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Is Video Game Music Worthy Of The Concert Halls?

In my years of classical music training, I once played under a conductor that said the following about a movie composer: “Yeah, the music is interesting, but there is a reason we don’t hear it in the concert hall.” This got me thinking: what is good music, and what does this imply for video game music? What exactly is the purpose of video game music? Some video game music is simply breathtaking, but is it missing something from the classical masterpieces of Mozart and Beethoven? Does it have the catchy tunes of pop, or the complex chord structure of rock and metal? Will it ever be recognized on any sort of level beyond just good music for a video game?

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gameguru4797d ago

video game music is an art. end of story... an excellent read though

NukaCola4797d ago

Video Games Live was create by Tommy Tellarico who used to be on G4tv and some other shows. He is an amazing musician in the gaming industry and those concerts are stellar as hell. I wish more game concerts were around. Wish a Square concert would come to America.

Emilio_Estevez4797d ago

It does just as much as movie soundtracks.

Quagmire4797d ago

Listen to the orchestral soundtracks of games such as Assassin's Creed, Uncharted, and Dead Space

Sneak-Out4797d ago

why not, sometimes better than all others

Baba19064797d ago

well i have been in a lord of the rings konzert and it is amazing =D. so why not for games too.

GodofwarGoty4797d ago (Edited 4797d ago )

some of the best music is found in videos games alot of them have Great music that should be heared every where

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