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Dance music and video game soundtracks have had a symbiotic relationship since the '90s, with many electronic artists today still citing the influence of music they first heard on consoles.. With two classic soundtracks just reissued by dance labels, Selim Bulut looks at how club tracks first made their way into games — and how these worlds are more interwoven than ever before

Grime music was not invented by a video game composer from Newcastle back in 1994. But listening to the 'Wolverine: Adamantium Rage' soundtrack, you could...

Overmono, salute, Bianca Oblivion, Skrillex more feature on EA Sports FC 24 soundtrack

EA Sports' latest football title includes work from more than 100 producers and acts 

A number of high profile and emerging electronic music artists have been confirmed for the next instalment in EA Sports' best-selling PC and console football...

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra performs concert dedicated to music from video games at BBC Proms: Listen

Listen to music from Kingdom Hearts, The Legend of Zelda and Pokémon reimagined for Royal Albert Hall

You can now watch the first-ever BBC Proms focused entirely on video game music in full via the BBC iPlayer now. This year's edition of...

Many tracks from 'Vice City' and 'San Andreas' no longer feature due to expired music licensing

Rockstar Games have detailed changes to the radio stations for 'Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition'.

Released today (11th November) via PlayStation...

The survey also said that video games play a sizeable role in helping the same generation discover music

A new survey carried out by MRC Data has found that Gen Z (the newest generation, generally born between 1997 and 2012) music fans are...

'Kenny' is an essential contact in the world of underground street racing, and a serious music lover

Moodymann now appears as an in-game character in GTA Online, and is debuting new music within the playable environment. 

The Detroit house music and techno...

The limited-edition pressing will be available on FXHE next week 

Omar-S will release the original score for his self-designed video game, ‘Record Packer’, this Friday 18th December via his own FXHE Records.  

The three-track limited-edition...

Disclosure, Idris Elba, Oliver Heldens and Alison Wonderland also appear

The Prodigy, Underworld, and Little Simz will all feature on the FIFA 21 VOLTA gameplay mode soundtrack.

After revealing that superstar DJ and producer Diplo...

He appears alongside Anthony Joshua and Eric Cantona

Diplo is now a playable character in FIFA 21.

As part of the Groundbreakers series in EA Sports' FIFA 21 game, a number of new...

AVICII Invector will be made available through multiple gaming platforms this winter

A new video game celebrating the life and work of Avicii is to be launched across multiple gaming platforms this coming winter.

The game, called AVICII...

More EDM shows from the new frontier of dance music... 

REZZ has announced a virtual reality listening party on Tuesday 23rd July to mark the release of her new EP, ‘Beyond The Senses’. 

The producer...

The track also features producer Poo Bear... 

Skrillex and Hikaru Utada have shared their 'Kingdom Hearts III' theme song, 'Face My Fears', an emotionally-charged piano number that eventually gives way to a...

Wipeout v DJ Hero...

Avicii has teamed up with PlayStation for a new 'rhythmic space pilot game', named 'Invector', which puts the player in the cockpit of a futuristic...

It comes before his XL debut ‘99.9%’, due May 6th...

Kaytranada has put out a video game before the release of his XL debut ‘99.9%’, with players that get a high score winning a bonus...

High-bpm video games takeover

Electronic based music with video games – a match made in audio-visual heaven. Those addicting bass lines, synths synergized with rapid kick drums, and fluctuating...