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Video game music is a wonderful gateway to classical

Video game music is a wonderful gateway to clas...

Listening to classical music can be glorious, even life-changing, but it’s a field that’s daunting to navigate. We highlight some accessible (but still brilliant) classical works that fans of video...

Video game music is a wonderful gateway to clas...

Listening to classical music can be glorious, even life-changing, but it’s a field that’s daunting to navigate. We highlight some accessible (but still brilliant) classical works that fans of video...

Ode to Joysticks part 3: Why transpose game music into the concert hall?

Ode to Joysticks part 3: Why transpose game mus...

In our final Ode to Joysticks excerpts piece, we hear from the likes of Jessica Curry, PlayStation, and C64Audio.com about reimagining video game music through live performance — and how...

Ode to Joysticks part 3: Why transpose game mus...

In our final Ode to Joysticks excerpts piece, we hear from the likes of Jessica Curry, PlayStation, and C64Audio.com about reimagining video game music through live performance — and how...

Sing stars: What are some favourite original vocal songs from games?

Sing stars: What are some favourite original vo...

Ever sing along to a video game song? Learn the lyrics to an emotive title theme? We asked a bunch of VGM connoisseurs about their favourite original vocal tracks from...

Sing stars: What are some favourite original vo...

Ever sing along to a video game song? Learn the lyrics to an emotive title theme? We asked a bunch of VGM connoisseurs about their favourite original vocal tracks from...

Interview: Kellan Jett on illustrating Where The Water Tastes Like Wine

Interview: Kellan Jett on illustrating Where Th...

We spoke to concept artist and illustrator Kellan Jett, one of the minds behind indie story-em-up Where The Water Tastes Like Wine — about the game’s aesthetic, his OST vinyl...

Interview: Kellan Jett on illustrating Where Th...

We spoke to concept artist and illustrator Kellan Jett, one of the minds behind indie story-em-up Where The Water Tastes Like Wine — about the game’s aesthetic, his OST vinyl...

Hell yeah! 11 diabolical ditties from the video game underworld

Hell yeah! 11 diabolical ditties from the video...

Depictions of hell, and similar demon dimensions, are common in video games — we delved into the depths to find some devilishly dark music that’s been used to soundtracked virtual...

Hell yeah! 11 diabolical ditties from the video...

Depictions of hell, and similar demon dimensions, are common in video games — we delved into the depths to find some devilishly dark music that’s been used to soundtracked virtual...

'Ode to Joysticks' excerpts part 2: How game composers create other worlds

'Ode to Joysticks' excerpts part 2: How game co...

Part 2 of our edited quotes from the Ode to Joysticks podcasts features Austin Wintory, Jesper Kyd, Eímear Noone and others musing on the value of game music in immersing...

'Ode to Joysticks' excerpts part 2: How game co...

Part 2 of our edited quotes from the Ode to Joysticks podcasts features Austin Wintory, Jesper Kyd, Eímear Noone and others musing on the value of game music in immersing...