Academia, Demon Slayer… seriously so many I could be here all day writing. Edit: Berserk….
Oh look, it’s something that’ll actually get me to watch the Grammy’s!
Mario Galaxy deserves a reward
The Halo 3 soundtrack can stand toe to toe with almost any movie soundtrack of the last 20 years.
If you are interested in video game score, then God of War is for you.
Civilization III Complete, such a great game!
No C418‽
No Minecraft‽
Sierra Games were great Kings Quest etc Roberta Williams
The video game theme of CBS Sunday Morning sounds awesome. 😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀
News Programs when they talk about video games: "Mario. Make sure to mention something about the mario"
Lets not forget that movie score composer Michael Giacchino cut his teeth on video game soundtracks. Medal of Honor: Frontline is still my favorite score of his.
nah most good game music are from between late 80s and mid-2000s
Kristopher Maddigan has reignited a passion for big band. I wish he could’ve gotten a spotlight.
Sonic mania soundtrack is awesome 👍
Gran Turismo series should be included in this. Smooth contemporary fusion jazz.
listened to Fountain of Dreams from the New Japan Philharmonic before watching this
Video game music scoring and creation has been around for a very long time. It’s only now some spots are taking recognition since a few musical pieces are gaining accolades and awards in different spots. Lots of music like pieces from Final Fantasy and many other series have more than enough put into them to rival movie music and other tracks in places like the Grammys. Goofy how now the news and other places are only now starting to see and notice everything.
This piece and one of the interviewees seemed to belittle Koji Kondo; what a shame! That man is a god.
Since the year 2000 the two game soundtracks that stand out to me are Halo 2 and Battlefield 1.
Video Game music is really underrated and are far better than the mainstream music. It brings emotions and sets a mood better than just a random rapper that talks about money, sex, and drugs.
Zelda Orchestra rules them all!!
Of course, and even when it's videogame music, ya gotta show off big generic orchestral titles that do nothing new instead of any major Japanese soundtracks that have any actual musical interest.
Titles such as:
-Nier / Nier Automata
-Zelda / Breath of the Wild
-Final Fantasy (I guess Nobuo Uematsu doesn't exist to these guys)
-Dark Souls / Elden Ring
-Silent Hill
-Super Mario Odyssey
-Xenoblade
And many more, are likely miles ahead of what most of the western contemporaries are trying. Maybe one day we can cross that threshold too
Behind the curve CBS. Final Fantasy concerts have been touring for years. They were just at Carnegie Hall.
I honestly prefer listening to video game music over chart-toppers. They have a sense of atmosphere that not only draws you in, but they can also elicit certain emotions without the need for words. Plus with the addition of leitmotifs for long-running franchises, even new songs can make you feel nostalgic, more so than some movie soundtracks.
Finally, I mean it's crazy it's taken so long. I get that not as many people hear these songs because they'd have to play the games and not just here it on the radio. But many of these scores are masterpieces of music. And just as was stated in the video, due to the nature of the games the songs can set more atmosphere and tell more story than many generic movie scores.
I don't necessarily agree with the nominations they chose, not that they're bad, just I think there are better. Hopefully they'll be more informed next time. It's also a shame they are only starting now, because they've missed so many incredible scores.
4:35 Nocturne chads….
THANK GOD, they are finally getting the recognition they deserve
Don't care about the Grammy's, but I'm glad to see the recognition for game soundtracks!
4:35
Wait a minute that game is singleplayer only what's up with those people..
I was very surprised to see shin megami tensei on the news. Had to come to this video since I couldn't press back on the television.
I guess we won't talk about when Ennino freakin' Morriconne was asked to compose music for video games. Video game music is real, and personally I find it better than most modern music from other artists.