What is Video game music?
'''Video game music''' is any [[musical instruments]] or [[soundtrack]] and [[background music]] found in [[video game]]s. It can be from just a [[synthesizer]] [[tune]] to an [[orchestra]]l piece. The older a game is, the simpler the music will be. In recent times, many games have had [[complex]] soundtracks [[wikt:similar|similar]] to those of [[movie]]s. Interactive soundtracks in a video game is music changing into different sounds, depending on what the player does. It is also common for a video game soundtrack to be sold in stores or [[performance|performed]] in [[concert]]s.<ref>{{cite web |author=<!--Distance Worlds--> |url=http://www.ffdistantworlds.com/index.php?option=com_eventlist&view=categoryevents&id=1&Itemid=59 |title=Distant World: International Final Fantasy Concert Series |publisher=Ffdistantworlds.com |accessdate=2011-05-25 |archive-date=2010-09-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100923033415/http://ffdistantworlds.com/index.php?option=com_eventlist&view=categoryevents&id=1&Itemid=59 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Music is very important to [[gameplay]]. There are many awards for [[composer]]s who create the music in a video game. Awards available are from the [[Ivor Novello Awards]], [[Spike Video Game Awards]], [[Grammy Award]]s, [[International Film Music Critics Association]], [[Inside Gaming]] and the [[MTV Video Music Award]]s. Video game music can set the [[mood]] of a video game, which can help the player to understand the video game that they're playing. == References == {{reflist}} == Other websites == * [http://vgmdb.net VGMdb] Video Game Music and Anime Soundtrack Database | VGMdb * [http://www.gamessound.com/ GamesSound.com] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120807072050/http://www.gamessound.com/ |date=2012-08-07 }} Academic articles on video game sound and music * [http://www.ubu.com/sound/price/video/price_video_vidz.pdf Early Video Game Soundtracks] 2001 article on video game music, orig. published in ''In Magazine'' * [http://www.tracksounds.com/speci