Type of site | Video Game Music |
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Founded | 1999 |
Dissolved | 2009 |
Owner | Music4Games, Inc. |
Created by | Greg O'Connor-Read |
URL | http://www.music4games.net |
Music4Games was a video game music information site originally launched in 1999. [1] It focused on the video game soundtrack industry and claimed to target dedicated gamers, game music fans, audiophiles, students, composers, developers, publishers, producers, audio directors and music executives as a consumer and industry website. [2] In December 2009, the website closed down without any prior announcement or reasons given.
Music4Games was a media partner for industry events and organizations including The Composer Expo, [3] Develop Conference (Audio Track); MIDEM Music For Images Conference; [4] Game Developers Conference; [5] Game Audio Conference; The Game Audio Network Guild; GC Symphonic Game Music concert in Leipzig, Germany; Play! A Videogame Symphony concert series, Video Games Live (Official concert tour program), Mutek Festival, Arcadia Festival; media supporter for the British Academy of Film and Television Arts awards for best ‘Original Music’ and best ‘Sound’ in a video game. [6]