Video game music
Music accompanying video games
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| January 11 2025 |
Sonic Symphony
Sonic Symphony concert performed at Warner Theatre in Washington, D.C., United States
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| January 4 2025 |
Sonic Symphony
Sonic Symphony concert held at Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre in Atlanta, United States
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| 2024 |
Music of the Mana series
Kikuta reflects on creating the Secret of Mana + album as a response to the stress of working within the original soundtrack's technical restrictions.
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| 2024 | BMI Film & TV Awards added a Video Game Music category, continuing the trend of mainstream entertainment industry acknowledging video game music's artistic value. |
| December 28 2024 |
Sonic Symphony
Sonic Symphony World Tour concert held in Dallas, Texas, United States, featuring performances commemorating Sonic the Hedgehog's 30th Anniversary. Monica Phillips of DualShockers attended and praised the show's tracklist, arrangements, and visuals, describing it as a 'once-in-a-lifetime experience' for dedicated Sonic fans.
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| November 23 2024 |
Sonic Symphony
Sonic Symphony concert takes place in Philadelphia, United States at Metropolitan Opera House
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| October 13 2024 |
Sonic Symphony
Third of three Sonic Symphony concerts at Expo Center Norte during Brasil Game Show in São Paulo, Brazil
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| October 12 2024 |
Sonic Symphony
Second of three Sonic Symphony concerts at Expo Center Norte during Brasil Game Show in São Paulo, Brazil
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| October 11 2024 |
Sonic Symphony
First of three Sonic Symphony concerts at Expo Center Norte during Brasil Game Show in São Paulo, Brazil
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| October 5 2024 |
Sonic Symphony
Sonic Symphony concert performed in Charleston, United States at North Charleston Performing Arts Center
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| September 18 2024 |
Music of Final Fantasy XVI
Worldwide release of an 18-track digital album 'Final Fantasy XVI - Original DLC Soundtrack - From Spire to Sea' for streaming and download, covering music from the DLC expansions.
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| March 27 2024 |
Music of Final Fantasy XIV
Released 'Growing Light', an album featuring songs from Final Fantasy XIV Endwalker expansion patches 6.0 through 6.5.
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| February 11 2024 |
Sonic Symphony
Sonic Symphony World Tour performance held at Line Cube Shibuya in Tokyo, Japan, featuring a comprehensive setlist of music from across the Sonic the Hedgehog game franchise, including medleys and iconic theme songs.
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| 2023 |
Snake Eater
Donna Burke re-records 'Snake Eater', and a snippet of the song is included in the reveal trailer for Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater.
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| 2023 |
Snake Eater
A snippet of 'Snake Eater' was included in the reveal trailer for Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater, a remake of the original game.
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| 2023 |
Music of the Dead Space series
Composer Gureckis worked on the Dead Space remake soundtrack for eighteen months, developing musical suites for characters like the Marker and Unitology.
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| 2023 | Grammy Awards created a dedicated category for Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media, marking a milestone in video game music recognition. |
| December 15 2023 |
Music of Grand Theft Auto V
DāM-FunK released 'The Music of Grand Theft Auto Online Original Score', a digital album featuring re-arranged and produced songs from Grand Theft Auto V's multiplayer mode, Grand Theft Auto Online.
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| November 17 2023 |
Sonic Symphony
Sonic Symphony concert held in Düsseldorf, Germany at Mitsubishi Electric Halle
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| October 15 2023 |
Sonic Symphony
Second Sonic Symphony concert at Expo Center Norte during Brasil Game Show in São Paulo, Brazil
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| October 14 2023 |
Sonic Symphony
First of two Sonic Symphony concerts at Expo Center Norte during Brasil Game Show in São Paulo, Brazil
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| September 30 2023 |
Sonic Symphony
Sonic Symphony concert performed at Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, United States
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| September 16 2023 |
Sonic Symphony
Sonic Symphony World Tour began with a concert in London, England, marking the start of a live concert tour.
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| July 19 2023 |
Music of Final Fantasy XVI
The official Final Fantasy XVI Original Soundtrack was released physically and digitally through Square Enix's music label, including a standard seven-disc release and an eight-disc 'Ultimate Edition'.
