Watch: How do you soundtrack a video game?

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Game soundtracks are getting standalone releases with ever greater frequency these days, which is great; they lend so much to our gaming experiences, whether we notice it consciously or not, and they absolutely deserve greater recognition.
A number of my favourite albums from the last few years have come from video games, in fact; The Red Dead Redemption soundtrack is a wonderful, evocative tour of the wild west. The superb score for Sunless Sea has soundtracked numerous days spent writing since its release earlier this year, and The Last of Us' soundtrack is a brooding masterpiece from Gustavo Santaolalla.
Another video game composer I greatly admire is David Housden, who soundtracked Volume and Thomas Was Alone. On a more personal note, his music has also provided the soundtrack to numerous Fading Suns gameplay sessions.
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