Video Games

2. Composer Autin Wintory used the cello to represent the player in his musical score.
4. Nobuyuki Ohnogi composed the music for this and many other games by Namco
6. Gregorian chant is used in this game’s theme to make it sound ancient and mysterious.
7. The award-winning music for this game was written by Jessica Curry.
8. This game’s animation was inspired by old Disney cartoons.
9. This game was developed by Sega in 1991 to compete with Nintendo’s Super Mario Bros.
11. This game takes melodies from pop songs and includes them in the music’s arrangements.
12. Some of the music for this game franchise was written by film composer Henry Jackman.
14. Sixteen games have been released in this franchise, which started in 1987.
18. Chip Tanaka arranged a Russian folk song and other music for some versions of this game.
19. Many people enjoy this game’s music so much that they stream it online.
20. This game’s music is performed by an Icelandic choir with an orchestra.
22. This game featured peaceful music meant to compliment the calm nature of the game.

1. Composer Josh Mancell wanted the music for this game to sound less serious than other video game music.
3. The original version of this game was released in 2002.
5. This game had music that incorporated many different styles of music, including salsa, reggae and dub.
9. This side scroller game looks and sounds a lot like some of the original Nintendo games.
10. This game was originally released in Japan as “Rockman” in 1987.
13. This game from Nintendo has some of the most recognizable video game sounds.
15. The music for this game features a choir singing in a fictional dragon language.
16. At the time of its release, this game had more music and sound effects than any other game.
17. There are over 20 games in this franchise with a number of spin-offs.
21. David Wise composed this game’s music by combining 8-bit sound with real instruments.