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| June 30 2023 |
Sonic Symphony
Public sale for newly announced Sonic Symphony World Tour dates started.
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| June 28 2023 |
Sonic Symphony
Pre-sale for newly announced Sonic Symphony World Tour dates began.
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| May 26 2023 |
Sonic Symphony
Public sale for Sonic Symphony World Tour tickets started.
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| May 25 2023 |
Sonic Symphony
Pre-sale for Sonic Symphony World Tour began for newsletter subscribers.
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| January 11 2023 |
Music of the Dead Space series
Electronic Arts released the Dead Space remake soundtrack digitally through their music label, featuring the new score by Gureckis alongside the original music by Graves.
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| 2022 |
Snake Eater
The 8-Bit Big Band performed a cover version of 'Snake Eater'.
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| 2022 | The 8-Bit Big Band's cover of 'Meta Knight's Revenge' from Kirby Super Star won the Grammy Award for Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Capella at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards, further highlighting video game music's recognition in mainstream music awards. |
| August 1 2022 | First video game music-focused concert held at the BBC Proms. |
| February 2022 |
Music of Grand Theft Auto V
Singles from the Grand Theft Auto Online expansion The Contract were released.
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| 2021 |
Music tracker
DirtyWave released the M8 Tracker, a portable hardware tracker heavily inspired by the Little Sound DJ tracker for the original Game Boy.
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| December 2021 |
Music of Grand Theft Auto V
New music by Dr. Dre was added to Grand Theft Auto Online in its The Contract update.
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| September 22 2021 |
Sonic Symphony
Album of Sonic Symphony music released on other major digital music services.
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| September 18 2021 |
Sonic Symphony
Album of Sonic Symphony music released on iTunes Store and Apple Music.
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| September 15 2021 |
Music of Final Fantasy XIV
An album featuring musical compositions from Final Fantasy XIV Patch 5.1 through 5.55 was released, further expanding the game's musical anthology.
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| September 15 2021 |
Music of Final Fantasy XIV
Released an album of songs from Patch 5.1 through 5.55, titled 'Death Unto Dawn'.
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| July 15 2021 |
Music of the Streets of Rage series
Streets of Rage 4: Mr. X Nightmare DLC soundtrack released, fully composed by Tee Lopes.
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| 2020 |
Music tracker
Polyend Tracker was released as the first standalone hardware tracker, featuring USB power, complete software tracker functions, and receiving mostly positive critical reviews for its affordable price, all-in-one capabilities, and user-friendly controls.
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| 2020 |
Music of the Command & Conquer series
The Command & Conquer Remastered Collection was released, including a special soundtrack album with 22 tracks spanning multiple games in the series, compiled by Frank Klepacki and The Tiberian Sons.
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| 2020 | The Society of Composers & Lyricists Awards introduced categories for Outstanding Original Song and Score for Interactive Media. |
| December 18 2020 |
Music of Grand Theft Auto V
Rockstar released three singles alongside the Grand Theft Auto Online update The Cayo Perico Heist, featuring music from various artists.
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| September 30 2020 |
Music of Final Fantasy XIV
Released 'Pulse: Final Fantasy XIV Remix Album', a fourteen-track electronic remix album featuring tracks from A Realm Reborn, Heavensward, Stormblood, and Shadowbringers expansions, remixed by Takafumi Imamura, Daiki Ishikawa, and Masayoshi Soken.
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| April 30 2020 |
Music of the Streets of Rage series
Streets of Rage 4 is released, with a soundtrack composed by Olivier Deriviere and guest composers including Yuzo Koshiro, Motohiro Kawashima, and others.
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| April 30 2020 |
Music of the Streets of Rage series
Streets of Rage 4 soundtrack released digitally by Mutant Ninja Records and physically by Brave Wave Productions.
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| 2019 |
Music of the Command & Conquer series
Frank Klepacki and The Tiberian Sons performed at MAGFest, which later became the basis for the Remastered Collection album featuring music from multiple Command & Conquer games.
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| 2019 | Alpha Protocol by Obsidian Entertainment was pulled from sale due to expiring music license rights. |
| September 11 2019 |
Music of Final Fantasy XIV
Released an album of songs from Patch 4.4 through Patch 5.05, covering the Shadowbringers expansion.
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