Cultural side of the video gaming world

The Video Games Live concert brought back iconic pixelated favourites in the video game music world – from ‘Super Mario Brothers’ and ‘Sonic the Hedgehog’ to today’s film-like musical soundtracks. — Photos: IZZRAFIQ ALIAS

Any ardent gamer knows the grandiose crescendos and lulled melodic notes of a game that set the mood and ignite their imagination.

As Video Games Live (VGL) creator Tommy Tallarico eloquently put it, “As you play the game, you become the characters and in that way the music becomes the soundtrack of your life – no other music does that.”