This is the best video game music of 2025, as chosen by the composers behind it. vgc.news/features/thi...

Today Hitman turns 25 years and my first Hitman score is now available on all music platforms! Big congrats to IO Interactive and all the Hitman fans on this epic milestone! @hitman.ioi.dk #iointeractive #hitmancodename47 #hitman25

ICYMI, my @assassinscreed.ubisoft.com Syndicate conductor score / sheet music book is going to the printers and will be sent (signed!) imminently! There won't be an infinite number of these ... for the nerds amongst us! :) austinwintory.bandcamp.com/merch/assass...

games that swap music layers depending on what phase of combat you're in are amongst my favorite when it comes to using simple dynamic techniques... demonschool[new], resonance of fate, phantom brigade, 13 sentinels, beastieball[biased lol]... more that i am probably forgetting.

Emperia takes home an Hollywood Music in Media Award — Best Song/Score – Mobile Video Game for “Whispers of the Ruin (Thorns of Devolution Season Theme Music)”from AFK Journey!

Made a score reduction/analysis vid for the #Helldivers2 main theme, “A Cup of Liber-tea”! It transcribes both orchestra and synths/drums, and highlights themes. Try and guess how many times you hear the main motif repeated throughout? :-P Full vid on YT! #gamemusic

It’s up!!! 🤘🤘🤘

I'm excited to reveal I'll be joining Nordic Game 2026 for a conversation with Laced Records Matt Ombler about my musical journey, creative process and scoring Warhammer Darktide. @lacedrecords.com @fatshark.se @matombler.bsky.social @nordicgame.com #warhammer #Darktide

The SWORD OF THE SEA vinyls are for sale as of now from @lacedrecords.com I will be signing and selling a very short number via my Bandcamp merch page, also listed as of now: austinwintory.bandcamp.com/merch Thank you to all who've so generously supported the game; it's been such a joy 💓

My OST to the #PacificDrive Whispers in the Woods DLC is now out on Steam! Check out this preview of the main theme, "The Harmonic Fellowship", featuring vocals by Paolo Andrea di Pietro! (and bowed strings-you're-not-supposed-to-bow by yours truly 😅) Link in first reply! #gamemusic

Surprise! I just released FTL - Lost Ship EP, a small collection of never before published FTL music, including live tracks, music that was cut from the game, and an expanded piece I made in 2025 based on one of the originals. benprunty.bandcamp.com/album/ftl-lo...

The thing I made of the thing I made in 2012 is streamable everywhere! Many thanks to Jack Wall and the rest of the audio team for bringing me along again!

Adventurers, a new musical journey begins…Today, I’m able to reveal that I am the composer for @ashesofcreation.bsky.social by Intrepid Studios. The currently in development open-world fantasy MMORPG is joining Steam Early Access this December.

Owlcat Games shares the main theme song for The Expanse: Osiris Reborn composed by Paweł Perepelica (Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous and Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader): www.rpgsite.net/news/18910-t...

huge congrats!! and yes, overall we need more grammy voters familiar with games on the whole so that it's not dominated by existing names

Congrats to my friends & thank you to Recording Academy for including SWORD OF THE SEA at the '26 Grammys! & massive shoutout to @wilbertroget.bsky.social for the 2x nom! I'm sad at the lack of Expedition 33 among them. I would happily trade places. That score is the *definition* of worthy!

We have something that your ears 👂 will thank you for. It's music from Enhance's games! Treat yourself on this #BandcampFriday! enhanceexperience.bandcamp.com Tracks from HUMANITY, Rez Infinite's Area X, Tetris Effect: Connected, and the upcoming Lumines Arise.

