“Film is considered an art form but because people play video games, they don’t realise that the different components are artistic."
Hip-hop act Organized a Noize is one example of video-game composers who produced the score for Hollywood hit movie “Miami Vice".īut video game music, Rodgers acknowledged, is not yet being taken seriously because it is associated with leisure. Rodgers encouraged budding game composers to try and get into movies as well. But the real difference, he said, was that with radio “you can multi-task while listening to it, whereas playing a game demands to be active to become involved." “You could argue that they (games) have replaced that function of radio to some degree," Sony Computer Entertainment Europe’s music licensing and A&R manager Sergio Pimental told MIDEM. The music for images business is thriving across the film, television and gaming worlds, attracting increasing attention from the music world, which is suffering to survive in a world of declining CD sales.Įxpectations are also high that as the games industry moves forward, people will be able to buy tracks online on their gaming consoles.įor some of the executives in the music business, games, which tend to be popular with music fans, have the potential to become the new radio in introducing new music to enthusiasts. He teamed up with Microsoft in 2002 and went on to turn out soundtracks for a string of smash hit video games that include Halo:Combat Evolved, Age of Mythology, Brute Force and Outlaw Volleyball. “It’s difficult to be introduced to new music without radio as it’s the repetition that sells and what’s more repetitious than a video game," Rodgers emphasized.Ī 1970s star with disco/funk band Chic, Rodgers went on to produce hit albums for stars including Debbie Harry and David Bowie before being drawn into the video game world when he set up Something Else Music Works (SEMW). Video games, like radio, have the big advantage being repetitious, Rodgers told a packed conference hall of music, film and digital professionals attending this week’s annual MIDEM global trade fair for the music industry.
The goal? To secure managers, producers, record deals, product endorsements, and much more. You’ll have to get familiar with the local club scene, perform your first gig and work towards larger venues.
Create your band, join other musicians, write songs, and craft your setlists. In Rising Star 2, you start as a rookie musician who’s seeking stardom.