Taking a Deeper Look Into Music Within Video GamesĪtmospheric soundtracks aren’t specific to the Horror genre. When you add in the soundtrack the tension dial gets turned up all the way to 11! Here the soundtrack of Dead Space is dissected by the composers, giving more information about their approach to sound design within the game. Games such as Dead Space already have a scary concept and story. In recent years games developers, especially within the Horror genre, have become masters of creating soundtracks that have a terrifying eeriness and an atmosphere that keeps you on the edge of your seat. So, for a video game developer it is vital that you have a soundtrack that can create an atmosphere to really captivate the player. With some games, however, you can play with the sound turned off. You are controlling the actions of a character rather than watching it happen. The nature of video games allows a more immersive experience than film. This is no different in the video game industry.
Within film, many fans look at the soundtrack as a foundation to set the scene. Music is a tool that can control emotion and can establish the tone of story being told. However with the rapid advancements in technology accompanying video games, soundtracks have changed dramatically and have become an important part of the storytelling process. These games have tracks that are often regarded as the greatest in video games’ short but impressive history.
When you think of music in video games, you think of the iconic soundtracks of Super Mario Bros, Tetris and Street Fighter II just to name a few.