Composers Are Ditching Hollywood (Article)

[Jim Fogle]

An +++ article +++ published in Wired magazine walks through the differences composers face creating video game soundtracks versus movie soundtracks.  Very interesting and informative reading with some good links to click on for follow up if desired.

[bitflipper]

If there was any doubt that video game music has entered the mainstream, YouTube is full of examples of serious treatments in front of live audiences.

Here's a nice example (the music starts after the interview part, which you'll want to skip if you don't speak Swedish).

And my favorite rendition of the Skyrim theme...

And if you're a fan of Fallout 4 you'll recognize this one right away..;