PODCAST INTERVIEW: Charlie Rosen of The 8-bit Big Band chats about the Great Video Game Songbook and how limitations helped early VGM composers create great melodies. Listen now wherever you get your podcasts: linktr.ee/gxmpodcast

An incredibly jam packed evening of math rock, prog, video games, Pokémon art, and anime. I couldn't be more grateful for my band, @armature.band , the folks at Tabletop Village, and the actual Ninja pit during Haruka Kanata 🤘 Proud of everyone for making a show venue pop off tonight!

Give this a listen if you want to learn more about what goes into creating a GRAMMY-winning video game arrangement and the amazing communities surrounding video game music covers and arrangements!

GXM #51: Is video game music this generation’s Great American Songbook? We chatted with 2x Tony & GRAMMY-winning composerproducer, Charlie Rosen, about his journey from Broadway to the 8-Bit Big Band. Find it wherever you get your podcasts & please share + subscribe!

GXM #50: Is Dead as Disco The Next Big Music Game? ft. Will Cook from Brain Jar Games Listen now on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your pods: linktr.ee/gxmpodcast

Guitar Hero veterans form rhythm game development studio RedOctane Games - via @videogameschronicle.com www.videogameschronicle.com/news/guitar-...

Language teaching app #Duolingo has acquired #Beatstar and Country Star developer and music gaming startup, NextBeat, who spun out of Space Ape Games last year - via @gibiz.bsky.social

On the latest ep, Mat & Tom discuss the news around Duolingo's acquisition of the Beat Star team & the original Guitar Hero devs getting the band back together. Find it wherever you get your podcasts & please share + subscribe! @matombler.bsky.social @tquillfeldt.bsky.social

Hell Is Us soundtrack spans four volumes and is now playing on all streaming platforms! album.link/s/2jM8YeVH5X... album.link/s/5ScvLJtXr8... album.link/s/7daa7YwdYH... album.link/s/1vR5FmCUxR...

Unusual and noteworthy that this game review starts with an appraisal of the game’s soundtrack

The secret to Guitar Hero’s success? Authenticity. This week’s guest, Brian Gibson, bassist for Lightning Bolt and acclaimed game designer, recalls how working musicians shaped the game–and how later music games lost something of that underground spirit. Listen now: buff.ly/QHKEumU

A few more impressions from the Piano Fantasies - music from SQUARE ENIX sessions in Stockholm. Mischa Cheung @mischacheung.bsky.social at the piano, with Lars Nilsson shaping the sound and David Tarrodi @yellowtone.bsky.social capturing it all on film. www.pianofantasies.com

My music and gaming newsletter, MusicEXP, is slowly nearing 1000 subscribers. It’s the definitive source for news and analysis covering the intersection of games and music. It’s free to subscribe, so please do so if you haven’t already! Any shares appreciated musicexp.substack.com/p/game-music...

NEW COVER! 🎶 Kirby Air Riders - Starlit Journey (Main Theme) ⭐️ Full video: youtu.be/nCuPeRi5Ldo #kirbyairriders #nintendoswitch2 #nintendo

On the latest ep, Mat & Tom chat about Clair Obscur (what else?) & the news around Duolingo's purchase of Beat Star devs & original Guitar Hero devs getting the band back together. Find it wherever you get your podcasts & please share + subscribe! @matombler.bsky.social @tquillfeldt.bsky.social

POD INTERVIEW: Wilbert Roget II chats about BAFTA awards, Helldivers 2, Star Wars Outlaws, Pacific Drive & Gundam—& being totally addicted to brass. Find the episode wherever you get your podcasts and please share and subscribe! Listen now: linktr.ee/gxmpodcast @wilbertroget.bsky.social

NEW MUSIC! We took the stage to perform @teelopes.bsky.social masterpiece "STUDIOPOLIS ZONE" from #SonicMania in a fresh, fusion/prog rock version. Also included in our brand new EP "THE HEDGEHOG TAPES" available now on #BandcampFriday (links in the comments)

