Transcript: The Evolution of Video Game Music

RACHEL MARTIN
NPR The Bryant Park Project
04-14-2008
The Evolution of Video Game Music

Host: RACHEL MARTIN
Time 8:00-9:00 AM


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RACHEL MARTIN, host:

So Alison, over the past decade video game composing has become big business. You know the music you hear if you play a video game? Please I play a lot of video games, let me tell you. I really like that music. The soundtracks to games have been released on their own, just like a movie score. And symphony orchestras are now performing the music in concert. Our friend and host of Weekend All Things Considered on NPR, Andrea Seabrook, reported on how video game music has come so far.

(Soundbite of video game "Pong")

ANDREA SEABROOK: This ...

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