Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Video games easily suck us into the vortex of the virtual world, and it can be difficult not to get enthralled in a game for hours ...

Jennifer Miller Hammel’s musical tastes draw from classical maestros like Mozart to more recent ones, like Mario, the eponymous plumber of Nintendo’s flagship Super Mario franchise. “I just thought ...

The directors of All Things Considered are the people who choose much of the music you hear on the show. NPR's Scott Detrow talks with director Vincent Acovino about video game music. As we wind down ...

AriGameplays reveals her new musical alter ego: Aria Bela at a fan event in Monterrey, Mexico. In the competitive, male-dominated world of online gaming, Mexican streamer AriGameplays has spent the ...

From fan-made symphonies to live DJ sets at esports arenas, music is becoming an inseparable part of gaming culture. These crossovers create immersive experiences that go far beyond gameplay. For many ...

I enjoy games that make me think, which means I often find myself pausing — not literally pressing pause, but simply staying still — to consider what I need to do next. Those are the moments, like ...

Two local symphonies team up to perform music from video games. The two symphonies perform two free shows. The Des Moines Gamer Symphony partners with the ISU Symphony Orchestra to bring a fresh set ...

From the rising triumph of Snake Eater to the emotional heft of Unshaken in Red Dead Redemption 2, video game music has progressed far beyond the wildest dreams of the bleep and bloop pioneers. But a ...

Nadia Grace Mullings is a contributor and journalist for Game Rant, and has been a big fan of video gaming from a young age. Strong first impressions included point-and-click games on an old PC (way ...

February 2023 will be the first time a composer will walk away with a Grammy for scoring a video game. And many in the creative community are saying “it’s about time.” Game scores have, over the past ...