Will 2008 be the year of the game scores?

I don’t know if you have been playing much games, but the music in them are just as good as the Hollywood blockbusters. The game industry is bigger than the movie and music industry combined and it’s growing. Huge amounts of money are being pushed into the games industry and the result is better, bigger games with epic scores. Who are these composers? Mostly they are unknown to the most of us, and mostly Japanese. However it seems like the names are getting bigger and bigger.

Today I heard the Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune soundtrack by Greg Edmonson. He is also the composer of a great sci-fi TV show by Joss Whedon called Firefly. It was an amazing piece of work by Mr. Edmonson, and it is so professionally made you would think it was a big time hollywood score by Steve Jablonsky or Hans Zimmer. That begs the question, I wonder what the budget is of a big game title? Probably not far away from a Hollywood movie.

Greg Edmonson might not be the most known composer but I guess you have heard of Harry Gregson-Williams? He’s been doing the Metal Gear Solid series for a while. How about Michael Giacchino? He’s been doing the Medal of Honor series. Trevor Morris, Graeme Revell and Harold Faltermeyer are also in the business of game scores In the future, maybe the movies and games blend together, maybe not, but the game industry is powerful enough to attract the biggest names Hollywood has to offer.

Next year I will be reviewing game as well as movie soundtracks for you all. I’ll keep you posted!

STOP! Make sure you check out the Movie Scores and Soundtrack Reviews section for more movie soundtracks and movie scores before you go!

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8 Responses to “Will 2008 be the year of the game scores?”

James Gregory on December 30th, 2007 at 10:36 pm

I think that game scores will definitely compete for the affection of soundtrack fans. Of recent years they have been very good and comparable to their cinematic counterparts, and I doubt that will change.
admin on December 31st, 2007 at 6:39 am

Yes I can’t agree more. I think next year will be an amazing year for game soundtracks. I can’t wait! Thanks for your comment.
Adam (Counting Down the Hours) on December 31st, 2007 at 4:59 pm

Wow - love your blog! Thanks for the comment, please keep coming back and sharing your wisdom with me. I don’t know much about scores other than the big names - but I do love Giacchino’s scores for LOST.

Thanks again,

Adam

(definitely adding your blog to my site)
admin on December 31st, 2007 at 6:26 pm

Thanks Adam! Love your blog too, and will be keeping tabs on it. Adding it in my RSS feed and blogroll as we speak
swollenpickles on January 5th, 2008 at 12:52 am

I have a couple of games scores on DVD. A good one is Alice in Wonderland by Chris Vrenna. Another one I really like but not sure if it’s been released is Jak-X (sp?) not sure of the name, it was on PS2. Anyway, the soundtrack was done by Billy Howerdel from A Perfect Circle. Awesome.
admin on January 5th, 2008 at 10:43 am

Yep, I have to listen to more game scores. Currently looking for the Metal Gear Solid scores. Have to have them
Jed on January 6th, 2008 at 7:45 pm

Hey man, you’re a genius! By combining music and movies, you covered two of the most awesome topics on the planet!

This is a great post! Gaming is such a huge money-making indsutry, it certainly rivals Hollywood!
admin on January 6th, 2008 at 10:55 pm

Thanks! Wouldn’t know about the genius part, but I do know that the games industry will grow even more. I bet we’ll hear Hans Zimmer’s first game score soon. Maybe even John Williams will have a go.