INTERVIEW 👇 We hear from Grammy-winner Christopher Tin and composer-arrangers Geoff Knorr and Roland Rizzo about assembling an exquisitely recorded, globe-trotting soundtrack. @christophertin.bsky.social @geoffknorr.bsky.social @civilization.2k.com #civ7 #civilization7

Chained Echoes has arrived! ⚔️ We are stoked to finally have the outstanding soundtrack on stunning vinyl in hand. Just restocked some copies with signed print - be quick: buff.ly/1qLCA9V 🎶 @esoundsignal.bsky.social 🎮 @chainedechoes.bsky.social @deck13interactive.bsky.social 🎨 @85jsh.bsky.social

🎂🎶 To celebrate Final Fantasy IX's 25th anniversary, I'm starting a thread with some trivia about the soundtrack! Nobuo Uematsu spent a year working on this soundtrack alongside the development team in Honolulu, and I believe it is the crowning achievement of his career 👑 ⬇️

On the latest ep, Mat & Tom chatted about the latest video game music news, including the seemingly regular occurance of Western devs hiring Japanes composers. Find the episode wherever you get your podcasts and please share and subscribe! @matombler.bsky.social @tquillfeldt.bsky.social

On GXM 47, Mat & Tom reflect on a glut of VGM concerts and highlight music from Summer trailers. Find the episode wherever you get your podcasts and please share and subscribe! @matombler.bsky.social @tquillfeldt.bsky.social

GXM 47 is now live! Mat & Tom pick highlights from among the 'not-E3' trailers and reflect on potential VGM concert saturation. Find the episode wherever you get your podcasts and please share and subscribe! @matombler.bsky.social @tquillfeldt.bsky.social

Wu-Tang: Rise of the Deceiver is a new co-op action RPG with anime aesthetics featuring Wu-Tang and music by Just Blaze www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQK1...

In our latest interview, @matombler.bsky.social chats to Gaetano Fazio, founder of SOHO Live, about the logistics of video game concerts, including #StardewValley and #Deathstranding tours. Find the episode wherever you get your podcasts and please share and subscribe!

Oh my god, Caroline Polachek just released a new single from Death Stranding 2 OST I’m losing it album.link/s/6KrzhYHM6i...

#Undertale: The Determination Symphony at H'smith Apollo, produced by Lambert Jackson & @materiamusic.com, was absolutely stupendous — & I don't even really 'get' Undertale. The ensemble was on fire & the conductor-MD-arranger understood the assignment. Best VG concert with visuals I've been to.

John Konsolakis' Ivor Novello-winning score for Farewell North has some arrestingly beautiful cues on it, such as the goosebumps-worthy "Visiting Mum" www.youtube.com/watch?v=FaF0... #gamemusic

On GXM 46, @matombler.bsky.social chats to Gaetano Fazio, founder of SOHO Live, about the logistics of video game concerts, including #StardewValley and #Deathstranding tours. Find the episode wherever you get your podcasts and please share and subscribe!

On the subject of #IvaliceChronicles announcement, I'll again give credit where credit's due - Sakimoto's brilliant #FinalFantasyTactics score was a HUGE influence on my work on many games, including #Helldivers2 - This clip from "The Right Side of History" being a prime example! #gamemusic

On GXM ep. 45, @matombler.bsky.social & @tquillfeldt.bsky.social gush about the chart achievements of the Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 soundtrack, and eagerly anticipate Mario Kart World's bumper soundtrack. Listen now on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your pods: linktr.ee/gxmpodcast

On ep. 44, Tom spoke to developer Claire Morwood about her interactive, intergalactic album/game Asterism — about its hand-crafted visuals, her influences, and music game design choices. Listen now on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your pods: linktr.ee/gxmpodcast @shimmerglitch.bsky.social

On episode 42, BAFTA Games Award winner Jessica Curry (co-founder of The Chinese Room, composer for Dear Esther, Everybody's Gone to the Rapture) shared some personal insights about her new choral album Shielding Songs, out June 13th. @baftagames.bsky.social